Home prices

The Lehigh Valley ended the year 2019 with a record: The lowest monthly supply of housing the local Realtors' association has ever recorded.

December home prices in Cuyahoga County were up over December a year ago in both the Cuyahoga County suburbs and the city of Cleveland.

The Acadiana, La., area had a second straight record year in home sales in 2019 in terms of homes sold and total dollar volume thanks in part to a busy December.

When it comes to purchasing a home vs. renting on the affordability continuum, the reasonably priced properties skew towards less populated areas, according to Attom Data Solutions

Colorado Springs-area homes sold at a near-record clip last year, but an inventory shortage held the market back from being even better.

While buying a home in most markets results in lower monthly housing payments, in the nation's most populated counties renting is the more affordable option, Attom Data Solutions said.

California homeowners with big home loans and vacation properties would owe higher taxes under new legislation to raise money for programs to get the state's homelessness crisis under control.

Massachusetts cities and towns would have new options for funding local affordable housing under a proposal rolled out on Jan. 8: a fee of up to 2% on real estate sales above the statewide median sales price, and a higher fee on certain "speculative" property sales.

Home sellers in the suburbs north of New York City discounted their way to a strong fourth quarter, whittling pricing to levels that even luxury buyers found appealing

December home sales in the Houston area jumped 14% from the year before, capping a dramatic turnaround over the course of 2019.