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Housing a bright spot, challenges persist

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From October 2019 to September 2020, the South posted the largest number of new home sales in the nation, led by Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, Phoenix and Austin, Texas. Dallas-Fort Worth had more new home closings in the last year than the entire state of California for single-family homes,” said Nothaft.

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Pandemic-induced population shifts gain steam

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Six of the cities on the declining list in 2021 were in California. One year into the pandemic, Phoenix—the city with the largest numerical increase from 2018 to 2019—moved into second place, switching spots with San Antonio. San Francisco was not among the 15 fastest-declining cities in 2019, but it topped the list in 2021 with a 6.3%