Latest Housing Market Articles

Housing is getting further out of reach for lowest-income earners

Home prices and apartment rents continue to move up and beyond the grasp of low-income workers.

Listings rise in Pennsylvania as state heads toward balanced housing market

The number of homes for sale in Pennsylvania grew again last month, helping the state inch closer to a balanced housing market, a real estate group said Tuesday.

Florida county opens, quickly closes application process for first-time homebuyer program

Housing officials in Palm Beach County, Florida, started accepting applications at noon Wednesday for a program that awards up to $100,000 to eligible first-time homebuyers.

Home sales drop in Orlando as buyers hunt for lower prices

Orlando’s housing market continues to cool. Both sales and listings fell in June.

Silicon Valley’s staying power props up San Jose’s home prices

San Jose remained the strongest housing market within Northern California’s Bay Area in June, though San Francisco is seeing signs of a rebound after several years in the doldrums.

Median sales price for existing homes breaks monthly record

The median sales price for existing single-family homes and condos reached a record high in June, a sign of the ongoing insufficient supply of properties for sale.

Number of homes for sale in these central Pennsylvania counties hits highest mark in five years

The number of properties for sale in Pennsylvania's Cumberland, Dauphin and Perry counties has hit the highest mark in five years — a trend real estate agents say is helping the summer homebuying season gain momentum.

Florida is the No. 1 destination as international buyers, in reversal, ramp up purchases

As the president of Florida Realtors, Tim Weisheyer travels frequently around the world to “tell the Florida story … great lifestyle, coastal, sunshine, great business environment, no state income tax.”

Only small percentage of owners would feel comfortable listing their homes, survey suggests

Few homeowners would feel comfortable listing their home today, given how interest rates are behaving, a recent survey suggests.