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Homeownership paid big dividends for Southern Californians who have owned their residences since the housing recovery began five years ago.

The plight of Orlando-area renters sheds light on a new set of post-Irma realities — rent payments on uninhabitable homes and apartments, challenges getting rent deposits refunded and few housing options in a tight rental market.

Borrower and mortgage eligibility problems, a sign of the shift to a purchase market, were the leading cause of critical defects found following post-closing reviews, according to Aces Risk Management.

Acting Comptroller of the Currency Keith Noreika on Monday gave a ringing endorsement to online lenders seeking to expand into banking, suggesting they should consider taking deposits and seek out national bank charters as they mature.

The parts of the U.S. most at risk of natural disasters are also the places where property values are highest and increasing most quickly.

Statewide home sales rose during August, despite a nationwide pullback in purchases of previously owned properties.

The percentage of newly originated loans that are used to refinance an existing mortgage could shrink dramatically in 2018 as rates rise and burnout continues.

Wall Street analysts are keeping Dallas-Fort Worth on their watch list of markets where housing prices are out of whack.

Homeowners gained an average of $12,987 in equity from last year, with Western states leading the increase.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Sept. 22.