A report from the Naples News in Florida. "The year is off to a good start for homebuyers. Visitors looking to purchase a home in the Naples area during January were pleasantly surprised with their options as inventory levels increased 7 percent to 8,154 homes for sale in January 2019 from 7,605 homes for sale in January 2018."

"Overall, there were 549 more homes for sale in January 2019 than in January 2018. The Naples area has seen its resale market inventory climb over the last few months. As such, there was 8.4 months of inventory in January 2019, typically indicating a buyer’s market, up from 6.3 months of inventory in January 2018."

The Business Report on Louisiana. "Though housing sales rose last month for the first time since the summer, Baton Rouge’s housing inventory and average days on market are continuing to grow, suggesting the market continues to be shifting in favor of buyers. The month was marked by higher inventory (4,168, up 11.3%) and houses remaining on the market for more days (up nine days to 78, a 13% increase)."

"'I’ve been telling all my buyers, this is the best time for them,' says Keller Williams agent Kyle Peterson."

From KVOA in Arizona. "New statistics from the Tucson Association of Realtors show housing sales are both up and down. Total sales volume fell 11.33 percent. The total number of new listings went way up, rising 68.72 percent. With the jump in the number of listings, the time it takes to sell a house has gone up, going from 40 to 44 days."

The Arizona Republic. "The price for the Phoenix spiral house Frank Lloyd Wright designed for his son David has dropped by almost $3 million to $9.999 million. The 2,553-square-foot house built in 1952 was listed last September for $12.95 million."

From Community Impact on Texas. "A rise in both active listings and housing inventory signals the area housing market 'continues to move toward greater balance,' per the report from the Austin Board of REALTORS. 'While demand remains strong due to population growth, this is no longer a market where homes sell significantly above listing price,' ABoR President Kevin Scanlan said. 'Housing affordability challenges might be limiting what consumers are able to pay for a home.'"

From Celebrity Net Worth on California. "Mansour Ojjeh, part owner of TAG and its McLaren Formula One team, is selling his Santa Barbara estate for $110 million, and if he gets a buyer for the property known as El Rancho Tajiguas at that asking price, it would mean a new record for the Santa Barbara, California area."

"Forbes reports that the current record for most expensive property in Santa Barbara belongs to a 22,000-square foot home that went for $35 million last year, compared to its original listing price of $45 million."

"But Ojjeh's isn't actually the most expensive Santa Barbara property listing. That would belong to one Rancho San Carlos, that was originally listed at $125 million before its price dropped down to $85 million (side note: Rancho San Carlos is being listed by one of the same agents as the infamous Neverland Ranch that once belonged to the late Michael Jackson, now seeing troubles of its own in finding a buyer)."