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California's already tight housing market is facing another long-term complication: drought.

The gap between a homeowner's perceived value of their property versus an appraiser's widened in August on a monthly basis, according to Quicken Loans.

Mortgage applications by consumers purchasing a new home dipped in August from July, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Homeowners are more pessimistic about the future of the housing market, while renters worry if they'll be able to afford to buy a home, according to a Zillow survey.

Interest rates head steady this week despite the monthly jobs report falling short of expectations, according to Freddie Mac.

Texas Capital Bank in Dallas has created a correspondent aggregator channel to complement its existing warehouse lending program.

If you Google "mobile marketing" you get almost 400 million results. It's quite the buzzword. But what is mobile marketing? And why should lenders be paying attention?

Comptroller of the Currency Thomas Curry said banks could consider loan-to-value ratios above 90% to help revitalize areas hurt by the housing crisis.

FirstKey Holdings has formed a business unit to manage single-family rental homes.

The delinquency rate for commercial and multifamily mortgages continued to improve for most categories of investors in the second quarter, continuing a trend from the first quarter, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.