Finally ready to buy in 2023? These were the 10 least bubbly cities in the last two years and could be the safest bet for buyers this year as prices have remained stable.

• Homebuyers appear to be gaining leverage in many real estate markets across the country.
• Approximately 28 million people say they are planning to buy a home in 2023.
• These 10 markets could be the safest places for regular buyers to find the home of their dreams.

After a tumultuous couple of years, the US real estate market is slowly but surely starting to swing back in favor of buyers.

Pandemic boomtowns like Phoenix and Denver have seen their home prices decline steadily, according to data from First American Corporation, a financial services company. As of November 2022, Denver's home prices have declined by about 4% while Phoenix's have declined by almost 8%. A similar story can be told about other western markets like San Francisco and Las Vegas, and Seattle.