Real estate

Contracts to buy previously owned homes rose for the first time in three months, indicating that the recent market slump may be starting to stabilize, National Association of Realtors data showed.

The fight for stronger rent control in California appears headed for a fiery demise, according to the latest poll by the Public Policy Institute of California.

Home sales aren't just slumping big in metro Denver, they are dropping across much of Colorado and in what were some of the hottest markets in the country.

Dallas-Fort Worth was the only major Texas market that saw a decline in third quarter home sales.

Property values have grown enough for households to establish equity and make a profit, but homeowners continue staying put, causing sales to underperform their potential.

With home mortgage rates climbing to a seven-year high, typical homes in the Albany, N.Y., region have become less and less affordable this year, according to a regional real estate agents group.

The Twin Cities housing market, after one of the most frenetic summers on record, is beginning to cool.

The share of homes for sale listed with a price cut hit its highest level since 2014, but the reductions themselves are shrinking, according to Trulia.

Retiring baby boomers will intensify the affordable housing shortage unless public officials find a way to add significantly more low-cost homes to the market.

More than 20% of the houses listed for sale in the Dallas area have had at least one price cut in order to try and move the property.