Housing inventory

Churchill Mortgage is building the "preunderwriting" process used to give borrowers a stronger sense of preapproval into its workflow to make financed offers on homes more competitive.

Rising rents across the country suggest the homebuyer pool could get even bigger at a time when demand in the housing market is already far outpacing supply. Here's a look at 12 cities where that trend is strongest.

A December hiring spike at nondepository mortgage originators ended a three-month skid and solidified the fourth straight year of job gains in the sector. But with loan volume projected to decline again in 2018, it remains to be seen whether nonbanks will add more workers or start making cuts.

A larger standard deduction could help renters become homeowners faster, and builders' lower taxes could expand inventory that competes with single-family rentals, according to Fannie Mae Chief Economist Doug Duncan.

With compensation accounting for 80% of the cost to originate a mortgage, lenders are developing new strategies to attract and retain top talent, while keeping wage expenses in check.

Chicago-area home sales rose at a slower pace in 2017 than in each of the preceding two years, in large part because demand outstripped supply.

In the nation's hottest housing markets, inventory shortage has reached crisis levels, according to Zillow.

The number of homes available for sale contracted in December 2017, suggesting inventory shortages will persist as higher rates discourage homeowners from moving.

From San Francisco to Dallas, here's a look at the 10 top housing markets where homes sell above the asking price.

The final results are in, and the Buffalo Niagara housing market set what appear to be records for highest prices and lowest inventory of homes for sale last year, as the robust activity continued all year long.

Here's a look at 10 housing markets where limited competition, lower prices and plentiful inventory give buyers the upper hand in home sales transactions.

The recently enacted tax reform bill is likely to encourage more consumers to rent instead of buy and tamp down the rapid rise in home prices.

The tax law is expected to eliminate 300,000 affordable housing units over 10 years in part because it will reduce the value of banks’ low-income tax credits, which finance half of all affordable housing units.

Here's a look at the 11 housing markets where the share of entry-level homes for sale is greater than the share of first time home buyer shoppers.

October home sales bested last year's levels, and sale prices continued to rise across Northeast Ohio as buyers sparred over a relatively meager pool of properties.

The median price of an existing, detached single-family home rose significantly in Southern California in October compared with the same month a year ago.

Long Island real estate prices climbed last month, as buyers got into bidding wars over a dwindling supply of homes.

Over half of mortgage industry executives anticipate first-time home buyer growth in 2018, estimating that market will grow at a faster pace than the overall housing market, according to Genworth Financial.