Housing markets

Even in the dead of winter, housing prices in the greater Santa Fe, N.M., area remain warm to the touch.

The 2019 countdown of the National Mortgage News Top Producers list continues by featuring the loan officers ranked 26 to 75.

From where to find borrowers that competitors overlook, to how to adjust strategies when interest rates change course, top producers are adapting when market conditions change.

With interest rates down, purchase mortgages accounted for the vast majority of millennial homebuyers' loans in February, according to Ellie Mae.

Despite earning less, the share of single female homebuyers who recently made a house purchase doubled that of single men, according to the National Association of Realtors.

Homebuilders in the Twin Cities metro had their sleepiest March in four years with single-family and multifamily construction falling sharply.

The 2019 countdown of the National Mortgage News Top Producers list continues by featuring the loan officers ranked 76 to 150.

February's median price for single-family homes in Santa Cruz County, Calif., reached a new area record high of $937,000. The previous record was $935,100 in March 2018.

Despite slowing home price growth, nearly 75% of millennials make financial concessions to afford housing compared to 40% of older generations, according to CoreLogic.

Manhattan's would-be homebuyers are in no rush to make deals, while the number of condos and co-ops on the market continues to rise.

Slowing home sales haven't stopped investors from backing startups that buy and sell residential real estate.

After two straight down months, home sales in New Hampshire rebounded in February setting records for the month in price and number of closed deals.

The 2019 countdown of the National Mortgage News Top Producers list continues by featuring the loan officers ranked 151 to 225.

After several months of sluggish activity, sales of Marin County, Calif., homes surged 7.1% in February to 180, up from the 168 sold in February 2018.

The total number of days that elapsed between consumers' initial home tours and their closing dates fell to the lowest level in at least six years this winter, according to Redfin.

The number of homeowners likely to qualify for a refinance nearly doubled in a single week following the largest mortgage rate decline since the housing bubble burst, according to Black Knight.

America's banks could largely weather a major housing downturn, a new Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco analysis finds, and that includes thousands of smaller lenders that typically have higher exposure to real estate.

The 2019 countdown of the National Mortgage News Top Producers list begins by featuring the loan officers ranked 226 to 300.

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This spring is shaping up to be another sellers' market in metro Detroit housing as would-be buyers continue to scramble over the slim number of for-sale houses, especially those with entry-level prices below $325,000.