A report from Bloomberg on New York. "Amazon.com Inc.’s decision to drop its expansion plans in the Long Island City neighborhood of Queens plunged local real estate brokers into despair -- just months after the euphoria that followed the company’s announcement that it would open offices there and bring thousands of jobs. But not just despair. Also anger."

"The sign displayed in the storefront of a Douglas Elliman brokerage in Long Island City summed up the real estate industry’s attitude toward the controversial deal. 'This business supports Amazon,' it read. Someone inside pulled the sign down after the company released a statement Thursday that it was pulling out."

"Jason Haber, a broker with Warburg Realty Partnership Ltd., said at least 10 clients have already called to discuss what Amazon’s absence from Long Island City means for them. He said he hopes none of them back out of deals over the news, but 'real estate is an emotional thing.'"

"'We literally just threw the baby out with the bath water, Haber said. 'You want the Rockefellers, the Carnegies, the Bezos coming to our shores and that economic growth that comes with them. We’re not setting up New York for success in the 21st Century. What happened today is a real tragedy.'"

The Houston Chronicle in Texas. "Houston-area home sales fell for the third straight month in January as buyers closed on 362 fewer homes than they did last year at the same time, further proof that the once-hot local housing market is returning to a more moderate pace."

"Sales volumes fell in all segments of the market, from entry-level to luxury, which saw its first decline in 12 months, according to a the Houston Association of Realtors. Darel Daik, whose company makes loans to real estate investors, said he’s noticed a slowdown professionally and personally. He recently signed a contract for a home in Rice Military and said that since he began looking a few months ago, he noticed builders cutting their asking prices in the inner-loop neighborhood near Memorial Park."

"Daik has agreed to pay $475,000 for a new two-story townhome with three bedrooms, three-and-a-half bathrooms and a small yard and covered patio. The list price was $499,000. 'It seems like a buyer’s market now,' he said."

"On the for-sale side, buyers have more options than they did last year at this time. The number of properties for sale last month was up 16.8 percent to 38,872."

From My News 4 in Nevada. "After a 14 percent climb in 2018 home prices dipped slightly at the end of last year. Experts refer to that dip as a small correction in an otherwise sizzling housing market here in Northern Nevada."

"Angelica Reyes is President of the Reno Sparks Association of Realtors. She's seen our market rise and fall over the years. Reyes says prices will likely continue to rise but at a slower rate than we've seen in recent years. 'We don't have a crystal ball but we don't predict it's going to be a bubble of any sort,' said Reyes."

"Lack of inventory and a shortage of labor continue to big challenges. But in Reno, city officials say they've approved more residential building permits than at any time in the last ten years."

The Bay Area Newsgroup in California. "High home prices, expanding rush hours and maybe the futile search for a cheap cup of coffee and affordable avocado toast adds up to one thing — the Bay Area is getting more popular to leave."

"An annual study by Joint Venture Silicon Valley confirms the steady migration away from the region. Silicon Valley gained roughly 20,500 foreign immigrants last year, while 22,300 residents moved to other regions and states."

"Los Gatos agent Brian Schwatka has seen his business grow by focusing on older residents looking to leave Silicon Valley. The Sacramento region has been a favorite destination for several of his clients, he said, as well as Santa Rosa. 'People are looking for some sort of equivalent to the Bay Area,' he said. 'It’s a mass exodus.'"

"Many of his clients, he said, share a common refrain: 'It just doesn’t feel like the old Silicon Valley anymore.'"