Home prices

Rising household incomes paired with December's drop in mortgage rates gave consumers their largest monthly jump in home buying power since 2013, according to First American Financial Corp.

Palm Beach County, Fla., home sales plummeted in January to their lowest level since the Great Recession, a drop that reflected consumer concern about rising mortgage rates and an overall slowing in the real estate market.

Single-family home sales in Maine dropped almost 13% in January, compared with a year ago, although prices held steady, according to Maine Listings.

In a shift from the typical upward trend for Central Texas, home sales declined in January and home price appreciation slowed, the Austin Board of Realtors said.

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Sales of previously owned homes fell to the weakest pace since November 2015, indicating that the housing market remained in a slowdown despite a drop in mortgage rates.

House listings in the Twin Cities are on the rise, but first-time buyers are snapping them up as quickly as they hit the market, setting the stage for another competitive spring market.

The number of home sales in metro Atlanta dropped 11% in January compared to a year ago, according to a report issued from Remax Georgia.

Despite a healthier economy supporting wage and income growth, the narrative that homebuyers are struggling to afford homes for sale hasn't changed much. House values are still on the rise, meaning shoppers are struggling with how much house they can afford.

After a half-year of decreased sales, the supply of homes grew for the fourth consecutive month in January, setting up a potentially big spring for buying.

The average price for a Spokane, Wash.-area home rose to $256,000 in January, as low numbers of properties for sale continued to put pressure on prices.

The pickings are still pretty slim for homebuyers in the Buffalo-Niagara area, but that may be starting to change.

Home sales fell for the third straight month in January, as buyers closed on 362 fewer homes than they did last year at the same time, according to the Houston Association of Realtors.

The year-over-year median home sale price dropped in January for the first time since February 2012 in metro Portland, according to new numbers from the Regional Multiple Listing Service.

Women have lower incomes than men, limiting their options when buying a house. But in some of the more pricey housing markets, single female homeowners outpace single male homeowners, which could suggest some tightening in the home value gap, according to Attom Data Solutions.

While the supply of homes still has a ways to go before becoming a buyer's market, incremental steps have taken place, especially on the West Coast, according to Zillow.

In another sign that the Bay Area housing market is cooling, the number of homes for sale here has spiked — signaling more options for buyers, and potentially lower prices.

Columbus home prices rose 5.1% in the fourth quarter of 2018 compared with the previous year, above the national average of 4%, but below almost all other Ohio metropolitan areas.

While property values continued rising in most markets, they grew at a healthier pace for homebuyers, according to the National Association of Realtors.

While home price appreciation showed steady growth in January, it's a lower rate than years past and consumer appraisal perception lags reality, according to Quicken Loans.