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Redfin Reports Home Sellers Now Outnumber Buyers By 63%, the Biggest Gap in at Least 13 Years

$RKTPress releaseOct 14, 2026, 8:00 AM ETRead the release

Redfin, the brokerage owned by Rocket Companies, reports home sellers outnumbered buyers by an estimated 62.6% in September — the widest gap in records back to 2013 and the fourth straight record month. The buyer count fell to 928,892, the lowest on record and down 2.4% month over month, while sellers rose to 1,510,784, the most since March 2020. Miami, Nashville and Houston lead 41 of 50 major metros now classified as buyer's markets.

Key figures

August gap
56.9%
Seller buyer gap
62.6% more sellers than buyers in September, biggest gap since 2013
Buyers mom change
-2.4%
Sellers mom change
+1.2%
Buyers markets count
41 of 50 metros
Homebuyers september
928892
Miami seller surplus
158.9%
Tampa seller surplus
103.7%
Homesellers september
1510784
Sellers markets count
5
Buyers market price growth
+1%
Sellers market price growth
+6.4% YoY

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