Homebuilders

New-home construction in September pulled back from a 12-year high though the key single-family category was stable, signaling the housing market is firming amid low mortgage rates and steady demand.

Strong economic trends like an improved employment outlook and rising homebuilder sentiment helped to drive average mortgage rates up 12 basis points from a week ago, according to Freddie Mac.

Homebuilder sentiment climbed to the highest level since February of last year as cheaper borrowing costs and a still-sturdy job market lifted measures of prospective buyer traffic, sales and the demand outlook.

Ask someone looking to rent a reasonably priced apartment in Santa Fe, N.M., to describe their experience and they will likely sum it up this way: Frustrating.

Lower mortgage rates prompted Dallas-Fort Worth builders to ramp up home starts in the third quarter.

Despite huge demand for housing in central Ohio, home construction has fallen sharply this year.

Even in the midst of a climate crisis, the Bay Area's skyrocketing housing costs are pushing families into far-flung suburbs like Tracy.

Home construction surged in August to the fastest pace since mid-2007 on more apartment projects and single-family houses, a welcome sign for the housing sector that has struggled to gain momentum.

The low mortgage rates of August drove new homebuyers to cannonball into the purchase market compared to the year before, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

The residential construction market is giving off conflicting signals about whether the nation is heading toward a downturn, according to BuildFax.

Lower rates and signs that more affordable housing inventory is being built drove Fannie Mae's 2019 origination numbers higher in its latest forecast.

Sentiment among homebuilders climbed to the highest in almost a year on stronger current sales momentum, adding to signs that lower mortgage rates are giving the industry a boost.

Property values recovered, and in some cases even surpassed housing bubble peaks, but the same can't be said for waning new construction activity, which won't return to historic norms for years, according to Zillow.

It was the most robust August in at least five years for Twin Cities homebuilders.

Southern California builders sold 13% more homes in July than a year ago as prices fell 8%.

In a region of more than 7 million people, just 266 new homes, townhomes and condos were sold in January.

From consumers straying from certain cities to regulations dictating how homes are built, here’s a look at how climate change is shaping the housing market.

What's happening with interest rates on loans for land acquisition, development and single-family construction pretty much goes against everything being said about rates lately.

Here's a look at five perspectives from potential homebuyers, from their plans to purchase to how they view the current real estate market.

Cities and counties in Southern California will have to plan for the construction of 1.3 million new homes in the next decade, a figure more than three times what local governments had proposed over the same period, according to a letter released by state housing officials.