Purchase

The prospect of growing mortgage rates took a negative hit on consumer perception of home buying and selling during October, according to Fannie Mae.

After hitting severe turbulence and taking a dive in September, metro Denver's housing market stabilized at a lower altitude in October, according to the Denver Metro Association of Realtors.

The average sales price for existing single-family homes for the Las Vegas area in October was down 1.7% from last month to $295,025, according to the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors.

Eighty percent of millennials said they plan on moving within the next five years, while nearly three-quarters claim affordability as their biggest hurdle in the buying a home.

The Southern California housing market has been on a nearly seven-year tear, with prices in many communities reaching all-time highs.

The amount of mortgage credit available to consumers increased to a post-crisis high in October in reaction to more first-time homebuyers entering the market, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

Napa County, Calif., home prices continue to rise while the number of homes sold declined year-over-year, according to Bay Area Real Estate Information Services Inc.

Signaling a market in transition amid a surge in new listings, the median price paid for a new or existing Bay Area home or condo last month was $815,000, down 1.8% from August but up 9.3% from September 2017, CoreLogic reported.

Central Ohio home prices climbed 7.1% in the third quarter compared with last year, well above the national average of 4.8%.

Home sale prices across Connecticut rose in September, compared with a year ago, reaching their highest level for the month since 2008.

Mutual of Omaha Bank company Synergy One Lending is preparing to acquire certain assets of BBMC Mortgage, a national mortgage company and division of Bridgeview Bank, which will expand its Midwest footprint and improve its strategic direction.

Having children not only forces people to buy a home, but to find a more affordable home, according to Zillow and Census data.

Mortgage rates dropped slightly for the second time in the past three weeks as yields on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note remained flat for most of the period, according to Freddie Mac.

The number of single-family homes sold during the third quarter declined 6.7% from the same three-month period a year ago, while the median sales price rose 3.8%, according to the Rhode Island Association of Realtors.

A combination of moderate rises in mortgage rates and dipping growth in home prices are projected to boost existing and new housing sales through 2020, according to Freddie Mac.

Earnings at four of the private mortgage insurers increased significantly over last year's third quarter even as total mortgage origination volume shrunk during the same time frame.

Mortgage borrower credit scores hit their low points more than five months after making a home purchase, but lender reporting cycles also cause these results to vary, according to LendingTree.

Mortgage applications decreased 2.5% from one week earlier as purchase activity compared with 2017 fell for the first time in nearly three months, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Atlanta's average home prices are up 5.8% since last year, according to a high-profile report on the nation's housing market issued Tuesday.

More people bought homes at Hawaii resorts in the first half of this year and extended a rebound in the market that began last year, according to a new report.