Housing inventory

The share of consumers confident that it wouldn't be difficult to obtain a mortgage in the current market shot up 10% from a quarter ago, according to the National Association of Realtors.

Sales of existing single-family homes in Maine decreased slightly in May from a year earlier as a result of limited housing inventory, but prices continued to rise.

Sales of new and existing homes in the Albany, N.Y., region fell 7% in May from year-earlier levels as real estate brokers blamed a lack of available homes for the decline.

Savannah, Ga., area homes sales continue to heat up moving into the summer month's breaking records in both April and May.

Metro Atlanta home prices are up 9.9% from a year ago, even as the number of sales has slipped.

Mortgage rates slid over the past week and have now declined in three of the past four weeks, according to Freddie Mac.

Sales of previously owned homes unexpectedly fell in May for a second month as a lack of inventory and elevated asking prices weighed on demand, National Association of Realtors data showed.

Walker & Dunlop has been approved as a seller and servicer under Freddie Mac's Affordable Single-Family Rental pilot program, allowing the company to focus on middle markets.

House listings in the Twin Cities posted a rare increase last month, a slight shift in the long-running sellers' market.

The Buffalo Niagara, N.Y., housing market is getting even tighter.

Resale inventory is at its lowest level in 18 years and new construction supply continues being outpaced by high demand, according to CoreLogic.

Familiar themes continued to play out in the Albuquerque housing market in May.

While rising mortgage rates are top of mind for the industry after last week's increase in the federal funds rate, the housing market should be more concerned about limited home inventory, according to First American Financial Corp.

Home prices rose to new highs in Sonoma County, Calif., in May, when the median hit a record $692,250, but there are indications the unrelenting price increases may be starting to test buyers' limits.

At least there were more homes for sale last month in Pierce County, Wash.

Maintenance and renovations aren't keeping up with the nation's aging housing stock, creating an influx of obsolete properties that's adding further strain to an already tight inventory of homes for sale.

The San Antonio-area housing market continued on its hot streak in May, with sales rising at a steady clip and the median sales price reaching its highest level ever.

Baltimore-area home sale prices were up again in May, with the stock of homes for sale continuing to decline, according to data provided by MarketStats by ShowingTime based on listing activity from Bright MLS.

North Texas home sales surged in May, setting new records.

Los Angeles and Inland Empire house prices increased by more than 8% for the second month in a row in April, the CoreLogic Home Price Index showed.