{"id":85528,"date":"2026-05-12T05:30:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T12:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/?p=85528"},"modified":"2026-05-11T17:29:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T00:29:27","slug":"buyers-vs-sellers-april-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/buyers-vs-sellers-april-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"America’s Housing Market Favors Buyers\u2014But Their Advantage Is Finally Starting to Shrink"},"content":{"rendered":"

There were an estimated 47% more sellers than buyers in April, down from 48% the month before and a peak of 49% at the end of last year. The gap is shrinking as buyers start to come off of the sidelines amid a stabilizing job market.<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n

For months, the balance of power in the U.S. housing market has been shifting more and more in favor of homebuyers. But now, the negotiating power held by buyers may be past its peak.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

There were an estimated 46.5% more home sellers than buyers in the U.S. housing market in April, down from 47.5% the month before and a high of 48.9% in December 2025. It\u2019s still very much a buyer\u2019s market, but it\u2019s no longer a <\/span>strengthening<\/span><\/i> buyer\u2019s market.<\/span><\/p>\n