Housing inventory

Freddie Mac now forecasts that refinance volume will make up nearly half of third and fourth quarter production, and has increased its origination estimate for the year to over $2 trillion.

Contract signings to purchase previously owned homes fell in July by the most since early 2018, indicating a pause in buyer interest even against a backdrop of falling mortgage rates, a firm job market and steady income gains.

Single-family home prices in Colorado Springs rose by 8.2% from the second quarter of last year to the second quarter of 2019, which ranked as the fifth highest appreciation rate among the nation's 100 largest metro areas.

Here's a look at five perspectives from potential homebuyers, from their plans to purchase to how they view the current real estate market.

Homes in the Rockford, Ill., region sold for $147,000 on average last month, the highest monthly average price since July 2006.

The median sales price for existing single-family homes in Manatee County, Fla., hit $325,000 in July, the highest median price since the housing crisis and Great Recession more than a decade ago — and near a historic all-time high.

Sales of existing single-family homes in Maine remained relatively flat in July compared with a year earlier, while the median sale price increased by about 2%.

Sales of new homes fell in July, missing estimates, after an upward revision to the prior month brought those sales to the highest level since 2007, a sign that lower borrowing costs may be helping stabilize purchases.

Austin-area home sales and the median price of those homes both hit all-time highs last month for any July on record, the Austin Board of Realtors said.

The median price of Palm Beach County, Fla., houses sold by Realtors last month was $355,013, up 1.4% from July 2018, but a bit below May's high point of $364,900.