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The "Black Friday" of Homebuying is Almost Here

The first week of Fall is the best time of the year to buy a home. It offers buyers less competition, more price reductions and greater inventory


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realtor.com

Sep 19, 2019, 09:00 ET

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SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Many homebuyers may be ready to give up on their home search for the year, but the best time to buy a home in 2019 is the week of September 22, during which shoppers will find less competition, more price reductions and more inventory to choose from, according to new data released today by realtor.com®, the Home of Home Search℠. Of the 53 markets in the U.S., 41 reported the week September 22-28 as the best time to buy.

According to metro level data analyzed from 2016 to 2018, there is a sweet spot in September when U.S. buyers face 26 percent less competition and there tends to be 6.1 percent more homes on the market, compared to the average week of the year. Nearly 6 percent of homes on the market go through price reductions and tend to be 2.4 percent cheaper than their peak, making this the "Black Friday" of homebuyers, only buyers won't even have to line up overnight to score on these deals.

"As summer winds down and kids return to school, many families hit pause on their home search and wait until the next season to start again. With dramatically less competition, persistent buyers will feel the scales tip in their favor as eager sellers begin to cut their prices in an effort to entice a sale," said George Ratiu, senior economist of realtor.com®. "As seasonal inventory builds up and restores itself to more buyer-friendly levels, fall buyers will be in a better position to take advantage of today's low mortgage rates and increased purchasing power."

Regionally, these effects are most noticeable in the West where buyers will have nearly 30 percent less competition than the average week. Listing prices are down 4 percent versus their peak and nearly 9 percent of homes will have their prices reduced. Additionally, there will be 22 percent more active listings available to buyers and homes will stay on the market nearly 38 percent longer than their peak week. All in all, this week will be a great time for western U.S. buyers to find a home.

On a market by market basis, Seattle leads the nation with a 41.3 percent drop in competition compared to the average week. It is followed by Portland, Ore. (-35.5 percent); Buffalo, N.Y. (-34.6 percent); Milwaukee (-32.8 percent), and Minneapolis (-32.6 percent).

This week also sees a large influx of price cuts. Nationally, nearly 6 percent of actively listed homes see their prices reduced in an attempt to sway buyers. This trend is most prevalent in Denver where 11 percent of listings have their prices reduced. Denver is followed by Salt Lake City (10.8 percent), Seattle (10.2 percent), Austin, Texas (9.9 percent) and Portland, Ore., (9.9 percent).

More fresh listings entering the market also contribute to making this the best week to buy a home. With 116,000 new listings added to the national inventory, this week has 6.1 percent more listings than the average week and 76 percent more than the start of the year. Seattle leads the nation with 41 percent more listings than the average week. It is followed by Portland, Ore. (30.9 percent), San Jose, Calif. (28.6 percent), Denver (27.2 percent), and San Francisco (25.7 percent).

Region

Buyer
Competition
vs Avg. Week

Listing Price
vs Peak Week

Share of
Homes
Seeing a
Price
Reduction

Additional
Days on
Market vs
Peak Week

Number of
Active
Listings vs
Avg. Week

United States

-26.2%

-2.4%

5.8%

20.1%

6.1%

West

-29.6%

-4.2%

8.6%

37.8%

22.5%

Midwest

-28.5%

-3.7%

7.7%

22.9%

8.4%

Northeast

-28.2%

-2.8%

6.6%

37.7%

10.0%

South

-26.2%

-2.6%

7.2%

23.5%

6.1%



Best Time to Buy: September 22-28

Market

Buyer
Competition
vs Average Week

Listing
Price
vs
Peak
Week

Share of
Homes
Seeing a
Price
Reduction

Additional
Days on
Market vs
Peak Week

Number of
Active
Listings vs
Average Week

United States

-26.2%

-2.4%

5.8%

20.1%

6.1%

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, Ga.

-27.1%

-3.2%

7.1%

25.0%

7.2%

Austin-Round Rock, Texas

-29.9%

-5.5%

9.9%

37.3%

13.9%

Birmingham-Hoover, Ala.

-26.0%

-2.9%

4.6%

20.1%

1.5%

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, Mass.-N.H.

-29.3%

-2.5%

7.3%

50.5%

14.7%

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, N.Y.

