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For Twin Cities home sellers, it was the best March in more than a decade. For many buyers, it was one of the most demoralizing.

New-home construction cooled in March to a four-month low as starts of single-family properties settled back from the strongest pace in almost a decade.

The Birmingham, Ala., company's profit climbed 8% as higher market interest rates and investment securities balances offset lower average loan balances.

The Columbus, Ga., company also announced late Monday that it is buying the credit card assets and brokered deposits of the retailer Cabela's and will then sell the card portfolio to Capital One.

Amid rising rates and home prices, mortgage and real estate professionals are gearing up for a consequential home buying season this year. Here's a look at the 15 markets poised for a stellar spring.

Confidence among homebuilders cooled in April after jumping a month earlier to the highest level since mid-2005.

Home sales in Brooklyn jumped the most in seven years while the supply of listings hovered near a record low, pushing buyers toward bidding wars in the New York borough.

For almost four years, Seattle officials neglected to collect a $3.4 million payment for affordable housing from the developer of a high-profile, luxury condominium project.

Two Amherst, N.Y., couples, the Eisens and the Schiffs, were friends for more than 25 years.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending April 14.