Housing inventory

New Mexico's housing market is on track for a banner year, bucking a slowdown or leveling off of home sales in other parts of the country, according to the Realtors Association of New Mexico.

The share of homes for sale with a price cut hit its highest level since 2010, but homebuyers are still reacting to rising prices and interest rates, according to Redfin.

Sales of single-family homes rebounded in October, a sign that higher mortgage rates may be compelling Houstonians to buy before rates go even higher, the Houston Association of Realtors said.

Frustrated by a lack of options and rising prices, many would-be home buyers in the Twin Cities took a breather last month. But with house listings in short supply in some areas, those who bought made swift decisions and strong offers.

October's rise in the supply of homes for sale could signal the housing market is getting closer to equal footing for buyers and sellers, according to Remax.

Rising interest rates are holding back existing homeowners from listing their properties, driving the gap between existing and potential sales even as that disparity narrows, First American Financial said.

The Buffalo Niagara housing market remain strong during October, but there are signs that it's cooled a bit since its sizzling days this summer.

The median sale price for homes in the Baltimore region dropped $10,100 from September to October and remained unchanged from a year ago.

Amazon's new HQ2 facilities in New York City and Washington, D.C., will create a flurry of housing and mortgage activity. But the direct benefits to mortgage lenders won't be as significant as they could've been in many of the other cities on Amazon's list of 20 finalists.

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.

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.