Housing inventory

Here's a look at the states where home purchasing power is improving, bucking the national trends of inventory shortages and rising prices.

Southern California home prices continued galloping upward at double-digit rates in February amid a lopsided mismatch between the number of buyers and sellers.

Billings, Mont., is moving into spring with a strong real estate market.

Timid sellers are making for a tepid spring for Twin Cities home sales.

As tight housing inventory continues challenging prospective borrowers, Newfi Lending has launched a new portfolio lending platform in an effort to make homeownership more attainable.

March 20--Metro Atlanta home prices are up 9.8 percent from a year ago, while the supply of homes for sale has continued to shrink, according to a report from Re/Max.

First-time home buyers won't catch a break from the Dallas-area's hot home market this spring.

Housing inventory hit positive territory for the first time since 2015, but starter home volume is at a low for recent years, according to Trulia.

Baltimore area home prices rose 6.5% in February from the same time a year ago, reflecting more closings and less inventory.

Employment in the nonbank mortgage lender and brokerage sector is falling in the face of rising interest rates and the limited supply of homes for sale.

Connecticut's housing market in January had a split personality, with median single-family home prices increasing by 3.4% even as the number of homes sold fell by 3.7%.

The Trump administration's new tariffs on imported steel and aluminum may raise prices on a variety of consumer and commercial products, but will only put minimal strain on the housing industry.

House flipping activity is at an 11-year high, prompting lending for these projects to soar 27%, according to Attom Data Solutions. And with most flippers still using cash, the trend has room to grow.

Home sales in the Las Vegas area slowed in February because of the shrinking supply of properties, according to an industry report.

First time home buyers are dealing with the worst of the nationwide housing inventory shortage, due to prices of entry-level houses growing at an even faster pace than other properties types, according to CoreLogic.

New Mexico's housing market started 2018 like it was still 2017 — with higher prices and fewer homes for sale in most of the state's largest counties.

As housing demand continues outpacing supply, tight inventory is plaguing potential buyers and putting upward pressure on home prices. Here's a look at the housing markets where supply is shrinking the most.

A gauge of contracts to purchase previously owned homes unexpectedly declined in January to a more than three-year low, reflecting a shortage of inventories and rising mortgage rates.

Despite growth in both mortgage rates and home prices, housing demand kicked off 2018 with its strongest January on record, according to Redfin.

Historically low inventory pushed up Rhode Island's median home price by 9% in January, and the diminishing supply is hindering sales, which fell by 9%.