We can't give you a date, but the condition that flips any market is simple: inventory exceeding buyer demand. In much of the Northeast that hasn't happened, because supply stays structurally tight: less buildable land, an older and largely built-out housing stock, and a strong regional economy keeping demand high. Many owners are also locked into pandemic-era mortgage rates far below current levels, which removes their incentive to sell and give up that payment. Fewer listings plus steady demand keeps offers competitive, which is why buyers there keep getting outbid even on reasonable offers. A flip isn't guaranteed on any timeline, and the biggest swing factor is rates. If rates stay elevated, demand cools and the region moves toward balance sooner. If rates ease back toward more comfortable levels, the rate-lock incentive to stay put strengthens and demand picks up, which pushes any shift further out. So rather than waiting for a turn nobody can promise, watch your specific submarket's months of inventory. When active listings start outrunning buyers there, that's your signal, and it will show up locally before any national headline names it.