Economy

Homes worth $1 million or more this year continue to generate the biggest growth in residential sales for Sonoma County, Calif., even as the number of purchases keep falling in the less expensive portion of the market.

The Portland area's housing market fell into in a familiar pattern in March, with strong demand undercut by a slim supply of homes on the market.

A data validation integration Freddie Mac is adding to its technology platform could also deliver representation and warranty relief to lenders when it verifies self-employed borrowers' incomes.

South Florida's economy seems to be firing on all cylinders. Unemployment is low, construction activity has rebounded and home values have bounced back.

The Austin area's home sales and median home sales price both hit record highs for the month of March, bringing the region's housing market to a strong close for the first quarter.

Homes sales in metro Toledo, Ohio, dropped 4.3% in March even as area home prices continued to rise, according to new figures from the Toledo Regional Association of Realtors.

Fierce competition for a limited number of homes pushed house prices higher in March, with Southern California homebuyers paying the highest median prices in more than a decade.

From the latest developments in digital mortgages to information about agency technology implementation, here's a look at eight things we learned at the 2018 MBA Tech conference.

Dallas-Fort Worth homes was one of the fastest-selling home markets in the country last year.

A sweeping bill that would have given the state unprecedented power over local development failed in its first committee hearing, crushing the hopes of those who saw it as the key to making housing in the state more affordable.

Home sales in Northeast Florida perked up in March after a slow start to the year while prices also increased, according to the latest report from the Northeast Florida Association of Realtors.

Home sales last month in metro Atlanta dropped more than 10% from a year ago, according to a report from the Atlanta Realtors Association.

New-home construction rose by more than forecast in March on a rebound in multifamily starts, giving a boost to first-quarter economic growth.

The New York State Department of Financial Services is warning that alternative home purchase finance agreements might be a cover for predatory mortgage lending practices by unlicensed entities.

After a strong kick-off to the 2018 housing market, only time will tell how rising interest rates will affect Staten Island, N.Y., residential real estate sales.

Fannie Mae increased its second-quarter mortgage origination projection by $7 billion as refinance volume is remaining stronger than previously expected.

With a healthy economy and high demand for housing, Madison, Wis., set a record for the value of the average single-family home and saw strong growth in commercial values, especially big apartment buildings with 50 or more units.

Here's some good news for New York City apartment hunters: Manhattan rents dropped 3.8% in March from a year earlier, the most since 2011.

The Santa Fe, N.M., housing market is a typical example of supply and demand at work.

March mortgage applications for new home purchases were stronger than in February but lenders didn't produce as many of them as they did a year ago.