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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.

The total number of home sales picked up in Miami-Dade County but fell in Broward.

The median price of a home in metro Atlanta dropped slightly last month, to just under $250,000, but was still higher than a year earlier, according to a report from Remax.

Over a quarter of occupied homes are expected to become available in the next two decades with baby boomers aging out, according to Zillow.

Mortgage prepayment levels were at their highest in over six years during October, as existing homeowners took advantage of the lower rates to refinance, or to a lesser extent, purchase a new residence, Black Knight said.

Home sales fell in the state's most expensive market of Columbus in October while climbing in more affordable parts of the state.

With unemployment still hovering close to all-time lows, the already limited supply of housing is getting bought up faster and lifting rent and home prices around the country, according to Zillow.

Palm Beach County, Fla., home prices continued their trend of modest appreciation in October, and sales volumes dipped despite a robust economy.

San Diego's home market got better for sellers in September.

Sales of previously owned homes increased in October as buyers responded to falling mortgage rates, extending a recovery in the residential real estate market this year that’s providing a modest boost to economic growth.

River City Mortgage is staging an eight-state expansion of its footprint, and recently hired Carrington Mortgage Services President Raymond Brousseau to help oversee and direct its growth.