A report from Boise Dev in Idaho. "First they planned 126 apartments. Then, after pushback, 47 homes. Finally, after more changes and hearings, a plan for 42 homes won approval. A year later, the project is stopped, and the property is for sale. Will a new project near Harris Ranch in Barber Valley ever come to fruition?"

"Jared Sherburne told the Barber Valley Neighborhood Association they could not obtain full financing on the project. He told the BVNA board that the investor decided not to move forward with the project."

The Herald Mail in Maryland. "Home sales and average prices sagged in Washington County in January. According to the monthly report, the number of home sales in Washington County fell 35.9 percent, from 117 in January 2018 to 75 in January of this year. The median price dropped 2.8 percent, from $185,000 to $179,900."

From Hartford Business in Connecticut. "Connecticut home sales began 2019 on a sour note, falling to their lowest one-month total since the Great Recession, according to fresh data. Median prices remain flat. It was also the largest one-month sales slide since the 35.3 percent drop posted in Jan. 2009."

"'Last year the number of home sales fell in nine of 12 months and for the entire year sales fell by 1.9 percent,' said Warren Group CEO Timothy Warren. 'However, no month in 2018 had a decline approaching the 14.5 percent decline that we saw last month.'"

The Real Deal on New York. "The latest condo to close at Related Companies’ 70 Vestry Street is a sprawling combined unit that sold for $39.3 million. Unit 12S sold to '70 Vestry 12S LLC,' according to records filed with New York City’s Department of Finance. The unit, previously listed at $28 million, was later combined with Unit 11S — with an asking price of $48 million. The deal closed at at $4,707 per square foot, a 19 percent discount."

"Another pricey deal at the development was the $55 million penthouse. The unit was once expected to be the priciest sale in Downtown Manhattan but instead sold at a steep discount from its $65 million asking price."

The San Francisco Chronicle in California. "The median Bay Area home price rose at its slowest year-over-year pace in two years in January as a slowdown that hit the real estate market in September continued into the new year. The median price paid for a new or existing home or condo in deals that closed in January in the nine counties was $730,000, down 7 percent from December and up 2.2 percent from January of last year, according to CoreLogic."

"'Buyers are definitely being a little more picky; there is more to choose from,' said agent Alexander Clark. Clark said he’s getting a lot fewer emails with subject lines such as 'Still available,' 'Motivated seller,' and 'Can’t believe it’s still there' than he was getting from November to January."

"Instead of listing homes far below the expected sales price, hoping to incite a bidding frenzy, agents seem to be setting prices closer to what sellers hope to get, in case they get only one offer, he added. 'What the downturn in September did was give a little shock of reality to sellers who need to readjust their expectations a little bit,' said Judy Citron, an agent with Compass in Palo Alto."

From Realtor.com. "Elizabeth Taylor’s former estate in Beverly Hills is ready for its close-up, this time with a price cut. Originally on the market for $16 million, the home has returned at $12 million, the Los Angeles Times reported. 'It’s a wonderful buy,' says listing agent Joyce Rey."