Home prices

The median home price in Santa Cruz County, Calif., dropped to $815,000 in September, according to Gary Gangnes of Real Options Realty.

A sluggish Southern California housing market showed signs of heating up in September, as prices rose modestly and sales jumped by the largest amount in nearly three years.

Connecticut's housing market saw modest gains in September, with the number of sales of single-family homes and condominiums increasing as well the median sale price for both types of properties.

Home sales in San Diego County jumped 14.7% in September from the same time last year, which analysts largely attribute to a drop in mortgage rates.

Homebuilders in the Twin Cities had their busiest October in nearly two decades.

Lakewood Ranch, Fla., led the nation in annual housing starts for the third quarter of 2019, according to Metrostudy, a research and consulting firm specializing in U.S. residential markets.

Bay County, Fla., home sales and prices were up year-over-year during the last nine months of 2019, driven by continued high demand for housing after Hurricane Michael.

Dallas-area home prices were up 2.8% from a year ago in the latest nationwide comparison.

Contract signings to purchase previously owned homes posted the largest annual increase in four years, signaling lower mortgage rates are reviving interest from buyers.

Central Ohio home sales jumped the highest level in almost three years in September while prices showed signs of calming.

Home prices in 20 U.S. cities declined in August from the prior month for the first time in a year, reflecting moderation in some once-hot real estate markets.

Consumer confidence provided a solid boost to Maine's housing market in September with record sales for the month, according to the Maine Association of Realtors.

While more than a dozen local residential districts have had fewer home purchases this year, many Dallas-area neighborhoods are seeing a rise in purchases as home loan interest rates have fallen.

Warriors guard Jacob Evans' welcome-to-San Francisco moment came in late August.

The median price of houses sold in Palm Beach County, Fla., last month was $355,000, a figure that has barely budged in recent months.

The median value in the housing market shot to an all-time high between July and September, adding to affordability concerns, according to Attom Data Solutions.

The low inventory of homes on the market has been an issue all year in the area.

Sales of single-family homes jumped in the Tampa Bay area in September as all four counties had among their strongest showings so far this year.

The number of homes sold in the Dayton, Ohio, area last month jumped significantly in a tight housing market.