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November sales of existing homes rose more than 5% in metro Milwaukee, even amid a continuing shortage of houses on the market.

Home sales in metro Toledo, Ohio, in November rose 2% over the same month a year ago, but home sale prices fell, according to a report released by the Toledo Regional Association of Realtors.

Baltimore-area home sales and prices continued to climb in November as the inventory of available homes sunk to a 10-year low.

Spokane, Wash., home sales continued at a strong pace in November, with the market benefiting from mild temperatures and the lack of significant snowfall.

Regulatory changes that would put an end to state and local tax deductions could prompt many homeowners in high-tax states to consider relocating, a Redfin survey shows.

Baton Rouge, La., area home sales plunged by 20% in October from the year before, the result of tough comparisons with the sales gains stoked by the August 2016 flood.

The average return on investment for house flippers of single-family homes and condos in the third quarter fell to the lowest average gross flipping ROI since the second quarter of 2015, according to Attom Data Solutions.

Nonbank mortgage employment fell for the second consecutive month, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The maximum loan amount for Federal Housing Administration mortgages will go up in more than 3,000 counties for 2018.

Despite rapid price gains and tight inventory nationally, prices in many of the largest housing markets are still below the peaks reached before the Great Recession.

Mortgage application volume increased from one week earlier, driven by a boost in refinance activity, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Men listed as the primary borrower on a mortgage on average get approved for larger-balance loans than women, Ellie Mae finds in its latest Millennial Tracker survey.

On the cusp of a new year — and winter — Twin Cities housing construction posted stellar late-season gains.

Canada's largest housing market continues to see prices fall amid a widening pool of homes for sale, though there are signs the correction is beginning to lure in some new buyers.

The housing supply shortage will continue into 2018 driving home prices higher next year than some market observers previously predicted.

Home prices in October increased by 7% year-over-year for the second consecutive month, according to CoreLogic.

The lower mortgage interest deduction cap in House Republicans' tax bill would create a disincentive for existing homeowners to sell and add to already tight housing inventory concerns, according to Black Knight.

Owensboro's continued place on a list of U.S. cities attracting millennial home buyers is once again attracting media attention.

The number of closed sales rebounded after falling dramatically in September when Hurricane Irma took people out of the home-buying mood.

Here's a look at the 10 cities where strong employment and for-sale inventory are expected to keep housing markets bustling with activity during the normally slow year-end months.