Housing inventory

Charlotte area home sales decreased again in October, by 9.8%, marking six months straight of decline.

North Texas home sales dropped in October — the third month in a row that preowned house purchases in the area were below year-ago levels.

Rising home prices and climbing mortgage rates pulled down affordability to the lowest point since before the housing market crash.

The number of homes sitting unsold in King County has doubled in the past year as buyers continue to retreat from the once-hot market — pushing prices in the city of Seattle down even further.

While the median price paid for a single-family home in October rose from the same month last year, sales for single-family homes and condominiums slowed, according to the Honolulu Board of Realtors.

Real estate and mortgage industry groups outspent proponents 3-to-1 to defeat Proposition 10, a measure to allow California municipalities to set local rent control laws.

After hitting severe turbulence and taking a dive in September, metro Denver's housing market stabilized at a lower altitude in October, according to the Denver Metro Association of Realtors.

The average sales price for existing single-family homes for the Las Vegas area in October was down 1.7% from last month to $295,025, according to the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors.

Texas is expected to be the tipping point in online closing adoption, and title companies predict that e-closings will soon be standard operating procedure.

The Southern California housing market has been on a nearly seven-year tear, with prices in many communities reaching all-time highs.