Real estate

There was a fairly small chance that homebuyers faced a bidding war in July, compared with the prior year when the odds were almost 50-50, according to Redfin.

Canadian housing starts fell last month, led mostly by a drop in construction of semi-detached, row houses and apartments.

Las Vegas-area home prices continue to hover around a familiar price point, according to a housing market report.

Robert Shapiro, the former chief executive officer of Woodbridge Group of Companies, pleaded guilty to running a $1.3 billion fraud that caused more than 7,000 investors to lose money, according to prosecutors.

Oahu's housing market broke two price records in July, including one that had stood for more than a year.

Zillow Group shares were poised to fall to a six-week low after its results and updated forecasts suggested its entire "portfolio is faltering" at a critical time for the company looking to pivot its business, analysts said.

Seattle is poised to get a new $1 billion development steps from Amazon's sprawling urban campus as part of a major land sale by the city.

Home sale volume and median prices rose together on the Big Island and Kauai in July, according to a new report.

Renewed momentum in Canada's housing market is buoying consumer optimism.

Real estate investors — people who purchase and quickly resell homes for profit, sometimes called "house flippers" — are a key hurdle for many looking to break into the housing market.

Lower mortgage rates are giving homebuyer affordability a serious boost as it reaches an 18-month high, helping purchasers afford $45,000 more house for the same monthly payment compared to last fall.

Homebuyers and sellers in metro Denver alike pulled back in July as the summer slump showed up on schedule.

The Central Texas housing market appears to be on track to set records this year for home sales and prices, an economist said.

Black Americans haven't experienced the same increase in housing values, wealth and ownership that white Americans have during the past decade's economic expansion, when home prices soared 73%, according to Redfin.

Connecticut single-family home sales fell in June, the 11th consecutive monthly decline, as the median sale price also dropped.

June's median price in Santa Cruz County, Calif., the midpoint of what sold, of single-family homes hit $919,500.

For months, Seattle-area home prices have been teetering between growth and decline.

Despite today's high tech salaries, two-income households, and a swelling economy, the current generation of Bay Area residents spends much more of their income to buy a house compared to their parents and grandparents.

Fed up with the high taxes and regulation back home in New York, retired officer Thomas Maloney and his wife, real estate agent Theresa Hart, are looking to offload a home in Long Island — quickly.

From Jacksonville, Fla., to Seattle, here's a look at the 12 most favorable housing markets for homebuyer purchasing power, based on a combination of local wages, lower property values and mortgage rates.