Annabel Burba

Houses in the northeast and midwest got more expensive. In the South and the west, prices dwindled, according to the organization's Metropolitan Median Area Prices and Affordability report.

Several lenders have debuted artificial intelligence chatbots to help their customers through the homebuying process. What makes them stand out from the OpenAI phenom?

A report by Black Knight shows still-increasing home prices, which is bad news for prospective buyers, but good news for existing homeowners, who are gaining equity.

While policymakers have warned lenders they will be on the lookout for potential fair lending violations, the lack of current rules means many companies are trying to determine best practices on their own.

The Agency, a brokerage with a leading role in a Netflix show, names New American Funding their preferred mortgage provider, stripping that title away from CrossCountry Mortgage.

Plaintiffs accuse the NAR and the multiple listing services of antitrust violations because of rules around shared broker compensation fees.

Rising interest rates during June worked to hold potential new homebuyers out of the market, the Mortgage Bankers Association's Builder Application Survey found.

Americans are so desperate to break free from credit card, mortgage and auto loan debt that they'd resort to dangerous deeds, a survey by Beyond Finance found.

Fannie Mae's Home Purchase Sentiment Index recorded a little more optimism in July.

With new home listings down 25% since last year, bidding wars have become the norm, according to the brokerage.

Those living in San Francisco and New York want to switch cities in higher proportions than ever before, the brokerage and search platform found.

Transgender and nonbinary people who switch their names to fit their gender identity must send documentation to all three national credit bureaus in order to avoid a hit to their credit — and many aren't aware of the need to do so.

The proposed legislation from Tennessee Republican John Rose calls for limiting the sale of consumer information to mortgage lenders, but includes stipulations for those with existing relationships.

Millions of would-be borrowers are reportedly "doubling up" by sharing homes with nonrelatives, Zillow found.

The city won't allow developers to supply new suburban subdivisions with groundwater, prompting a scramble for alternative water sources and a predicted rise in local housing costs.

Also, Fannie Mae finds new board member, U.S. Mortgage Insurers ups legal, government relations teams, PRMG names general counsel and Down Payment Resource expands.