Housing affordability

The gap in home price perception between appraisers and property owners widened in April, reaching its greatest spike in four years, according to Quicken Loans. At the same time, home values continued climbing.

Affordability got better for mortgage borrowers at the start of 2019, but housing inventory constraints limited the degree of improvement, according to the National Association of Home Builders and Wells Fargo.

Home price appreciation remained modest as affordability and tight inventory keep demand down, though prices are expected to accelerate in 2020, according to CoreLogic.

Lubbock, Texas, recently ranked in the top 100 cities where owning a home is the most affordable.

Consumers always want more bang for their buck and are moving to places where their dollar goes further. With that as a driver, here's a look at the 10 hottest housing markets homebuyers are flocking to, according to Redfin.

Tight housing inventory and some unexpected behaviors from potential buyers and sellers of homes have prompted Citizens Bank to make changes to its services and mortgage-loan products.

It's been a dreary spring for many homebuilders in the Twin Cities.

Many young working people can't afford to buy their own homes and are looking for help from their parents, who in turn are getting squeezed financially.

Mortgage application fraud risk came in hot at the start of the year, but two housing market conditions worked against each other to bring growth to a halt, according to First American Financial Corp.

People don't move like they used to.

Millennials closed mortgage loans at their fastest pace in four years as lower interest rates pushed up purchasing power and incentivized them to pull the trigger, according to Ellie Mae.

Home prices in 20 U.S. cities rose in February at the slowest pace since 2012, decelerating for an 11th straight month, as sellers continue to make properties more affordable to lure buyers.

Growing wages combined with flat mortgage rates handed homebuyers' increased affordability with a 2.4% boost in purchasing power for February, according to First American Financial Corp.

Homeownership tenure took a dip at the start of the year as the housing market cooled off. And while improved affordability helps, consumers are still staying put for nearly twice as long as they were before the crisis.

With as many as 2,155 apartment units either proposed or under construction in Santa Fe, observers have different views on what role these large projects will play in Santa Fe's housing crisis.

Buyers in the tightest housing markets finally got what they've been looking for: inventory. But instead of sales surging as a result, they're sinking.

Home prices dipped from February — while annual growth remained suppressed — due to affordability and inventory issues, according to Quicken Loans.

A discussion on how to modernize policies to combat housing discrimination quickly turned into a sharp critique of the social media giant's advertising practices.

Despite slowing home price growth, nearly 75% of millennials make financial concessions to afford housing compared to 40% of older generations, according to CoreLogic.

While housing prices in North Texas have stopped soaring higher, homeownership is still unaffordable for the majority of Dallas-Fort Worth residents.