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Spring Housing Slowdown? No Way! Here’s Where Homes Are Flying Off the Market

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It’s (almost) time to put away the ice scrapers and banish that bulky, battered winter coat to the rear of your closet. Spring is here—and it’s not just the mercury that’s heating up. This is the unofficial kickoff to the home-buying season, when buyers come out of hibernation and start hitting the open houses in earnest. And this year’s spring market is extra significant, since it will tell us whether the recent slowdown in home sales and price appreciation is just a fluke—or the new normal.

But while everyone is obsessing over prices, prices, prices, we’re taking a deep dive this week into lesser-known waters, a (data) stream that can help bring the big picture into focus, warts and all: how long it takes homes to sell. After all, when there’s way more demand (eager buyers!) than supply (homes for sale!), it means places fly off the market in mere days—terrific for sellers, not so much for buyers. A more leisurely paced market indicates a slowdown, and that translates into opportunities for price-conscious buyers to window-shop and negotiate while sellers cool their heels, and get a wee bit nervous.

So where are homes selling the fastest—and the slowest? To find out, our data team looked at how long it took homes to sell in the 250 largest metropolitan areas* on realtor.com® from March 2018 through February 2019.

Here’s what we learned: Nationally, we do indeed seem to be moving closer to a true buyer’s market. For four consecutive years through 2018, the length of time it took to sell a home fell. But this February the typical home sat on the market 83 days, unchanged from last year. It’s a telltale sign of a market that’s pumping the brakes, if not yet slamming into reverse.

But we continue to be a nation of housing haves and have-nots. While homes are disappearing off the market in around 30 days in the fastest-moving market, they are taking a positively pokey 131 days to sell in the slowest.

Still, the gap is closing! Many of the places where homes are selling the fastest are the nation’s most expensive coastal markets—the very places becoming overheated, where days on market are inching up. Meanwhile many of the places where homes sit on the market the longest are smaller Midwestern and Southern markets where home prices have long lagged, but are now starting to see such much needed improvement and homes sell a tad faster.

The churn is leading to opportunities—and challenges—for eager home buyers, says Chief Economist Danielle Hale of realtor.com. “In a lot of these markets you can probably negotiate on price more than you could a year ago,” she says.

But it cuts both ways: “In a fast-moving market, you need to move quickly. A home you saw one week might be gone the next.”

So, first, where do buyers need to be ready to pounce?

Markets where homes sell fastest

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1. San Jose, CA

Median list price: $1.1 million Median days on market: 30.1 Change in days** on market: +8 days

San Jose, CA

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Yes, the epicenter of America’s booming tech biz remains the most competitive market for real estate. But paradoxically enough, it’s also nucleus of the nation’s real estate slowdown. Still following us?

“Santa Clara County [home to San Jose] was probably the hottest, most competitive market in the country. However, since midsummer 2018 it became the market in the [San Francisco] Bay Area that cooled off the most,” says Patrick Carlisle, Bay Area chief marketing analyst at the real estate firm Compass.

Median home prices in the metro fell 10% in February year over year—or more than $100,000. In the meantime, the number of homes for sale on the market has climbed 124%.

But let’s get real: The pace of San Jose’s market is less frantic than it was a year ago, but buyers still better be ready to act fast. Most homes that go up for sale have a new name on the deed within a month. And sellers in this market, especially those in Palo Alto and Mountain View, where Google is based, still hold all the power.

“Buyers in the Bay Area have been trained to act quickly,” Carlisle says.

2. Salt Lake City, UT

Median list price: $397,000 Median days on market: 37 Change in days on market: +8 days

Salt Lake City

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While both urban and suburban homes are still selling fast in this outdoor lover’s paradise, they spend a bit more time on the market than they did at the same time last year—eight more days, to be precise. Still, there’s no shortage of buyers hungry to get into the market here, and they have plenty of attractive options.

Unlike many Western cities, Salt Lake City has many new homes going up. In fact, about 1 in 3 homes on realtor.com in that market is new construction. At a median price of $389,000, these new homes actually cost less than existing homes in the market, despite typically having an extra 400 square feet.

