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Volatility in the financial markets, uncertainty with foreign trade and the housing supply deficit caused mortgage applications to drop for the second straight week.

Mortgage rates maintained their recent slide and have now declined in five of the past six weeks, according to Freddie Mac.

The price of a home in Santa Fe, N.M., was up again in the second quarter, while the number of homes for sale was was down, the Santa Fe Association of Realtors reported.

Purchasing power took a plunge in some of the nation's hottest housing markets, as a competitive spring purchasing season continues to drive home prices higher.

Manhattan homebuyers are getting bolder these days, demanding bargains or walking away from deals in a market where inventory is swelling.

Dallas-area home prices are up 7.8% from a year ago in the latest national comparison by CoreLogic.

Real estate sales in the state of Oklahoma are a mixed bag when comparing statistics from to 2018.

The decline in homeownership among young adults can be attributed to a variety of financial headwinds like student loans and societal shifts like marriage rates, but rising housing costs are the core issue, according to research by Freddie Mac economists.

With inventory down and the number of buyers on the rise, the West Michigan housing market continues to remain red hot heading into the middle of the summer.

Dallas has landed on the list of U.S. cities seeing the biggest increase in home purchase contracts this year.

Mortgage rates declined over the past week as worried investors increased their purchases of 10-year Treasuries, according to Freddie Mac.

While purchase mortgages account for a growing share of overall volume, industrywide investments in more automated and efficient underwriting processes have helped lower instances of fraud.

The good news for Miami homeowners: If you're thinking of selling your house, you're set to make a nice profit over your purchase price.

The Dallas housing market gets top marks in a new consumer study by JPMorgan Chase.

At a new luxury-condo building in Brooklyn, one buyer told broker Ryan Serhant that she'd like three apartments — one for herself to live in, and two as investments to rent out.

An index of contract signings to purchase previously owned homes unexpectedly declined for a second month in May, reflecting a persistent shortage of available homes.

Mortgage applications fell by nearly 5% last week as concerns over foreign trade and tariffs outweighed other positive economic news, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Total home sales are down in Rockford, Ill., but the average sale price has increased, Rockford Area Realtors reported.

Home prices in 20 U.S. cities continued to advance at a solid, albeit a touch slower, pace in April, reflecting lingering inventory shortages, according to S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller data.

Americans selling homes in the nation's hottest market last year made enough to turn around and buy a place for cash — and still have spare change for a Tesla.