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Holiday Season Is the Best Time For Homebuyers to Score a Deal in These 7 U.S. Metros

$RKTPress releaseOct 27, 2026, 8:00 AM ETRead the release

Redfin, the brokerage owned by Rocket Companies, published a consumer research report identifying early November as the best homebuying window in Milwaukee, Riverside, and Tampa, and mid-December in Detroit, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, and West Palm Beach. The report notes the U.S. market is tilted toward buyers, with 63% more sellers than buyers — the largest imbalance in Redfin records back to 2013 — and Miami among the strongest buyer's markets.

Key figures

Seller buyer imbalance
63% more sellers than buyers nationwide, biggest imbalance in Redfin records since 2013
Metros with late year deals
["Milwaukee","Riverside","Tampa","Detroit","Fort Lauderdale","Miami","West Palm Beach"]

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