Housing markets

The bucket of homeowners in the money to refinance includes anyone who bought a home in the last 18 months, and lenders are on the phone calling them.

Home price gains in the Twin Cities metro have outpaced the national average for much of the year, but those gains have cooled in recent months.

In a reprieve for Southern California's sluggish housing market, home sales rose in July from a year earlier. It was the first sales increase in 12 months.

A growing share of refinances born by lower rates is pushing down risk levels for fraud on a mortgage application, according to First American.

A final rule on residential appraisals published this month could save depositories time and money in the short term, but potentially increase collateral risk.

Freddie Mac now forecasts that refinance volume will make up nearly half of third and fourth quarter production, and has increased its origination estimate for the year to over $2 trillion.

Soaring home prices are pushing homebuyers out of walkable neighborhoods into those that are more car-dependent, Redfin said.

Contract signings to purchase previously owned homes fell in July by the most since early 2018, indicating a pause in buyer interest even against a backdrop of falling mortgage rates, a firm job market and steady income gains.

For the second month in a row, Seattle is the only major American city where home prices were lower than a year ago.

Home sale prices in Massachusetts continued their ascent in July, setting a new all-time high for the month and rising to a level nearly 20% higher than five years ago and nearly 40% higher than July 2009.

About 80% of Opportunity Zones had median home prices below the national mark of $266,000 in the second quarter, with 47% of them below $150,000, according to Attom Data Solutions.

Mortgage debt climbed to a new peak of $9.4 trillion in the second quarter and the distribution across the U.S. varies greatly.

Single-family home prices in Colorado Springs rose by 8.2% from the second quarter of last year to the second quarter of 2019, which ranked as the fifth highest appreciation rate among the nation's 100 largest metro areas.

Portland-area home price growth held steady in June amid a nationwide slowdown.

The Treasury’s takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac left legacy shareholders holding the bag.

Double digits. That's how much Treasure Valley housing prices have shot up in the past year. The spike is so extreme, no other metro area in the U.S. can touch it.

Here's a look at five perspectives from potential homebuyers, from their plans to purchase to how they view the current real estate market.

Dallas-area home price gains continued to lag national increases in the latest housing market update.

While affordability continues to affect homebuyers, rising income combined with descending interest rates and decelerating housing values boosted the purchase market, according to First American.

Homes in the Rockford, Ill., region sold for $147,000 on average last month, the highest monthly average price since July 2006.