Florida

Home prices in 20 U.S. cities climbed more than forecast in July, reflecting solid demand against a backdrop of modest listings of properties, figures from S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller showed.

A second straight decline in purchases of new homes, combined with downward revisions for prior months, show a tepid market as results begin to be clouded by the fallout from Hurricanes Harvey and Irma.

Here's a look at the 12 cities where homeowners who bought low during the housing crisis profited the most when they sold in 2016.

The plight of Orlando-area renters sheds light on a new set of post-Irma realities — rent payments on uninhabitable homes and apartments, challenges getting rent deposits refunded and few housing options in a tight rental market.

The parts of the U.S. most at risk of natural disasters are also the places where property values are highest and increasing most quickly.

The Federal Housing Administration responded to lender concerns about timelines that delay property re-inspections after storms by issuing a waiver for properties affected by Hurricane Irma.

A lackluster supply of available homes is slowing sales across South Florida — but the shortage of listings also keeps pushing prices higher as buyers have little choice but to pay more for what they want.

The market for potential existing-home sales declined in August, while Hurricanes Harvey and Irma are also expected to impact the market for home sales in the short term.

Sales of previously owned homes declined to a one-year low in August as affordability continued to hamper demand and Hurricane Harvey caused a slump in Houston-area purchases.

Mortgage investors want Freddie Mac to align its policy with Fannie Mae's when it comes to how delinquencies related to Hurricane Harvey affect credit risk transfer deals.

The shift to a purchase market and an increase in wholesale mortgage originations contributed to a nearly 17% year-over-year rise in fraud risk during the second quarter, according to CoreLogic.

Sentiment among America’s homebuilders fell more than forecast in September as companies grew concerned about the cost of construction materials and labor shortages in the wake of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma.

Orlando’s housing market ended the strongest sales season of the year with median prices rising 2% and sales up 4.8% in August from a month earlier.

More than 90% of all mortgaged properties in Florida are in a FEMA-designated disaster area following Hurricane Irma, nearly three times the number impacted by Hurricane Harvey, according to Black Knight.

Hurricane Irma hit Central Florida’s home construction industry in more ways than one.

Banks could be busy supplying credit to manufacturers, hotels, multifamily developers and other businesses that will be helping residents get their lives back on track after two fierce storms.

Damage from Hurricane Irma could potentially put billions of dollars in commercial mortgage-backed securities at risk, according to Morningstar Credit Ratings.

Qualified residents of 37 Florida counties can access aid including mortgage assistance and unemployment aid. They are also eligible for late-fee forgiveness on JPMorgan Chase loan payments.

Stranded without power in the wake of Hurricane Irma, thousands of South Florida seniors have found themselves trapped without access to elevators, air conditioning, telephones and even medical devices.

Lennar Corp. anticipates that hurricane-related damage will delay its new-home deliveries temporarily, adding to home-inventory challenges in the mortgage market in the short-term.