Real estate

New York luxury-condo builder Extell Development Co. says it’s taking longer than expected to obtain construction financing for its One Manhattan Square project as lenders pull back from the market.

Sales of previously owned homes increased in April to a three-month high, led by a surge in the Midwest and indicating further improvement in the housing market during the busy spring-selling season.

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders have something in common besides their populist support and views on fair trade: Economists don't like them.

Home prices in the San Francisco Bay Area, the epicenter of the U.S. technology boom and housing-affordability crunch, hit an all-time high last month.

New-home construction rose in April, extending a pattern of gains and losses that signals the homebuilding industry is contributing little to economic growth.

Confidence among homebuilders held steady in May, signaling limited progress in residential real estate during the busy spring selling season, National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo data showed Monday.

Commercial real estate executives remain upbeat about their prospects for 2016, though they do see some potential hurdles on the horizon, according to CIT Group's 2016 Commercial Real Estate Outlook survey.

Home prices climbed in 87% of U.S. metropolitan areas in the first quarter as buyers competed for a tight supply of listings, the National Association of Realtors said.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway expanded its bet on residential real estate as his company's Clayton unit acquired Goodall Homes.

EverBank Financial’s first-quarter profits more than doubled from the same period last year as strong loan growth more than offset a sharp drop in income from servicing mortgages.

Indianapolis is the best market for first-time homebuyers right now, according to research released Tuesday by Zillow.

More Americans than forecast signed contracts to purchase previously owned homes in March, an encouraging sign as the housing market was entering its busiest selling season of the year.

Home prices in 20 U.S. cities rose less than forecast in February from a year earlier, which bodes well for prospective buyers.

The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority intends to offer $189 million in tax-exempt bonds Tuesday to finance single-family mortgages.

Home prices continue to make steady increases but are still off from their 2006 peak, according to Black Knight Financial Services.

Purchases of new homes unexpectedly declined in March for a third month, reflecting the weakest pace of demand in the West since July 2014.

Spiking values for entry-level homes may prevent some first-time homebuyers from entering the housing market this spring, according to Zillow.

Blackstone Group, with real estate assets that have surpassed $100 billion, is considering tapping individual investors as it expands its push into owning high-quality buildings with steady income streams.

D.R. Horton Inc., the largest U.S. homebuilder, reported fiscal second-quarter earnings that beat analysts' estimates as it increased sales amid a tight inventory of properties on the market.

Home prices rose 0.4% in February from the prior month, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency, as job growth fueled demand for a scant supply of listings.