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Rising home prices are likely to constrain affordability for some time to come, with only the current low mortgage interest rate environment softening the blow, Attom Data Solutions said.

A hearing on legislative proposals exposed a sharp partisan divide over a regulatory plan to restrict the frequency of collection calls.

Freddie Mac's efforts to improve underwriting could include the use of a technology firm's artificial intelligence-driven consumer-risk modeling software that can expand access to credit, according to the Wall Street Journal.

PJ Patel is co-CEO of Valuation Research Corporation and can be reached at ppatel@valuationresearch.com or (609) 243-7030.

September has been the most volatile month since March when it comes to 30-year conforming mortgage rates, with average weekly movements of 11 basis points up or down, according to Freddie Mac.

Local and state home sales statistics paint a hot seller's market in New Mexico.

Contract signings to purchase previously owned homes rebounded in August by more than forecast, helped by low mortgage rates and continued household income gains.

Southern California home sales slipped back into reverse in August after recording the first gain in a year the previous month.

Although they still lag behind the rest of the mortgage industry, brokers are embracing advancements in technology in ways that could help build their business.

Wes Bricker is vice chair and U.S. Trust Solutions co-leader at PwC US. He previously served as the Securities and Exchange Commission’s chief accountant beginning in 2016. He returned to PwC in July 2019, where he previously served clients in the banking, capital markets, financial technology, and investment management sectors, and served as a member of the firm's National Quality Organization. His responsibilities in his current role at PwC encompass audit quality, business development and portfolio strategy, human capital, diversity, innovation and technology.