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But there are regional variations in housing markets across the country, the Federal Housing Finance Agency said.

Limited regulation and elevated volatility limit current activity, but new offerings are still finding their way to market.

People in the industry use the terms interchangeably, but Washington State is warning brokers that they are not the same and other regulators could follow.

The decrease between February and April came in far smaller than typical seasonal trends, Redfin said.

However, much of the damage could already be priced into the stocks after this latest selloff, analysts said.

Housing market players navigated big changes, and controversy, as the spring market moved forward.

An analysis shows how much money consumers are losing by not comparing offers from different lenders.

Investors are concerned that a deal will not be reached in Washington and a default will take place, driving up the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield.

U.S. pending home sales stagnated in April as high mortgage rates paired with limited inventory continued to curb buyer demand.

Home purchasers had to come up with 0.9% more in April versus what they would have paid in March and 11.8% higher on a year-over-year basis, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.