Purchase

Purchase mortgage applications continue to decline, falling to their lowest level since the start of the spring, as supply constraints limit homebuyer activity, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Despite today's high tech salaries, two-income households, and a swelling economy, the current generation of Bay Area residents spends much more of their income to buy a house compared to their parents and grandparents.

In the constant search for metro areas offering affordability and purchasing power, consumers abscond exorbitantly priced big cities in favor of alternative locales further inland.

Any growth in housing starts and home sales in the second half of 2019 will be muted by continuing inventory constraints and rising home prices, according to Freddie Mac.

Low mortgage rates and thriving employment should be the recipe for a strong housing market. Instead, they're deepening America's affordability crisis.

Contract signings to purchase previously owned homes rose in June by the most in three months, indicating demand may pick up with the help of lower mortgage rates and steady job growth.

Home prices in 20 U.S. cities in May decelerated for a 14th straight month, underscoring moderation in the nation's real estate market.

Southern California home prices rose only 1.2% in June from a year earlier, while sales fell 8.8%, reflecting a broad slowdown in the region's pricey housing market.

Fed up with the high taxes and regulation back home in New York, retired officer Thomas Maloney and his wife, real estate agent Theresa Hart, are looking to offload a home in Long Island — quickly.

Home sales declined in June nearly 10% and condo sales plunged nearly 12% compared to last June as the median sale price for both homes and condos in Massachusetts soared to all-time highs.

Bay Area home sales swooned in June, tumbling to recession levels of a decade ago as buyers grew increasingly weary of sky-high prices and scant choices.

The. U.S. housing market is splitting along racial lines, with black homeownership dropping to the lowest level since at least 1970 — just two years after the Fair Housing Act was passed.

While strong housing demand continues in Central Texas, new numbers show the area's homebuilding pace slowed in the second quarter as builders grappled with a shortage of lots.

If 2018 was a year of drama — a steep rise in housing prices and scary decline in inventory — 2019 has proven to be a year of steady growth.

Title insurers benefited from the increase in origination volume — especially refinancings — during the second quarter, as open order counts increased compared with one year prior.

From Big Sky Country to the peaks of Colorado, here's a look at the metro areas offering owners the most stability and appreciation in home prices over the past 25 years.

Palm Beach County, Fla., home prices retreated in June after jumping to a post-crash high in May.

The real estate industry may soon find out whether house hunters will look for homes in the place where they already shop for everything else.

Fewer consumers applied for mortgages last week even as interest rates declined by 3 to 4 basis points for all product types, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Sales of new homes rose in June by less than forecast and purchases were revised lower in the three prior months, the latest sign of weakness for the housing sector.