Metrostudy came out with its mid-year list of top master planned communities in the country, and Texas –– specifically Houston –– remains the hottest market.

Aliso Viejo’s The New Home Company (TNHC) has created TNHC Land Company, which will work to acquire land for the Northern and Southern California division of TNHC.

The U.S. GDP grew 2.5 percent in 2010 after falling 2.5 percent in 2009, and some cities grew much faster than others. Here's a look at the fastest-growing cities.

Although the housing market continues to struggle, many local markets are doing significantly better than the country as a whole. Zillow analyzed the numbers to identify the cities where homes sell the fastest.

Existing-home sales increased in August, even with ongoing tight credit and appraisal problems, along with regional disruptions created by Hurricane Irene.

Housing starts dropped 5 percent to a three-month low, while building permits, a proxy for future construction, unexpectedly climbed.

Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes dipped by a single point to 14 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) for September. The index has now held between 13 and 16 for six conse

According to a report released today by data and valuation firm Clear Capital, five housing markets are likely to make modest gains in sale prices in the second half of 2011, including the resilient Washington, D.C., metro area. The firm tracked 50 metro