3. Seattle, WA

Median list price: $592,000 Median days on market: 37.8 Change in days on market: +19 days

Pike Place Market in Seattle

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Long the poster child for rapidly rising home prices, high-flying Seattle finally hit the power lines late last year. Would-be buyers were priced out at the same time that sellers and investors, sensing the metro had peaked, began listing more properties. That resulted in homes staying on the market for 19 days longer in February compared with a year ago. And that big drop still wasn’t enough to get Seattle knocked off our ranking. Far from it, in fact.

“It’s still a tight market, but it is not as tight as we’ve seen over the last couple of years,” says Matthew Gardner, chief economist at Windermere Real Estate, a Seattle-based brokerage. “Well-positioned, well-priced homes are still selling very quickly.”

There are fewer bidding wars, Gardner says. But buyers who think that means they don’t have to act fast will lose out.

“We are still a seller’s market, but it’s just a little less frantic,” he says.

4. Denver, CO

Median list price: $462,000 Median days on market: 40.2 Change in days on market: +4 days

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The Mile High City is in the midst of a record housing shortage that gives buyers hours—not days—to submit their offers.

“I see bidding wars every day. It’ll go back and forth between buyers trying to offer the highest and try to best each other. And half those offers are in cash,” says Ryan Penn, associate broker at 360dwellings Real Estate, in Denver. “I’ve had clients list their house on a Monday and have 10 to 15 offers by Tuesday night.”

The Denver market is driven by well-off, first-time home buyers looking for something between $300,000 to $500,000. There’s precious little below that range anymore, Penn says.

5. Boise City, ID

Median list price: $340,000 Median days on market: 40.9 Change in days on market: -1 day

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San Francisco’s loss may be Boise City’s gain. Folks from higher-cost Western cities continue to flock to the Idaho mountain town, driven by good prices, natural beauty, and its own burgeoning tech scene.

“It’s not uncommon for a home priced under $250,000 to get eight, nine offers,” says Robert Inman, director of operations for Boise’s Best Real Estate Team, a Keller Williams affiliate. “The prices have just gone up, up, up. ”

Home prices are up 8.8% here year over year as the population has increased 9.3% from 2013 to 2017.

Popular neighborhoods include Boise’s North End, where many of the three-bed, one-bath, wooden abodes were built in the early 1900s. Homes there are going for around $400,000, but can be worth more than $1 million once they’re fixed up.

The rest of the top 10 metros with the fewest days on market are Omaha, NE; Nashville, TN; Las Vegas; Columbus, OH; and Minneapolis.

OK, now let’s take a tour of the cities where you have plenty of time to shop around for a home—and maybe even negotiate down prices.

Markets where homes take longest to sell

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1. Brownsville, TX

Median list price: $200,000 Median days on market: 130.9 Change in days on market: -11 days

Brownsville, TX

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This U.S.-Mexico border town enjoys its high-energy celebrations, from the annual Latin Jazz Festival to the Sombrero Fest. But when it comes to housing, things amble along at a relaxed pace.

The reason? Paychecks tend to be smaller in Brownsville, and folks don’t part with their money easily. In this market, sellers often have to make sacrifices in order to sell their homes faster.

“A lot of these folks don’t have the down payments,” says Bruno Zavaleta, a broker at Zavaleta Realty, in Brownsville. “So they’re asking for seller concessions to help with closing costs.”

But that doesn’t mean first-time buyers can be too relaxed. Homes priced from $80,000 to $130,000 sell considerably faster. Earlier this year, Zavaleta listed a three-bed, two-bath home with a pool for $129,000, and within a week he had three offers on it.

The opposite is true for expensive homes. “Half-a-million-dollar homes will sit there for months, if not years, before they sell,” Zavaleta says.

2. Claremont, NH

Median list price: $259,700 Median days on market: 119.0 Change in days on market: -18 days

Downtown Claremont

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The city of Claremont has poured millions into revitalizing sections of its downtown. That helped improve the housing market here, but not quite enough: Claremont has long lagged behind the rest of the state, and still has a lot of catching up to do.

A big reason is that folks just don’t have the income to afford the high cost of New England living. The median household in New Hampshire brings in $71,305 per year, compared with just $58,777 in Claremont.

But there are deals to be had. There are a number of homes under $140,000 in this market, although they tend to sell at a faster rate as first-time buyers try to get into the market.

3. Houma, LA

Median list price: $187,500 Median days on market: 112.8 Change in days on market: +2 days

Four-bedroom home in Houma

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Just an hour from New Orleans, Houma lies in the heart of Cajun country. Houma’s downtown district is on the National Register of Historic Places. But while many in this Gulf community still work gathering shrimp or shucking oysters, these days the oil industry dominates the job market.

