Industries

Homebuyers are seeking financing options first before even looking for a house, according to loanDepot.

The number of Colorado Springs-area homes for sale climbed to a two-year high last month, a sign that buyers finally might be in a better position in a housing market that's favored sellers for the last few years.

Houston area home prices rose 5.4% over the last year through July, slightly below the national appreciation rate of 6.2%.

Seattle is known for its hip neighborhoods, soaring home prices, and being home to Amazon.com Inc., the world's most valuable company. So why is its rental housing market experiencing the most severe slowdown in the U.S.?

Home sales and the median price of homes mostly rose on the Big Island and Kauai in August, according to local real estate agent trade association data.

The Federal Housing Administration is providing a new waiver that gives mortgage companies the ability to start inspecting properties affected by Kilauea Volcano lava flows in Hawaii.

Delinquencies for loans securing commercial mortgage-backed securities continued to decline, although they are still well above rates for other types of investors, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

The local real estate market had a summer as hot and record-breaking as Savannah's temperatures with more than 1,500 homes selling across Bryan, Chatham and Effingham counties during June and July.

Tax foreclosure filings in Philadelphia have skyrocketed 1,200% since 2010, so the city is promoting its homestead exemption to keep people in their homes.

U.S. construction companies are grappling with a widespread labor shortage that is exacerbating the cost of housing and other buildings, according to a new survey.

A heavily challenged ballot measure in a Denver suburb that aims to place strict limits on new residential construction got a breath of a life from a judge this week, but not in time for it to be placed on the Nov. 6 ballot.

A 75-year-old Florida real estate developer was sentenced to six months in prison after admitting he lied to banks to keep money flowing so he wasn't forced to scuttle an oceanfront hotel and condominium in Vero Beach.

Contracts to buy previously owned U.S. homes unexpectedly declined in July, signaling that buyers are balking at higher prices and a lack of choices in some regions, according to the National Association of Realtors.

Sales of single-family homes in Maine showed strong gains in both their prices and the number sold in July, according to data by Maine Listings.

Seattle is building housing like never before, while housing growth has slowed significantly in the suburbs.

Almost $50 billion. That's how much Spokane County, Wash., is worth, according to this year's property assessments, up $4.1 billion over last year.

Colorado Springs home prices rose at one of the fastest clips in the nation during the second quarter, according to the National Association of Realtors.

Tech-focused startups are knocking on the door of a $15 billion industry that's dominated by just four companies: Title insurance.

After four straight months in which four out of 10 home buyers in Santa Cruz County, Calif., paid in excess of $1 million, more buyers in July closed deals in the less expensive areas of the county and the median price dipped from $927,500 to $885,000.

Mortgages originated to finance apartments and other income-producing properties managed to generate an overall year-to-year increase in the first half, even though there are declines in some parts of the market.