Purchase

One million dollar tear-downs. Bidding wars. House hunts that last for years. Life in the Bay Area real estate market has long been harsh for buyers.

Mortgage applications jumped 5.2% from one week earlier as a drop in rates caused another surge in refinances, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

More single-family homes on Oahu sold at a lower median price last month compared with September 2018, while fewer condominiums sold at a higher price, according to the Honolulu Board of Realtors.

Home sales in the Wilmington, N.C., area finished the summer strong and steady, according to August figures from the Cape Fear Realtors.

Inching closer to the region's all-time high of $315,000, the median price for a home in Southern Nevada crept higher in September.

From Texas to Ohio, here's a look at the top 15 housing markets providing the shortest timelines for renters to buy a home, according to SmartAsset.

Newly adopted municipal real estate transfer taxes have the potential to be costly to lenders if not disclosed properly.

While home affordability reached a 32-month high in September, it could continue to increase in the fall months, according to Black Knight's Mortgage Monitor.

Bankers in St. Louis weren't surprised when mortgage data released this summer showed a drop in loans made between 2017 and 2018.

August's median price of single-family homes sold in Santa Cruz County, Calif., dropped to $877,000, according to Gary Gangnes of Real Options Realty, who tracks the numbers.