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Nonbank mortgage companies cut payrolls by 3,100 full-time employees in December, bringing the level of the hiring in the industry to its lowest point in more than two years.

Without the clashing fervor of potential homebuyers competing, fewer sellers are fetching above-listing prices on their houses, according to Zillow.

Modular houses typically referred to as tiny homes could be a quick, relatively cheap living option for residents recovering from Hurricane Michael.

The Spokane, Wash., housing market is bucking national trends, with home prices continuing to rise here.

The housing market's chill grew colder in December, as sales plunged across Southern California and home prices barely rose.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Feb. 1.

The Houston City Council has approved up to $400 million in contracts with six firms to build new housing and repair single-family homes damaged by Hurricane Harvey.

Affordability remains a challenge for homebuyers, but barely any mortgage lenders attribute last year's sluggish home sales to insufficient consumer income or lack of loan products for new buyers, according to Fannie Mae.

China Oceanwide's acquisition of Genworth has been postponed until March, prolonging uncertainty about the fate of the acquired company's U.S. private mortgage insurance unit that could be resolved by the deal.

While home sellers gained the most money on their houses since 2006, the fading impact of tax cuts and slow rise of mortgage rates could shorten upcoming margins, according to Attom Data Solutions.