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Zillow Group Inc. plans to start buying houses directly from sellers to test its ability to make money by flipping real estate.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending April 13.

CoreLogic, which has already acquired several appraisal technology and services vendors, snagged another one with its purchase of a la mode technologies.

Automating the mortgage process will force tighter margins, but drive higher volume, for lenders.

Cloudvirga, in collaboration with Freddie Mac, has created the capability for loan officers to submit mortgage loan data to both government-sponsored enterprises' automated underwriting systems simultaneously with a single click.

Investors are growing worried about lackluster loan growth this year at community banks.

We're counting down this year's 400 Top Producers. Check out which loan officers made the cut in the latest segment of the list!

Mortgage rates increased a scant two basis points this past week, holding steady recently after their rapid rise at the start of this year, according to Freddie Mac.

The bank says its partnership with Lender Price will help streamline and simplify its home loan process.

Houses are taking longer to sell and sales across the region fell last month for the first time since Hurricane Harvey, a new housing report shows.