Real estate

Baton Rouge, La., area home sales jumped 3.7% in 2017, despite tough comparisons with the sales boost caused by the August 2016 floods.

More bad news for people house-hunting in the Bay Area: Of the 10 hottest neighborhoods in the country this year, nine are in the San Jose metro area.

The Seattle area has now led the nation in home price increases for 15 months in a row, the longest streak for any region since 2001.

A measure of contract signings to buy existing homes rose in December for a third month, giving sales some momentum at the start of 2018.

The Palm Beach County, Fla., housing market continued to favor sellers in December, a month when home prices ticked up and inventory remained tight.

Metro Atlanta's housing market showed its fifth consecutive year of solid gains last year, but the shrinking supply in homes for sale has continued to drop into the red zone.

The only thing that might be colder than Toronto in January is the city's housing market.

Home prices in 20 U.S. cities increased in November by the most in more than three years, underscoring a lingering scarcity of housing inventory.

If you see a Bay Area home sale listing, don't blink. You'll miss it.

Home prices were higher and supply tighter last year in the Albany, N.Y., region, but real estate brokers are waiting to see what impact federal tax changes will have in 2018.