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Fifth Third's mortgage division has launched the Community Reinvestment Mortgage Special, a program designed to cover closing costs for mortgage customers buying or refinancing homes in low-income areas.

Contract signings to purchase previously owned homes unexpectedly declined in August for just the second time this year, signaling residential real estate might have difficulty building on recent momentum.

Roughly 60% of borrowers who used a mortgage to buy a home in Des Moines during the first half of 2015 were aged 25 to 34.

Fannie Mae will be facing more competition in the HFA market as Freddie Mac and the FHLBs become more active.

In the communities hardest hit by the housing crisis, some credit policy loosening will be needed to help the recovery, according to Pro Teck Valuation Services.

Get ready for a wave of takeovers of U.S. publicly traded landlords.

Title agents nationwide are optimistic about the potential for an increase in home prices, according to First American Financial.

Sales of single-family homes and condos are on pace to reach an eight-year high this year, according to RealtyTrac's U.S. Home Sales Report for August.

Lenders that allow borrowers to shop for third-party settlement services face new liability, as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's integrated mortgage disclosure rules will let borrowers sue over problems with vendor lists.

Mortgage professional hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Sept. 25.