The Brief Buyers still have the upper hand in the housing market, with more homes to choose from and nearly 20% of sellers slashing their prices in September. Nearly 20% of home listings reduced their prices last month in what experts say is another sign that the housing market continues to slow. Of the 20% of sellers who slashed their prices last month, most were in the $350,000-$500,000 range. RELATED: Potential homebuyers are giving up, survey findsThe average long-term mortgage rate rose this week to 6.34% from 6.3% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday (Oct. 2). Best week to buy a houseTimeline:According to Realtor.com, the best week to buy a house – Oct. 12 - Oct. 18 – is approaching.