Housing markets

New Penn Financial has launched a condo loan program that features more flexible property restrictions than what's allowed under Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac guidelines.

Mortgage origination volume continues to decline as homebuyers receiving loans bring more money to the closing table.

Overall home sales on the Virginia Peninsula in August were on par with last year, but the median sales price of existing or resold homes continued to increase.

Local home sales and prices kept rising at a rapid clip in August, continuing a six-year trend that has made homeownership increasingly difficult for San Antonio's middle class.

Home prices in 40% of the 35 largest metro areas remain below their precrisis peak, a sign that values in much of the country are far from bubble territory, Zillow said.

Staggering home prices and steep tax rates are pushing people from expensive cities along the coasts to more affordable locales.

Homebuyers are seeking financing options first before even looking for a house, according to loanDepot.

Home sales in the Charlotte metro region continued to decline in August, a sign that more buyers are having trouble finding houses in a tight market.

Housing prices continued their upward trend in August in the Baltimore metro area, with a median sales price of $280,000, up 5.7% from a year ago.

Oahu's housing market took just a small step in August but crossed a big threshold to top the $800,000 price mark for the first time.

The number of Colorado Springs-area homes for sale climbed to a two-year high last month, a sign that buyers finally might be in a better position in a housing market that's favored sellers for the last few years.

Home prices are continuing to fall across an unseasonably cool Seattle real estate market, with homes that would have been snapped up in an instant just several months ago now sitting unsold.

Houston area home prices rose 5.4% over the last year through July, slightly below the national appreciation rate of 6.2%.

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The number of workers employed by nonbank mortgage lenders and brokers reversed course and inched lower in July as affordability constraints and limited income gains reduced demand.

Consumer confidence about the U.S. economy is not correlating with their views on the current state of the housing market, Fannie Mae said.

Home sales and the median price of homes mostly rose on the Big Island and Kauai in August, according to local real estate agent trade association data.

The number of homes on the market surged, the number of sales dropped, and price reductions were abundant last month, all signs that buyers are pulling back in metro Denver.

Toronto's housing market kept its footing August as sales gained while prices were little changed, continuing to stabilize after a turbulent year.

Housing construction in the Twin Cities increased slightly last month, with most of the gain coming from a hefty increase in apartment construction.