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4 Texas cities top list of ‘most motivated’ housing markets — as sellers desperately slash prices to find buyers

Nypost · · 541 words · By Zachary Kussin
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4 Texas cities top list of ‘most motivated’ housing markets — as sellers desperately slash prices to find buyers See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on Google Gone are the days of the Lone Star State rush.

Common ground

Texas, a popular COVID-era landing pad for out-of-staters fleeing pandemic closures and restrictions, has seen its fortune turn on its head.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Causal Oversimplification: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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Claim 1: “Parcl also gives the city [Austin] a motivated seller index of 7.3”
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No evidence was found after searching for the motivated seller index of 7.3 for Austin.
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Claim 2: “With an index of 2.27 percent... the city’s 3,419 listings see a 7% median cut, and 4.5% are priced below [in Rochester, NY]”
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Claim 3: “On top [of the least motivated seller metros], and located clear across the nation, is Rochester, NY”
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Claim 4: “Of the 18,217 listings there [Austin], there’s a 5.4% median cut and 9.3% are priced below the original ask”
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The provided evidence mentions price drops in Austin but does not corroborate the specific numbers: 18,217 listings, 5.4% median cut, or 9.3% priced below original ask.
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web search NEUTRAL — The median listing price per square foot fell in 36 of the nation's 50 largest metro areas in August, with many of the biggest declines occurring in cities that experienced housing booms during the pa…
https://www.aol.com/articles/home-prices-falling-fastest-cit…
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web search NEUTRAL — At the metro level, the median list price per square foot fell in 36 of the top 50 metros in August, another sign that it’s “game over” for unrealistic seller demands. The largest price-per-square-foo…
https://recentlyheard.com/home-prices-are-falling-the-fastes…
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web search NEUTRAL — The median listing price in the city remains high at $908,700, even though it has decreased by 5.2% year over year. These are america’s hottest housing markets – see which areas made the list.
https://timebulletin.us/the-us-cities-where-home-prices-are-…
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Claim 5: “Those cities are Sherman, Austin, San Antonio and Dallas”
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The New York Post article explicitly lists Sherman, Austin, San Antonio, and Dallas as the four Texas cities. Other search results confirm Austin, San Antonio, and Dallas are among the most motivated markets.
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web search NEUTRAL — Homesellers in Austin, San Antonio, Tampa, Dallas and Denver are cutting prices more aggressively than sellers in other major U.S. housing markets, according to real-time listing data from Parcl Labs.
https://finance.yahoo.com/real-estate/articles/5-major-housi…
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web search NEUTRAL — Austin and San Antonio are down more than 7%, while the larger markets of Dallas and Houston are down roughly 2.5% each.You can track the Texas housing market in realtime using Parcl HQ. This includes…
https://www.parcllabs.com/research/articles/research/texas-t…
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web search NEUTRAL — Those cities are Sherman, Austin, San Antonio and Dallas — and, by most motivated, the study means that more than one in two home sellers in each are discounting below their original asking prices to …
https://nypost.com/2026/08/19/real-estate/4-texas-cities-top…
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Claim 6: “San Antonio, with an index of 7.19, saw more than 54% of sellers make discounts”
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Claim 7: “Sherman, located north of Dallas, was the most motivated metro in America, with an index of 7.47”
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No evidence was found after searching for Sherman's index of 7.47.
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Claim 8: “There [Austin], 54.4% of sellers — more than one in two — have slashed the listing prices for their homes”
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The provided evidence consists of general YouTube videos and Redfin data, but does not mention the specific 54.4% figure for Austin sellers.
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web search NEUTRAL — In this video I break down why the classic "start high, meet in the middle" negotiation just doesn't happen with home buyers, what actually happens to your listing when it's priced too high, and what …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fsXwGaVBpc
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web search NEUTRAL — The sellers who cut their listing prices reduced them by an average of $40,915, said Redfin. That amounts to a 7.3 percent cut, the highest for any February since 2023. Final sales prices could includ…
https://www.zerohedge.com/personal-finance/record-share-home…
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web search NEUTRAL — Sellers are reducing prices in cities with surplus housing inventory, according to Redfin data.As sellers lower prices and builders offer concessions, homebuyers are gaining more power....sellers redu…
https://currently.att.yahoo.com/att/cm/10-metros-where-selle…
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Claim 9: “San Antonio and Dallas were the respective Nos. 4 and 5”
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Claim 10: “a May report from Clever Real Estate and Best Interest Financial found Austin to be the slowest-selling housing market in the nation”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant results (Instagram, Ben Schechter, Glengarry Glen Ross) and does not mention Clever Real Estate or Best Interest Financial.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ben Schechter (born August 26, 1980) is an American artist and filmmaker best known as a partner in Directors Collective Weird Days. He is now based in Los Angeles.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Schechter
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An estate sale or estate liquidation is a sale or auction to dispose of a substantial portion of the materials owned by a person who is recently deceased or who must dispose of their personal property…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estate_sale
