Purchase

Sales of existing single-family homes in Maine eased slightly, although prices remained strong, rising 2.85% comparing February 2019 to February 2018.

Home sales are dropping in Vancouver as listings rise, with the local real estate board blaming policy changes for restricting potential buyers.

Mortgage rates held steady after several weeks of declines, during which there was the largest weekly drop in more than 10 years, according to Freddie Mac.

Houston home shoppers were able to find homes two weeks faster this past winter than they did a year ago at the same time, a new report shows.

Even in the dead of winter, housing prices in the greater Santa Fe, N.M., area remain warm to the touch.

From where to find borrowers that competitors overlook, to how to adjust strategies when interest rates change course, top producers are adapting when market conditions change.

With interest rates down, purchase mortgages accounted for the vast majority of millennial homebuyers' loans in February, according to Ellie Mae.

Despite earning less, the share of single female homebuyers who recently made a house purchase doubled that of single men, according to the National Association of Realtors.

Mortgage refinance applications reached their highest level in three years as interest rates plunged last week in the aftermath of the Federal Open Market Committee's March meeting.

February's median price for single-family homes in Santa Cruz County, Calif., reached a new area record high of $937,000. The previous record was $935,100 in March 2018.

Despite slowing home price growth, nearly 75% of millennials make financial concessions to afford housing compared to 40% of older generations, according to CoreLogic.

Bank of America is setting aim at low- to moderate-income and multicultural homebuyers and communities with the launch of its Neighborhood Solutions affordable homeownership initiative.

Manhattan's would-be homebuyers are in no rush to make deals, while the number of condos and co-ops on the market continues to rise.

Slowing home sales haven't stopped investors from backing startups that buy and sell residential real estate.

After two straight down months, home sales in New Hampshire rebounded in February setting records for the month in price and number of closed deals.

After several months of sluggish activity, sales of Marin County, Calif., homes surged 7.1% in February to 180, up from the 168 sold in February 2018.

The total number of days that elapsed between consumers' initial home tours and their closing dates fell to the lowest level in at least six years this winter, according to Redfin.

The number of homeowners likely to qualify for a refinance nearly doubled in a single week following the largest mortgage rate decline since the housing bubble burst, according to Black Knight.

Plaza Home Mortgage's wholesale division has rolled out a one-time close, construction-to-permanent loan that meets Fannie Mae underwriting guidelines.

This spring is shaping up to be another sellers' market in metro Detroit housing as would-be buyers continue to scramble over the slim number of for-sale houses, especially those with entry-level prices below $325,000.