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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.

Waterstone Financial saw higher quarterly profits thanks to a 352% increase in its mortgage banking segment.

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.

With low rates tempting more home owners to refinance and relaxed down payment requirements spurring more home sales, bankers are more optimistic about mortgage lending than they have been in some time.

Home prices have risen 4.6% over the last year, according to new data from Black Knight Financial Services, and experienced the largest monthly climb in prices since June 2014.

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.

Real estate agents' satisfaction with lenders and the underwriting process is rising as distressed home sales decrease, according to the latest survey from the California Association of Realtors.

The residential real estate market remained healthy in February as home prices climbed and completed foreclosures fell year-over-year, mortgage technology firm FNC reported.

Interest rates remained stable as the real estate industry eyes the start of spring home-buying season, according to Freddie Mac.

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.

The drought out West isn't just evident in parched front lawns. It's also starting to infiltrate housing data.

Beginning home construction rose less than forecast in March, indicating builders were slow to take advantage of favorable weather and underscoring a temperate housing recovery.