Purchase

The median sale price for single-family homes in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, climbed in May for the third consecutive month, reaching $157,500 in the suburbs and $139,000 countywide.

Toronto's housing market came storming back in May as sales in Canada's biggest city soared 19% from the same month a year earlier.

Millennial homeowners took advantage of April's drop in mortgage rates by quickly securing refinance loans, which closed faster than purchases for the first time since March 2016, according to Ellie Mae.

Consumers' knowledge of the mortgage process and what it takes to purchase a home has not improved from four years ago and lenders have an opportunity to fill that need, Fannie Mae said.

Orange County house prices were just 1% above year-ago levels in April, while prices in Los Angeles County increased by a mere 2.3%, CoreLogic reported.

Refinance mortgage application activity surged as interest rates fell to their lowest level since the start of 2018, but potential homebuyers remained sidelined due to economic uncertainty, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Manhattan condo owners who've enjoyed property-tax reductions are heading for the exits of their posh buildings as their breaks are set to expire.

The rate of annual home price appreciation sped up for the first time in over a year during April, affecting affordability at the low end of the market, according to CoreLogic.

The sluggish Southern California housing market showed signs of perking up in April, as prices ticked up one month after they fell for the first time since 2012.

Mortgage company merger and acquisition activity should continue to increase in 2019 as loan production costs rise and originations stay flat.

The spring home buying market got off to a disappointing start in April, as sales sputtered and the state marked the ninth consecutive month of year-over-year sale declines.

With Sen. Elizabeth Warren's cancellation plan to alleviate student debt, millennials would save up for mortgage down payments three years sooner, according to Redfin.

Mortgage application fraud risk declined for the first time since last summer because the home sales market became less competitive with an easing of the inventory shortage, First American said.

San Diego County home sales were down for the 12th month in a row in April, said real estate tracker CoreLogic.

Sale prices continued to inch higher in the Albany, N.Y., region and the number of houses sold continued to inch lower in April.

Expectations of economic growth paint a sunny picture for summer home buying with consumer confidence near an 18-year high, but borrowers' mixed view of their income prospects could compound affordability constraints.

Increased use of the digital mortgage process contributes to improved closing times, but falls short when it comes to borrower education, according to a TD Bank survey.

As the bond market drives yields down because of the economic turmoil, mortgage rates moved in concert, dropping below 4% for the first time since January 2018, according to Freddie Mac.

Contract signings to purchase previously owned homes unexpectedly fell in April, adding to signs the housing market is struggling to regain momentum.

With the starter home inventory shortage pressuring first-time homebuyers to act, four out of five millennial purchasers lament at least one aspect of their mortgage, according to Zillow.