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Glengarry Glen Ross is a 1992 American drama film directed by James Foley and written by David Mamet, based on his 1984 play. The film depicts two days in the lives of four real-estate salesmen and th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glengarry_Glen_Ross_(film)
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Claim 11: “More than 55% of sellers discounted their listings [in Sherman], of which Sherman has 1,783”
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Claim 12: “only 16% of sellers are cutting their asking prices [in Rochester, NY]”
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Claim 13: “There was a nearly 6% median cut and 8% of that sum were priced below [in Sherman]”
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Claim 14: “four Texas cities top the list of the nation’s “most motivated” seller markets, according to new data from Parcl”
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Multiple web search results, including a New York Post article and a Newsweek reference, confirm that Parcl data identifies four Texas cities as among the most motivated seller markets.
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web search NEUTRAL — Austin had the highest level of seller motivation among metros with at least 5,000 active listings, according to Parcl’s data. More than half of the market’s listings had received a price cut, with a …
https://www.inman.com/2026/08/07/cities-where-buyers-have-th…
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web search NEUTRAL — 4 Texas cities top list of ‘most motivated’ housing markets — as sellers desperately slash prices to find buyers.Texas, a popular COVID-era landing pad for out-of-staters fleeing pandemic closures and…
https://nypost.com/author/zachary-kussin/
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web search NEUTRAL — When Parcl Labs' motivated seller index is high, it means listings are sitting longer on the market and sellers are actively cutting prices to find buyers," Parcl Labs said.
https://www.newsweek.com/map-shows-where-buyers-have-most-le…
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Claim 15: “The state capital [Austin] has seen the steepest home price drop of any major US metro since 2022, according to a separate analysis from Realtor.com”
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While search results confirm home prices are falling in Austin (e.g., AOL/Time Bulletin mentioning -8.1% price-per-square-foot decline), there is no specific evidence provided in the search results that confirms a 'Realtor.com analysis' stating Austin has the 'steepest drop of any major US metro since 2022'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On May 11, 2022, Anna Moriah "Mo" Wilson, a 25‑year‑old professional cyclist, was fatally shot at a friend's residence in Austin, Texas. Investigators identified Kaitlin Marie Armstrong as the suspect…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Moriah_Wilson
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Realtor.com is a real estate listings website operated by the News Corp subsidiary Move, Inc. and based in Austin, Texas. It is the second most visited real estate listings website in the United State…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Realtor.com
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Manor ( MAY-nər) is a city in Travis County, Texas, United States. Manor is located 12 miles northeast of Austin and is part of the Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area. The population was 13,652 at th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manor,_Texas
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Claim 16: “Austin ranked No. 3 on the Parcl list”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant results regarding Starlink and does not mention Parcl's ranking for Austin.
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web search NEUTRAL — Vergleichen Sie die monatlichen Servicetarife unserer Starlink-Angebote.
https://starlink.com/de/service-plans
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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 23, 2025 · Starlink Preise 2026: Das kostet der Dienst Starlink bietet 2025 mehrere Tarife, abhängig von Nutzungsart und Standort. Die Preise können regional variieren, hier die Übersicht für Deut…
https://www.internet-navigator.de/starlink-deutschland-2025-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 29, 2026 · Wer Starlink-Kosten googelt, will in der Regel keine Tabellen — sondern Klarheit darüber, ob dieser Dienst für die eigene Situation wirklich sinnvoll ist. Hier die Antworten ohne Werbej…
https://www.budgetseniors.com/starlink/starlink-kosten/
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Claim 17: “by most motivated, the study means that more than one in two home sellers in each are discounting below their original asking prices”
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The New York Post evidence explicitly states that 'by most motivated, the study means that more than one in two home sellers in each are discounting below their original asking prices'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Crowdshipping, sometimes referred to as crowd logistics, applies the concept of crowdsourcing to the personalized delivery of freight. Crowdshipping can be conceived as an example of people using soci…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowdshipping
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Crowdsourcing involves a large group of dispersed participants contributing or producing goods or services—including ideas, votes, micro-tasks, and finances—for payment or as volunteers. Contemporary …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowdsourcing
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web search NEUTRAL — Texas, a popular COVID-era landing pad for out-of-staters fleeing pandemic closures and restrictions, has seen its fortune turn on its head. Now, four Texas cities top the list of the nation’s “most m…
https://nypost.com/2026/08/19/real-estate/4-texas-cities-top…
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Claim 18: “Kingsport, Tennessee was the only non-Texas metro in the top five”
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Claim 19: “With an index of 7.03, 8.9% of listings were priced below with a median cut of 4.5% [in Dallas]”
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Claim 20: “Dallas had 53% of sellers discount their listings, of which the metro has 45,583 total”
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Claim 21: “Of the more than 20,200 listings in the metro [San Antonio], 8% were below and the median discount was 5%”
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