Real estate

Private real estate investors and community-based financial institutions have developed innovative ways to preserve affordable-housing units that were in danger of losing subsidies, according to a new report.

Home prices rose 6.8% in October compared to the same month last year, according to CoreLogic.

HomeUnion has formed a mortgage-brokerage division that will focus on investors in single-family rental homes.

Williston Financial Group has formed a subsidiary to focus on providing technological improvements to mortgage and real estate transactions.

Home prices rose slightly in September, posting year-over-year growth of 5.5%, according to Black Knight Financial Services.

As affordability worsens near city centers, first-time homebuyers will move to the suburbs in greater numbers, according to 2016 predictions from Zillow.

Contract signings to purchase previously owned homes rose less than forecast in October after declining in the prior two months, showing residential real estate is cooling heading into the quieter selling season.

Purchases of new homes rebounded in October from a 14-month low and order backlogs reached an eight-year high, indicating a pickup in residential construction.

Rising incomes and other affordability markers have tempered the impact of rising home prices in hot West Coast markets, according to Pro Teck Valuation Services.

Home prices in 20 U.S. cities climbed more than forecast in September from the same month last year, signaling residential real estate is sustaining momentum.

The new mortgage settlement requirements have failed to disrupt the market as expected, at least as far as real estate agents are concerned, thanks in large part to diligent preparation.

Zillow Group has formed a partnership with Google to provide the search giant with access to its real-time mortgage data.

Sales of previously owned homes retreated in October from the second-highest level since 2007 as lean inventory limited momentum in residential real estate.

As demand outpaced supply in the third quarter, the amount of money consumers put down to buy a home ticked up, according to LendingTree.

Interest rates on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages fell slightly during the week ending Nov. 19, as the market and investors have mixed opinions on whether the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates next month, according to Freddie Mac.