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For the first time in a long time, homeowners are having trouble selling.

Delistings surged over the summer: For every 100 new listings that hit the market, 21 were pulled. Rather than accept lower offers, frustrated sellers are opting to pull their homes off the market altogether, in what Realtor.com® senior economist Jake Krimmel is calling a “cruel summer.”

It’s just one sign of the shifting power dynamics, as the housing market transitions from years of seller dominance to conditions that are increasingly buyer-friendly. For sellers, that means the bar is higher than it’s been in years. Some are even turning to more creative tactics to catch buyers’ attention.

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