the housing market is trying to find its footing as the key spring homesales season kicks off in the us for shoppers their chances of winning a deal depends on where they’re looking more homebuyers signed contracts in february compared to a month earlier and a slight dip in borrowing costs is providing some relief but transactions remain hobbled by a shortage of listings and an affordability crisis that is only beginning to ease now the market is grappling with fallout from regionalbank failures and how it might affect interest rates and consumer confidence