Local offshore drilling took a hit in 2015, when the price of oil dropped, and it hasn’t fully rebounded—weakening the economy and pulling the steam out of its housing market since fewer people are looking to buy.

“When oil prices went down, more houses went on the market and they took much longer to sell,” says Michelle Parsons, an associate broker at Town and Country Real Estate, in Houma.

But buyers still need to move quickly in areas with good schools, like Mulberry School District. Brick one-story homes priced under $250,000 near this school go faster than most.

4. Salisbury, MD

Median list price: $317,000 Median days on market: 111.8 Change in days on market: No change

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Located east of the Chesapeake Bay, Salisbury is a quaint, coastal community known for its great seafood (try the Maryland blue crab!). But when it comes to reeling in a home, buyers can let that line sit out for a while.

This market doesn’t have a huge number of the first-time buyers who usually keep a market churning at a steady rate. Four in 10 home buyers here are over 60, and they tend to take their time.

But these older buyers have plenty of choices. In fact, realtor.com recently named Salisbury one of the top markets in the country to buy a “forever home.” The many one-level rambler-style homes are local favorites, and one can be grabbed for under $200,000.

5. Lynchburg, VA

Median list price: $140,000 Median days on market: 110.5 Change in days on market: 40 days

Lynchburg, Virginia

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Home buyers in Lynchburg almost have too many choices after the number of homes on the market jumped 53% over the previous year. And the length of time it takes to sell a home has skyrocketed, too.

But not every neighborhood is buyer-friendly. Those looking to move up into old-money neighborhoods like Boonsboro, a very desirable suburb, had better be ready to put down a bid fast, says Scott Fogleman, associate broker at Keller Williams Lynchburg. Competition is fierce on properties like this two-story brick home with four fireplaces, priced at $360,000.

The rest of the top 10 metros with the most days on market are Torrington, CT; Hilo, HI; Naples, FL; Hilton Head Island, SC; and Huntington, WV.

* A metropolitan statistical area is a designation that includes the urban core of a city and surrounding smaller towns and cities.

** Change in median days on market between February 2018 and February 2019.

Allison Underhill and Clare Trapasso contributed to this report.

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Haute Homes: The Diverse Luxury Digs of America’s Priciest Neighborhoods

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Think you know how the 1% lives? Blinged-out mansions with gold errythang, elaborate custom pool grotto, and maids and butlers scurrying down long, marble-tiled hallways? Sure, places like that exist, but the reality is, what’s considered the crème de la crème of real estate varies from state to state.

Recently, the realtor.com® data team crunched the numbers and pinpointed the most expensive ZIP codes in every state in America. Some were neighborhoods in big cities, some were entire towns in themselves. The list also took us on a fascinating tour of the best that each state in the nation has to offer: mansions set on rolling, emerald lawns in Greenwich, CT; historic brownstones in Boston; and picturesque horse farms in the suburbs of Louisville, KY.

We wanted to take a closer look at what’s on the market in those swanky areas, so we sifted through our listings. Whether you’re lucky enough to have deep pockets you can turn out to buy, or you just want to check out what luxury means in your state—and others—here are 12 homes for sale right now in America’s most expensive neighborhoods.

California: 90210 67 Beverly Park Ct., Beverly Hills

Price: $165 million Palazzo perfection: This estate on 9 acres took seven years to build and, according to the listing, is one of the “finest estates ever offered in Beverly Hills.” Completed in 1998, the main house has 20 bedrooms, 16 baths, and five half-bathrooms, and measures over 20,000 square feet.

There’s also a 30-car courtyard, pool and pool house, two two-story guesthouses, a tennis court, and jogging trail that circles the entire property. If that’s not enough room for you and the fam, there’s another lot available to expand.

Beverly Hills, CA

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Colorado: 81654 1220 Watson Divide Rd., Snowmass

Price: $50 million Rockies retreat: It would be hard to conjure up a more thoroughly luxe mountain sanctuary than this nearly 900-acre property tucked into the Rocky Mountains. Built in 2007, the main house is 18,000 square feet of style and comfort with every imaginable upgrade, including an indoor pool. But outdoors is where this dream home really stands out.

