Most real estate experts would agree that it’s a seller’s market — inventory is low and buyer demand is high, meaning that homeowners can garner higher sales prices than ever before.

So, why aren’t homeowners selling their homes? They don’t want to navigate the current housing market as buyers.

Home buyers say tight inventory and rising home prices are causing several negative trends in the housing market. According to ValueInsured’s latest Modern Homebuyer Survey, a quarterly report based on more than 1,000 responses, buyers say the following trends will leave the housing market in a weaker position:

1. The “no inspection” trend: 58 percent
2. The “offer sight unseen” trend: 57 percent
3. The “co-buying with strangers” trend: 54 percent
4. The “cashing out from retirement savings” trend: 37 percent 
5. The “tiny home” trend: 36 percent

Source: ValueInsured

With a seller’s market in many places across the country, why are so many homeowners reluctant to sell? Nearly 80 percent of more than 1,000 homeowners recently surveyed say they believe now is a good time to sell a home, but many don’t plan to list their homes anytime soon.

Numerous would-be sellers say they’re holding off because of the high price they’d have to pay for their next home, according to ValueInsured’s latest quarterly Modern Homebuyer Survey.