Purchase

Toledo is near the bottom of a list of the 300 best and worst real estate markets for 2017, but it is in the top 10 markets where people can buy the most home for the buck, two conflicting reports show.

Steady growth in home prices in 20 U.S. cities in June reflects a limited number of available houses for sale, according to S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller data.

From San Francisco to Jackson, Miss., here's a look at the 12 cities where home sales are expected to be the weakest during the third quarter of 2017.

U.S. home prices reached a new record high in June, with values increasing 5.5% since the beginning of the year, according to Black Knight Financial Services.

Homeowners are eager to hold onto the ultra-low mortgage interest rates they were able to get after the crash, and they are leery about taking a chance on a move.

Signs are mounting that rising home values are starting to close the door for more Americans, threatening to temper the momentum in residential real estate.

Sales of existing luxury condos (priced over $1 million) in Miami-Dade jumped 51.1% year-over-year in July.

July home sales in the Chicago area fell 4.9% from the previous year, continuing a trend of weaker sales that began in the spring.

My Home is Realtor.com's attempt to compete with Zillow's Zestimate home valuation product, as it seeks to help homeowners manage their property as an investment.

After months of increasing sales and declining inventory, Rhode Island's housing market experienced a 4% sales dip in July, but strong demand pushed the median house price up by nearly 3%, to $270,000.

An unexpected decline in sales of previously owned homes last month to the lowest level since August 2016 indicates rising prices and lean inventories are impeding faster growth in the housing market.

Fannie Mae is extending its property inspection waivers to certain purchase mortgages with large down payments.

With inventory still low, home prices continued to rise in the second quarter of 2017.

Reporting requirements for title insurers and agents have been expanded to cover more types of high-end real estate transactions, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network said.

Buying into the American dream of homeownership is getting more costly in Chattanooga.

A decline in purchases of new homes in July may be a sign the industry took a breather following an even stronger run of sales than previously reported.

There was very little change in mortgage application activity for the second consecutive week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Sales slipped but prices rose in July as a short supply of homes for sale put pressure on Wisconsin's housing market.

The median price for a single-family home in Marin County, Calif., is more than $1.3 million and at that price only 17% of Marin households can afford to buy.

Cash deals are by no means dead, but they aren't dominating the South Florida housing market the way they once did.