Real estate

Rhode Island's housing market cooled a bit in February, as the median sales price remain unchanged from the same month a year ago, but the number of sales fell, and houses lingered on the market a week longer before selling.

The gap between potential and actual existing home sales is narrowing even though supply shortages still vex the market, according to First American’s latest report.

Manhattan homes that sold in February sat on the market for the longest stretch since 2012, a sign that sellers aren't dropping prices enough to reach buyers, an analysis by StreetEasy shows.

Against a background of record low inventory, February sales of single-family homes in the Seacoast area bested last year's totals by 30%, according to the Seacoast Board of Realtors.

Weather usually puts a damper on home sales, but even the increase in severe weather didn't stop homebuyers from getting out there.

The San Jose housing market has cooled more than any other in the country — and it's still the hottest in the nation, according to a recent Zillow survey.

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The Colorado Association of Realtors is confirming an earlier report from the Denver Metro Association of Realtors that metro Denver home prices suffered an annual decline in February.

Fewer homes sold last month on Maui but they sold for generally higher prices, according to the Realtors Association of Maui.

After a cool January, home sales in Northeast Ohio warmed up a bit in February.

Real estate agents across Colorado are hoping the chill in the state's housing market comes from the wintry weather and not the start of a longer market slowdown.

February was a disappointing month for the Dallas-area housing market.

City planners project that an existing housing shortage on Oahu could disappear in five years based on current and anticipated residential development projects.

A patchwork of state laws makes it tough for lenders to adopt electronic notarization, but they'll need to if they want to make a fully digital mortgage a reality.

The pace of Colorado Springs-area homebuilding in 2019 continues to trail that of last year.

Home sales slowed on Hawaii island and Kauai last month while median prices mostly rose, according to trade association statistics.

Homeowners are stepping up their renovation game this year, which could be good news for home improvement financing, but bad news for the overall housing market as consumers age in place.

While Southern Nevada home prices pulled back in February, the median sale price for an existing home was still up nearly 8% year-over-year.

Minneapolis' offering of affordable starter homes and inflated supply of below-median-priced options made it the housing market with the highest low-income ownership rate, according to Redfin.

The average price of a new home rose in Texas' four largest markets in January, with Houston leading the gains, according to HomesUSA.com.