Housing inventory

The median price for a single-family home in Santa Cruz County, Calif., remains breathtakingly high: $905,000 in April, according to Gary Gangnes of Real Options Realty.

More than half of the country's top housing markets are considered overvalued. Here's a look at the 12 cities where this trend is the most severe.

Despite gross home flipping profits hitting an all-time high in the first quarter, the average return on investment neared a three-year low, according to Attom Data Solutions.

Single-family home prices in the Seattle area continue to reach new highs despite increasing inventory in May, according to the Northwest Multiple Listing Service.

Metro Denver experienced a nearly 25% surge in the number of homes and condos available for sale in May versus April, according to a monthly update from the Denver Metro Association of Realtors.

Once again there were too many buyers and too few available homes in Tampa Bay and a few other parts of Florida in April.

Contract signings to purchase previously owned U.S. homes unexpectedly declined in April, underscoring the housing market's challenge centered around a persistent inventory shortage.

Mortgage rates fell for the first time in four weeks, dropping 10 basis points as investors' concerns over a government crisis in Italy drove bond yields lower.

While the rate of underwater borrowers continues to decline, many cities still struggle with a deluge of homeowners with so little equity that they have limited incentive or ability to put their homes on the market.

From D.C. to Chicago, here's a look at the 12 cities where homebuyers are getting the best bang for their housing buck.

A decrease in the availability of existing single-family homes in Maine caused an uptick in both home sales and sale prices in April.

The number of single-family houses purchased by first-time homebuyers fell year-to-year as 2018 got underway, reversing a trend that has been in place since 2014.

If Atlanta wins Amazon's second headquarters, the region will get wealthier, but the demand for homes will soar and the gap between haves and have-nots will also likely surge.

Sales of previously owned homes fell in April to a three-month low as lean inventory continued to stand in the way of further progress while driving up prices.

Mortgage rates continued their climb this week, jumping 5 basis points to their highest level since May 2011, according to Freddie Mac.

As the mortgage industry moves farther past the housing crisis, access to credit remains tight, especially for first-time homebuyers.

Metro Atlanta's incredible, shrinking inventory is at it again: the number of homes listed for sale continued to fall in April, according to a report issued by Re/Max of Georgia.

Texas home sales and prices experienced strong growth during the first quarter of 2018, while housing inventory and active listings declined, according to the 2018-Q1 Texas Quarterly Housing Report.

Despite a national trend of declining foreclosure volume, a recent spike in foreclosure activity has created a number of hot spots in many local markets. Here's a look at the 12 cities most affected by this development.

The spring home buying season in the Albuquerque metro area could be described this way: Fewer house listings, higher prices and faster deals.