The 82 farmhouse-style homes sit on one-acre homesites. Many feature three-car garages. Amenities include a pool and cabana, playground, multi-purpose field and a network of walking trails.

Lots at the luxury farming community range five to over 20 acres and are priced from $349,000 to $1.1 million.

At the same time, existing-home sales and housing starts fell, while days on market jumped.

Despite a slowdown in single-family construction activity, newly built homes are becoming increasingly accessible to American buyers, in terms of both availability and affordability. According to data from the New-Construction Insights report released by Realtor.com, in the second quarter

Signed contracts declined despite lower interest rates and improved affordability and inventory, the National Association of REALTORS® said.   

This former Masonic lodge in Little Falls, New York, was once a meeting place for a local chapter of the Freemasons.

The pace of home-price appreciation declined to its slowest pace in two years, according to the S&P Cotality Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index. 

“You must have multiple revenue streams or a ton of savings.” — Mindy Roberts, Realtor, Ansley Real Estate

Community amenities include a pool, sundeck, walking trails, clubhouse, grill area and fitness center.

The upside surprise came despite monthly and yearly declines in the pace of sales. 

The single-family community will bring 39 homes to market in the Paulding County city. 

Nationally, home sales rose 0.6% year over year but slid 0.7% month over month, RE/MAX said. 

This home has been carefully constructed out of retrofitted steel shipping containers using alternative construction methods.

The association said the housing market is making a definitive swing back in the direction of the buyer thanks to wage growth, slowing home-price gains and rising inventory. 

The 19-story luxury high-rise will bring 304 apartments to market when it opens. 

The single-family sector managed to eke out a slight monthly gain, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.