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Sales of single-family homes in Rhode Island increased by 3.2 percent in October from the previous year, the fifth time in 2014 single-family home sales have increased year-over-year in the state, according to a report released Monday by the Warren Group.

Americans' sentiment toward housing and the economy took a small backward step in November, according to Fannie Mae's National Housing Survey released Monday.

The level of optimism for the housing market in the U.S. for the fourth quarter of 2014 is at its highest point as it has been at any point during the recovery, according to a recent survey conducted by Trulia.

The figures for both sales and median price for existing homes in October were higher than the "10-year October average," or the average of that data from the previous 10 Octobers, according to the National Association of Realtors.

Sales of newly built homes picked up in October, but a downward revision to September shows numbers in that segment of the housing market remain volatile. The Commerce Department reported Wednesday that sales of new single-family houses were at a ...

Despite slower economic growth in recent months following a strong showing in mid-2014, Fannie Mae's Economic and Strategic Research Group said in a report released Thursday that it still expects 2015 to be a slightly better year overall economically in the U.S

Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) director Mel Watt will testify before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs in an open session on Wednesday, November 19.

All-cash buyers and institutional investors were able to purchase residential homes at a larger discount rate from the average market value at the time of purchase than the average rate for all U.S. homebuyers in the third quarter, according to RealtyTrac's U.S. Institutional Investors & Cash Sales Report for Q3 2014.

Despite growing economic confidence, Americans' housing sentiment remained mixed in October, according to survey findings from Fannie Mae.

Based on data collected for this month, Auction.com predicts existing-home sales will fall between seasonally adjusted annual averages of 4.97 and 5.38 million units, with a targeted prediction of 5.19 million. October's sales rate comes just above September's rate of 5.10 million (as predicted by Auction.com).