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Home sales climbed 6% in the Capital Region in February after a lackluster January.

The average home price in the Cincinnati region climbed to $180,372 in February compared to $160,839 a year earlier, a 12.14% increase.

Home prices in 20 U.S. cities climbed in the 12 months through January at the fastest pace since July 2014, while nationwide the increase in property values also accelerated.

Most tax lien and civil judgment data will be taken out of credit bureau files on July 1, possibly inflating scores and raising concerns about liability for mortgages that sour.

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Robert Kaplan said the central bank should roll off both mortgage-backed securities and Treasury holdings when it begins to let its balance sheet shrink.

Rising interest rates made mortgage lenders bearish on their short-term outlook for purchase originations and that is affecting their expectations on profits.

Houston's young population, job prospects and affordable homes helped it edge out other places as a top city for millennials.

Continued price growth in New York drove January's home prices up by 0.1% from December and by 5.4% over the previous year, according to Black Knight Financial Services.

Some Bay Area counties have more people moving out than in, according to new U.S. Census Bureau data, but this out-migration doesn't seem to be hurting demand for homes.