Housing markets

The Federal Housing Administration program insured three-quarters of the mortgages obtained by millennial homebuyers as most had trouble saving up for a 20% down payment, a LendEDU study found.

Real estate investors — people who purchase and quickly resell homes for profit, sometimes called "house flippers" — are a key hurdle for many looking to break into the housing market.

Toronto home sales and prices continued to move higher in July amid tight supply.

Housing values across Cuyahoga County, Ohio, continued to increase while home abandonment and vacancy rates continued to decline over the last year, a new study found.

Colorado Springs-area homebuyers still can find an affordable house in today's red-hot, record-setting real estate market. They just have to move to Pueblo.

Proximity to grocery stores can greatly improve home values for both real estate buyers and investors, though some stores have greater effects than others, according to Attom Data Solutions.

Lower mortgage rates are giving homebuyer affordability a serious boost as it reaches an 18-month high, helping purchasers afford $45,000 more house for the same monthly payment compared to last fall.

Before signing a home purchase contract, the vast majority of potential homebuyers already selected their mortgage lender in order to compete with investors, a Fannie Mae survey found.

The housing market in Northwest Indiana continued a trend of rising prices and fewer sales during the month of June, according to the Greater Northwest Indiana Association of Realtors.

Homebuyers and sellers in metro Denver alike pulled back in July as the summer slump showed up on schedule.

The Central Texas housing market appears to be on track to set records this year for home sales and prices, an economist said.

The Lehigh Valley is not adding enough housing to keep up with job growth, a recent study finds, a problem shared with other major coastal hubs experiencing soaring economies and debilitating construction costs.

In the next 30 years, an estimated 802,555 homes worth $450 billion are under the risk of flooding, and in turn becoming distressed mortgages, according to a joint study by Zillow and Climate Central.

Black Americans haven't experienced the same increase in housing values, wealth and ownership that white Americans have during the past decade's economic expansion, when home prices soared 73%, according to Redfin.

Connecticut single-family home sales fell in June, the 11th consecutive monthly decline, as the median sale price also dropped.

June's median price in Santa Cruz County, Calif., the midpoint of what sold, of single-family homes hit $919,500.

For months, Seattle-area home prices have been teetering between growth and decline.

Purchase mortgage applications continue to decline, falling to their lowest level since the start of the spring, as supply constraints limit homebuyer activity, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Despite today's high tech salaries, two-income households, and a swelling economy, the current generation of Bay Area residents spends much more of their income to buy a house compared to their parents and grandparents.

In the constant search for metro areas offering affordability and purchasing power, consumers abscond exorbitantly priced big cities in favor of alternative locales further inland.