Housing

For all the talk about an economic and housing recovery, homeownership remains out of reach for a third of Americans, a new report from Zillow found.

The share of owner-occupant single-family home and condo buyers fell to a new low, according to RealtyTrac.

The Federal Housing Administration Single Family Housing Policy Handbook will now come into effect on Sept. 14, the Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Friday.

Mortgage interest rates rose during the week thanks to increases in home values and sales as well as slower-than-expected economic growth, Freddie Mac said.

Though home prices have started to rise, new home construction has remained low as builders have struggled to gain momentum due to shortages of materials, developed lots and skilled labor.

Housing and the mortgage industry are every bit as important to the U.S. as the national transportation or healthcare systems.

A House subcommittee approved a bill Wednesday that would redirect money from an affordable housing fund that receives money from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac into another program run by HUD.

The number of Americans who signed contracts in March to buy previously owned homes climbed after the biggest increase in more than four years, a sign for further progress in the housing recovery.

The U.S. homeownership rate fell to the lowest level in more than two decades, extending a multiyear decline as rising prices and stagnant wages keep young families out of the property-buying market.

Home prices in 20 U.S. cities climbed at a faster pace than forecast in the year ended February, a sign the housing industry may be gaining momentum amid low borrowing costs and continued job growth.

D.R. Horton Inc. agreed to buy the homebuilding operations of Seattle-based Pacific Ridge Homes for about $72 million in cash to expand in the U.S. Northwest.

Freddie Mac has planned its first Extended Timeline Pool Offering, the government-sponsored entity announced this week.

D.R. Horton finds success in selling starter homes and looks to expand its Express Homes into more of its communities.

Some consumers wish they had jumped into the housing market when rates were even lower, but they are only going to go up from where there now, the chief economist of Redfin said.

Purchases of new homes slumped more than forecast in March from a seven-year high, a sign progress in the industry will be halting.

Mortgage brokers lead all other lenders when it comes to being real estate agents' preferred partners, according to the results of a survey from real estate information firm Inman.

Sales of previously owned homes climbed in March to the highest level since September 2013 as job growth and cheap borrowing costs helped sustain the progress in residential real estate.

The largest single-family home landlords plan to raise their rents as much as 5.7% this year as they shift focus from buying properties to boosting their bottom lines.

An economist sees early signs that the housing market is gaining momentum but she is still wary of inventory issues.

The Mile High City rises above all others across the United States when it comes to housing.