A report from the Dallas Morning News in Texas. "Is Dallas-Fort Worth becoming a buyers' market? With more properties on the market and sales beginning to slow, things are starting to change. Half of the country's largest housing markets — including D-FW — are shifting, according to a new study by Trulia. 'Dallas has started to shift towards a buyers' market in the past year,' Trulia researchers say. 'As of January 2019, 78.9% of all ZIP codes in Dallas have shown signs of shifting in favor of buyers.'"

"For the first three months of 2019, home sales by real estate agents in North Texas have fallen 3 percent from first-quarter 2018 numbers. And the number of houses listed for sale n the area has jumped 24% from a year ago. About 18% of houses on the local market have had at least one price cut, Trulia says."

"Among big city markets, some of the biggest changes are occurring in San Francisco and Las Vegas, where sellers have reigned for years with super high home prices."

"'A market can be shifting in favor of buyers when homes take longer to sell, price cuts are increasingly common, and more homes sell below their original list price,' said Trulia economist Felipe Chacon. 'Based on those three metrics, two are moving in favor of buyers in Dallas — days on market and share of price cuts.'"

"'This will likely be a gradual shift on the ground but an important one for people shopping for homes there this spring,' Chacon said. 'As homes take longer to sell, they pile up and bump up inventory, which benefits buyers but also tells us buyers are less enthusiastic about buying up what is available than they were a year ago.'"

The Houston Chronicle. "Houston is tilting more toward becoming a buyers' market, according to a Redfin report. The percentage of buyers who have been able to close on the first home they place an offer on has jumped more than 25 percent from last year -- a sign that the odds are shifting to favor buyers."

"The shift was part of a nationwide trend, in which the percentage of homebuyers who were able to close on their first home offer reached the highest point in three years. The jump was especially pronounced in West Coast cities such as San Jose. Nearly two-thirds of people who purchased a home in the San Jose metro area successfully purchased the first home on which they made an offer, compared to only 25 percent a year before."

"'Last year, homebuyers had to pull out all the stops to land a home in competitive West Coast markets,' said Daryl Fairweather, Redfin's chief economist, 'but this year there are more homes for sale and the odds are more in the buyer's favor.'"

From Fox 7 Austin. "East Austin homeowners Bob and Kathy Bennett bought their home in 2011. When they received their latest appraisal notice, they received news they were not surprised to hear: their home value continues to rise. 'It's gone up about three times since we've purchased it. Three-hundred percent, tripled in value,' said Bob Bennett."

"In 2019, Austin has seen home values go up, but not as much as they were in previous years. 'What we have seen in the past year based on the data we've seen in the previous year, is a softening of the Austin market for the residential properties, while in the past we've had double digit appreciation across the county,' said Marya Crigler, chief appraiser at the Travis County Appraisal District."

"'Our taxes have gone up five times...from in the neighborhood of $2,000 to over $9,000 a year. Every year it's gone up,' said Bob Bennett. 'We appeal it, they bring it down a small amount, but it still has gone up probably $1,000 or more every year.'"