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Many appraisers feel undertrained, or just dissatisfied at their job.

The majority of respondents to a recent survey by the National Association of Realtors said they believe this is a good time to buy or sell a home, that the economy is improving, and that housing prices will continue to escalate.

NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun and Atlanta Fed President Dennis Lockhart discussed economic conditions they believe will result in a “net positive” for housing next year.

The pace of home sales has risen over the last two years due to the increasing role of two key segments that have recently been absent from the homebuyers' market.

Single-family housing inventory has been tight for many months, and it’s having an adverse effect on the housing market.

Existing-home sales dropped for the second straight month in August, despite job growth and still-low mortgage rates, according to the National Association of Realtors.

The homeownership rate in the U.S. is at its lowest rate in more than five decades at 62.9 percent, but according to new research, it doesn’t have to be that way.

Millennials are able to become homeowners in these 10 affordable metro areas that boast steady job growth and lower income qualifications needed to purchase a home.

Despite the unfavorable odds including inventory shortages, continued home price appreciation, and stagnant household income growth, existing-home sales continue to emerge triumphant, and that odd-defying trend is expected to continue.

For the third consecutive month in April, pending home sales rose to reach their highest level since February 2006, showing strong promise of more buyers entering the market.