Housing markets

After a strong sales bump in June, the Sonoma County, Calif., housing market declined in July to the slowest pace of sales in seven years.

The number of U.S. properties that were equity rich in the second quarter grew by 1.6 million properties from a year ago.

Canada’s benchmark home price fell by the most in nearly a decade last month as Toronto led a fourth straight decline in sales.

Recent data from an analytic company shows that Staten Island, N.Y., home values have increased dramatically over a 35-year period while income rates have not seen the same hike.

Maui's housing market in July had fewer sales but at higher prices, according to the Realtors Association of Maui.

Housing starts faltered in July on an abrupt slowdown in apartment construction and a modest decline in single-family homebuilding that shows the industry will do little to spur the economy.

Sentiment among American homebuilders unexpectedly increased to a three-month high as builders saw greater prospects for industry demand despite elevated material costs and shortages of labor and lots.

Home prices and sales in the core Orlando market were down in July from the month before during what is usually the peak summer buying season.

Despite rising home prices and a market where many older homeowners are loath to sell, home equity line of credit lending remains muted in all but one corner of the industry: credit unions.

Housing affordability dipped as rising home prices offset a quarter-point drop in mortgage interest rates.

Normally among the hottest times of the year to buy or sell a house, July came up tepid in metropolitan Milwaukee.

Home prices rose to all-time high levels in each of the last two months in the Buffalo Niagara, N.Y., region.

The mortgage market is transforming at breakneck pace, with bank and nonbank mortgage lenders investing heavily in digitizing their process, improving the customer experience, and speeding time to close.

If there's one word that comes up more than any other in the Seattle-area housing market, it's probably "bubble."

Canadian home construction is on pace for its best year since the 2008-2009 recession, with builders showing no sign of being slowed by rising interest rates or fears of a housing correction.

Oahu's more affordable option for homeownership is climbing in cost as median sales prices for condominiums hit historic highs, as evidenced in July.

Homeowners continue to view their property value higher than appraisers do, while homeowners in areas experiencing rapid growth may be more likely to underestimate their home's worth.

For the first time ever, the median King County, Wash., home price has grown more than $100,000 in just a year, a new grim milestone for buyers already dealing with the hottest housing market in the country.

From funding sources to home prices, here's a look at five questions lenders must ask themselves before they can safely originate 1% down mortgages.

The percentage of people who said July was a bad time to buy a home increased to a survey high because of rising prices, according to Fannie Mae.