Appraisals

The Bay Area's housing supply may be low, but fierce competition among spring-season buyers continued to drive up home prices, which reached record highs in March in Santa Clara and Alameda counties.

CoreLogic's first-quarter net income was down 54% from the prior year as lower mortgage origination volume reduced the need for some of its services.

The Seattle area has notched its sixth-straight month as the hottest real-estate market in the country, as prices climb even faster heading into the peak buying season.

Housing costs -- both rents and home prices -- in the Metro Orlando area rose faster than in most metropolitan areas within the state and the nation in March from a year earlier, two new reports show.

Home prices in 20 U.S. cities accelerated in the year through February for a fifth month, while nationwide property values also picked up.

A consumer's home purchase power only fell by 0.2% in February from January because wage growth has somewhat offset price increases.

Home prices reached their highest level since the recovery started, according to Black Knight Financial Services.

Home values are increasing, but just not at the pace property owners believe they are.

Residential property values will see appreciation of 3.5% over the next 12 months, but interest rate increases could put a damper on price growth in several markets.

Home price increases combined with rising rates drove consumer confidence in the housing market off of its all-time high.

It's almost time to get your annual property tax appraisal notice — everyone's least favorite piece of mail.

Rising rates will dampen what had been a growing cash-out refinance market even as equity available to homeowners continues to increase.

Affordability will be an issue in nearly half of all metropolitan areas as the home purchase season starts.

Continued price growth in New York drove January's home prices up by 0.1% from December and by 5.4% over the previous year, according to Black Knight Financial Services.

U.S. bank regulators have tentatively agreed to ease an appraisal requirement that could help commercial real estate borrowers.

Homes for sale listings are scarcer than they've ever been entering the spring selling season.

Zeus Mortgage in Houston is positioning its new online crowdfunding platform as an alternative to traditional mortgages for property buyers and others having trouble borrowing to remodel homes or fund construction projects.

Changes in the housing market are creating new opportunities and challenges for credit unions, including how they market themselves to potential borrowers.

There were 89 markets that had the all-time high in median sales price last year with these 10 posting the biggest percentage gain over 2015.

With home values — and interest rates — rising, homeowners finally seem ready to tap into their homes' equity to fund long-delayed home-improvement projects.