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A Lexington, Ky., man was sentenced Monday to five months in prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and making false statements to a federal agency after he was paid for home appraisals he didn't do.

Home prices and sales in the core Orlando market were down in July from the month before during what is usually the peak summer buying season.

Payday lenders and arbitration supporters are claiming the CFPB has met more often with consumer groups than industry, laying the groundwork for likely lawsuits on key rules.

Despite rising home prices and a market where many older homeowners are loath to sell, home equity line of credit lending remains muted in all but one corner of the industry: credit unions.

Redwood Trust is raising $225 million in a debt offering with the proceeds to be used to repay borrowings that come due next year.

Housing affordability dipped as rising home prices offset a quarter-point drop in mortgage interest rates.

Normally among the hottest times of the year to buy or sell a house, July came up tepid in metropolitan Milwaukee.

Home prices rose to all-time high levels in each of the last two months in the Buffalo Niagara, N.Y., region.

Zillow Group and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will attempt to negotiate a settlement to resolve an investigation into whether its co-marketing advertising for real estate and mortgage companies violates the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act.

Lenders say they are eager to reduce their exposure to CRE, but an examination of recent deals shows just how hard that can be.