Housing inventory

Signaling a market in transition amid a surge in new listings, the median price paid for a new or existing Bay Area home or condo last month was $815,000, down 1.8% from August but up 9.3% from September 2017, CoreLogic reported.

Central Ohio home prices climbed 7.1% in the third quarter compared with last year, well above the national average of 4.8%.

A combination of moderate rises in mortgage rates and dipping growth in home prices are projected to boost existing and new housing sales through 2020, according to Freddie Mac.

As potential homebuyers anticipate mortgage rates to keep rising, September was a strong month for housing demand, according to Redfin.

Home-price gains in 20 U.S. cities cooled in August to the slowest pace since 2016, as high borrowing costs and property values limit buyer interest, according to S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller data.

Student debt continues to weigh down potential homebuyers, as the share of first-timers decreased for the third-consecutive year, according to the National Association of Realtors.

Two Texas cities have landed at the top of a list of the country's hottest housing markets.

Sonoma County, Calif., home sales plunged last month to the lowest level for September in 11 years, the clearest sign yet of a housing market slowdown.

Contracts to buy previously owned homes rose for the first time in three months, indicating that the recent market slump may be starting to stabilize, National Association of Realtors data showed.

City National Bank said the foundation will buy houses and hold onto them until the buyer lines up financing.