Homebuilder sentiment recently reached its third-lowest level since 2012. 

The Mortgage Bankers Association said the post-Memorial Day increase came despite economic uncertainty and largely static interest rates. 

The Northeast and Midwest remained strong, while Florida, which saw a major runup in prices in recent years, continued to cool. 

The top four most expensive homes listed in Texas last month are located in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.

The 6.3% month-over-month decline was the steepest the U.S. market has seen since September 2022. 

In Dallas, home prices inched up 0.19% year over year and 0.52% month over month in March. 

The median-sales price was $440,000, up 2.3% year over year and 1.2% month over month. 

The association noted, however, that 90% of the responses to its survey tracking homebuilder sentiment were received before the announcement of a 90-day reprieve in U.S.-China tariffs. 

The most recent Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey shows homebuyer activity continued despite the economic uncertainty. 

Homes that are professionally staged not only attract more attention from potential buyers — they also sell faster and for more money, according to data from the National Association of Realtors’® 2025 Profile of Home Staging.  

Despite the deceleration, the company, formerly known as CoreLogic, expects prices to rise another 4.9% over the next year.

The National Association of REALTORS’® Pending Home Sales Index rose 6.9% in March, compared to economists’ expectations of a smaller 1% gain.

A four-bedroom, 4.5-bathroom mansion in River Oaks is the most expensive new listing in the Lone Star State.

The pace of sales rose 7.4% compared to February, topping analyst estimates by a large margin.

When broken down by profession, Dallas firefighters spend 128% of their income on homeownership, community and social service workers spend 82%, educators spend 80%, law enforcement officials spend 72%, healthcare workers spend 54% and lawyers spend 32%.

The surprisingly large decline in the pace of housing starts comes as builder sentiment remains depressed by tariff worries and high prices.