Lenders repossessed 5,794 properties through completed foreclosures in August

Key takeaways California, Montana, and New York are the most expensive states to buy a house in the U.S., where monthly housing payments eat up half of a local homebuyer’s income. Most of the priciest states are located on the coasts; limited inventory and higher incomes have pushed prices to all-ti

Key takeaways It’s a buyer’s market in a majority of U.S. housing markets, meaning homebuyers have the upper hand. Sellers came back in August, but buyers held off as economic worries and historic unaffordability kept them on the sidelines. The Sun Belt is home to the strongest buyer’s markets; the