Texas

The San Antonio-area housing market continued on its hot streak in May, with sales rising at a steady clip and the median sales price reaching its highest level ever.

North Texas home sales surged in May, setting new records.

Unemployment lows and increased home equity paved the way for the lowest mortgage delinquency rates seen in 11 years, according to CoreLogic.

Blame the decline in the oil and gas industry; many 2014 vintage deals have exposure to a number of multifamily and hotel properties in North Dakota and Texas, according to Fitch.

There are almost 7 million coastal homes facing more than $1.6 trillion in potential storm-surge reconstruction expenses this year, representing a 6.6% cost increase from last year's hurricane season.

Texas home sales and prices experienced strong growth during the first quarter of 2018, while housing inventory and active listings declined, according to the 2018-Q1 Texas Quarterly Housing Report.

Central Texas home sales and median home prices both climbed last month to the highest level of any April on record.

Dallas-Fort Worth home prices rose by only 6% in the first quarter.

Houston's housing market strengthened in April as buyers hunted for a limited number of moderately priced homes and, to a lesser extent, properties with seven-figure price tags.

The mortgage market continued to perform well in the first quarter as delinquencies declined annually for the 19th straight quarter, according to TransUnion.

Despite an especially strong hurricane season last year, the national mortgage delinquency rate fell on an annual basis, signaling a healthier economy, according to CoreLogic.

Dallas-area home prices grew slightly faster than the nationwide rate in the latest comparison by CoreLogic.

A Texas lawyer pleaded guilty to his role in an elaborate $5 million mortgage fraud scheme involving pricey beach homes, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Houston.

There is a minimal risk of another housing bubble developing in Southern California, even as there is just a slim chance area home prices will fall in the next two years.

Businesses are investing more, people are finding jobs, and inflation is picking up, meaning higher interest rates for homebuyers.

More than half of Dallas-area neighborhoods saw a decline in home purchases in early 2018 after years of rising sales.

The Austin area's home sales and median home sales price both hit record highs for the month of March, bringing the region's housing market to a strong close for the first quarter.

March's increase in foreclosure starts was a direct result of the end of the moratorium for borrowers affected by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, Black Knight said.

However, mortgage growth and servicing income weren't the only reasons profits rose by double digits at the Dallas bank.

Dallas-Fort Worth homes was one of the fastest-selling home markets in the country last year.