Real estate

Home sales in Connecticut got a bit of a pop in June, rising to their highest level for the month since 2006 and prices inched up modestly.

Home prices in Canada’s largest city posted their biggest monthly drop in at least 17 years in July and sales plunged as government efforts to cool the market and the near-collapse of a mortgage lender made buyers leery.

After launching construction lending support via Encompass in February, Ellie Mae sees shrinking construction loan closing times and increased volume.

Homeowners who live near Trader Joe's may benefit from more than just easy access to cookie butter and other popular specialty items, a new study suggests.

Housing construction in the Twin Cities metro rose nearly 17 percent in July, but most of that gain was apartments.

Long the top choice for international buyers in the U.S., Florida also leads the country for foreign buyers selling off their real estate stakes.

Saying he was fed up co-existing with town officials, the owner of a 1750s-era house on Main Street in Rowley, Mass., has put the home and the 6.8 acres it sits on up for sale and is encouraging developers to build affordable housing there.

The Marin County, Calif., median price tag for all homes sold in June hit $1.08 million — a 13.7% rise from a year earlier.

The North Carolina Department of Justice is warning real estate agents and companies about an email scam aimed at potential home buyers.

The U.S. homeownership rate remains slightly above a post-crisis low it set during the second quarter of last year.

The cheapest housing markets aren't always the most affordable cities for first-time home buyers and existing homeowners. Here's a look at 12 cities with low home prices, but where other factors put a damper on purchasing power.

A rebound in contract signings for the purchase of previously owned homes shows housing demand is stabilizing after a three-month downturn, according to the National Association of Realtors.

Loan officers are joining the increasing number of real estate agents telling daily “stories” on Snapchat and Instagram to build name recognition, increase referrals and reach more core customers.

Home prices in South Florida increased 5.3% in May from a year ago, a sign that recent gains are moderating, a new report shows.

FNF Group has acquired Real Geeks to target single real estate agents unaffiliated with a team.

Connecticut's real estate market saw solid gains in June, as the number of homes sold in the state last month jumped 6.4% compared to the same period a year ago.

Bay Area home prices have continued their stratospheric surge, as the low housing supply combined with intense demand last month to further heat up the market.

JPMorgan Chase’s home lending unit is trying to position itself as the solution for millennials who increasingly want to buy their first homes despite rising prices and other affordability hurdles.

He is, by Wall Street standards, a small-time banker. But in 2014, with Donald Trump eyeing a run at the White House, Stephen Calk stepped into the big-money world of New York real estate — and a network of Trump associates.

In many corners of Southern California, home prices have hit record highs. And they keep going up.