Housing inventory

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.

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.

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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.