Another sign that buyers have more power in real estate going into the spring season in 2019 than in 2018 is the rise of the home sale contingency.

The share of conventional loans for all new-home sales in the fourth quarter of 2018 was 76.9 percent, a 10-year high, per new analysis of Census data

According to the latest Zillow analysis of market conditions, the current market cooldown is happening 30 of the 35 biggest U.S. metros. San Jose, Calif. is the fastest-cooling of those studied.

New analysis tracks the nation's hottest metros in February 2019, based on days on market, for-sale listing views online, median listing price and annual price growth. 

The latest monthly update from the Denver Metro Association of Realtors says that median home prices dropped annually for the first time since 2012. 

New data from the Department of Commerce show that new-home sales in December 2018 posted a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 621,000, down 2.4 percent annually.

Interest rates ticked up slightly last week, tamping down mortgage application volume. Total volume dropped 2.5 percent over the previous week, and 2 percent annually, per the latest index data from the Mortgage Bankers Association.

CoreLogic's map of existing home and condo sales in San Diego County, Calif. show sales, median prices, and annual price change.

The latest data from CoreLogic suggests that home prices will be heating up again. In January, home value growth was the slowest in seven years, up 4.4 percent annually.