A report from the Review Journal in Nevada. "The Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors said in a new report that 2,621 single-family homes sold in March, up 33.3 percent from February but down 16.8 percent from March 2018. Just a month ago, GLVAR President Janet Carpenter, said there are 'signs that we may see a slower spring selling season than we have during the past few years.'"

"But amid falling mortgage rates and reports that sellers are slashing prices, Carpenter said in the latest report that 'things may be looking up' this spring, especially for buyers."

The World Property Journal on Nevada. "By the end of March, GLVAR reported 7,091 single-family homes listed for sale without any sort of offer. That's up 84.9 percent from one year ago. For condos and townhomes, the 1,751 properties listed without offers in March represented a 130.1 percent jump from one year ago."

The Desert Sun in California. "Moises Amador, a real estate agent and in Palm Desert, attributed the slow down in home sales at the end of 2018 to interest rates. 'If we get to the fives again, then yeah, we’re going to see prices decline because buyers are not going to be interested in purchasing,' he said. 'Not at that interest rate.'"

"Renee Edly, president of the Palm Springs Regional Association of Realtors, said that while inventory is low, the valley isn't seeing the same influx of homebuyers it received a year ago. 'We haven’t really gained much in buyers, so that just creates a little more of a flatter market,' she said."

"With housing inventory low, Chris Thornberg, director of the UC Riverside Center for Economic Forecasting & Development, said home sale fluctuations are the normal ebb and flow of the real estate market. Thornberg has been focusing more on building permits instead."

"Coachella Valley cities permitted 1,207 homes in 2018, by a preliminary Census estimate, a precipitous drop from before the recession, when the cities permitted as many as 8,479 homes in 2004."

"'Why aren’t homes being built?' Thornberg said. 'There’s tight supply across Southern California … It’s not a transaction situation, it’s a permit situation.'"

The Sacramento Bee in California. "Houses have become more affordable in recent months thanks to plateauing prices and to a notable dip in mortgage interest rates down. CoreLogic reports the median home sale figure in Sacramento County increased slightly in February, from $350,000 the previous month to $354,000. But that remains below the most recent high median of $365,000 in September of last year."

"Sacramento real estate appraiser and analyst Ryan Lundquist said moderate price increases may encourage buyers and sellers into the market. 'Price increases are not going crazy,' Lundquist said. 'The market is competitive, but it’s not insane price increases like we saw in the past.'"