Housing markets

Consumer confidence in the housing market fell in February, with fewer Americans sharing positive thoughts on mortgage rates, home buying and home prices, according to Fannie Mae.

Toronto home sales are still depressed as the market continues to adjust to tougher mortgage qualifications and rising interest rates, though prices show signs of stabilization.

First time home buyers are dealing with the worst of the nationwide housing inventory shortage, due to prices of entry-level houses growing at an even faster pace than other properties types, according to CoreLogic.

New Mexico's housing market started 2018 like it was still 2017 — with higher prices and fewer homes for sale in most of the state's largest counties.

The number of mortgage borrowers with an interest rate incentive to refinance fell 40% during the first six weeks of the year and now sits at the lowest level in more than nine years.

Bay Area home prices rose in January, and sales dropped again — continuing trends in one the nation's least affordable housing markets.

As housing demand continues outpacing supply, tight inventory is plaguing potential buyers and putting upward pressure on home prices. Here's a look at the housing markets where supply is shrinking the most.

After narrowing its search to 20 cities, housing experts predict Amazon will choose Atlanta or Northern Virginia as its second headquarters, which will have a profound impact on both housing and the economy in and around the chosen city.

Metro Denver's housing market is approaching a tipping point when it comes to affordability, according to a mortgage research firm.

Sacramento County's median price for resale homes rose by nearly 14% in January compared to the same month last year, though the number of sales slumped from December in a typical seasonal pattern.

New York City is home to more of the most dramatically gentrified neighborhoods than any other city in the country, according to a new report.

House prices in the Cleveland area rose notably last year, but nowhere near as much as they did in many other major metropolitan areas.

A gauge of contracts to purchase previously owned homes unexpectedly declined in January to a more than three-year low, reflecting a shortage of inventories and rising mortgage rates.

Despite growth in both mortgage rates and home prices, housing demand kicked off 2018 with its strongest January on record, according to Redfin.

El Paso's resale home prices hit a record high in 2017, new data show

The rise in Portland-area home prices slowed through 2017, new figures show.

The Hispanic homeownership rate grew for the third straight year in 2017 and the number of homeowners in the demographic group is at an all-time high, despite ongoing concerns about immigration policy and the shortage of homes for sale.

Dallas-area home prices were up 6.9% in the latest national comparison.

The agency should resist renewed calls to lower insurance premiums. Doing so would increase demand and raise home prices, negating any proposed benefits.

Sales of new homes unexpectedly fell in January to the lowest level since August as borrowing costs rose and winter weather depressed demand.