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The hot spot driving the greatest share of home sales in the core Orlando market sits atop former citrus groves nestled between historic Winter Garden and Disney theme parks.

Confidence among American homebuilders held steady in February near the highest level since 1999, suggesting that demand for housing is expected to remain strong.

Rising rates, largely tied to the stock market turmoil, took their toll on mortgage application volume during the past week.

Toledo area home sales fell 2% in January, but the new president of the Toledo Regional Association of Realtors said a drop that small was nothing more than a climate blip.

Spokane County, Wash., home sales got off to a rapid start in January.

December is known to be slow for home sales, but this time around it was a banner month.

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Median prices of homes sold on Hawaii island and Kauai bumped around inconsistently in January.

Homebuyers are most likely to slow their purchases or stay on course if mortgage rates rise above a certain benchmark, but some could act more quickly or drop out.

Oahu's housing market wasted little time this year setting a new price peak after posting three median sale price records in different months last year.

The Colorado Springs-area housing market roared out of the gate in the new year, as strong demand and a historically low supply of homes combined to send sale prices soaring to record highs.

Efforts to move out of the Bay Area continued in recent months, with 16,000 residents packing up and taking to the road for cheaper housing and new opportunities.

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If recent corporate expansions at GE, Google and Toyota are any indication, the city that lands Amazon's second headquarters should expect widespread real estate speculation and unrealistic home price expectations that will strain affordability and make it difficult for mortgage lenders to qualify borrowers.

Even as rates hit their highest levels in nearly four years, mortgage application volume increased compared with one week earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Housing sales in the Chattanooga area continued their eight-year climb last year, rising to another record high in 2017 even with higher home prices and fewer houses for sale.

Home prices will continue to increase this year, albeit at a slower pace, as inventory is expected to remain tight and demand will continue to rise.

Churchill Mortgage is building the "preunderwriting" process used to give borrowers a stronger sense of preapproval into its workflow to make financed offers on homes more competitive.

A December hiring spike at nondepository mortgage originators ended a three-month skid and solidified the fourth straight year of job gains in the sector. But with loan volume projected to decline again in 2018, it remains to be seen whether nonbanks will add more workers or start making cuts.

Officials with the Realtors Association of New Mexico said 2017 was another record setting year for the state's housing market.