Housing Market News
All-Cash Offers Triple Homebuyer Odds of Winning a Bidding War
Which strategies will increase your odds of winning a bidding war? We analyzed 9,000 offers written by Redfin agents and found the answer.
National Bidding War Rate Hit a 10-Year Low in October
Nationally, just 10 percent of offers written by Redfin agents on behalf of their homebuying customers faced a bidding war in October
Bidding Wars Edge Up Slightly in September, Bucking the Typical Seasonal Trend
Nationally, just 11 percent of Redfin offers faced a bidding war in September, down from 41 percent a year earlier, but up slightly from the eight-year low of 10 percent set in August.
10% of Redfin Offers Faced Bidding Wars in August, a New 8-Year Low
The bidding war rate is the lowest it’s been in at least eight years. But some markets, like San Francisco, are still fairly competitive.

11% of Redfin Offers Faced Competition in July, the Lowest Rate Since at Least 2011
Just 11.2% of Redfin offers faced bidding wars in July, the lowest rate since at least 2011.
Just 1 in 8 Home-Purchase Offers Submitted by Redfin Agents in June Faced Competition, Down from 1 in 2 a Year Earlier
The housing market in San Francisco tapped the brakes in June as just 28 percent of offers written by Redfin agents on behalf of their home-buying customers faced a bidding war.
All-Cash Offers Triple Homebuyer Odds of Winning a Bidding War
Which strategies will increase your odds of winning a bidding war? We analyzed 9,000 offers written by Redfin agents and found the answer.
National Bidding War Rate Hit a 10-Year Low in October
Nationally, just 10 percent of offers written by Redfin agents on behalf of their homebuying customers faced a bidding war in October
Bidding Wars Edge Up Slightly in September, Bucking the Typical Seasonal Trend
Nationally, just 11 percent of Redfin offers faced a bidding war in September, down from 41 percent a year earlier, but up slightly from the eight-year low of 10 percent set in August.
10% of Redfin Offers Faced Bidding Wars in August, a New 8-Year Low
The bidding war rate is the lowest it’s been in at least eight years. But some markets, like San Francisco, are still fairly competitive.

11% of Redfin Offers Faced Competition in July, the Lowest Rate Since at Least 2011
Just 11.2% of Redfin offers faced bidding wars in July, the lowest rate since at least 2011.
Just 1 in 8 Home-Purchase Offers Submitted by Redfin Agents in June Faced Competition, Down from 1 in 2 a Year Earlier
The housing market in San Francisco tapped the brakes in June as just 28 percent of offers written by Redfin agents on behalf of their home-buying customers faced a bidding war.