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As 30-year fixed-rate mortgages continue dipping below 4%, June had the most borrowers in position to refinance since late 2016, according to Black Knight.

Genworth Financial is marketing its stake in Genworth MI Canada in a possible last-ditch effort to save the long-delayed proposed acquisition by China Oceanwide.

It's a sign of just how strong the Bakersfield, Calif., single-family home market is that the 1985 house Realtor Leslie Walters is in escrow to sell July 8 was listed $30,000 above the city's $300,000 sweet spot — and still two solid offers came in within a week.

Colorado's hottest real estate market this year isn't Denver or Colorado Springs or Fort Collins. It is Pueblo, which reflects a larger national trend that has buyers scrounging through the bargain bin to find homes they can afford.

Blame increasingly unaffordable housing in wealthier areas — and relatively meager wages in less-affluent ones — for the long-run decline in the share of Americans relocating around the country.

Homebuilders that team with mortgage lenders get higher levels of borrower satisfaction with the finance process, according to a loanDepot study. This comes as more consumers are evaluating financing options first, highlighting an opportunity to reach them earlier on.

A cocktail of simmering home price appreciation, declining mortgage rates and stronger employment shot the country's housing market outlook to a three-year peak, according to Nationwide.

Mortgage application fraud risk declined for the second consecutive month in May as housing market dynamics shifted towards the buyers, First American said.

Pending home sales fell sharply in May, a sign that buyers may have a bit more bargaining power this summer in the Metroplex.

California cities and counties that don't plan for enough housing to be built within their borders could face big consequences -- up to $600,000 a month.