Economic growth in Oklahoma continued to outperform the nation in late 2011. Oklahoma payroll employment was up from a year ago, and the state continues to move closer to pre-recession employment levels. Manufacturing posted the highest growth in actual Oklahoma jobs in December, while energy...

Between 1990 and 1997, poor economic fundamentals and a prolonged hangover from excessively rapid growth in the 1980s caused house prices in the New York metropolitan area to grow much more slowly than prices nationwide; these factors played a smaller role in the decline of upstate New York's...

Home-buying trends carve new niches in home types.

Despite economic ups and downs, strong housing markets have managed to lift a lot of boats

Has housing affordability improved? Yes and no.

District housing prices are rising overall, but metros depict different pictures.