During the pandemic, housing markets in Florida and Texas enjoyed a surge in popularity. Ohio, in particular, is a quiet champion of the American housing market, thanks to the allure of the Cleveland Clinic, and a $20 billion Intel plant. Redfin data released in July shows the U.S. is firmly a buyer’s market, with sellers outnumbering buyers by nearly two to one. Cincinnati and Columbus are modest buyer’s markets (37.2% and 40.5%, respectively), and Cleveland is one of the rare balanced markets in America. In Texas, Florida, and Colorado, active inventory at the time exceeded pre-pandemic 2019 levels, Lambert wrote, because the Sunbelt overbuilt.