A report from Boston.com on Massachusetts. "'Buyers are exercising a little more caution and restraint than a year ago,' said James Major, Greater Boston Association of Realtors president. 'The pool of buyers is still large, but after several years of record low inventory, we saw listings begin to climb this fall. And with home prices and mortgage rates both up steadily from a year ago, we’re seeing less urgency and willingness from buyers to make offers above asking price, enter bidding wars, or waive contingencies than at any time in the prior three years. In many communities, it appears prices are likely at or near their peak.'"

From Business Insider on New York. "Home sales in the Hamptons slumped for the entire year of 2018 as inventories swelled to their highest level in more than a decade, indicating the US housing market is falling deeper into a weak stretch."

"According to Douglas Elliman, home sales in the Hamptons plunged 34.8% year-over-year in the fourth quarter to 360 units, booking the fourth consecutive quarterly decline. As a result, inventories swelled by 81.9% to 2,197 units, the highest level since the firm began tracking the data in 2006."

"'Like the city, Hamptons sales fell year over year each quarter in 2018 as the market reset,' said Jonathan Miller, CEO of Miller Samuel. 'Sellers remained anchored to the stronger market conditions of the past few years and their confusion over the disconnect between the housing market and the US economy.'"

The Atlanta Journal Constitution on Georgia. "The housing market's slow shift from a seller’s dream toward a state of equilibrium continued last month as the number of potential buyers in metro Atlanta dropped and the number of homes for sale grew."

"The more homes for sale, the less of an auction-like atmosphere, agents say. 'What we are seeing is that the day of the multi-offer, bidding war craze of last summer, those days are gone,' said Jessica Houghton, an Atlanta realtor with Compass. 'I think there’s been some volatility in interest rates in the third quarter last year that made for some hesitancy about buying.'"

From Mansion Global on Colorado. "The luxury housing market in the ski resort town of Aspen, Colorado, went downhill in the fourth quarter of 2018. The average and median prices in the luxury sector, comprising of the top 10% sales during the quarter, both fell year-over-year to approximately $12.5 million, according to a Douglas Elliman report."

"Aspen buyers seemed to share a similar sentiment as those in other major luxury markets, such as New York or Los Angeles, said Stephen Kotler, chief executive of Douglas Elliman’s Western Region. 'Buyers are very price sensitive. There are buyers out there, but only reasonably priced homes will sell,' he said."