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Homebuyers saving for a down payment contributed to the slowest rate of August price appreciation in nearly two years; and the market could have even less momentum by next summer.

As more sellers lower their asking prices and competition eases, the share of homes sold above their listing keeps declining, according to Redfin.

Homebuyers looking in Seattle and the Eastside have had many more homes to choose from lately and have even seen prices drop significantly from their record-setting spring highs.

The number of Bay Area homes sold in August plunged by 10% year-over-year due to the scarcity of affordable homes.

Rising home prices and the depleted housing inventory led to another drop in pending home sales, according to the National Association of Realtors.

Millennials make up the largest constituent group for both homebuyers and sellers, which could put a squeeze on lending and eventually shift the market.

The strong U.S. economy pushed mortgage rates in the past week to their highest level in over seven years, and further hikes are on the way, according to Freddie Mac.

Lenders may start to see more homebuyers enter the market as the number of homes for sale is higher than at any point this year, according to Trulia.

Mortgage application defect risk is down from a year ago, but Hurricane Florence will likely tear through results in affected areas in the coming months.

As home prices continue to rise, a record-high 77% of people surveyed think it's currently a strong time to sell a house, according to the National Association of Realtors.

Nationally, home sales numbers are on the decline as prices rise and inventory remains low, but New Mexico continues to buck the trend with monthly increases in the number of sales reported to the Realtors Association of New Mexico.

Mortgage applications were up 2.9% from one week earlier, even as the rate for the 30-year conforming mortgage reached its highest point in over seven years, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Purchases of new homes rebounded in August from the slowest pace in almost a year, a potential sign of stabilization in the market, according to government data Wednesday.

Cleveland-area house prices rose at a faster pace in July, even as price growth cooled in other major cities and across the nation.

The supply of single-family homes on the market continued to shrink in August and prices rose, the Greater Capital Association of Realtors reported.

Home-price gains in 20 U.S. cities grew in July at the slowest pace in almost a year, a sign demand is increasingly bumping up against affordability constraints.

The housing market is stalling, and homebuilder stocks are feeling the pain.

A stronger economy, easing house price appreciation and slightly improving inventory conditions aren't enough to push up home sales this year, according to Freddie Mac.

Fannie Mae will add an appraisal waiver option for mortgages in regions that its Duty to Serve program designates as high-needs rural areas, but only if home inspections are completed instead.

A supply-demand mismatch has continued to chill housing sales in metro Atlanta, according to a report from Remax of Georgia.