A growing number of renovating homeowners now classify their primary bathroom as a “wet room,” according to the 2024 Houzz Bathroom Trends Study.

At the same time, existing-home sales declined, and days on market rose.

September pending home sales rose 7.4% to their highest level since March, according to the National Association of REALTORS®.

Sustainability and housing affordability are on the top 10 list.

The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index hit a new record in August, marking the 15th month in a row of new highs. 

New-home prices, meanwhile, were mixed among the state’s largest cities, according to the latest report from HomesUSA. 

The median price of a new home sold during the month was also up, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. 

Sales slid 1% compared to August, the National Association of REALTORS® said. 

The median sales price of a Metroplex home was down 0.8% year over year, at $396,870. 

Multifamily starts, meanwhile, declined, the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development said.    

October’s increase comes as inflation slows and mortgage rates decline. 

The Metroplex lagged only New York and Chicago, which saw 9,381 and 7,719 properties change hands, respectively.

Nationally, the housing market has dipped into neutral territory for the last three months.

The median sales price also declined, sliding 0.3% year over year, from $404,300 to $403,040, according to the university’s Monthly MSA Spotlight. 

The priciest new listing in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is an $18,995,000 home listed by Amanda Gadison of Keller Williams Dallas Midtown.

The amount a homebuyer needs to earn to afford a median priced starter home is down 0.4% from last year, marking the first annual decline since August 2020.