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A new forecast from Freddie Mac suggests that mortgage rates will remain stable for the first two quarters of 2015.

Purchases of previously owned homes rose less than forecast in December as higher prices limited sales to first-time buyers.

The traditional method of measuring mortgage denials is fundamentally flawed. But by evaluating not just the quantity, but also the quality of mortgage applicants, the denial rate picture becomes more clear.

The consumer bureau and Maryland's AG allege the loan officers received consumer data and other services in return for business referrals.

LRES, a property valuation firm in Orange, Calif., has acquired Lenders Choice, an appraisal management company in Tulsa, Okla.

When writing your own State of the Union presentation, skip to the part where you lay out the vision for what your company will be in the future.

Top housing economists don’t think an Oil Patch slowdown will result in a weaker national housing market.

Apartments were the hottest commercial properties in the Greater Seattle area last year, with buyers collectively spending more on such assets than on the higher-profile office buildings.

Mortgage rates declined for the third straight week, with lenders on average offering 3.63 percent on a 30-year fixed loan, Freddie Mac reported Thursday.

This isn't the kind of non-qualified mortgage securitization that investors have been clamoring for.