Housing markets

Of about 1,400 resale agents nationwide surveyed by John Burns Research & Consulting, two-thirds said listings showed deficiencies in at least four different areas, including outdated kitchens and bathrooms.

Price growth is decelerating but still driving historic home equity gains for owners and widening the gap between the haves and have-nots in housing, ICE finds.

Almost half of parents said their grown children returned to live with them after graduation, placing greater challenges on their own long-term housing and retirement goals, according to a recent survey.

Zillow Group Inc. shares fell after the real estate company published a second-quarter outlook that called for lower revenue in its core business and predicted stalling growth in the broader U.S. housing market.

The April 26 update came two days after the group received preliminary approval for the Sitzer/Burnett agreement.

Both purchase and refinance activity slowed, with inflation likely to keep interest rates at challenging levels for future borrowers, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Prices nationally climbed 6.4% from a year earlier, an S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller index shows. That's larger than the 6% annual gain in January. 

A pair of bills, one with bipartisan support, look to address the issues around heirs' property so these families can have clear title on their homes.

The agreement, in which the real estate giant admits no wrongdoing, will cover around 70,000 agents.

Real estate brokerage stocks tumbled Thursday on waning expectations for Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts, and as a disappointing earnings release raised concern about the sector's outlook.