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From Indianapolis to Nashville, here's a look at the 15 hottest residential real estate markets of summer 2017.

New compliance challenges and competition make real estate alliances harder to secure. But they're essential for lenders to maximize market share. (Part three in a four-part series on the mortgage industry's response to the housing inventory shortage.)

A builder promises to offer that rarest of products in Palm Beach County's real estate market — new single-family homes priced at less than $300,000.

The inventory crunch caused the time a property lists until it goes into contract to reach a new low in June, at 36 days, according to Redfin.

Houston homebuyers increasingly are putting the oil slump behind them, snapping up houses in record numbers and paying more for them than ever.

To close gaps in volume caused by inventory shortages and help consumers get over the homeownership hump, lenders are offering mortgage programs and features like low down payments, bridge loans for home sellers and student loan refinancing. (Part two in a four-part series on the mortgage industry's response to the housing inventory shortage.)

North Texas real estate agents sold a record number of houses in June.

Property owners estimate their homes are worth 1.7% more than appraisers do, according to Quicken Loans.

Home sales and the number of houses on the market dropped in Charlotte last month, but the price buyers are paying continued rising quickly, largely a product of limited inventory.

Rising mortgage rates hurt both refinance and purchase application activity as volume decreased 7.4% from one week earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

As demand for new homes outpaces supply, it is essential for mortgage lenders to pursue strategies that stimulate inventory levels, such as supporting builders with construction financing and offering homebuyers single-close construction-to-permanent loans. (The first in a four-part series on the mortgage industry's response to the housing inventory shortage.)

Broker John Pasalis knew Canada’s hottest housing market was cooling but an email from desperate sellers showed him just how bad it was.

Albuquerque's hot resale-homes market followed up a record-breaking May with June transactions not far behind, according to data released Monday by the Greater Albuquerque Association of Realtors.

As Seattle home prices continue to set records, Queen Anne has officially become Seattle's first big neighborhood to have a median home price of $1 million.

Southern California house hunters aren't the only ones in the nation being forced to act quickly. Homeowners' reluctance to sell isn't just a local challenge.

After five months of shopping for his first home, Greg Ridenour was tired of having his offers turned down.

Employment among nonbank lenders and mortgage brokers grew in May, marking the third straight month of employment gains at a time when housing inventory is tight, refinancing has slowed and home prices are rising.

Home sales in Connecticut were unexpectedly strong in May after the year got off to a slow start, a new report Thursday shows, but a key component of the state's housing recovery is still lagging: consistent overall price gains.

National home prices rose 6.6% in May over the prior year as sales activity was affected by low inventory, according to CoreLogic.

Halfway through 2017, home sales remain robust in the Santa Fe, N.M., market, with closed transactions up more than 9% through June and median prices in both the city and county up over last year's numbers.