Housing markets

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.

Home prices achieved a new peak in December while also marking 68 consecutive months in annual home price appreciation, according to Black Knight.

Tony Hicks moved to San Jose in 1981, but he's had enough.

Home prices in Maine jumped by more than 5% in January compared with a year earlier, while the volume of sales was relatively flat.

Low home inventory continues to put upward pressure on home prices, but affordability strains may be overstated, according to First American Financial Corp.

Historically low inventory pushed up Rhode Island's median home price by 9% in January, and the diminishing supply is hindering sales, which fell by 9%.

Sales of existing homes in Northwest Indiana grew in January as compared to a year ago, but not by as much as prices.

First-time homebuyers using loans backed by private mortgage insurance soared in the fourth quarter on the growing popularity of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's 3% down payment options, according to Genworth.

A $300 rent hike threw Noemi Hernandez' finances into a tizzy in 2016, forcing the part-time cashier to apply for food stamps and curtail spending on other things. A year later, her rent went up another $160.

Metro Denver's chronic shortage of existing homes for sale will push more buyers towards new home communities this year. But those buyers won't find much relief from tight supply and rising prices.