Housing markets

With rents rising and homeownership rates still low, here's a look at eight reasons why more renters may want to become homeowners.

If Amazon wants to locate its HQ2 in the most-affordable spot for housing, there's an obvious choice: Pittsburgh.

The number of homes available for sale contracted in December 2017, suggesting inventory shortages will persist as higher rates discourage homeowners from moving.

Northeast Ohio home sales rose by 1.6% last year, as buyers braved tight inventory and rising prices to purchase 766 more houses and condominiums than they did during 2016.

December was a strong month for the Greater Pittsburgh housing market, according to the year-end Remax National Housing Report .

Fueled by a rush for housing after wildfires burned thousands of homes, a record amount of money changed hands in the Sonoma County, Calif., real estate market at the end of 2017.

A shortage of Orlando houses on the market — particularly in affordable price ranges — is a concern for the region's leading industry group.

From San Francisco to Dallas, here's a look at the 10 top housing markets where homes sell above the asking price.

Sales of existing homes rose slightly in December, helping the metro Milwaukee housing market to its best performance in 12 years.

The final results are in, and the Buffalo Niagara housing market set what appear to be records for highest prices and lowest inventory of homes for sale last year, as the robust activity continued all year long.

Though multifamily housing starts are projected to slightly moderate this year and next, production levels are expected to remain in a steady range considered normal, according to the National Association of Home Builders.

Back in September, a modest ranch house sold in Sunnyvale for $782,000 over its asking price, signaling that the Bay Area housing market was even crazier than it seemed.

Median home sale prices shot up almost 12% in Charlotte in December compared to 2016, as the supply on the market stayed tight and demand remained high.

Here's a look at the top 10 markets where it's more affordable to buy a home than rent a three-bedroom property.

A new report from Zillow projects that the San Jose metropolitan area will be the hottest housing market in the nation in 2018, with home values rising dramatically.

Here's a look at 10 housing markets where limited competition, lower prices and plentiful inventory give buyers the upper hand in home sales transactions.

Baltimore-area home sale prices continued to rise in December, even as the number of sales declined from the same time last year.

Residential market values will continue their overall upward trends during the next 12 months, with the state of Washington set to explode.

This is the year to invest in the Raleigh, N.C., housing market, according to Zillow's Hottest Housing Markets for 2018.

Increased equity levels are resulting in higher appraisals that are closer to owners' view of home prices now than they have been since March 2015.