Real estate

Jon Gray, global head of real estate at Blackstone Group, said the private equity firm is "bullish" on rental housing in New York and Miami, two cities where high home prices make purchases more difficult, sending tenants to the landlord's apartments and houses.

Purchasing a home in an all-cash transaction has become more common across the board, but Chinese speakers have grown far more likely to pay in cash in 2015 compared with 10 years ago, according to RealtyTrac.

ValueInsured Inc. has introduced a product that provides insurance coverage for consumers' down payments on a home purchase.

The Mortgage Bankers Association has added educational material to its website to help consumers buy a home.

Real estate broker Warren Teller watched as the housing market in Richmond, Va., slowed dramatically eight years ago. Today, he's witnessing a reversal.

American Finance Trust, a commercial mortgage real estate investment trust, plans to securitize a $649.5 million loan that is secured by 268 single-tenant properties, according to Standard & Poor's.

In a quarter that saw a rout in global stocks, commodities and major currencies, at least one investment stayed hot: Manhattan apartments.

The Asian Real Estate Association of America has launched a two-year partnership with Radian Group's mortgage insurance unit.

Existing-home sales are predicted to increase this month after an unexpected August drop, according to Auction.com's latest Real Estate Nowcast.

Interest rates for mortgages decreased from July to August, according to the most recent data from the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Home prices in 20 U.S. cities rose 5% in July from the same month a year earlier, propelled by improving demand and limited supply.

A development team that includes a real estate investment arm of JPMorgan Chase is offering the ultra-wealthy a rare opportunity to build mansions bigger than the White House on a hillside overlooking Los Angeles.

Home prices nationwide rose 0.4% from June to July, according to Black Knight Financial Services.

In this slowing economic recovery, the housing market is showing signs of resilience but still faces long-term challenges, according to a report from Stifel Nicolaus & Co.

Contract signings to purchase previously owned homes unexpectedly declined in August for just the second time this year, signaling residential real estate might have difficulty building on recent momentum.

Roughly 60% of borrowers who used a mortgage to buy a home in Des Moines during the first half of 2015 were aged 25 to 34.

In the communities hardest hit by the housing crisis, some credit policy loosening will be needed to help the recovery, according to Pro Teck Valuation Services.

Get ready for a wave of takeovers of U.S. publicly traded landlords.

Title agents nationwide are optimistic about the potential for an increase in home prices, according to First American Financial.

Sales of single-family homes and condos are on pace to reach an eight-year high this year, according to RealtyTrac's U.S. Home Sales Report for August.