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What's happening with interest rates on loans for land acquisition, development and single-family construction pretty much goes against everything being said about rates lately.

A Silicon Valley mega-office-tower complex that is home to both Amazon and Facebook corporate offices is making another appearance in a conduit commercial mortgage-loan securitization.

The Treasury’s takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac left legacy shareholders holding the bag.

The race to optimize mobile capabilities for consumers is far outstripping efforts to improve the back-office experience. That imbalance carries substantial risks.

Double digits. That's how much Treasure Valley housing prices have shot up in the past year. The spike is so extreme, no other metro area in the U.S. can touch it.

Mortgage rates rose for the first time since the middle of July, but that, along with continued consumer worries about the economy, helped to reduce application activity from the prior week.

Here's a look at five perspectives from potential homebuyers, from their plans to purchase to how they view the current real estate market.

Though advocates and industry are rarely aligned, they are starting to coalesce around a plan that would call for the elimination of the CFPB’s 43% debt-to-income limit as part of its qualified mortgage rule.

While affordability continues to affect homebuyers, rising income combined with descending interest rates and decelerating housing values boosted the purchase market, according to First American.

Long Island foreclosure sales doubled over the last five years as the county courts made a priority of clearing bust-era cases.

Home-price gains in 20 U.S. cities decelerated for a 15th straight month and were weaker than projected, pointing to continued cooling in the housing market.

Foreclosure activity fell 21% in July compared to a year ago and rose 6% from June after twelve consecutive months of declines, according to Attom Data Solutions.

Digitizing the lending experience can go a long way toward boosting mortgage applications even as interest rates continue to fluctuate.

To boost its presence in affordable housing, Synovus Bank is devoting considerable resources to training its loan officers.

Wisconsin Republican Sean Duffy routinely pushed to restructure the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and authored a bill to reform the flood insurance program.

The bank started buying more Treasurys and mortgage-backeds over a year ago, long before talk about rate cuts. What did it know that its rivals didn't?

Ginnie Mae followed through with plans to look more closely at secured debt ratios in its latest round of new and revised issuer requirements.

Millennial mortgage debt is on pace to reach levels higher than any other generation, according to Experian.

Sales of new homes fell in July, missing estimates, after an upward revision to the prior month brought those sales to the highest level since 2007, a sign that lower borrowing costs may be helping stabilize purchases.

Refinances jumped in July in response to a considerable mortgage rate decline from the month prior as homeowners set to lock in lower costs, according to Ellie Mae.