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With the coronavirus cutting employment or wages in 32% of households, the number of potential homebuyers could shrink and cause home price growth to hit its inflection point, analysts say.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Nov. 13.

When new lending volumes start to recede, even with the FOMC’s actions, the shoals of credit and operational risk lurking just beneath the surface will emerge, columnist and analyst Chris Whalen says.

The sector’s leaders are hoping for better in 2021, while not forgetting lessons learned about the market’s risks in 2020.

The third quarter’s higher share of purchase applications, which followed the refinance wave that crested in the second, caused a rise in mortgage application fraud risk, according to CoreLogic.

As it attempts to craft policy on access to consumers’ financial account information, the agency is wading into a battle between those who want data to flow more freely and those who prioritize security.

With an unusually high number of unknowns to factor in, mortgage industry leaders offer a peek at their playbooks for the next year.

Colder weather wasn't enough to slow down the Albuquerque, N.M., housing market, as home prices continued to increase in October.

Mortgage rates moved off of their all-time low this week as a result of reports that Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine was potentially 90% effective, according to Freddie Mac.

Median home prices rose annually in 74% of Opportunity Zones across the country in the third quarter, with 53% growing by 10% or more, according to Attom Data Solutions.