Purchase

Purchase mortgage application activity is at its highest level since this summer on a seasonally adjusted basis, and should remain strong in December, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

The Huntsville, Ala., housing market continues strong with more homes sold in the third quarter of this year than the average for the same period throughout the decade.

Australia's property frenzy is back in full swing, with home prices surging the most in 16 years in November.

October's deceleration in housing values could be followed by acceleration in 2020, but a growing subset of millennials nevertheless plan to become homeowners in the new year, according to CoreLogic.

While the median price of sold homes increased again this year, the number of sales to date in Central Massachusetts is so far below the rate from last year.

Northeast Ohio home sales for the year are on track to outpace 2018 levels, and local real estate experts don't foresee any signs of a major slowdown in the coming months.

Loan defect risk in purchase applications stopped falling and plateaued in October, according to First American Financial Corp.

U.K. house prices increased at their fastest pace in more than a year this month, according to Nationwide Building Society.

Home sales entered the fourth quarter stronger than last year here, up nearly 5%, and the median price was also surging, ending October at $179,000, according to the Oklahoma City Metro Association of Realtors.

Dallas-area home prices were up 3% in the latest nationwide comparison — the greatest gain in six months.