Purchase

November's foreclosure starts hit their lowest level since Black Knight started tracking this data in 2000, while the foreclosure rate reached a 14-year low.

Median sale prices for existing single-family homes rose in November, up 6.1% to $222,900 in Volusia County, and up 4.7% to $235,400 in Flagler County.

Median Santa Fe home sale prices slowed in November from their relentless increases in recent years with a median sales price of $369,750, an 11.8% drop from the previous November and $18,000 lower than October.

Home prices in 20 U.S. cities rose at the best pace in five months in October, posting a second straight acceleration as real estate markets showed fresh strength at the start of the fourth quarter.

Kansas City metro home prices are growing faster than rates in most U.S. cities, including boomtowns like Denver, Nashville and Austin.

Home sellers in some neighborhoods may have missed their chance to dictate the market.

The drop in home buying power heightened the risk of misrepresentations on purchase mortgage loan applications during November, as consumers are more willing to fudge information in an uncertain market, First American Financial said.

Home sales for the Greater Cincinnati area lost momentum last month, while the average price continued to climb.

Contract signings to purchase previously owned homes increased in November for the third time in four months, consistent with steady progress in the residential real estate market.

November was another disappointing month for home sales in Champaign County, Ill., with figures down 6.9% from the same month last year.

Home sales in November tumbled by 11.9% compared to last November, and sales over the first 11 months of 2019 are down 2.3% compared to the same period last year.

Single-family homes in Maine sold for more this November than last year, reflecting a national trend for higher home prices.

Mortgage applications decreased 5.3% on a seasonally adjusted basis from one week earlier led by a decline in conventional refinance loan demand, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Freddie Mac reduced its origination forecast for 2020 to under $2 trillion, now projecting $184 billion less in refinance volume compared with its November outlook.

Houston secured the top spot in the new-home sales market in Texas as builders sold 1,481 new homes in the area in November.

Palm Beach County's housing market continues to confound the lofty expectations created by robust job growth and rock-bottom interest rates.

No matter who's doing the talking, Colorado Springs' red-hot housing market is expected to continue to sizzle next year, and possibly beyond.

Sales of new homes increased in November, capping the best three months for demand since 2007 and reflecting sustained momentum in a residential real estate market that’s helping to underpin the economy.

Pending new home sales increased both on a month-to-month and annual basis, benefitting from the current low mortgage rate environment, although they are still constrained by inventory issues, a Meyers Research report said.

First mortgage volumes continue to rise at credit unions, but home equity lines of credit have fallen dramatically in recent years.