Homeowners nationwide enjoyed a more than 8% increase in home prices over the last 12 months ending in November, making it the largest year-over-year increase since March 2014, according to the CoreLogic Home Price Index.

We took a look back this year at the most widely read stories of the year. Here are the national stories that caught your attention in 2020.

The gap between sales and construction reached a record high in 2020, which likely means a slowing down in sales and growth in construction in 2021, according to a year-end report by the National Association of Home Builders.

Industry experts will offer their predictions about 2021 at the upcoming NAR virtual real estate forecast summit.

With winter upon us and coronavirus cases exploding, the latest jobs report marks five straight months of declining job growth.

Homebuyers are likely to face higher prices and a continuing inventory crunch in 2021, First American Chief Economist Mark Fleming has predicted.

Home construction continued to surge across the nation, which reflected the projection that new homes will help moderate price growth over the next 12 months.

The complaint, filed by the Department of Justice on Nov. 19, alleges that the organization’s practices and policies are anti-competitive.

A new report has good news for housing construction, but will it hold through next year?

She will oversee the franchise operations of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, CENTURY 21 and ERA. Yannaccone also will lead the company’s efforts in the franchise and owned operations of Sotheby’s International Realty and Corcoran.

Realtors who use harassing or hate speech could face fines by the National Association of Realtors, according to a proposal approved by the NAR Board of Directors at its 2020 Realtors Conference & Expo.

With a plan to invest $640 billion over 10 years and vows to end discriminatory and unfair practices in the housing market, including “redlining,” President-elect Joe Biden’s housing policy agenda looks to protect low-income and housing-insecure households.

The National Association of Realtors’ Board of Directors is expected to vote on a proposal that would prohibit members for conducting hate speech outside of work.

The latest jobs report shows improvement, with another 638,000 net job gains and the unemployment rate slashed to 6.9%.

First-time buyers contributed to 31% of September’s home sales due to record-low mortgage rates, according to the report.

The new S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index reveals record-breaking August for home sales, up 21% over the 2006 pre-Great Recession high.