Housing inventory

While spiking from the year before, mortgage applications to purchase new homes fell in September from August, with low supply and high unemployment keeping it in check, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Lower-than-expected rates will drive mortgage production this year, but they’ll have less of an impact in 2021.

One could change how commercial property is taxed, the other could change rent control policies. Both might affect financing.

San Francisco's residential real estate market saw brisk activity from July through September with a steep increase in both sales and inventory, as a significant jump in buyers was not enough to keep up with the deluge of new condos and homes flooding the marketplace.

But overall sentiment as measured by Fannie Mae continued to recover from the depths of this spring.

Low mortgage rates and strained supply drove the housing market price growth to a 26-month high in August, according to CoreLogic.

The median sale price of existing homes in the Las Vegas area grew to record high $337,250 in September, according to a monthly report from Las Vegas Realtors.

The supply of homes for sale in Riverside and San Bernardino counties was 48% below year-ago levels for the week ending Sept. 26, according to Zillow.

Mortgage rates fell back toward their all-time low this week, increasing purchasing power for homebuyers. But the lack of homes for sale drives up prices and reduces affordability, according to Freddie Mac.

Home prices in 20 U.S. cities gained in July, pushed higher by demand for housing that has been fueled by low mortgage rates.