Origination

Home prices in nearly half of all major markets are still below their precrisis peaks. Here's a look at 12 cities on the verge of crossing that threshold.

The U.S. homeowner vacancy rate dropped to 1.5% in the first quarter, a sign that houses aren’t going to waste amid a residential supply crunch.

Businesses are investing more, people are finding jobs, and inflation is picking up, meaning higher interest rates for homebuyers.

Mortgage industry vendors' earnings varied based on the effectiveness of the strategies they used to contend with origination declines and other factors.

The program is aimed at increasing homeownership in neighborhoods where soaring rents have left tens of thousands of low- and moderate-income tenants trying to live in Baltimore without being one of the nearly 7,500 tenants who get evicted each year.

Mortgage rates rose to their highest level in over four years, as 10-year Treasury yields broke the 3% ceiling this past week.

Mortgage and title insurance companies licensed in New York need to file disaster response plans this year in line with increased state attention to business continuity planning.

If 10-year Treasury yields remain at or above 3%, the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage could hit 5% sooner than previously expected.

As key interest rates grew, the refinance share of mortgage applications hit a low not seen since September 2008, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Portland-area home prices pushed further into record territory in February, but their growth slowed to the lowest level in more than two years.