San Antonio home buyers are ghosting sellers more than almost anywhere in the United States. Real estate marketplace Redfin rates Alamo City as the No. 2 metro in the nation where buyers are getting cold feet before closing real estate deals.

Redfin says 19 percent of San Antonio home purchases were called off in September, a sharp increase from 16.8 percent in 2024. Tampa was the only city with a higher pull-out rate, affecting 20.1 percent of agreements. The national average is 15 percent.

The real estate company says Goldilocks thinking is largely to blame for the rise. A lack of compromise on concessions and repairs is driving the trend, with buyers refusing to accept imperfect homes.

Meanwhile, sellers want to avoid losing money on the deal. This is especially true of homeowners wh

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