Purchase

A significant number of millennials planning to purchase their first home during 2020 have not yet taken the financial steps necessary to successfully complete the process, a TD Bank survey found.

Sales of new homes cooled for a third month in December, signaling a potential pullback after purchases climbed to some of the best levels in more than a decade amid lower borrowing costs and a solid labor market.

Statistics show the housing market for the Greater Cincinnati area, including Butler and Warren counties, remains strong and affordable.

With housing prices continuing their years-long climb, home sellers cashed in on their highest returns since 2006, according to Attom Data Solutions.

It's been a rough decade for luxury Manhattan co-ops, and the future doesn't look so rosy either.

With continuing low interest rates and no prospects of an economic slowdown on the horizon, those involved in South Bend, Ind., real estate are optimistic the residential real estate market will remain robust for the foreseeable future.

December's potential for existing-home sales grew by 1.7% compared with November because of low mortgage rates, but in the future that factor could constrain the housing market, First American Financial said.

Bidding wars for Bay Area homes have scraped new lows, as buyer fatigue with high prices and stressful deals saturates most of the region.

Home prices in metro Atlanta were higher in 2019 than the year before, but that didn't deter buyers in the month of December.

Central Ohio home prices jumped 7.6% in 2019, climbing above $200,000 for the first time for the full year.

If you're in the market for a home in Walla Walla, Wash., options may feel a little slim lately.

Sales of previously owned homes jumped in December to the best pace in nearly two years as historically low interest rates continued to lure buyers despite record-low inventory.

Mortgage application activity slowed down this past week from its fast start to 2020, with a decrease of 1.2% from one week earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

With interest rates expected to stay low while wages and the overall economy grow in conjunction, Fannie Mae again boosted its single-family mortgage origination outlook for 2019, 2020 and 2021.

The median price paid for an existing, single-family home in the Bay Area fell in 2019 for the first full year since 2011, according to the California Association of Realtors.

The inventory of homes for sale is at a seven-year low and that is likely to continue to shrink in the coming months, a Zillow report said.

Sales of single-family houses in the Greater Hartford area recorded a lackluster 2019, barely gaining any ground over the previous year.

Home sellers in Albuquerque experienced some fortune in 2019 with increased home prices and increased sales across multiple categories, according to the Greater Albuquerque Association of Realtors.

Mortgage loan officer compensation remained level year-over-year as an unexpected surge in originations surprised employers expecting it to be a down year, an LBA Ware report said.

Southern Maine's superheated real estate market is presenting challenges to first-time homebuyers and expanding businesses, but shows no signs of cooling off.