Housing inventory

While September's single-family starts were unchanged from the prior month, multifamily activity fell 5%, according to government data.

The lack of inventory pushed the median housing price to double-digit annual growth for the 14th straight month, according to Redfin.

Appreciation more than tripled the year-ago rate, according to CoreLogic.

More for-sale homes hit the market than at any point this year but a turning point may lie ahead, according to Realtor.com.

Sales of new U.S. homes rose in August by more than forecast, reaching a four-month high and suggesting demand is stabilizing as builders make gradual headway on backlogs.

Sales of existing single-family homes in Maine were down almost 5 percent in August compared to the previous year, a sign that the hot real estate market may be leveling off, according to a state real estate group.

While the Biden Administration has issued a series of measures to encourage the production of more affordable housing, municipalities must changing their zoning or other restrictive laws to facilitate additional development, writes the Chairman and CEO of Walker & Dunlop

Growing confidence that they’ll be able to find a new place to live will finally push homeowners to put their homes up for sale, the survey of real estate experts found.

Residential starts rose 3.9% last month to a 1.62 million annualized rate after an upwardly revised July print, according to government data released Tuesday.

The jump is the largest 12-month gain in the index since the series began 45 years ago.

Residential construction was up 27% year over year in July, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

U.S. pending home sales unexpectedly declined for a second straight month in July as limited inventory and soaring prices deterred some prospective buyers.

Local mortgage lenders give their boots-on-the-ground perspectives about the ZIP codes with 2021’s shortest list-to-sale times, according to Realtor.com.

Record high price growth and the dearth of housing inventory left the majority of consumers anxious about the market, a survey finds.

Contract closings increased 2% from the prior month to an annualized 5.99 million, a four-month high, according to figures from the National Association of Realtors on Monday.

Despite home supply recovering and sales slowing, properties spent the least amount of time on the market since at least 2009, according to Remax.

The gulf between buyer demand and the amount of listings for sale drove housing values to a six-decade peak, according to CoreLogic.

Concerns about foreclosure and a crowded market led to an increase in listings at lower price points in the second quarter.

Sales of previously owned U.S. homes rose for the first time in five months in June as housing inventory improved slightly, illustrating the strength of housing demand.

The meager increase suggests the largest boost in inventory possible would likely still leave the backlog of homes on the market at historic lows.