Housing inventory

Fannie Mae estimates the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage to hold at 4.4% through 2019 and 2020 due to the overall slowdown in the economy, according to the March housing forecast.

From the desert of the Southwest to all across Florida, here's a look at the 12 housing markets deemed best for first-time home purchasers.

During February, sellers listed just 4,355 properties across the metro, 14% fewer than last February, according to the Minneapolis Area Realtors.

Manufactured and modular home lender Tammac Holdings is using $60 million in debt and equity financing from its new majority owner to fund construction loans.

Houses selling well at lower price points are likely to encourage the creation of more entry-level homes, according to a new report by the National Association of Home Builders and Wells Fargo.

Sentiment among homebuilders held steady in March, sustaining a rebound from a recent three-year low on improvement in sales and a brighter outlook for the next six months.

A strong spring home purchase season could reverse the downward trends in single-family construction and remodeling activity and help deter an economic downturn, a report from BuildFax said.

Homes in Charlotte are selling fast. Prices are shooting up. Demand is growing.

New-home mortgage applications are on the rise, incentivizing builders to add housing stock in a market drained of supply and signaling a healthy spring buying season ahead, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Commercial and multifamily mortgage debt outstanding grew 6.8% in 2018, benefiting from strong employment numbers and strained inventory, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Sales of new homes in January fell to the weakest pace since October, driven by a decline in the Midwest as still-elevated prices keep buyers on the sidelines.

Mortgage rates declined across the board this week, which should make home buying more attractive although there are continuing concerns about inventory, according to Freddie Mac.

Real estate agents across Colorado are hoping the chill in the state's housing market comes from the wintry weather and not the start of a longer market slowdown.

Colorado Springs-area home prices continued to climb last month, even as Denver's slipped for the first time in several years.

While homes sales in January might have been down across the region, activity in St. Johns County was still strong.

Sales of new and existing single-family homes in the Albany, N.Y., area fell 10% in January from year-earlier levels, the Greater Capital Association of Realtors reported.

The pace of Colorado Springs-area homebuilding in 2019 continues to trail that of last year.

Homeowners are stepping up their renovation game this year, which could be good news for home improvement financing, but bad news for the overall housing market as consumers age in place.

While Southern Nevada home prices pulled back in February, the median sale price for an existing home was still up nearly 8% year-over-year.

Millennial homebuyers took advantage of a winter lull in interest rates, using the opportunity to refinance their loans, according to Ellie Mae.