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The up-and-down pattern for mortgage application activity continued, as volume rose 4.6% from one week earlier led by refinancings, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Low mortgage rates and strained supply drove the housing market price growth to a 26-month high in August, according to CoreLogic.

The supply of homes for sale in Riverside and San Bernardino counties was 48% below year-ago levels for the week ending Sept. 26, according to Zillow.

A buying frenzy, with soaring prices and out-of-state buyers, continues to dramatically affect the housing market in Missoula, Mont., but at least one data source shows it's just a continuation of a years-long trend.

Two more lenders, AmeriHome and Caliber, look to join Rocket and United Wholesale Mortgage, by raising capital through public stock offerings.

Whether low rates will continue to outweigh health and employment concerns for millennials and Generation Z remains to be seen.

Mortgage rates fell back toward their all-time low this week, increasing purchasing power for homebuyers. But the lack of homes for sale drives up prices and reduces affordability, according to Freddie Mac.

Pending home sales rose more than expected in August, reaching the highest level on record as low mortgage rates fuel a housing rally.

Mortgage applications decreased 4.8% from one week earlier, as refinance activity was down even as average rates fell to a new record low, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Home prices around Seattle rose faster than in any city in the country, save Phoenix, for the sixth consecutive month in midsummer.

Home prices in 20 U.S. cities gained in July, pushed higher by demand for housing that has been fueled by low mortgage rates.

The red-hot market for existing single-family homes in the Bradenton, Fla., area got even hotter in August with median prices jumping by 13.6%, compared to the same month a year ago, to a record $360,000.

Sales of U.K. homes costing over 1 million pounds ($1.3 million) doubled last month, outperforming the rest of the market as wealthier buyers sought more space following the COVID-19 lockdown.

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact every aspect of life in Napa County, Calif., including housing prices, with many buyers wanting to flee the big city.

Despite a roller-coaster stock market, lingering pandemic and uncertainty caused by natural and made disasters, the real estate market continues to connect buyers to sellers.

Wall Street won big buying up homes during the foreclosure crisis and renting them out. Now, it's headed back to the suburbs in hopes of scoring again.

Home sales hit a 15-year high in Duluth, Minn., this summer even as inventory hit a 15-year low.

After an annual gain in July, newly constructed home listings tumbled in August as coronavirus complications caused the largest inventory drops on record, according to Redfin.

Ohio home sales were up 4.2% in August from the same month a year ago, another sign that the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic may be fueling a competitive housing market.

Called it a better all-around process for United Wholesale Mortgage to become a publicly traded company.