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Staggering home prices and steep tax rates are pushing people from expensive cities along the coasts to more affordable locales.

Homebuyers are seeking financing options first before even looking for a house, according to loanDepot.

Stearns Lending is buying large equity stakes in smaller mortgage banking companies as it looks to grow its retail loan production business.

Home sales in the Charlotte metro region continued to decline in August, a sign that more buyers are having trouble finding houses in a tight market.

A man from Hialeah, Fla., will face sentencing in November after pleading guilty to conspiracy in an $8 million mortgage and tax-refund scheme.

Mortgage applications decreased 1.8% from one week earlier as refinance submissions fell to their lowest in nearly 18 years, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Housing prices continued their upward trend in August in the Baltimore metro area, with a median sales price of $280,000, up 5.7% from a year ago.

It would be impossible to pick out a single video or photograph that sums up Irma, which dropped from a hurricane to a tropical storm by the time it smacked Lake County, Fla., one year ago today.

Fund manager Varde Partners wants to grow its partnerships with lenders and servicers interested in selling off their excess mortgage servicing rights.

Mortgage credit accessibility dropped for the first time in four months as jumbo loan products took a step back, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.