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Bottom-tier housing prices are escalating at rates competitive with top-tier properties, and in some cases surpassing them greatly.

Sales of new single-family houses in May came in at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 551 thousand, according to estimates released today by HUD and the U.S. Census ...

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U.S. house prices rose in again April, continuing their steady four-year climb and still soaring past where they were at their pre-recession peak, according to the latest House Price ...

A group of 26 stakeholders in the housing industry has written a letter to FHFA Director Mel Watt asking him to either reduce or eliminate loan-level price adjustments (LLPAs) and guarantee fees charged by the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Existing-home sales in May hit their highest pace in almost a decade, while the uptick in demand this spring amidst lagging supply levels pushed the median sales higher.

According to FHFA, however, price growth may decelerate to more normal rates of appreciation barring dramatic increases in wage growth and vast improvements in other areas of the market.

Robust rental demand continues to drive the housing expansion. However, the national homeownership rate has been on an unprecedented 10-year downtrend.

Housing construction is still considerably below demand across swaths of the United States, and it’s causing costs and rents to balloon, according to a recent analysis.

Building 1,000 average single-family homes packs quite an economic wallop, according to the National Association of Homebuilders.