Real estate

Colorado's hottest real estate market this year isn't Denver or Colorado Springs or Fort Collins. It is Pueblo, which reflects a larger national trend that has buyers scrounging through the bargain bin to find homes they can afford.

Homebuilders that team with mortgage lenders get higher levels of borrower satisfaction with the finance process, according to a loanDepot study. This comes as more consumers are evaluating financing options first, highlighting an opportunity to reach them earlier on.

Average mortgage rates dropped for the seventh time in the last nine weeks following news from the Federal Reserve of a possible near-term rate cut, according to Freddie Mac. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell to its lowest level since November 2016.

An Ohio county would invest an additional $65 million to spur construction of 2,050 affordable housing units over the next decade under recommendations included in a broader economic development plan.

From Seattle to Pittsburgh, here's a look at the 12 best housing markets for homebuyer purchasing power, characterized by a favorable combination of local wages and lower property values and mortgage rates.

Home price appreciation turned the corner into negative territory, with values down for the second straight month, according to Zillow. Before April, property values continued growing for 85 months in a row.

Marin County, Calif., shares the top spot for most expensive places in the nation to rent a home, according to a new study.

Because automated valuation models have not been subjected to a stressed housing market, their increased use holds negatives and positives for residential mortgage-backed securities credit quality, a Moody's report said.

For months, Palm Beach County's tepid housing market seemed unaffected by the combination of a booming job market and rock-bottom mortgage rates.

May was a record-setting month for the housing market both in the city of Austin and Central Texas as a whole, the Austin Board of Realtors said.

The real estate service Zillow has tried to quantify what has long been real estate conventional wisdom: That gay neighborhoods carry a premium over other neighborhoods.

San Bernardino County, land of the most affordable housing in Southern California, bucked a regional trend of slowing home appreciation in May, seeing its year-over-year prices rise 10.5%.

May housing numbers are on the same track as previous months this year, not as good as 2018's record setting year, but better than any other year since 2008, according to the New Mexico Association of Realtors.

New-home sales in the Houston area rose for the fourth straight month in May, but the market could be tightening as the number of pending sales continued to decline, a new report showed.

It is the largest single commitment from a tech company to fight the housing shortage that threatens to stall the economic engine of Silicon Valley, as even well-paid workers must wrestle with escalating rents or finding a home to buy.

The Rapid City Council will consider whether to approve what officials believe is the largest residential subdivision that the city has seen in decades.

The spring housing market brought some good news for both homebuyers and sellers as conditions eased up on both sides of the fence, according to Remax.

Higher prices but fewer sales led to a roughly $20 million reduction in residential real estate sold on Maui last month, according to the Realtrs Association of Maui.

Canadian home sales activity continued to rebound last month, suggesting the nation's housing market is improving after a sluggish start to the year.

A historically low number of homes were built in San Diego County in the first three months of 2019.