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Activity swung upward for the fourth week in a row, but a steeper drop in refinances led overall volumes down by a fraction from seven days earlier and 66% on an annual basis.

The National Association of Realtors index of contract signings to purchase previously owned homes decreased 4.6% last month, according to data released Wednesday.

A class action complaint alleges Nationstar improperly denied the holders of a Federal Housing Administration-insured loan relief entitled under a pandemic option.

Lenders that offer streamlined refinances in the future shouldn't be required to consider the borrower's income or employment status, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. The trade group's comments were part of its response to a request for information on mortgage products that would support the financial stability of households.

The homeownership gap between Black and white populations has widened in the years since the Great Recession, putting obstacles in the way of achieving wealth for a large percentage of Americans. How did we get here, and what do the housing and home lending industries need to do to change the current course?

The year-end expiration date on two temporary measures designed to help older borrowers were pushed to December 2023.

The increased limit on the size of the mortgages the government-sponsored enterprises will be able to buy reflects the year-over-year change in home prices.

Replacing title policies with attorney opinion letters could exacerbate consumer and lender risks now and into the future, writes the president of Incenter's Boston National Title Agency.

Buydowns, cash offers and rate lock programs can entice prospective homebuyers to move forward in a sluggish market.

It was the third straight decline for the seasonally adjusted measure of prices in 20 large U.S. cities, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller index.