Home prices

Mortgage rates, which fell to a 50-year low last week, are keeping Oahu's real estate market relatively strong even as uncertainties mount over the economic impacts of coronavirus outbreaks.

To help the housing crunch, a growing consensus of economists believe adding homes on lots where one already exists would benefit affordability and incrementally boost supply, according to Zillow.

Even as concern over the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus mounts, the most recent data on area home sales from the Northwest Multiple Listing Service shows the market for Seattle-area residential realty remains hot.

Single-family home sales in the Rockford, Ill., region rose last year to heights not seen in more than a decade and climbed even higher in January, according to the Rockford Area Association of Realtors.

For the fifth consecutive year, the Texas housing market broke records in terms of the number of homes sold and median prices, according to the 2019 Texas Real Estate Year in Review report issued by Texas Realtors.

The Spokane County, Wash., median home price continued to rise, but sales held steady in February, according to the Spokane Association of Realtors.

Toronto home prices surged in February, and sales jumped from a 10-year low, as buyers stampeded back into the market.

New Zealand's property market is heating up again and a fresh round of interest-rate cuts in response to the coronavirus could give it another shot in the arm.

Above-average snowfall and rising concerns about the coronavirus didn't put a damper on local home sales last month, according to the Denver Metro Association of Realtors.

Home sales across Connecticut started off 2020 on an upbeat note as overall prices paid in January rose to their highest level in 12 years for the month accompanied by an encouraging increase in sales.

While home price appreciation has lost some momentum, tight inventory and low rates could drive housing values further upward this spring if the coronavirus remains contained, according to CoreLogic.

The median price for single-family homes in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, took a jump up in February, especially so in the suburbs.

The Twin Cities have become one of the most competitive housing markets in the country and there's no relief likely during the upcoming peak buying season.

Australia's housing boom is back in full swing with prices in Melbourne reaching a record high, and Sydney not far behind.

Bay Area home prices have started to pick up, with cautious buyers stepping back into the market amid low inventory and steady demand.

A new report shows Colorado Springs home prices remain among the nation's most expensive, which some local real estate agents worry is hurting the city's reputation as an affordable place to live.

For the third straight quarter, the Boise metropolitan area finds itself ranked No. 1 on a nationwide housing list.

Contract signings for existing homes surged in January, rising the most since October 2010 after slumping a month earlier, adding to signs of more momentum in the housing market.

A strong economy and pressures from thousands of people moving to the state will accelerate Texas home prices in 2020.

Sales are up across Miami-Dade County and Broward. And it's not just snowbirds from the northeast driving activity. Millennials, and their parents, are also driving sales.