fewer think now is a good time to buy or sell a home and more job in the next year.ing dustin collins and his wife have buthey're not willing to rush into a new house. >> knowing the frenzy is overll and w be able to find -- it's more about finding the right house for us than paying a little too much for us maybe. feel now that houses are sittsg a littllonger, it gives us more of an opportutyd to fe house we want. >> reporter: a house they want with a price that fits well in their comfort zone. i'm dna olick in washington. >>> let turn to skyler olson, seor economist at zillow. welcome back, good to see you again. >> thanks for having me >> the one group that you're most concern about are those first-time buyers. why? what do you think is going on ere? >> yeah. the entry level housing market is where weaw kind of the most abrupt slowdown through this past home shopping season. now, tha doesn't -- you know, be honest, it's still a more housing market in general than, say, top-tier homes, but the change, moving from the beginning of the home shopping season where things were really stil

. >> reporter: dustin collins and his wife have a new baby, but not willing to rush into a new house. >> it is more about finding the right house for us than paying a little too much for it maybe so i feel like now the houses are sitting a little longer. it gives us more of an opportunity to find the house they want. wr >> reporter: at a price that sits well within their comfort zone consumer sentiment in housing did improve in august according to a monthly survey from fannie mae, but mainly because a lot more people think mortgage rates will keep falling. but other components were not the so he rosie. fewer people think now is a good time to buy or sell a home and more are worried about losing their job in the next year that really takes sellers out of the driver's seat. back to you. >> would you say it is a buyer's market or are we in the no man's land >> reporter: if you are in the middle to upper end, it really is a buyer's market because there is a lot of supply it is that entry level part of the market where there is very lean supply that it is probably still a seller's market.