The pristine acreage offers a stocked pond, private beach with cabana, and 15 miles of trails for hiking, horseback riding, snowmobiling, or whatever else strikes your fancy. Plus, there’s a labyrinth!

Snowmass, CO

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Delaware: 19807 10 Pyles Ford Rd., Greenville

Price: $9.8 million Old-world wonder: It might look like it’s been there for centuries, but don’t be fooled. This stately stone home was built in 2009 to take advantage of commanding views of what’s locally known as “Chateau Country.” It sits on nearly 9 fenced acres bordered by the Winterthur Museum’s 1,000 acres and conserved land, which means no noisy neighbors! At the same time, it’s just minutes from downtown Wilmington and Philadelphia.

The four-bedroom main house with five baths and four half-baths features a Joanne Hudson–designed kitchen, seven-zone geothermal heating, whole-home humidification system, elevator, wine cellar, and bowling alley.

The property also comes with a pool, pool house with kitchen and bath, one-bedroom apartment over the detached three-car garage, and three-bedroom, two-bathroom gatehouse.

Greenville, DE

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Georgia: 31561 319 W. Fifty Fifth St., Sea Island

Price: $13.5 million Island idyll: This estate occupies a particularly pretty piece of Sea Island, and makes the most of its lush gardens and water views. Built with reclaimed “Savannah Grey” bricks and completed in 1987, the home includes a theater room, grand living and dining rooms for entertaining, and a large veranda for those afternoon siestas. Outdoors, the property has a teak-trimmed pool, spa, dining area, and fire pit.

Sea Island, GA

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Kansas: 66211 11513 Pawnee Cir, Leawood

Price: $4.9 million Gorgeous Georgian: This home might be located in the Midwest, but its inspiration was East Coast Georgian. The 11,000-square-foot home with five bedrooms, six baths, and three half-baths was completed in 2003.

The interior features Old World touches like silver and crystal antique features, antique fireplaces, intricate millwork, and sweeping staircase, which are paired with 21st-century must-haves like an exercise room, two media rooms, three laundry rooms, and a pool room. Fitting into neither category is the home’s quirky, working phone booth.

Outdoors, the 1-acre lot features upper and lower patios and a pool lined with spouting frog fountains.

Leawood, KS

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Massachusetts: 02108 77 Chestnut St., Boston

Price: $8,995,000 Historic heavyweight: This elegant residence has it all. The location on Chestnut Street is one of the best in the city, about a block away from the Charles River promenade, shopping, and the Public Garden.

Built in 1899 but virtually new inside, the sunny, four-bedroom home with three baths and three half-baths has more than 6,500 square feet of living space, including oodles of coveted closet space. The second floor has grand entertainment rooms with high ceilings and the main bedroom suite has five closets and an adjacent nursery.

On the home’s garden level, there’s a home theater and gallery, and the top level includes a family room with views and a terrace. As if all that weren’t enticing enough for a potential buyer, it also comes with parking for five cars.

Boston, MA

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Minnesota: 55391 3770 Northome Rd., Deephaven

Price: $14,895,000 Lakefront living: Nestled on the shores of Lake Minnetonka and just 15 miles from Minneapolis, this home sits on the highest point of the lake area. It’s easy to see why the listing boasts this is the “most admired home on Lake Minnetonka,” with its luxurious main suite, chef’s kitchen, pool house including a viewing terrace, sport court, bowling alley, golf simulator, gym, home theater, rooftop deck, and music club.

The nearly 2-acre lot also includes 195 feet of lakeshore.

Deephaven, MN

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New Mexico: 87506 12 Avenida De Rey, Santa Fe

Price: $9,850,000 Adobe abode: This 220-acre ranch is a 20-minute drive from downtown Santa Fe, with views of both the Sangre de Cristo and Jemez mountains. The adobe home was built in 2002 and designed to look like a chapel from the outside. The 19,000-square-foot home has five bedrooms, six baths, and two half-baths. Interior details include handcarved doors, corbels, inlaid detailing, stitched leather ceilings, hewn wooden beams, and 10 fireplaces.

The property also comes with a guesthouse, TV production studio, and gymnasium with attached bowling alley and shooting range. There’s also a stable with 12 stalls and living quarters; heated, three-car garage; workshop; bus garage; greenhouse; and caretaker’s office.

