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Mortgage applications were down for the first time this year as both purchase and refinance activity decreased.

Sales of single-family homes in Connecticut rose 2.4% compared to the same period a year earlier.

More than 300,000 South Floridians who lost their homes during the housing bust could be eligible to own again over the next eight years.

In another sign of a slowdown in the housing recovery, home values ticked up by 1.5% in the New York metropolitan area, including North Jersey, in the 12 months ending in November.

Hudson City Bancorp in Paramus, N.J., reported lower quarterly profitsas its loan book keeps shrinking.

The business of bundling riskier U.S. mortgages into bonds without government backing is gearing up for a comeback. Just don't call it subprime.

As the key spring homeselling season approaches, buyers are finding deals on new houses as builders focus on boosting revenue.

At a hearing Tuesday, GOP lawmakers hammered FHFA Director Mel Watt for four hours over his recent decisions to allow Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to buy loans with lower downpayments and provide money to two affordable housing trust funds.

FHA warned about possible slow down during peak hours and so far processing is proceeding better than expected.