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Mortgage servicing assets are poised for gains in 2019. But as higher average mortgage rates spur lenders to sell servicing rights and diversify their loan offerings, servicers' work will also get more complicated and costly.

A year ago, National Mortgage News made five predictions regarding how the mortgage industry would fare in 2018 — and we got four of them right.

From a housing market in turmoil and the technology to save it to the myriad new faces in both the industry and Washington, here's a look back at some of the biggest and most read mortgage and housing stories of 2018.

Plaza Home Mortgage's Philip Yee, Ainsworth Advisors' Les Parker and the National Mortgage News staff have recommendations for six books mortgage professionals may want to read to recharge for the new year.

From Ohio to Utah, here's a look at the 12 housing markets with the highest percentage of millennial purchasers.

Average mortgage rates plunged after the United Kingdom first voted to leave the European Union. With uncertainty now growing about how Brexit will actually happen, here's a look at the implications for the housing market and mortgage lending.

From flocking to Florida to abandoning Alaska, here’s a look at some key 2018 homebuyer migration patterns.

Foreclosure activity is down nationwide from a year ago, but certain local housing markets are telling a different story.

Here’s a look at 10 housing markets where buyers are looking to move — and the high-cost markets they're fleeing.

Here's a look at 12 cities with slower home price appreciation and more favorable mortgage rate and wage conditions, offering purchasing power advantages to consumers.