Housing markets

Ten Western states that benefited from a pandemic-driven boom reported value declines in May, CoreLogic said.

Construction is heating up, but just 40% of new units are single-family residential properties, the firm's data analytics arm said.

Fannie Mae's Home Purchase Sentiment Index recorded a little more optimism in July.

With new home listings down 25% since last year, bidding wars have become the norm, according to the brokerage.

There's quite a bit of inventory out there that would have otherwise been returned to the market but for unduly harsh political theater writes the CEO of the National REO Brokers Association.

Measures commonly used may not fully account for regional variations like those seen recently, a working paper by Federal Housing Finance Agency staff finds.

The latest quarterly increase in revenue comes as other reports show home values heading upward and affordability declining.

Those living in San Francisco and New York want to switch cities in higher proportions than ever before, the brokerage and search platform found.

More than one-third of average wages is now needed for borrowers to make regular payments on the typical home, according to Attom. Meanwhile, the Mortgage Bankers Association found monthly costs rose 14% annually.

The National Association of Realtors' index of contract signings to purchase previously owned homes dropped 2.7% to 76.5 last month, according to data released Thursday.