37% More Sellers Than Buyers: Here’s What Agents Must Do Now | January 2, 2026

On today’s Hot Sheet, Byron Lazine unpacks the Q4 2025 ResiClub-Zoodealio agent survey, which shows buyer urgency cooling, seller urgency rising, and expectations for mostly flat to modest price growth heading into 2026.

Next, he breaks down new Redfin data showing the U.S. now has about 37% more sellers than buyers, one of the largest gaps on record.

Thirdly, he reviews Realtor.com’s ranking of the fastest-moving markets of 2025, where the top metros averaged just 32 days on market, roughly half the national pace.