Despite purchasing what might now be their biggest asset, women are less likely than men to have any estate planning documents in place.

Mortgage rates fell to the lowest level in a month, boosting refinance activity and offsetting weak demand from homebuyers.

Nearly all of active listings in Nantucket, Massachusetts, cost at least $1 million.

Weakening consumer sentiment in the overall economy is weighing heavily on mortgage demand from both homeowners and homebuyers.

Home buyers in the first quarter were more concerned about the economy and mortgage rates than they were about home prices, CNBC's Housing Market Survey found.