Housing markets

Amid ongoing strong housing demand, home sales in Central Texas climbed to a new high for March, as did the median home-sale price, the Austin Board of Realtors said.

House prices fell last month in Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties, and in half of all counties included in the California Association of Realtors' latest housing report.

Northeast mortgage originators relied heavily on referral relationships with attorneys and financial planners and less so with homebuilders last year, the Top Producers 2019 survey found.

The housing market in Houston picked up in March as interest rates fell and the supply of properties for sale grew to its highest level in five months.

As prices climbed, the number of homes sold in Northeast Ohio dipped from year-ago levels in March.

Gay couples are a lot less likely to be approved for a home loan, and they pay more for the mortgages they do get, according to a new analysis of more than 30 million U.S. home loans from 1990 to 2015.

Homebuilders are growing more confident in the market for newly built single-family homes as demand grows. At the same time, mortgage companies are streamlining the new construction loan process, suggesting they, too, see value in the market.

While improving market conditions set up for an anticipated boom in spring home buying, March had the smallest month-to-month sales growth since 2014, according to Remax.

Canadian home sales and prices rebounded in March from a dismal showing a month earlier, but remained below historical averages.

Metro Atlanta home prices rose less steeply in March than previous months, despite a continued shortfall in the supply of homes listed for sale, according to separate market reports.

March foreshadowed a cooler Portland-area housing market as the busy spring selling season begins.

As the dangers of global warming lead to heightened natural disasters, those disasters result, at least temporarily, in a higher amount of mortgage defaults. From Texas to the nation's capital, these are the 12 most hazard-prone housing markets, according to Redfin.

The tightest housing markets in the U.S. are unwinding in time for the key spring selling season, giving buyers an edge for the first time in years, a Trulia study said.

Access to public transit is the new granite countertop when it comes to home listings in Los Angeles.

From the middle of the country to the Pacific Northwest, here's a look at cities where consumers wield the most purchasing power for the upcoming home buying season, based on changes in housing values compared to local wages and mortgage rates.

A strong real estate market is helping drive up residential property values across Scott County, Iowa, as many homeowners are seeing in assessment notices from the assessor's office.

The spring housing season launched with a bang in central Ohio as the region was named the nation's hottest real estate market by Realtor.com.

While home prices in Spokane County, Wash., were on the upswing in March, sales dropped dramatically compared to last year.

The supply of Colorado Springs-area homes for sale remained historically low last month, and finding a house in cheaper price ranges continues to be especially tough.

The National Mortgage News 2019 Top Producers countdown takes a look at the top 50 loan officers by number of units originated.