Real estate

The median price of an existing, detached single-family home rose significantly in Southern California in October compared with the same month a year ago.

Toronto-area land prices have gotten so high that developers are struggling to build new homes that people can afford.

Long Island real estate prices climbed last month, as buyers got into bidding wars over a dwindling supply of homes.

New-home construction rebounded in October to the fastest pace in a year, partly reflecting recovery efforts in the hurricane-stricken South.

Housing inventory nationwide has declined for more than two years. But in a small number of markets, the number of homes for sale is growing.

Four Texas markets have had the most home price appreciation in the country during the last decade.

There were 1.4 million fewer properties seriously underwater in the third quarter, marking the largest year-over-year drop since the second quarter of 2015, according to Attom Data Solutions.

Many have speculated that low refinance rates have been preventing homeowners from selling, but this factor is less consequential than expected, according to ValueInsured.

Orlando-area home sales that stalled immediately following Hurricane Irma appeared to have finally closed in October.

Hurricane Irma could do little to slow surging home prices in the Manatee-Sarasota region in September. Or across Florida, for that matter.