Drop in sales and inventory is noted, but emphasis is on home price gains
RealtyTrac: Rising prices, investor demand spurring lenders to move properties more quickly
Opinion
Commentary: Real estate industry needs more substantive defense of homeowner subsidies
Interest rates, lower investor interest, higher inventory may slow home price appreciation
40 percent of survey respondents think now is a good time to sell
Recapitalized banks can withstand euro breakup
Tight inventory, rising prices may hold back existing-home sales this year
Buyers don't seem fazed by imbalance between supply and demand
Zillow: Affordability depends more on rates than in the past
FICO: Improving sentiment could pave way for cautious mortgage expansion
Trulia: Trend change means some investors will decide to put homes back on the market
CoreLogic: Price appreciation in Western states drove the increase
NAR: Vacation-home sales rise 10 percent
Sales could be 'bumpy' in first half of the year
How agents are coping with inventory shortages that are likely to last into 2014