John Burns Real Estate Consulting ranks the top 25 housing amenities by generation, based on feedback from more than 20,000 home shoppers.

Declines in both single- and multifamily starts pushed nationwide housing production down 6.5 percent in May to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of just over 1 million units.

Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes rose four points in to reach a level of 49 on the Housing Market Index (HMI).

Almost two-thirds (65.5 percent) of new and existing homes sold nationwide in the first quarter of the year were affordable to families earning the U.S. median income of $63,900.

Builder confidence reached a level of 49 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index

Of the approximately 350 metro markets nationwide, 56 returned to or exceeded their last normal levels of economic and housing activity, which represents a net gain of nine metros year-over-year.

Sales of the most expensive 1 percent of homes in the country climbed 35.7 percent in 2013 and continue to increase.

Sales of the most expensive 1 percent of homes in the country climbed 35.7 percent in 2013 and continue to increase.

Sales of newly built, single-family homes rose 6.4 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 433,000 units in April, according to data from HUD and the U.S. Census Bureau.