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Sales of previously owned homes rose to a four-month high in March as buyers, fueled by a solid job market and tax cuts, quickly snapped up the limited number of available properties.

Homes worth $1 million or more this year continue to generate the biggest growth in residential sales for Sonoma County, Calif., even as the number of purchases keep falling in the less expensive portion of the market.

The Portland area's housing market fell into in a familiar pattern in March, with strong demand undercut by a slim supply of homes on the market.

Yields on the 10-year Treasury hit their highest level since the start of 2014 and got very close to cracking the 3% mark, signaling a potential spike in mortgage rates.

A data validation integration Freddie Mac is adding to its technology platform could also deliver representation and warranty relief to lenders when it verifies self-employed borrowers' incomes.

South Florida's economy seems to be firing on all cylinders. Unemployment is low, construction activity has rebounded and home values have bounced back.

The Providence, R.I., company reported a double-digit increase in quarterly profits despite a year-over-year decline in fee-based revenue.

Months after President Trump vowed that Wells Fargo would pay a severe penalty, the CFPB and OCC hit the bank with a $1 billion fine to settle claims it overcharged customers for auto insurance and home loans.

The news of the data breach cast a shadow over relatively strong first-quarter earnings for the Atlanta bank.

The Austin area's home sales and median home sales price both hit record highs for the month of March, bringing the region's housing market to a strong close for the first quarter.