Following the recent Fed announcement that there will be no further rate hikes in 2019, the average rate for 30-year fixed home loans dropped from 4.40 to 4.34 percent, according to Mortgage News Daily.

While supply is ticking up, interest rates are down, and home value growth is slowing, homebuyers still face a major headwind in the spring market: a lack of affordability.

In February, prices paid for gypsum products decreased a seasonally adjusted 5.1 percent, continuing the downward trend of the past five months, per the latest BLS data.

Job growth is outstripping the supply of homes new employees can afford in California, causing some employers to leave the state.

A recent Supreme Court (SCOTUS) decision is being called a victory for the mortgage industry, as homeowners in non-judicial states now have less power to fight foreclosures.

This week, the Federal Reserve announced it will not raise rates again in 2019, prompting 10-year Treasury yields to drop to a one-year low.

In the wake of the recent "bomb cyclone" storm system that hit the Midwest, flooding in Iowa and Nebraska caused roughly $1.3 billion in damage, putting the fate of local housing markets in question for the foreseeable future.

Florida has been the site of many recent climate disasters, including red tides and hurricanes. A new green-certified inland community hopes to be a model for the Sunshine State's housing future.

A new study by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) analyzes investment risk, trends, and behaviors, finding that real estate may be a better investment than stocks.