Housing markets

Mortgage applications increased 0.5% from one week earlier, although interest rate instability affected consumers' ability to get the best price for their loan, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Single-family homes sold briskly last month in the Colorado Springs area, while prices rose again — good news for sellers, but an increasingly tough time for entry-level buyers trying to find an affordable house.

Hawaii island's housing market turned in mixed results in September but the results were worse on Kauai where sales and prices fell for both single-family homes and condominiums.

Canada's Realtors produced another strong month of sales and prices in September, with gains in most major markets in a sign of strength for the nation's housing market.

Colorado has five counties where more than half of the homes are vacation properties, and the state's vacation homes, those near ski resorts, are among the most expensive in the country, according to the National Association of Realtors.

Home sales registered their first year-over-year increase in September for the first time since 2018, as sales picked up toward the end of the prime buying season.

Most home sellers are stressed around issues involving time and money — two things they can't control — because those affect the purchase and financing of their next home, a Zillow survey found.

Homebuyers have returned to Westchester County, N.Y., and for the first time in a year, their purchases are putting a dent in the inventory of properties for sale.

Sales of single-family homes in the Albany, N.Y., area fell 17.4% in August from year-earlier levels, and real estate officials are blaming a 9% drop in inventories and steep prices for newly constructed homes for the decline.

Home values posted the largest month-over-month spike in over five years due to continued buyer demand, according to Quicken Loans.

Millennial homeownership rates declined between 2009 and 2016 before picking up in 2017, even as the number of households under the age of 35 dropped by over 1 million, a ValuePenguin study found.

Houston-area home sales increased nearly 10% in September from a year ago as buyers closed on 7,035 single-family homes, the bulk of which sold for between $150,000 and $500,000.

The median sales price for a single-family home in Cuyahoga County was $127,000 last month, up 3% from September a year ago, but down from the higher summer prices.

One million dollar tear-downs. Bidding wars. House hunts that last for years. Life in the Bay Area real estate market has long been harsh for buyers.

U.K. house prices are growing at the slowest rate in more than six years, according to mortgage lender Halifax.

More single-family homes on Oahu sold at a lower median price last month compared with September 2018, while fewer condominiums sold at a higher price, according to the Honolulu Board of Realtors.

Home sales in the Wilmington, N.C., area finished the summer strong and steady, according to August figures from the Cape Fear Realtors.

Inching closer to the region's all-time high of $315,000, the median price for a home in Southern Nevada crept higher in September.

From Texas to Ohio, here's a look at the top 15 housing markets providing the shortest timelines for renters to buy a home, according to SmartAsset.

Home bidding activity tracked by Redfin in September was weaker than a year ago but up compared to August, suggesting purchase mortgage originations haven't been subjected to a seasonal slowdown yet.