Housing markets

Baltimore area home prices rose 6.5% in February from the same time a year ago, reflecting more closings and less inventory.

Thanks to low mortgage rates, homes in most metros are actually more affordable today than they were in 1990.

North Texas home sales rose 10% in February from a year earlier, an increase that came even with higher mortgage costs and record home prices.

Employment in the nonbank mortgage lender and brokerage sector is falling in the face of rising interest rates and the limited supply of homes for sale.

Connecticut's housing market in January had a split personality, with median single-family home prices increasing by 3.4% even as the number of homes sold fell by 3.7%.

The Trump administration's new tariffs on imported steel and aluminum may raise prices on a variety of consumer and commercial products, but will only put minimal strain on the housing industry.

House flipping activity is at an 11-year high, prompting lending for these projects to soar 27%, according to Attom Data Solutions. And with most flippers still using cash, the trend has room to grow.

Bay Area residents already face some of the highest housing prices in the country.

Home sales in the Las Vegas area slowed in February because of the shrinking supply of properties, according to an industry report.

February lived up to its tradition as a slow month for home sales on Oahu, producing a slight decrease in single-family home transactions, but other parts of Hawaii's largest housing market achieved modest gains.

Greensboro, N.C., home prices increased by 3.34% from January 2017 to January 2018, according to a report from CoreLogic.

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.