Mortgage rates

Recent increases in Dallas-Fort Worth home sales were welcome after a slowdown earlier this year.

Mortgage applications increased from one week earlier, although conforming loan interest rates moved back over 4%, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Home sales in San Diego County jumped 14.7% in September from the same time last year, which analysts largely attribute to a drop in mortgage rates.

Home-price growth is accelerating again. Give credit to this year’s plunge in mortgage rates.

Though still comparatively strong, consumer confidence in the housing market dropped again in October in response to economic uncertainty and lack of affordability, according to Fannie Mae.

Mortgage rates fell for the first time in four weeks, although given investor optimism over better economic news, it might be a blip, according to Freddie Mac.

Houston held its spot as the No. 2 market for new home starts in the third quarter, according to a new report from Metrostudy.

Southern California house prices continued rising in September, although gains remain the smallest since the housing recovery began in the spring of 2012, new data shows.

Tighter mortgage regulations are making Canada's housing market less risky, according to the government agency responsible for its oversight.

It was activity at the upper end of the housing market that helped to keep mortgage application volume level with the previous week, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.