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Buyers: You May Face Less Competition as Bidding Wars Ease Buyers: You May Face Less Competition as Bidding Wars Ease | MyKCM One of the top stories in recent real estate headlines was the intensity and frequency of bidding wars. With so many buyers looking to purchase a home and so few of them available for sale, fiercely competitive bidding wars became the norm during the pandemic – and it drove home prices up. If you tried to buy a house over the past two years, you probably experienced this firsthand and may have been outbid on several homes along the way. But here’s the news you’ve been waiting for: data shows clear signs bidding wars are easing this year. According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), the average number of offers on recently sold homes has declined considerably over the past few months (see graph below): Buyers: You May Face Less Competition as Bidding Wars Ease | MyKCM The graph shows homes were seeing a high of around five offers earlier this yea