Housing inventory

The extended boom in residential real estate sales in metro Detroit may be peaking if newly released September sales numbers are any indication, though experts say it remains a seller's market.

Property values have grown enough for households to establish equity and make a profit, but homeowners continue staying put, causing sales to underperform their potential.

The Twin Cities housing market continues to show signs of a shift to a buyers' market.

The retreat in Atlanta's housing market is becoming a rout as the number of home sales last month took a double-digit tumble from a year ago.

Former Chair Janet Yellen defended the Fed, expressed worry for the economy and gave advice to women on the rise at the MBA Annual Convention this week.

Northeast Ohio home sales stuttered in September, cooling as autumn set in and as prices and mortgage rates climbed.

Flat home sales last month lowered the temperature a bit in the long-hot Central Texas housing market, according to the Austin Board of Realtors.

Homes sales in Lucas and upper Wood counties in Ohio decreased by 5.4% in September, but the decline was expected, a local real estate official said.

September's surprising large year-over-year drop in home sales is a sign that the housing market continues moving toward balance between buyers and sellers, a Remax report said.

The departing CEOs of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac oversaw significant cultural and operational shifts that made the housing finance system safer and more responsive to market needs, but a tough job lies ahead for their successors.

It's a critical time in Washington, with many key institutions in the mortgage and housing industries getting new leaders. At the Mortgage Bankers Association, there's a renewed focus on maintaining effective influence with decision makers on initiatives like housing finance reform, innovation and the evolving needs of home buyers.

The share of homes for sale listed with a price cut hit its highest level since 2014, but the reductions themselves are shrinking, according to Trulia.

The vast majority of Americans, especially those that could be downsizing into a smaller property, would rather renovate their current home than save for a down payment, a Zillow survey found.

Home sales in the Charlotte metro area plunged in September, compared to a year ago.

Retiring baby boomers will intensify the affordable housing shortage unless public officials find a way to add significantly more low-cost homes to the market.

Real estate prices surged on Maui in September but sales for single-family homes and condominiums were lower than the same time a year ago due to shrinking inventory.

Anyone who has shopped for a house in Buffalo, N.Y., knows just how hard it is to find one these days.

Oahu's housing market hit another record in September with the median price of single-family homes climbing to $812,500.

Home prices increased nationally by 5.5% year over year from August 2017, while in the Bradenton-Sarasota-North Port, Fla., region they grew by 3.95%, CoreLogic said.

Property values for homes that were foreclosed on during the Great Recession are outpacing the nation's average house price appreciation, according to Zillow.