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November 2025

Lubbock inventory climbs to 8.1 months, marking Texas’s deepest buyer market

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The Lubbock metro housing market has emerged as Texas’s deepest buyer’s market, with inventory levels reaching 8.1 months of supply as of Nov. 22, 2025. This marks a stark departure from the state’s overall 3.6 months of inventory, positioning the West Texas metro as an outlier in an otherwise balanced Texas housing landscape. Active listings […]

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Toledo housing inventory jumps 46% as Midwest markets recalibrate

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Toledo’s single-family home inventory surged to 1,150 active listings for the week ending Nov. 22, 2025, marking a 46% increase from 787 homes a year earlier. The dramatic inventory expansion coincides with widespread price adjustments, as 38.3% of active listings reduced their asking prices during the week. The median list price in the Toledo metro

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Are mortgage buydowns a lifeline or a risk for new homebuyers?

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The debate over the large builders’ elevated use of mortgage buydowns — and the potential risks to buyers — isn’t new. Reigniting the argument, a recent report from the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) asserts that mortgage buydowns among the large builders are artificially inflating new home prices, therefore creating a risk for buyers in the

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Pine Bluff’s low prices are not speeding up home sales

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Pine Bluff’s housing market reveals a stark disconnect between affordability and buyer interest, with 34.4% of active listings taking price cuts while homes sit on the market for a median 91 days. The metro’s $139,950 median list price represents less than half Arkansas’s $315,000 statewide figure, yet this dramatic price advantage fails to accelerate sales.

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Connecticut governor signs bill to tackle affordable housing shortage

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Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D) on Wednesday signed a housing bill aimed at addressing the state’s shortage of affordable housing. H.B. 5002, a “much-debated” bill, according to CT Insider, passed during a special session in early November. The bill is a compromise from the version that Lamont had vetoed in June, which was followed by

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High-end metros see price drops, longer selling times

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Pricier metropolitan areas are posting a noticeable slowdown as high-end homes take longer to sell. The top 10% of metro markets — those with median prices above $666,464 — recorded a 2.5% year-over-year price decline in October, HousingWire Data shows. Average home prices in these metros fell from $1.04 million to $1.01 million, marking a

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Center for American Progress outlines plan to reduce housing costs

Center for American Progress outlines plan to reduce housing costs

Affordability, Construction, Government Lending, Homebuilders, Housing Inventory, Housing Market, Housing Policy, HWmember /

The Center for American Progress (CAP) recently put out a plan aimed at lowering housing costs nationwide by increasing construction and making homebuilding more affordable through federal efforts. The “Build, Baby, Build” proposal, published by CAP on Nov. 17, targets the nation’s estimated housing shortage of 2 million units, which the group says has contributed

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Note to self: sell the lifestyle, not just the house, to boost sales

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Selling houses in an uncertain market, as we find ourselves in today, is challenging. Maybe we should stop trying to sell the house and instead focus on the positive impact it will have on our buyers’ lives. This is the approach Mars Inc. used to sell its Snickers bar. The ad campaign “You’re not you

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Voters reject housing reform in Colorado suburbs and resorts

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Trying to improve housing affordability and ease the path of development faces many hurdles that don’t always involve lawmakers. Voters can make or break efforts through ballot measures and referendums. Colorado’s small towns and Denver suburbs have become test cases in how far “not-in-my-backyard” efforts can go. While housing affordability took center stage in New

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Jason Mitchell Group surpasses 1,300 agents

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The nation’s top-ranked mega team, the Jason Mitchell Group (JMG) has surpassed 1,300 agents, according to an announcement last Wednesday. This represents a 36% increase in agent count over the past year. The team attributed this growth to the firm’s business-to-business referral opportunities, which the company said has eliminated significant overhead and lead generation costs

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