Home prices

As a strong economy pushed sales of existing homes in Wisconsin to record levels for the third straight year in 2017, Dane County continued to rank as one of the most expensive places to buy a home in the state.

The housing market has gained back all $9 trillion in value it lost when the market collapsed, but its uneven recovery has left many housing markets falling behind as others plow ahead, according to Zillow.

Maine's stellar home sales activity continued to set records in 2017, but just barely, and in spite of flat or declining sales in the hottest markets of York and Cumberland counties.

Chicago-area home sales rose at a slower pace in 2017 than in each of the preceding two years, in large part because demand outstripped supply.

Last year ended with house prices up 6.7% percent in Los Angeles and Orange counties and rising 7.5% in the Inland Empire as a drop in listings continued to push prices upward, the California Association of Realtors reported.

The West maintained its lead with the country's highest overall growth rate, though there may be signs that it is faltering.

Anchorage home values declined slightly on average in 2017 — a reflection of a dip in the housing market — but it's too soon to say how that will impact individual taxes, according to the city assessor's office.

U.S. home prices are surging to new records. Homebuilder stocks last year outperformed all other groups. And bears? They're now an endangered species.

Hurricane Irma made a dent on home sales in the Naples, Fla., area in the final months of 2017.

In 2017, Spokane County reported the second-highest number of home sales in 30 years.

In the nation's hottest housing markets, inventory shortage has reached crisis levels, according to Zillow.

Baton Rouge-area home sales dropped by 16% in November from the year before, the result of continued tough comparisons with the sales gains resulting from the August 2016 flood.

The metro Albuquerque housing market closed out 2017 on a high note, according to the Greater Albuquerque Association of Realtors.

If Amazon wants to locate its HQ2 in the most-affordable spot for housing, there's an obvious choice: Pittsburgh.

Northeast Ohio home sales rose by 1.6% last year, as buyers braved tight inventory and rising prices to purchase 766 more houses and condominiums than they did during 2016.

December was a strong month for the Greater Pittsburgh housing market, according to the year-end Remax National Housing Report .

A shortage of Orlando houses on the market — particularly in affordable price ranges — is a concern for the region's leading industry group.

From San Francisco to Dallas, here's a look at the 10 top housing markets where homes sell above the asking price.

Sales of existing homes rose slightly in December, helping the metro Milwaukee housing market to its best performance in 12 years.

The final results are in, and the Buffalo Niagara housing market set what appear to be records for highest prices and lowest inventory of homes for sale last year, as the robust activity continued all year long.