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Nypost · 🇨🇳 public China · · 1380 words · By Lauren Elkies Schram
Post-Pandemic Economic Shifts Real Estate Market Correction
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The property hot spot that’s become the nation’s slowest home sales market in major fall from favor Homes in Austin are lingering on the market for the same number of days it took China to complete the world’s widest underwater roadway: 110.

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What happened

The property hot spot that’s become the nation’s slowest home sales market in major fall from favor Homes in Austin are lingering on the market for the same number of days it took China to complete the world’s widest underwater roadway: 110.

Why it matters

Austin — Texas’ capital city, which became a popular destination during the pandemic years — took the top spot in a ranking of the slowest-selling metro areas, according to a new report from Clever Real Estate and Best Interest Financial looking at median…

Common ground

Miami, another COVID-era hot spot, came in third with 105 days.

Perspective signals

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

open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/13/real-estate/austin-ranks-as-the-slowest-selling-us…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 34 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Sellers in the slow-selling markets were forced to adjust, reducing prices on 23% of their listings, compared to 17% nationally.”
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Claim 2: “Miami’s 10.1 months of supply is the most in Florida and the second-most overall in the country”
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Claim 3: “inventory of 5.2 homes per 1,000 residents [in Nashville] — versus 3.67 nationally”
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Claim 4: “At the state level, homes sold the slowest in Montana, with a median 121 days on the market.”
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No evidence provided confirms that Montana has the slowest-selling homes or a median of 121 days.
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web search NEUTRAL — It is the fourth-largest state by area, but the eighth-least populous state and the third-least densely populated state. Its capital is Helena, while the most populous city is Billings.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montana
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web search NEUTRAL — Discover Montana’s breathtaking landscapes, vibrant small towns, and endless adventures. Plan your trip with guides to national parks, outdoor activities, events, and unique places to stay across Big …
https://www.visitmt.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Bitterroot, the Montana state flower, blossoming in the Scratchgravel Hills near Helena
https://mt.gov/
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Claim 5: “Nashville’s days on market increased 13 days from the year prior”
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Claim 6: “the penthouse at the Four Seasons Residences... listed at $33.5 million and on the market for 129 days”
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Claim 7: “30% of homes selling at a reduced price [in Austin]”
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Claim 8: “San Antonio notched No. 2 with 109 days.”
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No evidence provided mentions San Antonio's ranking or a median of 109 days on the market.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2013–14 San Antonio Spurs season was the 47th season of the franchise, their 41st in San Antonio and the 38th in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Spurs entered the season as runner-u…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013–14_San_Antonio_Spurs_seas…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 San Antonio Spurs season is the 59th season of the franchise, its 50th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 53rd in the San Antonio area. On May 2, 2025, Gregg Popovich st…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_San_Antonio_Spurs_seas…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio. The Spurs compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southwest Division of the Wes…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs
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Claim 9: “Hawaii ranks as the third slowest-selling state with homes hanging on the market for a median 104 days.”
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Claim 10: “Clever... and Best Interest Financial... used real estate data from Redfin for the month of February.”
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Claim 11: “median sale price of $495,000 [in Nashville]”
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Claim 12: “With 6.1 months of supply, their inventory dwarfed the national median of 3.9 months.”
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Claim 13: “a three-bedroom, three-bathroom house at 7806 Beauregard Circle... The 1,534-square-foot, three-bedroom, two-and-a-half bathroom house, with a $499,900 asking price, is slated to close this week.”
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Claim 14: “Months of supply [in San Antonio] sits at 6.2”
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Claim 15: “In Austin, inventory ticked up to 5.8 months of supply”
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Claim 16: “32% of sellers [in San Antonio] had to reduce their price”
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Claim 17: “the median home [in Miami] sells for just 95% of its list price”
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Claim 18: “median list price of $685,000 [in Honolulu]”
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Claim 19: “Homes in Austin are lingering on the market for... 110 [days].”
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The provided evidence mentions Austin's housing market but does not confirm a median of 110 days on the market. One source mentions 15 days for a specific district, but there is no data supporting the 110-day claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Austin refers to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Austin ( AW-stin) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas. With a population of 961,855 at the 2020 census, it is the 13th-most populous city in the U.S., fifth-most populous city in Texas, an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin,_Texas
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Austin Tyler Reaves (born May 29, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Wich…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Reaves
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Claim 20: “In San Antonio, the market decelerated 28 days year-over-year”
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Claim 21: “The median home [in Miami] is listed at $580,000”
