Purchase

Hawaii island's housing market turned in mixed results in September but the results were worse on Kauai where sales and prices fell for both single-family homes and condominiums.

Home sales registered their first year-over-year increase in September for the first time since 2018, as sales picked up toward the end of the prime buying season.

Most home sellers are stressed around issues involving time and money — two things they can't control — because those affect the purchase and financing of their next home, a Zillow survey found.

Homebuyers have returned to Westchester County, N.Y., and for the first time in a year, their purchases are putting a dent in the inventory of properties for sale.

Sales of single-family homes in the Albany, N.Y., area fell 17.4% in August from year-earlier levels, and real estate officials are blaming a 9% drop in inventories and steep prices for newly constructed homes for the decline.

Home values posted the largest month-over-month spike in over five years due to continued buyer demand, according to Quicken Loans.

Millennial homeownership rates declined between 2009 and 2016 before picking up in 2017, even as the number of households under the age of 35 dropped by over 1 million, a ValuePenguin study found.

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Weaker-than-expected economic data led to a decline in mortgage rates this week, although consumer attitudes remain strong, and should continue to drive increased home purchase demand, according to Freddie Mac.

Houston-area home sales increased nearly 10% in September from a year ago as buyers closed on 7,035 single-family homes, the bulk of which sold for between $150,000 and $500,000.

The median sales price for a single-family home in Cuyahoga County was $127,000 last month, up 3% from September a year ago, but down from the higher summer prices.

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.