Pennsylvania

A Wilmington Township, Pa., man accused of illegally purchasing properties he formerly owned through a tax sale has pleaded guilty to a felony charge of deceptive business practices.

In Philadelphia, there is no limit to the amount by which assessments — the value used to calculate property tax bills — can increase in one year.

After experiencing an unprecedented real estate renaissance for the last few years, the Philadelphia region is finally beginning to see housing prices slow.

Prices paid for vacant land in Philadelphia have plummeted to their lowest levels in three years after peaking in 2017, an indication that the city's development boom led by townhouse, condo and apartment projects is losing steam.

Tax foreclosure filings in Philadelphia have skyrocketed 1,200% since 2010, so the city is promoting its homestead exemption to keep people in their homes.

It's happening in larger, pricier housing markets: Buyers are starting to get fatigued, indicated by modest drops in existing home sales, mostly in competitive Western states like California and Washington.

The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency is switching to Black Knight's LoanSphere MSP to service the agency's $4.9 billion mortgage loan portfolio.

The median price of a Lehigh Valley, Pa., home hit a record-high $225,000, surpassing the last peak in home prices when the housing bubble burst in 2007

Greg Englesbe resigned as CEO of New Jersey lender E Mortgage Management after a jury awarded $3 million to a woman who accused Englesbe of injuring her when he grabbed and forcibly kissed her at a Philadelphia restaurant.

A server at a Philadelphia restaurant was awarded $3 million by a jury after allegedly being injured by the CEO of a mortgage lender who attempted to forcibly kiss her.

Federal authorities charged a third real estate investor with bribery-related offenses in a long-running corruption probe of the process through which the Philadelphia Sheriff's Office sells seized and foreclosed properties.

Pittsburgh area home sales are up significantly from last month and inventory continues its steady decline.

Lorie Shannon, recruited from SunTrust, will oversee a strategy that features large, non-QM mortgages in key markets.

The corner of Ninth and East Passyunk Avenue in South Philadelphia is no stranger to crowds. A developer's proposal to build three rowhouses and 21 apartments atop 5,300 square feet of new commercial space just steps from the busy intersection could only make it worse.

FHA mortgage denials are higher now than they were 20 years ago. Here's a look at the 12 housing markets with the largest combined denial rates for black, Asian and Hispanic applicants.

Mortgage foreclosure filings decreased 16.5% in Luzerne County, Pa., last year, and year-to-date figures indicate the decline may continue in 2018.

William Parsley was most recently PNC's chief investment officer and treasurer and had previously served as head of consumer lending.

A Bucks County, Pa., man is charged with lying to federal housing officials in a series of forged financial statements in order to serve as an approved mortgage lender for the Federal Housing Administration.

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

Pennsylvania will soon start accepting applications for new servicing licenses added to address the growth of nondepositories, joining other states with similar authority.