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Love 'em or hate 'em, the mortgage business is full of jargony abbreviations. Test your mortgage knowledge on these key industry terms.

Amid rising rates and home prices, mortgage and real estate professionals are gearing up for a consequential home buying season this year. Here's a look at the 15 markets poised for a stellar spring.

Learn how the some of the industry's most successful loan originators get it done with these tricks of the trade from the 2017 Top Producers rankings' top 20 loan officers of the Midwest.

More consumers are looking to buy a home than ever before. And while new home sales are indeed picking up — data from the U.S. Census Bureau showed January's new home sales rate was 5.6% higher than a year earlier — new home construction still remains well below its pre-recession peak.

Soaring home values have property taxes on the rise. Servicers must be vigilant about borrower payment shock that can add complexity to escrow services and portfolio management. Here's a look at the states with the largest tax hikes.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently dressed down the mortgage industry for failing to innovate. Here are 10 tech ideas from the National Mortgage News team that could improve efficiency, margins and the industry's image among growing demographics. Some might sound farfetched, but so do most great inventions at first. Dream big.

Mortgage bankers are anxiously waiting to see who President-elect Donald Trump will pick as the next Treasury secretary. Several prominent names have been floated for the job, though with every passing day, a new possible choice seems to pop up. Following is a look at the current crop of candidates and their chances.

What does a Top Producer look like? Like anything else, there is no singular representative. Marketing strategies span everything from billboard and television ads to movie events and bobble-head giveaways. Many focus on one state for business while others cover as much land as possible. One thing that binds them as the most successful in their field: help. From family and friends to outstanding teammates to mentors and coaches, every Top Producer acknowledged they could not have reached the level they have without support.Here, by the numbers, are six characteristics that make up the class of 2016 Top Producers.

While the housing market is expected to cool down a bit in 2017, the National Association of Realtors has identified these 10 metro areas as the top markets for next year.

Nationwide, new home construction isn't keeping up with rising prices and demand. But in certain areas of the Southwest and Southeast, builders are bucking this trend, creating housing supply that is more flexible to market fluctuations.