Housing inventory

From Manhattan to Denver, here's a look at 12 housing markets with the highest monthly rent, making home buying potentially more attractive to consumers.

Sales of previously owned homes rose in August to the highest in more than a year amid lower borrowing costs and sustained income gains, adding to signs the housing market is breaking out of a slump.

The housing market in the Twin Cities metro last month was a little less intense than it was last year at this time, with demand for the least-expensive houses still outpacing more expensive ones.

Any progress made with loosening housing inventory was lost as a high demand of buyers scooped up homes from the market, but sales still slipped from a year ago, according to Remax.

Existing-home sales exceeded their market potential again in August, and the improvement may continue for some time before there's a correction, according to First American.

For the first time this year, the inventory of homes for sale in Central Florida has dropped, leaving fewer homes for first-time buyers and others.

As the summer home-selling season comes to a close, the number of houses sold and the median price of those sales hit all-time highs for any August on record, the Austin Board of Realtors said.

The residential construction market is giving off conflicting signals about whether the nation is heading toward a downturn, according to BuildFax.

Lower rates and signs that more affordable housing inventory is being built drove Fannie Mae's 2019 origination numbers higher in its latest forecast.

Sentiment among homebuilders climbed to the highest in almost a year on stronger current sales momentum, adding to signs that lower mortgage rates are giving the industry a boost.