The drop in equity gains has been sharpest in the third quarter of this year. In fact, after hitting a record high, the amount of tappable equity fell quarter to quarter for the first time since the housing recovery began.
A new study from Apartment List highlights the overall feelings millennials have towards purchasing a home.
As 2018 comes to an end, it's been announced that more than 146 million square feet of retail space will be shut across the U.S. in malls and shopping centers, according to real estate research group CoStar.
Kong Wan Sing, CEO of JustCo, says real estate is a "very localized business," and the company has local teams in the cities it operates in.
CNBC's Diana Olick takes a look at mortgage rates dropping amid market madness.
Mortgage rates are falling sharply, as investors head to the relative safe haven of the bond market. The average rate on the 30-year fixed has fallen 21 basis points in the past week to 4.73 percent, according to Mortgage News Daily.
While price gains are now shrinking, affordability is still at the lowest level in a decade and proving to be the biggest barrier to housing demand. Sales of newly built and existing homes continue to suffer.
Andrew Ticehurst of Nomura Australia says slower GDP growth in the country makes the political environment "more difficult" and "challenging."
CNBC's Diana Olick talks about Toll Brothers' earnings report and expectations for next year.
The heat in housing demand is cooling across the nation and across most price points, but luxury is really feeling the chill. Luxury homebuilder Toll Bros. reported weaker demand, especially in California, where home prices are highest.
When it comes to living the lifestyle they imagined, today's retirees spend a lot of time worrying about how they will afford their golden years.
CEO Douglas Yearley says reports about the souring house market are causing the slowdown.
Katrina Ell of Moody's Analytics discusses expectations for Australia's Q3 GDP results. She also weighs in on the country's cooling housing market, which she says will hurt consumer spending.
Rates are now about a full percentage point higher than they were a year ago, hovering now just below 5 percent. They are expected to move higher in 2019, however.
Now, a slew of specialty retailers like Gap and L Brands are getting serious about trimming their real estate footprints.
Expectations for a stronger housing market in October fell short. Pending homes sales, a measure of signed contracts to buy existing homes, fell 2.6 percent compared with September, according to the National Association of Realtors.
Real estate expert and Shark Tank star, Barbara Corcoran, knows the 4 most common mistakes that first-time homebuyers make.
Bob Broeksmit, Mortgage Bankers Association CEO, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the Mortgage Bankers Association housing forecast.
Brexit uncertainty is "unhelpful" for those seeking to buy a home, the CEO of the U.K.'s largest housebuilder by volume told CNBC Thursday.
Lemonade CEO Daniel Schreiber said the long-term aim would be take the home and renters insurance start-up global "one bit at a time."
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Diana Olick serves as CNBC's real estate correspondent as well as the editor of the Realty Check section on CNBC.com.
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