Texas

The percentage of Americans behind in their mortgage payments is at a 20-year low. And even fewer Dallas-area homeowners are late with payments than the national average, according to CoreLogic.

Lower mortgage rates sent Dallas-Fort Worth homebuyers to the closing table in record numbers in July.

The Central Texas housing market appears to be on track to set records this year for home sales and prices, an economist said.

While strong housing demand continues in Central Texas, new numbers show the area's homebuilding pace slowed in the second quarter as builders grappled with a shortage of lots.

With more houses on the market, fewer North Texas home sellers getting their original asking price.

After a jump in May home sales, North Texas housing activity retreated in June.

The value of construction projects started in the greater Houston area fell sharply across both the residential and nonresidential sectors in May, according to a new Dodge Data & Analytics report.

Pending home sales fell sharply in May, a sign that buyers may have a bit more bargaining power this summer in the Metroplex.

Investors last year purchased a record share of Dallas-area homes and these for-profit homebuyers are expected to continue to gobble up thousands of houses in North Texas and nationwide.

Because automated valuation models have not been subjected to a stressed housing market, their increased use holds negatives and positives for residential mortgage-backed securities credit quality, a Moody's report said.