Florida

Here's a look at 10 housing markets where limited competition, lower prices and plentiful inventory give buyers the upper hand in home sales transactions.

Despite the overall mortgage delinquency rate being down in October, early-stage mortgage delinquencies increased following an active hurricane season, according to CoreLogic.

Technology-focused mortgage lender loanDepot has created another joint venture with a homebuilder, this time with AV Homes.

Behind a tall iron fence lies one of the most unusual gated communities in Tampa Bay. And within that lies the most expensive and unusual bank-owned house for sale between Crystal River and Sarasota.

Bernard Polselli has sold more than a few houses during his life, and when it came time to list his place in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., he decided not to use a traditional agent.

Efforts to secure funding for Florida Keys housing in the wake of Hurricane Irma rank among priorities for Monroe County's state representative in the upcoming legislative session.

After surging earlier in the year, the number of mortgage loan application defects remained flat in November, a positive sign when it comes to fraud incidents going forward.

Home values grew during 2017 at their fastest pace in four years and the same supply and demand dynamics behind that increase remain in place for 2018.

Hurricanes Harvey and Irma contributed to a surge in seriously delinquent mortgages in November.

Hurricane Irma's price tag in federal disaster assistance now totals $1.95 billion in Florida, including $39 million on the Treasure Coast, according to federal reports.

In 2010, Florida was in the throes of an unprecedented housing crisis. One in every eight homes was in some stage of foreclosure. Today, the foreclosure rate is one in every 83.

The Home Affordable Refinance Program recorded a 45% drop in volume in October from the previous year as it continunes to wind down, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Tampa Bay has seen two booms in house flipping — one in the mid 2000s, when prices appeared on a steadily upward trajectory and again from 2011 to 2014, when the market was flooded with cheap foreclosures.

Early-stage mortgage delinquencies had their largest year-over-year gain during September in over eight years, a direct result of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma.

Despite rapid price gains and tight inventory nationally, prices in many of the largest housing markets are still below the peaks reached before the Great Recession.

While the nationwide run-up in mortgage loan application defects appears to have slowed, instances of fraud remain on the rise in Texas and Florida.

The number of closed sales rebounded after falling dramatically in September when Hurricane Irma took people out of the home-buying mood.

Here's a look at the 10 cities where strong employment and for-sale inventory are expected to keep housing markets bustling with activity during the normally slow year-end months.

Florida's home prices increased during September, while in Texas there was a minimal decline from August, a sign the major storms that hit both states had little impact on values.

A yearlong, $25 million lawsuit filed against Alachua County's property appraiser, tax collector, clerk of the court and a number of their employees has been thrown out by a judge.