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Though early-stage mortgage delinquencies inched up in December 2017, the serious mortgage delinquency rate hit its lowest point for the month of December since 2006.

It is important for lenders to understand in what locations and property types their application fraud risk rests as the market share of purchase loans rises.

Tired of working as a yacht captain, Pancho Jiminez decided to get into real estate even though he knows it's a highly competitive field in Florida.

Delinquencies from Hurricanes Harvey and Irma are starting to subside, even as pre-storm foreclosures that were put on hold resume.

David Silva didn't believe he deserved the $25 late fee when his condo switched property managers and his $282 maintenance check never got deposited. He still doesn't.

The percentage of Marion County, Fla., mortgages that are behind on payments was greater in November than it was in November 2016. This could be a residual effect of Hurricane Irma.

The hot spot driving the greatest share of home sales in the core Orlando market sits atop former citrus groves nestled between historic Winter Garden and Disney theme parks.

Serious delinquency rates were up sharply in November in both Texas and Florida compared to a year ago, while lower in all other states but Alaska, according to CoreLogic.

There was an increase in total mortgage defaults during the fourth quarter but that rise has to be measured in context of what had been a favorable environment prior to the third-quarter storms.

Rising rents across the country suggest the homebuyer pool could get even bigger at a time when demand in the housing market is already far outpacing supply. Here's a look at 12 cities where that trend is strongest.

The Palm Beach County, Fla., housing market continued to favor sellers in December, a month when home prices ticked up and inventory remained tight.

After 67 months of consecutive home price appreciation, home prices hit a new peak at $283,000 in November 2017, according to Black Knight's Home Price Index.

Miami is one of the nation's staunchest and most enthusiastic cryptocurrency hubs, and proponents of Bitcoin argue that cryptocurrency is a perfect fit for real estate.

Here's a look at 10 cities where the fewest house hunters have prime credit.

Here's a look at the 10 housing markets where the most homebuyers have prime credit scores.

Loans late by 90 days or more are increasingly concentrated in parts of Florida, Georgia and southeast Texas as fallout from the storms continues to weigh on the market.

Hurricane Irma made a dent on home sales in the Naples, Fla., area in the final months of 2017.

Ocwen Financial is receiving a lump-sum payment of $280 million from New Residential under the latest restructuring of the mortgage servicing rights sale.

Loan defaults associated with the three late summer hurricanes could have a more immediate effect on MGIC Investment Corp.'s secondary market capital cushion than proposed changes by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

A shortage of Orlando houses on the market — particularly in affordable price ranges — is a concern for the region's leading industry group.