sellers' market
noun
a market in which goods and services are scarce and prices relatively high.
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seller's marketA market in which demand exceeds supply. As a result, consumers have to pay more for goods. (Compare buyer's market.)
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For example, it’s still a sellers’ market in the Midwest and Northeast, according to most Coldwell agents.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 23, 2026
“The main constraint in this quest for AI dominance is access to power, creating a sellers’ market for those with unencumbered, gigawatt-scale generation deliverable in the next 24 months,” wrote John C. Hodulik of UBS.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2025
Despite being a sellers' market, aviation attorney Stewart Lapayowker sees some early signs of softness.
From Reuters ● Oct. 17, 2022
So right now, it’s a sellers’ market, and being a cash buyer will allow you to stand out among the rest.
From Slate ● Jun. 21, 2022
Did many of them attribute this to the fact that there was a "sellers' market" caused by the conditions over which the individual business man had no control?
From The Foundations of Personality by Abraham Myerson
It’s not that all new journals are bad, but it’s a seller’s market.
From Slate ● May 3, 2026
When they are all buying the same asset, they drive up its price, and it becomes a seller’s market.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 13, 2026
Home sales have limped along since rising prices and mortgage rates snuffed out the pandemic’s ultrahot seller’s market several years ago.
From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026
Hostile policies hold the promise of a seller’s market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
It seems to be purely a seller's market with the cause of the selling temporarily prohibitive to reinvestment.
From Heart and Soul by Maveric Post by Victor Mapes
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