Real estate

California Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders announced that the state's housing crisis will be at the top of their agenda when lawmakers return in August from a month-long break.

Home sales — and prices — reached a new high in the Twin Cities area last month, but the dearth of listings continued and may soon put a brake on deals.

Residential construction ended the second quarter on a stronger note as groundbreaking on new homes rebounded in June to the fastest annualized pace in four months.

Canadians may be shouldering near-record household debt but homeowners have been managing it better than those that don't own property.

A decade after the summer of '07, when Orlando real estate began a years-long crash, median home prices have not returned to their high but continued to rise incrementally.

Wage gains have fallen far behind skyrocketing costs for housing, a gap that's emerged despite a robust job market in recent years, according to an unsettling report released Monday.

Loan application activity for the purchase of newly constructed homes decreased 4% in June from the previous month, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Canadian home sales fell 6.7% in June from the previous month, led by a 15.1% decline in transactions in the once-surging market of Toronto.

Last month, Natalie and David Buckholdt were searching for a home to rent in Lima, Ohio, where David was being transferred.

When Suna and Robert Shaw bought their previous home in Windham in 2004, the process was akin to taking a leisurely stroll.

Finding a place to live in Brooklyn is easy if you want to rent a home — not so much if you want to buy one.

From Indianapolis to Nashville, here's a look at the 15 hottest residential real estate markets of summer 2017.

New compliance challenges and competition make real estate alliances harder to secure. But they're essential for lenders to maximize market share. (Part three in a four-part series on the mortgage industry's response to the housing inventory shortage.)

The inventory crunch caused the time a property lists until it goes into contract to reach a new low in June, at 36 days, according to Redfin.

Houston homebuyers increasingly are putting the oil slump behind them, snapping up houses in record numbers and paying more for them than ever.

To close gaps in volume caused by inventory shortages and help consumers get over the homeownership hump, lenders are offering mortgage programs and features like low down payments, bridge loans for home sellers and student loan refinancing. (Part two in a four-part series on the mortgage industry's response to the housing inventory shortage.)

North Texas real estate agents sold a record number of houses in June.

Property owners estimate their homes are worth 1.7% more than appraisers do, according to Quicken Loans.

Home sales and the number of houses on the market dropped in Charlotte last month, but the price buyers are paying continued rising quickly, largely a product of limited inventory.

As demand for new homes outpaces supply, it is essential for mortgage lenders to pursue strategies that stimulate inventory levels, such as supporting builders with construction financing and offering homebuyers single-close construction-to-permanent loans. (The first in a four-part series on the mortgage industry's response to the housing inventory shortage.)