Consumer confidence in housing hit its highest level since June 2018 this March, according to the latest data from government-backed lender Fannie Mae.

Trying to nail down how many first-time buyers are active in the housing market is not always the easiest. New York Federal Reserve researchers are trying to fix that.

The real estate market is increasingly pricing out many Americans from homeownership, particularly Millennial buyer hopefuls. 

A new study of 40 U.S. metros ranks housing markets by risk, including mortgage payment delinquency rates, homeowner and rental vacancy rates, and foreclosure and negative equity rates.