-34.6%

-3.0%

8.5%

39.8%

13.2%

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, N.C.-S.C.

-25.4%

-1.2%

8.3%

23.7%

-2.6%

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, Ill.-Ind.-Wis.

-32.2%

-2.9%

6.3%

22.8%

6.8%

Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-Ind.

-25.7%

-3.7%

8.4%

21.3%

7.1%

Cleveland-Elyria, Ohio

-27.2%

-1.8%

6.7%

18.0%

5.8%

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas

-26.0%

-4.8%

9.3%

35.1%

11.7%

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, Colo.

-18.6%

-8.0%

11.0%

41.1%

27.2%

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, Mich.

-29.0%

-9.1%

9.8%

9.3%

12.5%

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Conn.

-26.7%

-3.1%

6.1%

39.9%

6.1%

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Texas

-25.0%

-5.1%

7.2%

27.0%

7.0%

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, Ind

-25.1%

-4.2%

8.6%

22.9%

7.7%

Kansas City, Mo.-Kan.

-28.5%

-1.4%

6.4%

30.1%

8.6%

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, Calif.

-28.5%

-3.9%

5.7%

26.9%

12.2%

Louisville/Jefferson County, Ky.-Ind

-25.0%

-1.7%

7.2%

22.3%

7.4%

Memphis, Tenn.-Miss.-Ark.

-25.3%

-0.9%

5.7%

13.9%

2.4%

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wis.

-32.8%

-2.9%

7.1%

24.2%

9.0%

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, Minn.-Wis.

-32.6%

-6.3%

8.7%

30.2%

16.6%

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tenn.

-27.1%

-1.7%

5.9%

17.1%

11.6%

New Orleans-Metairie, La.

-22.9%

-1.4%

7.3%

13.0%

3.6%

New York-Newark-Jersey City, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa.

-22.3%

-1.0%

4.8%

37.6%

5.8%

Oklahoma City, Okla.

-24.4%

-2.5%

8.1%

19.2%

4.8%

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md.

-23.4%

-2.2%

7.7%

26.0%

3.8%

Pittsburgh, Pa.

-23.5%

-1.7%

6.5%

19.0%

3.2%

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Ore.-Wash.

-35.5%

-4.2%

9.8%

41.7%

30.9%

Providence-Warwick, R.I.-Mass.

-27.5%

-0.5%

5.9%

26.1%

10.4%

Raleigh, N.C.

-29.0%

-0.5%

6.4%

30.4%

5.5%

Richmond, Va.

-27.0%

-3.6%

7.2%

23.8%

8.1%

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif.

-23.9%

-1.2%

5.7%

13.7%

3.6%

Rochester, N.Y.

-32.3%

-5.2%

6.6%

36.4%

11.2%

Salt Lake City, Utah

-31.9%

-3.5%

10.8%

23.9%

23.9%

San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas

-26.5%

-2.5%

7.6%

22.0%

6.1%

San Diego-Carlsbad, Calif.

-27.9%

-3.6%

8.7%

16.2%

12.9%

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, Calif.

-29.5%

-4.3%

7.0%

63.8%

28.6%

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Wash.

-41.3%

-4.9%

10.2%

75.0%

41.0%

St. Louis, Mo.-Ill.

-28.5%

-2.2%

7.1%

23.7%

6.5%

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Va.-N.C.

-26.6%

-1.7%

6.2%

22.9%

3.1%

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.V.

-29.3%

-5.3%

7.0%

52.6%

15.6%

About realtor.com®

Realtor.com®, The Home of Home Search℠, offers the most MLS-listed for-sale listings among national real estate portals, and access to information, tools and professional expertise that help people move confidently through every step of their home journey. Through its Opcity platform, realtor.com® uses data science and machine learning to connect consumers with a real estate professional based on their specific buying and selling needs. Realtor.com® pioneered the world of digital real estate 20 years ago, and today is a trusted resource for home buyers, sellers and dreamers by making all things home simple, efficient and enjoyable. Realtor.com® is operated by News Corp [Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA] [ASX: NWS, NWSLV] subsidiary Move, Inc. under a perpetual license from the National Association of REALTORS®. For more information, visit realtor.com®.

Media Contact: Cody Horvat
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