The Latest Breaking News from Housing Market

Surging mortgage rates have finally cooled off the housing market. The cooldown, though, is coming unevenly, accentuating differences between the existing home market and new construction.

Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS) extends its reach in Britain's housing market with the acquisition of specialist lender Kensington Mortgage Company for 2.3 billion pounds ($2.8 billion), reported Reuters. Kensington is being sold by its private equity owners, Blackstone Inc (NYSE: BX) and Sixth Street. The deal would be funded from existing resources and reduce its core capital ratio…

The figures could be a sign of the impact of rising mortgage rates and living costs on the housing market, according to some experts.

Handing down his third budget, Treasurer Cameron Dick reveals Queensland will deliver a net operating surplus at the end of this month, thanks to surging coal and oil prices and a booming housing market.

There is little relief for those at the bottom of Queensland's housing market, with state budget figures showing how hard it is to find a stable home.

During his provincial election victory speech on June 2, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he aimed to build more housing to make the housing market more “attainable” for everyone.

Hot real estate markets have made some homeowners wary of participating in voluntary flood buyout programs

The American housing market has weathered the COVID-19 pandemic in good health. It has been able to flourish despite (or in some places because of) infection rates, protective measures and changing lifestyles.

It was a seesaw week in the U.S. housing market, with mortgage rates taking off like a rocket while housing starts sank like a rock.