Existing home sales in the U.S. are trending towards their worst year since 1995, according to research from the real estate brokerage company Redfin. But as we head into the fall, there are some signs that the housing market may improve.

After welcoming their third son, Brian Eisbrenner and his family began looking for a new home in the Grosse Pointe Woods area.

We were busting at the seasms at the house with stuff, and they're getting bigger, so that was a big motivating factor," Eisbrenner said.

But closing the deal proved to be pretty difficult.

"We had been looking for a year, year and a half, stuff would come on in our price point, but it went very quickly.

Eisbrenner finally found his home through an off-market deal, ending a difficult buying process. On the other hand, he said

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