Purchasing power

Here's a look at the states where home purchasing power is improving, bucking the national trends of inventory shortages and rising prices.

A recently released report explores some of Duluth, Minn.'s housing challenges, including the high cost of building a single-family home in the city.

Close to a third of all home purchases were made by millennials over the past year, but tight inventory and affordability issues prevented them from reaching their buying potential, according to the National Association of Realtors.

Only a small percentage of borrowers are deterred by the higher rates seen this year, even with the additional cost making it tough for first-time buyers to find affordable properties.

Houston-area homebuyers face a tightening supply of homes just as the busy Spring home-buying season is about to hit.

First time home buyers are dealing with the worst of the nationwide housing inventory shortage, due to prices of entry-level houses growing at an even faster pace than other properties types, according to CoreLogic.

Low home inventory continues to put upward pressure on home prices, but affordability strains may be overstated, according to First American Financial Corp.

Bay Area home prices are out of reach for many middle-income families, but surely if you're a highly prized engineer at Apple or Google you can afford a house here, right?

Here's a look at the 10 housing markets with the biggest gap between growth in home prices and wages that could indicate a housing bubble is forming.

Although non-homeowners were less optimistic last quarter about it being a good time to buy, an overwhelming majority report they do want to own a home in the future.