Housing inventory

Listings in Washington, D.C., fell 20% in January from a year earlier, marking a third straight month of double-digit declines, according to Zillow.

While the supply of homes still has a ways to go before becoming a buyer's market, incremental steps have taken place, especially on the West Coast, according to Zillow.

In another sign that the Bay Area housing market is cooling, the number of homes for sale here has spiked — signaling more options for buyers, and potentially lower prices.

Taylor Morrison Home Corp. mortgage volume inched down during the fourth quarter, but is hoping a recently added rate-buydown feature could bolster future lending.

While property values continued rising in most markets, they grew at a healthier pace for homebuyers, according to the National Association of Realtors.

The share of home shoppers planning on buying a house within a year tanked in the fourth quarter, and those who are searching blame affordability struggles for their setbacks, according to the National Association of Home Builders.

Millennials are unfazed by the short supply of starter homes in a competitive market based on the rising share of December's purchase mortgages, according to Ellie Mae.

Mortgage rates fell to their lowest level in 10 months, bringing good news for house hunters as spring's home buying season approaches, according to Freddie Mac.

Older Americans' growing propensity to stay in one place as they age may be keeping nearly 15% more homes off the market than in the past, according to Freddie Mac.

Inventory deficiency and affordability issues kept sales down and hampered home price growth, according to CoreLogic.