Purchase

Purchases of new homes unexpectedly advanced in broad fashion last month, reaching the strongest pace in a decade and offering an encouraging signal for residential construction.

Home price appreciation continues to increase at a much higher than normal pace, although the rate of growth has been slowing since the summer.

Mortgage applications rose slightly this week, increasing 0.1% from a week earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Mortgage closing costs average nearly $4,900 nationwide. But in some states, those fees can reach or exceed five figures. Here's a look at the areas where it costs the most to close a mortgage.

Sales of previously owned U.S. homes rose to a four-month high, indicating demand was firming at the start of the quarter as the impact from the late summer hurricanes faded, according to a National Association of Realtors report.

The housing market has been underperforming its potential since May, and October's performance gap was the largest it's been since November of last year, according to First American Financial Corp.

October home sales bested last year's levels, and sale prices continued to rise across Northeast Ohio as buyers sparred over a relatively meager pool of properties.

Potential first-time home buyers can save money for a down payment if they are able to use a special account just for that purpose.

Toronto-area land prices have gotten so high that developers are struggling to build new homes that people can afford.

Long Island real estate prices climbed last month, as buyers got into bidding wars over a dwindling supply of homes.

Housing inventory nationwide has declined for more than two years. But in a small number of markets, the number of homes for sale is growing.

Bay Area homebuyers beware. Among the nation's 100 largest housing markets, San Francisco, San Jose and Oakland — in that order — are the least likely places to find a price cut on a home for sale.

Many have speculated that low refinance rates have been preventing homeowners from selling, but this factor is less consequential than expected, according to ValueInsured.

Orlando-area home sales that stalled immediately following Hurricane Irma appeared to have finally closed in October.

Mortgage application activity rose 3.1% from one week earlier as refinance demand increased, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Transfer taxes, settlement services and other home buying fees can vary wildly from state to state. Here's a look at the 10 states where home buyers need the least amount of cash to cover their closing costs.

Baltimore-area home sales and prices continued their upward climb in October, as inventory contracted for the 26th consecutive month.

After nearly five years of being the nation's least affordable housing market, San Francisco was surpassed by another California city as the national median home price increased, according to the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index.

Two months after Hurricane Harvey, buyers in the Houston area are returning to the housing market in impressive numbers.

As the economy improves and millennials move around the country in search of jobs, some are finding themselves far from the youth culture they learned to expect from city life in other parts of the country.