2026 does not yet qualify as a buyer's market on absorption. Across the seven-county region, year-to-date supply sits at 3.6 months (a 27.7% monthly absorption rate), which is still inside seller's-to-balanced territory. The conventional threshold for a buyer's market is more than 6 months of supply, or an absorption rate below roughly 16–17% per month. … Continue reading Balanced, Tilting, Not Broken: The Real Story Behind Tompkins County’s Slowing Market