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Early signs point to a wave of Federal Housing Administration borrowers trying to tap into lower prices for mortgage backing.

Median home prices in the Chicago area beat their year-earlier comparison every month in 2014 but the same can't be said of home sales, which dropped in every month but one last year.

Paramount Realty Services, a New Jersey commercial real estate firm, is the new owner of LMS Commercial Real Estate's properties and will now manage the real estate firm.

The Dallas area had one of the biggest home price increases on record in 2014.

Mortgage professional hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Jan. 23.

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.