Home prices

Home sale prices in Massachusetts continued their ascent in July, setting a new all-time high for the month and rising to a level nearly 20% higher than five years ago and nearly 40% higher than July 2009.

About 80% of Opportunity Zones had median home prices below the national mark of $266,000 in the second quarter, with 47% of them below $150,000, according to Attom Data Solutions.

Mortgage debt climbed to a new peak of $9.4 trillion in the second quarter and the distribution across the U.S. varies greatly.

Single-family home prices in Colorado Springs rose by 8.2% from the second quarter of last year to the second quarter of 2019, which ranked as the fifth highest appreciation rate among the nation's 100 largest metro areas.

Portland-area home price growth held steady in June amid a nationwide slowdown.

Double digits. That's how much Treasure Valley housing prices have shot up in the past year. The spike is so extreme, no other metro area in the U.S. can touch it.

Dallas-area home price gains continued to lag national increases in the latest housing market update.

While affordability continues to affect homebuyers, rising income combined with descending interest rates and decelerating housing values boosted the purchase market, according to First American.

Homes in the Rockford, Ill., region sold for $147,000 on average last month, the highest monthly average price since July 2006.

Home-price gains in 20 U.S. cities decelerated for a 15th straight month and were weaker than projected, pointing to continued cooling in the housing market.