By Jim Carchidi
July 15, 2026
The number of sellers entering the U.S. housing market has reached its highest level since 2020. A June report by Redfin News states sellers outnumbered buyers by nearly 500,000 with 70% of the nation’s metro areas considered buyer’s markets.
Top 10 markets
The Redfin report included the fluctuations in buyer and seller numbers since 2013. Image courtesy of Redfin
The report lists 50 of the most populous metros, highlighting the percentage of new sellers over buyers. Only seven - Milwaukee, WI; Montgomery County, PA; Nassau County, NY; New Brunswick, NJ; Newark, NJ; Providence, RI; San Francisco, CA - were considered sellers markets (Fort Lauderdale, FL, Detroit, MI, and Warren, MI were excluded due to insufficient data).
The following list shows the top 10 buyer's markets according to the percentage of sellers over buyers with month-over-month percentage point differences:
- Miami, FL - 139.7% - MoM difference of 12.8 ppts
- Nashville, TN - 128.8% - MoM difference of -4.4 ppts
- Houston, TX - 123.8% - MoM difference of 20.4 ppts
- San Antonio, TX - 117.4% - MoM difference of 6.4 ppts
- Austin, TX - 101.3% - MoM difference of -4.7 ppts
- Orlando, FL - 98.3% - MoM difference of 16.7 ppts
- Dallas, TX - 95.8% - MoM difference of -1.3 ppts
- Phoenix, AZ - 94.2% - MoM difference of 4.7 ppts
- Las Vegas, NV - 92.8% - MoM difference of -7.9 ppts
- West Palm Beach, FL - 86.3% - MoM difference of 7.9 ppts
Orlando ranks sixth but indicated the second-highest seller increase from the previous month. The other Florida metros on the list were Jacksonville, at 74.4%, and Tampa, at 70.1%.
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More buying options means more negotiating power, but the report cites high costs and economic uncertainty among the challenges keeping buyers from entering the market. In Florida, high insurance premiums resulting from increased severe storms have been another. However, recent efforts by the state to change the insurance landscape have led to lowered rates at Citizens Property Insurance Corp. More companies lowering rates in Florida include Allstate, GEICO, Progressive and State Farm.
Additional changes are on the way for buyers with the passing of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act. The legislation will increase affordability by growing the housing supply by streamlining environmental reviews, removing construction restrictions for manufactured homes, increasing access to mortgages, and placing limits on institutional investors.
Orlando Regional Realtor Association listed an active inventory of 7,707 across Orange, Seminole, Lake, Osceola and Volusia counties between July 5-11. Orange County accounted for more than 2,800. Closed sales across all counties totaled 363 and new pending sales total 3,450.
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About the Author
Jim Carchidi is an Orlando journalist and photographer with previous work at the Orlando Sentinel and Orlando Business Journal. He covers development, arts, culture, and local stories for The Orlando Real.
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