Appraisals

The median down payment for a home purchased in the second quarter was 7.3%, the most in nearly three years, a result of increased competition, according to Attom Data Solutions.

As housing demand continues to challenge low levels of supply, home prices are overvalued in 34% of the largest U.S. metropolitan areas, according to CoreLogic.

The Seattle-area home market keeps picking up steam, with prices rising faster than anywhere else in the country for the 10th straight month.

Steady growth in home prices in 20 U.S. cities in June reflects a limited number of available houses for sale, according to S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller data.

From San Francisco to Jackson, Miss., here's a look at the 12 cities where home sales are expected to be the weakest during the third quarter of 2017.

My Home is Realtor.com's attempt to compete with Zillow's Zestimate home valuation product, as it seeks to help homeowners manage their property as an investment.

Fannie Mae is extending its property inspection waivers to certain purchase mortgages with large down payments.

Freddie Mac has gotten the green light for its appraisal alternative for purchase loans, and has released information about how similar automated collateral evaluations for refinances have performed.

The number of U.S. properties that were equity rich in the second quarter grew by 1.6 million properties from a year ago.

Recent data from an analytic company shows that Staten Island, N.Y., home values have increased dramatically over a 35-year period while income rates have not seen the same hike.

A Lexington, Ky., man was sentenced Monday to five months in prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and making false statements to a federal agency after he was paid for home appraisals he didn't do.

Home prices rose to all-time high levels in each of the last two months in the Buffalo Niagara, N.Y., region.

Affordability concerns influenced a consumer's decision to search for a home in a different city, a Redfin study found.

Just as Toronto's housing market is beginning to slow down, Vancouver’s is roaring back to life.

Homeowners continue to view their property value higher than appraisers do, while homeowners in areas experiencing rapid growth may be more likely to underestimate their home's worth.

The percentage of people who said July was a bad time to buy a home increased to a survey high because of rising prices, according to Fannie Mae.

Home prices in Canada’s largest city posted their biggest monthly drop in at least 17 years in July and sales plunged as government efforts to cool the market and the near-collapse of a mortgage lender made buyers leery.

Homeowners who live near Trader Joe's may benefit from more than just easy access to cookie butter and other popular specialty items, a new study suggests.

The Marin County, Calif., median price tag for all homes sold in June hit $1.08 million — a 13.7% rise from a year earlier.

Home prices in South Florida increased 5.3% in May from a year ago, a sign that recent gains are moderating, a new report shows.