Santa Fe, NM

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Oregon: 97034 1527 Lake Front Rd., Lake Oswego

Price: $5,295,000 Luxe lake living: This 7,000-square-foot home on Lake Oswego has five bedrooms and 6.5 bathrooms. Built in 1939, the home has been updated throughout with elevator access from the garage to each level, a spectacular main suite, full bar, wine bar, exercise room, indoor spa, pool with lake view, outdoor kitchen, and boathouse.

Lake Oswego, OR

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Pennsylvania: 19085 770 Godfrey Rd., Villanova

Price: $14,650,000 Main Line majesty: Built in 1933, this estate sits on 17 acres just 30 minutes from Philadelphia and 90 minutes from New York City. It was once a piece of Ardossan, the most famous—and fanciest—Main Line property, according to the listing. (The Main Line is a historically prestigious area of suburban Philadelphia.)

Now known as Albermarle, the gated estate includes a collection of English stone buildings, including the main house, guesthouse, and entertainment barn. The tennis court has been converted into a clock tower and family gathering spot that can also serve as a high-tech business headquarters. In the main residence, an expansive kitchen is ready to cater a large-scale event. Outdoors, there’s a pool and extensive patios for taking in the views.

Villanova, PA

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West Virginia: 24986 564 Wilson Rdg., Unit RGM099, White Sulphur Springs

Price: $5.6 million Mountain marvel: This mountain home was built in 2009 and sits on more than 7.5 acres with expansive views of the valley and mountains. Outside, the home boasts reclaimed oak and hemlock board-and-batten siding and Cushwa brick walls. Indoors, the home features reclaimed heart pine and brick paver flooring, custom cabinetry, and more.

White Sulphur Springs, WV

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Wyoming: 83014 3355 Fall Creek Rd. S., Wilson

Price: $16.5 million Wildlife wonderland: Known as Singing Trees, this 33-acre property sits on a lake just 20 minutes from Jackson, and has views of the Grand Tetons. Bordered on the west by national forest, the property is teeming with wildlife, including elk, moose, deer, bears, birds, and more.

The main home was built in 1992 and inspired by the great lodges built in the national parks in the 1920s. It measures 12,000 square feet and includes eight bedrooms, seven baths, and five half-baths.

Wilson, WY

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On the Market: Homes for Sale in Brooklyn and Manhattan

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Hottest 'Hoods 2018: 30 ZIP codes where Portland-area homes sold the fastest

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Mortgage Rates Stay Subdued, Bringing Relief to Slumping Housing Market

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Americans flocked to line up financing for home purchases as rates for home loans remained favorable, suggesting the recent housing downturn may be easing.

The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 4.45% in the January 17 week, mortgage guarantor Freddie Mac said Thursday. That was unchanged during the week, and still at a nine-month low. The popular product hasn’t managed a gain in over two months.

The 15-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 3.88%, down one basis point. The 5-year Treasury-indexed hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage averaged 3.87%, up from 3.83%.

A look at the MBA purchase application index and the average 30-year fixed-rates mortgages.

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Those rates don’t include fees associated with obtaining mortgage loans.

Even as mortgage rates have declined or stayed steady over the past few months, Americans have applied for home loans in droves. In the most recent week, mortgage purchase applications hit the highest level since April 2010, the Mortgage Bankers Association said Wednesday. (Refinances are also higher; the share of all mortgage applications for refis was at a one-year high.)

Other signs have also pointed to steady, if less frenzied, demand from home shoppers. Home builder Lennar Corp. said earlier in January that December had brought “increased folks willing to buy.” And anecdotal evidence from around the country suggests some buyers were holding their breath until after the midterm elections.

Fixed-rate mortgages—which made up 91% of all applications in the most recent week—track the 10-year Treasury yield, which has benefitted from more dovish signals from the Federal Reserve and the stock market sell-off.

As Sam Khater, Freddie’s chief economist, put it, “interest rate-sensitive sectors of the economy, such as consumer mortgage demand and homebuilder construction sentiment, are on the mend, which indicates that lower interest rates are beginning to have a positive impact on some segments of the economy.”

The big question now is what kind of spring selling season would-be buyers will face. Will increased rental supply make buyers less frantic to find a home than in past years? Will more current homeowners be willing and able to list their homes for sale?

