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Bidding Wars
Homebuyer Bidding War Rate Drops to 2021 Low in September
59% of home offers faced competition in September, the lowest level in nine months, amid a seasonal housing-market slowdown and an uptick in mortgage rates.
59% of Home Offers Written by Redfin Agents Faced Bidding Wars in August—the Lowest Level Since 2020
Competition is easing as homebuyers grow tired of sky-high asking prices and the housing market enters its typical seasonal slowdown. In August, 58.8% of home
Homebuyer Bidding-War Rate Drops to Lowest Level Since January
60% of offers written by Redfin agents faced competition in July, down from 67% in June. Competition is still more intense than it was a
Homebuyer Competition Eases in June as More Homes Hit the Market
The bidding-war rate remains higher than it was a year ago, but has dropped to 65% from its peak earlier this year. That’s partly because
Housing-Market Competition Has Eased Slightly, But 7 in 10 Buyers Still Face Bidding Wars
70% of home offers faced bidding wars in May, down from 74% in April. Still, competition remains far more intense than it was a year
Almost Three-Quarters of Home Offers Written By Redfin Agents Faced Bidding Wars In April
That’s up from 45% a year earlier and marks the 12th-straight month in which more than half of home offers encountered competition. Nearly three-quarters (72%)
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.
