Purchase

If Denver-area buyers were expecting a bounty of homes to choose from this holiday season, they are going to be sorely disappointed. Sellers are playing the grinch as 2019 draws to a close.

Purchase mortgage application activity is at its highest level since this summer on a seasonally adjusted basis, and should remain strong in December, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

The Huntsville, Ala., housing market continues strong with more homes sold in the third quarter of this year than the average for the same period throughout the decade.

Australia's property frenzy is back in full swing, with home prices surging the most in 16 years in November.

October's deceleration in housing values could be followed by acceleration in 2020, but a growing subset of millennials nevertheless plan to become homeowners in the new year, according to CoreLogic.

While the median price of sold homes increased again this year, the number of sales to date in Central Massachusetts is so far below the rate from last year.

Northeast Ohio home sales for the year are on track to outpace 2018 levels, and local real estate experts don't foresee any signs of a major slowdown in the coming months.

Loan defect risk in purchase applications stopped falling and plateaued in October, according to First American Financial Corp.

U.K. house prices increased at their fastest pace in more than a year this month, according to Nationwide Building Society.

Home sales entered the fourth quarter stronger than last year here, up nearly 5%, and the median price was also surging, ending October at $179,000, according to the Oklahoma City Metro Association of Realtors.

Dallas-area home prices were up 3% in the latest nationwide comparison — the greatest gain in six months.

San Diego County's median home price was $573,500 in October, lifted by a big increase in sales.

The median sales price for single-family homes in the Bradenton, Fla., area jumped 9.1% in October, compared to the previous year, to $325,000.

The supply of homes for sale in Atlanta continued to fall, which helped push prices higher last month, according to several reports.

Mortgage rates resumed their upward movement this week, but it's not putting a damper on real estate sales activity, noted Freddie Mac.

Mortgage application activity rose 1.5% compared with one week earlier as interest rates remained below 4%, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

The number of October home sales in Maine remained nearly flat compared with last year, but prices continued to climb.

Among the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, home prices hibernate and offer consumers the best time to buy a house, according to Attom Data Solutions.

Home prices in 20 U.S. cities rose more than forecast in September from a year earlier, indicating property values are stabilizing as housing demand picks up.

Buyers snapped up new homes over the past two months at the fastest pace in more than 12 years, adding to signs of sturdy housing demand amid lower prices and borrowing costs.