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The home buying season is already shaping up to be especially competitive this year, as rising prices and mortgage rates are putting a damper on purchasing power in many once-affordable housing markets.

There's a reason why people are seriously considering having Miami teachers live at school.

Every month it seems the Charlotte home market can't get much tighter, then every month, it does.

Impac Mortgage Holdings generated almost $4 million in net income during the first quarter as it continued to downsize to adjust for origination declines and benefited from servicing gains.

Mutual of Omaha Bank's purchase of Synergy One Lending will add reverse mortgages to its product line.

Mortgage rates were unchanged over the past week, but appear to be headed higher with a robust summer home sales season expected, according to Freddie Mac.

Wells Fargo must pay $97 million to home mortgage consultants and private mortgage bankers in California who didn't get the breaks they were entitled to under the state's stringent labor laws.

Mortgage applications decreased by 0.4% and were down for the fifth straight week, as key interest rates also fell slightly, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

As the American population migrates to the suburbs and midsize cities, mortgage lenders and real estate professionals must re-examine their customer relationship management and lead generation strategies to better serve potential borrowers.

California is set to become the first state to require solar panels on all newly built single-family houses.