Toll Brothers reported a quarterly loss as fewer deliveries and increased cancellations weakened revenue, but the home builder said contracts are picking up.

Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes rose last month to the highest level in more than 1½ years, while the inventory of unsold homes contracted to a level economists consider healthy, positive signs for housing.

The nation’s rural regions saw much slower population growth over the past decade, reflecting a drop in the number of jobs in these often-isolated areas.

Some of the most attentive pupils at a home-improvement class in Far Rockaway, Queens, are homeowners who are facing the imminent threat of foreclosure..

This hacienda-style ranch house is part of a sprawling development in Okeechobee, Fla., that offers quail hunting and amenities such as a 600-foot zip line across a lake.

According to a key historical measure, rates should be even lower. The wide spread between mortgage rates and mortgage-backed bonds suggests the gears of the banking system are gummed up.

This four-bedroom house with artist’s studio is located in a protected natural park near the village of Les Baux-de-Provence

One of South Beach’s developers is creating a new shopping district in hopes of taking on Bal Harbour Shops, long the top draw for Miami’s big spenders.

Development company Avatar Holdings has to change its name because of confusion with the popular “Avatar” movie.

Developer Aby Rosen, who has been fighting headwinds to shore up his highly leveraged U.S. office buildings, faces a new threat, this one to his firm’s large portfolio in Stamford, Conn.