Purchase

Though potential homeownership demand declined moderately between 2015 and 2016, the underlying fundamentals for demand remained positive.

Freddie Mac has gotten the green light for its appraisal alternative for purchase loans, and has released information about how similar automated collateral evaluations for refinances have performed.

After a strong sales bump in June, the Sonoma County, Calif., housing market declined in July to the slowest pace of sales in seven years.

Affordability issues along with a lack of knowledge about home buying are holding millennials back from pursuing homeownership, according to a survey from loanDepot.

The share of refinance loans in the market bounced back slightly in July, according to Ellie Mae's latest monthly report.

Mortgage application volume was practically flat when compared with one week earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Maui's housing market in July had fewer sales but at higher prices, according to the Realtors Association of Maui.

Home prices and sales in the core Orlando market were down in July from the month before during what is usually the peak summer buying season.

Housing affordability dipped as rising home prices offset a quarter-point drop in mortgage interest rates.

Normally among the hottest times of the year to buy or sell a house, July came up tepid in metropolitan Milwaukee.

Home prices rose to all-time high levels in each of the last two months in the Buffalo Niagara, N.Y., region.

Newly constructed home purchase mortgage applications were down by 12% compared with June, but the data indicates housing starts won't drop as much as expected.

Affordability concerns influenced a consumer's decision to search for a home in a different city, a Redfin study found.

Just as Toronto's housing market is beginning to slow down, Vancouver’s is roaring back to life.

Home sales and prices in the Baltimore region rose in July as housing inventory continued to dwindle, limiting buyers' choices.

FHA loans made to millennial home buyers have been steadily decreasing the past four months, indicating they may be able to afford more at the moment.

Real estate in Miami-Dade continues to boom, with the total sales volume in the second quarter of 2017 reaching $3.3 billion — a 3.1% jump from $3.2 billion mark a year ago.

Oahu's more affordable option for homeownership is climbing in cost as median sales prices for condominiums hit historic highs, as evidenced in July.

Mortgage application volume increased 3% from one week earlier as slightly lower interest rates resulted in more refinance activity, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Low-down-payment purchases are on the rise, but not necessarily with the same pre-crisis practices and risk factors.