Mortgage rates

Positive views on job security and mortgage rates pushed consumer sentiment on housing to an all-time high in July, according to Fannie Mae.

The U.S. government's trade war with China is pushing down yields on 10-year and 30-year Treasury notes.

In Denmark's $495 billion mortgage-backed covered bond market, another milestone was reached on Wednesday as Nordea Bank said it will start offering 20-year fixed-rate loans that charge no interest.

Discover Bank is approaching $1 billion in home equity-related receivables, a milestone for the six-year-old home-loan division that aims to rework the lending process for both its customers and loan officers.

Lower mortgage rates are giving homebuyer affordability a serious boost as it reaches an 18-month high, helping purchasers afford $45,000 more house for the same monthly payment compared to last fall.

Yields on the 10-year Treasury note fell 11 basis points on the morning of Aug. 5 as the trade dispute between the U.S. and China escalated.

Before signing a home purchase contract, the vast majority of potential homebuyers already selected their mortgage lender in order to compete with investors, a Fannie Mae survey found.

June employment by nondepository mortgage bankers and brokers was little changed from the previous month, but later numbers could prove stronger given some influential lenders' interest in staffing up.

Mortgage rates were unchanged from last week, but going forward, they are likely to decline following investors' reaction to the Federal Open Market Committee's July 31 short-term rate cut announcement.

In the constant search for metro areas offering affordability and purchasing power, consumers abscond exorbitantly priced big cities in favor of alternative locales further inland.

New Residential Investment Corp. took a $32 million net loss in the second quarter as it diversified its business lines and repositioned to protect its mortgage servicing rights from falling rates.

Any growth in housing starts and home sales in the second half of 2019 will be muted by continuing inventory constraints and rising home prices, according to Freddie Mac.

Low mortgage rates and thriving employment should be the recipe for a strong housing market. Instead, they're deepening America's affordability crisis.

Contract signings to purchase previously owned homes rose in June by the most in three months, indicating demand may pick up with the help of lower mortgage rates and steady job growth.

Southern California home prices rose only 1.2% in June from a year earlier, while sales fell 8.8%, reflecting a broad slowdown in the region's pricey housing market.

Some believe the administration will delay action on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to avoid any political fallout. Others say the window for reform is closing.

From Jacksonville, Fla., to Seattle, here's a look at the 12 most favorable housing markets for homebuyer purchasing power, based on a combination of local wages, lower property values and mortgage rates.

When a recession occurs, it won't be because of the housing market, according to Zillow. Unlike 2008, 2020 forecasts a gradual slowdown in housing rather than an abrupt crash.

Mortgage fraud risk took a serious dive in the second quarter amid lower interest rates, which brought more refinance transactions into the market, according to CoreLogic.

Bond market investors acted cautiously in the wake of next week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting and that likely resulted in mortgage rates moving lower this past week.