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On the Market: Homes for Sale in Brooklyn and Manhattan

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Delicious Dwellings! 10 Homes for Sale That Look Exactly Like Gingerbread Houses

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The holidays are when the masses try their hand at homebuilding. In gingerbread form, at least.

Contests to build ginormous gingerbread houses are popular this time of year. Although it’s difficult to compete with the masters of pastry in creating a sweet structure, the appeal of cute cottages handmade from cookies and sweets endures.

These confectionery construction projects have also inspired builders to borrow elements of gingerbread homes for real homes. The gingerbread architectural style has roots in 19th-century Haiti and was adopted in American design after the Civil War.

Real-life gingerbread houses are festooned with carved latticework, pitched roofs, adorable adornments, and perhaps a splashy color or two. And while the style is more common in Atlantic coastal regions like Martha’s Vineyard and New Jersey, lovely examples of the style can be found across the country.

In honor of the holiday season, we’ve picked 10 sweet homes on the market right now that look exactly like gingerbread houses come to life. We invite you to take a bite!

6530 Devonshire Ave, Saint Louis, MO

Price: $389,900 Updated charmer: Stained glass, original hardwood floors, and a cozy sunroom are just a few of the touches that make this gingerbread-style cottage so special. Built in 1935, the three-bedroom home maintains its original charm and curb appeal, while the interiors have been given a modern and sophisticated update.

Saint Louis, MO

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505 Pine Ave. S, Oldsmar, FL

Price: $439,000 Coastal cottage: While it appears old-timey, this gingerbread home is less than two decades old. The exterior evokes whipped white icing, and the woodwork is hand-carved. The three-bedroom home has views of Old Tampa Bay, cathedral ceilings, and a two-car garage.

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400 Prospect Ave, Beaver Dam, WI

Price: $234,900 19th-century cheer: Known to locals as the Beaver Dam gingerbread house, the three-bedroom house was built in 1854 and recently updated with a new furnace, tankless water heater, kitchen, and hardwood floors.

Beaver Dam, WI

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67 Pinewild Dr, Pinehurst, NC

Price: $589,000 Gingerbread-chic: Custom-built with stained glass depicting Hansel and Gretel, this adorable house goes all-in on the gingerbread theme. Built in 2001, the four-bedroom home is adjacent to Azalea Golf Course and has its own stream, pond, and water feature.

Pinehurst, NC

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1824 Saint Charles St, Alameda, CA

Price: $720,000 California gingerbread: With its cheery pink and green gingerbread detailing still intact, this Queen Anne two-bedroom cottage measures in at a compact 900 square feet. Built in 1896, the home was recently updated in the kitchen, bath, and laundry room.

Alameda, CA

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417 Orleans Ave. S, Tampa, FL

Price: $650,000 Tampa bungalow: Built in 1991 and featuring a bright blue door, this shotgun-style bungalow is an ideal mix of new and old. A smart layout makes the most of the home’s 2,000 square feet, three bedrooms, and 2.5 bathrooms.

Tampa, FL

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1030 Fleming St, Key West, FL

Price: $2,350,000 Key West stunner: If the wicked witch in “Hansel and Gretel” won the lottery, she’d gladly pack up her cookbooks and move into this South Florida mansion. The historic home was built in 1938 on a prominent corner in Old Key West, and boasts luxury touches like Brazilian wood floors, crown molding, and an indoor-outdoor fireplace.

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1512 Hurley Ave, Fort Worth, TX

Price: $460,000 Gingerbread meets shiplap: Located in the heart of downtown and featuring a wide, welcoming front porch and whimsical trim, this charmer was built in 1920. It still has its original shiplap and hardwood floors. Muted, stylish, and modern, this gingerbread beauty would make any buyer happy to call it home.

Fort Worth, TX

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31220 M 43, Paw Paw, MI 49079

Price: $250,000 Italianate flavor: Stately and well-maintained, this Victorian home built in 1889 has loads of carved wood details inside and out. The four-bedroom house sits on a 5-acre lot and includes some original artwork as well as other distinctive touches like stained glass.

Paw Paw, MI

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12 Siloam Ave, Oak Bluffs, MA

Price: $525,000 Martha’s Vineyard gingerbread: This darling gingerbread beach bungalow was built in 1870 and makes the most of its small footprint. Bright and cheery, it’s something straight out of a postcard with its views of Sunset Lake and short stroll to Jetty Beach.

Oak Bluffs, MA

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