i'm meteorologist sandy pa tell.t you know how long it will last coming up. >> and >>> early signs of a potential softening in the real estate market starting to emerge. new home sales dropped last month and in the south bay, real estate agents are seeing fewer offers. >> reporter: demand for housing remains strong in the south bay tied to the growth and job. that has developers and builders selling in 13 south bay communities. but across the west, new home sales took a 26% drop this one. . >> i think we're about to see a shift in the mrk place. >> kristopher hellio is the president of the sount a class and overbids are more often 20 if the market done. >> the buy side, there's going to be opportunities coming. and if the market sales a little bit, to be able to have the >> we are currently in year 5 of a housing market recovery. >> the housing affordability index is also at a >> a 1.1 million -- if it falls to 19% like it did during a previous downturn that, could mean a slowing market. david louie, abc 7 news. >> u