San Antonio’s housing market got more buyer-friendly in July.

Houses are staying on the market for longer periods of time and change in home prices is lagging behind other cities, according to reports from the San Antonio Board of Realtors, or SABOR, and Homes.com .

These aren’t new trends — sales were slowing down in March — but slow sales and higher home supply could now be benefiting buyers if it gives them lower prices and more leverage.

That creates a housing market where buyers have more options, SABOR Chair Ed Zapata explained .

“Buyers do have more choice out there,” Zapata said, adding that buyers could be more aggressive about sale prices, move-in dates and other requests when looking for new homes.

Sellers might have to be creative, he said, and take careful look

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