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Claim 22: “Raleigh... saw the biggest year-over-year change, with homes sitting on the market for a median 80 days, 30 days longer than the prior year.”
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Evidence mentions Raleigh's market seeing one of the biggest slowdowns and an increase in days on market, but the specific figures (80 days median, 30-day increase) are not confirmed in the provided text.
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web search NEUTRAL — Graph and download economic data for Housing Inventory: Median Days on Market Year-Over-Year in Raleigh, NC (CBSA) (MEDDAYONMARYY39580) from Jul 2017 to Apr 2026 about Raleigh, NC, median, and USA.
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MEDDAYONMARYY39580
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web search NEUTRAL — RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Raleigh's housing market is seeing one of the biggest slowdowns in the country, ranking third nationwide for the largest increase in days on market, according to a new ...
https://abc11.com/post/report-raleighs-housing-market-sees-n…
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web search NEUTRAL — 3,511 homes sold across the 16 counties around Raleigh, Durham, Cary, and Chapel Hill. Days on market rose from 18 (year ago) to 24 in July—a 33% increase. Median days on market doubled from 5 to 8 da…
https://brianpateseminars.com/2025/08/raleigh-durham-real-es…
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Claim 23: “The five-bedroom, 5.5-bathroom house at 6424 Southwest 109th St... initially hit the market in June 2024 for just under $5.5 million, and ended up selling for $4.1 million.”
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Claim 24: “Robin Crow’s Dark Horse Estate... priced at $24 million and on the market for 276 days”
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Claim 25: “the city’s [Nashville] 5.5 months of supply”
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Claim 26: “Honolulu had 7.7 months of supply”
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Claim 27: “median list price of $321,670 [in San Antonio]”
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Claim 28: “followed by Nashville with 97 days.”
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No evidence provided confirms Nashville's ranking as fifth or a median of 97 days on the market.
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web search NEUTRAL — The median income for a household in the city was $46,141, and the median income for a family was $56,377. Males with a year-round, full-time job had a median income of $41,017 versus $36,292 for fema…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nashville,_Tennessee
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web search NEUTRAL — Learn how to record your screen with internal audio on mac for free! ****** Secure your tickets for the Grow With Video Online Experience HERE http://Gr...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prUVS0HF2gU
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web search NEUTRAL — Of the slowest-selling metros, seven are in the South, and three are in Texas alone. The study states that a part of the reason for this reshuffling in America’s red-hot markets is the divergence in h…
https://property-reporter.com/10-slowest-selling-metro-areas…
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Claim 29: “Miami... came in third with 105 days.”
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No evidence provided confirms Miami's ranking as third or a median of 105 days on the market.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Miami metropolitan area. The Dolphins compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Confe…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Miami Heat are an American professional basketball team based in Miami. The Heat compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conferenc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami_Heat
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Caresha Romeka Brownlee (born February 11, 1994), better known by her stage name Yung Miami, is an American rapper. She formed the Miami, Florida-based hip hop duo City Girls with JT in 2017, and bega…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yung_Miami
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Claim 30: “The top 10 slowest real estate markets had an average of 98 days on the market versus 66 for the rest of the country.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm these specific averages for the top 10 markets versus the national average.
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Claim 31: “Honolulu scored fourth with 100 days”
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No evidence provided confirms Honolulu's ranking as fourth or a median of 100 days on the market.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Honolulu ( HON-ə-LOO-loo; Hawaiian: [honoˈlulu]) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, located in the Pacific Ocean. It is the county seat of the consolidated City and Co…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honolulu
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Honolulu County (Hawaiian: Kalana ʻo Honolulu), officially known as the City and County of Honolulu and formerly as Oʻahu County, is a consolidated city-county in the U.S. state of Hawaii, one of five…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honolulu_County,_Hawaii
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Skyline is a light metro rapid transit system in the City and County of Honolulu on the island of Oʻahu, in the state of Hawaiʻi. Segment 1 of the project, which lies entirely outside of the Urban Hon…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyline_(Honolulu)
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Claim 32: “national median [list price] of $458,710”
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Claim 33: “Texas was the fifth slowing-selling state with homes remaining on the market for a median 91 days.”
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Claim 34: “Austin... took the top spot in a ranking of the slowest-selling metro areas, according to a new report from Clever Real Estate and Best Interest Financial”
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While there is a mention of a 'Clever Real Estate' survey in the evidence, none of the provided search results explicitly state that Austin took the top spot as the slowest-selling metro area in a report by Clever Real Estate and Best Interest Financial.
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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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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The American subprime mortgage crisis was a multinational financial crisis that occurred between 2007 and 2010, contributing to the 2008 financial crisis. It led to a severe economic recession, with m…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subprime_mortgage_crisis
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