{
  "question": "Was today a buyer's market?",
  "url": "https://was.today/a-buyers-market",
  "verdict": "maybe",
  "headline": "KINDA",
  "answer": "Yes nationally, but locally no — Central Ohio still leans seller, with only 2.6 months of inventory.",
  "details": [
    "Redfin: 41 of 50 US metros are buyer's markets, the most ever",
    "Columbus sellers got 96.3% of original list price in September",
    "Central Ohio days on market rose to 33, from 30 a year ago"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Redfin",
      "url": "https://www.redfin.com/news/press-releases/redfin-reports-home-sellers-now-outnumber-buyers-by-63-the-biggest-gap-in-at-least-13-years/#1"
    },
    {
      "title": "Realtor.com",
      "url": "https://www.realtor.com/research/eekly-housing-trends-view-data-week-october-10-2026/"
    },
    {
      "title": "National Mortgage News",
      "url": "https://www.nationalmortgagenews.com/news/mortgage-lenders-face-extended-timelines-higher-fallout?offset=6"
    },
    {
      "title": "Columbus REALTORS",
      "url": "https://columbusrealtors.com/news/central-ohio-housing-reports---september-2026"
    },
    {
      "title": "Altos Research",
      "url": "https://altos.re/r/a4a17a5a-ff8d-4e9a-8a62-de47699f20a6?fbrefresh=true"
    },
    {
      "title": "Houzeo",
      "url": "https://www.houzeo.com/blog/best-time-to-buy-a-house-in-ohio/"
    }
  ],
  "date": "2026-10-27",
  "place": "Columbus, OH, US",
  "permalink": "https://was.today/a-buyers-market/2026-10-27/us/oh/columbus",
  "scope": "local",
  "volatile": false,
  "generatedAt": "2026-10-27T05:50:57.392Z"
}