Purchase

Home sale volume and median prices rose together on the Big Island and Kauai in July, according to a new report.

Even as digital mortgage availability make it easier for Americans to navigate the process, many would-be buyers are struggling to afford a home.

Weak home sales put a speed bump in the way of accelerating house values as price growth slowed to a pace not seen since the start of the decade, according to CoreLogic.

Renewed momentum in Canada's housing market is buoying consumer optimism.

The Federal Housing Administration program insured three-quarters of the mortgages obtained by millennial homebuyers as most had trouble saving up for a 20% down payment, a LendEDU study found.

Real estate investors — people who purchase and quickly resell homes for profit, sometimes called "house flippers" — are a key hurdle for many looking to break into the housing market.

Toronto home sales and prices continued to move higher in July amid tight supply.

Colorado Springs-area homebuyers still can find an affordable house in today's red-hot, record-setting real estate market. They just have to move to Pueblo.

A gradual approach would help the market absorb loans affected by the government-sponsored enterprises' expiring qualified mortgage exemption, a Redwood Trust executive told analysts during a recent earnings call.

Proximity to grocery stores can greatly improve home values for both real estate buyers and investors, though some stores have greater effects than others, according to Attom Data Solutions.

Lower mortgage rates are giving homebuyer affordability a serious boost as it reaches an 18-month high, helping purchasers afford $45,000 more house for the same monthly payment compared to last fall.

Before signing a home purchase contract, the vast majority of potential homebuyers already selected their mortgage lender in order to compete with investors, a Fannie Mae survey found.

The housing market in Northwest Indiana continued a trend of rising prices and fewer sales during the month of June, according to the Greater Northwest Indiana Association of Realtors.

Homebuyers and sellers in metro Denver alike pulled back in July as the summer slump showed up on schedule.

Black Americans haven't experienced the same increase in housing values, wealth and ownership that white Americans have during the past decade's economic expansion, when home prices soared 73%, according to Redfin.

Connecticut single-family home sales fell in June, the 11th consecutive monthly decline, as the median sale price also dropped.

June's median price in Santa Cruz County, Calif., the midpoint of what sold, of single-family homes hit $919,500.

Equitable Group Inc. and Home Capital Group Inc. are reaping a windfall from Canada's tighter mortgage regulations.

Taylor Morrison Home Corp. recorded earnings that outpaced analysts' estimates and announced a partnership in the growing rental market.

For months, Seattle-area home prices have been teetering between growth and decline.