Housing markets

Despite recent industry consolidation, demand from seasonal homebuyers spurred hiring among nonbank mortgage companies for the second consecutive month in May.

Of the 5,500 housing-unit building permits issued by the city between 2015 and 2017, only 98 were for apartments or houses that people with salaries in the minimum wage range or a little higher could afford.

Columbus, Ohio, had the nation's second-hottest real estate market during June, topped only by Midland, Texas, according to Realtor.com.

Toronto home sales jumped the most in more than a decade last month, a sign that Canada's biggest housing market is rebounding from the chill brought on by tighter lending regulations and higher borrowing costs in the past few months.

Homebuilders in the Twin Cities are having their best summer in more than a decade as permits to build single-family houses outpaced last year for the second month in a row.

The price of a home in Santa Fe, N.M., was up again in the second quarter, while the number of homes for sale was was down, the Santa Fe Association of Realtors reported.

Housing demand is high, but few homeowners are interested in selling and the resulting inventory shortage continues to drive home prices higher.

Purchasing power took a plunge in some of the nation's hottest housing markets, as a competitive spring purchasing season continues to drive home prices higher.

Manhattan homebuyers are getting bolder these days, demanding bargains or walking away from deals in a market where inventory is swelling.

Dallas-area home prices are up 7.8% from a year ago in the latest national comparison by CoreLogic.

Real estate sales in the state of Oklahoma are a mixed bag when comparing statistics from to 2018.

The decline in homeownership among young adults can be attributed to a variety of financial headwinds like student loans and societal shifts like marriage rates, but rising housing costs are the core issue, according to research by Freddie Mac economists.

With inventory down and the number of buyers on the rise, the West Michigan housing market continues to remain red hot heading into the middle of the summer.

From lowering expectations about their ideal home to moving faster to close a deal, here's a look at five ways house hunters say they would react to average mortgage rates reaching 5%.

Dallas has landed on the list of U.S. cities seeing the biggest increase in home purchase contracts this year.

On his 1.5-acre lot near Kincaid Park in Anchorage, Chris Herman wanted to build a detached garage with an apartment on top, as a future home for his aging parents.

Instead of shrinking the GSEs, the housing regulator is letting them expand into a host of new products and programs.

The good news for Miami homeowners: If you're thinking of selling your house, you're set to make a nice profit over your purchase price.

The Dallas housing market gets top marks in a new consumer study by JPMorgan Chase.

An index of contract signings to purchase previously owned homes unexpectedly declined for a second month in May, reflecting a persistent shortage of available homes.