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Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Jan. 19.

Craig Phillips, a top aide to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, said his department "broadly" agrees with the FHFA plan, which would return Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to the private market and provide them an explicit government guarantee.

With rents rising and homeownership rates still low, here's a look at eight reasons why more renters may want to become homeowners.

The Arkansas company has spent two years trying to reassure nervous investors and analysts that it can rapidly book real estate loans using conservative practices.

If Amazon wants to locate its HQ2 in the most-affordable spot for housing, there's an obvious choice: Pittsburgh.

Radian Group has improved the capital cushion at its mortgage insurance subsidiary through enhanced reinsurance arrangements and providing cash and marketable securities.

The number of homes available for sale contracted in December 2017, suggesting inventory shortages will persist as higher rates discourage homeowners from moving.

Northeast Ohio home sales rose by 1.6% last year, as buyers braved tight inventory and rising prices to purchase 766 more houses and condominiums than they did during 2016.

December was a strong month for the Greater Pittsburgh housing market, according to the year-end Remax National Housing Report .

Groundbreaking on new homes eased from the fastest pace in 13 months while permits held steady to finish the strongest year for housing construction in a decade.