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Amazon.com Inc.'s decision to drop its expansion plans in the Long Island City neighborhood of Queens plunged local real estate brokers into despair — just months after the euphoria that followed the company's announcement that it would open offices there and bring thousands of jobs.

Amazon.com Inc. said it's pulling out of a plan to build a headquarters in New York City, after a backlash from some residents and politicians.

From Romeo, Colo., to Valentines, Va., here's a look at closing costs in some of the country's romantically-named cities this Valentine's Day.

Home prices in the greater New Orleans region were on the rise at the end of 2018, according to the National Association of Realtors.

Economic growth in the Rockford, Ill., region helped the housing market reach sales milestones in 2018 not seen in more than a decade.

Homebuilders in the Twin Cities are off to a running start this year, but topping 2018 won't be easy.

Stable equity and debt availability should keep multifamily and commercial real estate originations in line with 2017's peak, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Late payments on loans backing commercial mortgage bonds continued falling at the start of the year, due to strong new issuance volume and continued resolutions for precrisis loans by special servicers, according to Fitch Ratings.

The rising cost of housing in the Bay Area has dramatically resegregated neighborhoods by race and pushed minority families to the outer edges of the region, a new paper shows.

King County's cooling housing market has turned downright chilly as prices have dropped to their lowest point in two years — with the median home now selling for $116,000 less than last spring.

Home sellers in metro Denver came out ready to play ball in a big way in January, but buyers didn't show up to meet them in equal numbers.

The median sales price for existing single-family homes sold in Southern Nevada in January was $300,000, according to the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors.

Fourth-quarter increases in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgage origination volume helped Walker & Dunlop reach a new quarterly high in revenue of $215 million.

The pace of Colorado Springs-area homebuilding is off to a slow start in 2019.

As Huntington Beach prepares for a lengthy battle with the state of California over its affordable housing goals, the city of Pismo Beach is preparing for a battle of its own as it tries to attract more low-income housing to the traditionally wealthy area.

After years of frenzied price increases, sales of new homes in Canada's biggest city sunk to the lowest in almost two decades in 2018 and the supply of unsold condos piled up.

Homebuilders are growing confident in 55+ communities, which could suggest more movement in the housing market at a time when homeowners continue aging in place.

Without the clashing fervor of potential homebuyers competing, fewer sellers are fetching above-listing prices on their houses, according to Zillow.

Modular houses typically referred to as tiny homes could be a quick, relatively cheap living option for residents recovering from Hurricane Michael.

Mortgage and real estate professionals are navigating new technology to support a better consumer experience and grow their customer base, but those who lose sight of the end goal are in danger, according to Remax CEO Adam Contos.