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Sales of newly constructed homes rose 8.3% to a 497,000 seasonally adjusted annual rate, up from 459,000 in May.

A steep rise in home values that resulted in a new wave of foreclosure starts in California during the second quarter was not enough to eliminate gains of recent years indicating the state's housing recovery will prevail.

The total number of loan applications submitted the week ended July 19 declined by 1.2% on a seasonally adjusted basis from the previous week.

D+H said it has reached an agreement with Harland Clarke Holdings Corp. to acquire Harland Financial Solutions.

We're hearing that one executive started his business based on the question, “Why aren’t mortgages traded in the same way fixed-income securities are?”

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is constantly tweaking mortgage lending rules.

According to evidence presented during the six-day trial, Daren Gadsden transferred funds from the HABC bank account to an account he set up with co-conspirators.

Overall 11 of 17 Mortgage Industry Equity Composite stocks closed higher on Tuesday than they did on Monday.

The California Association of Realtors said nondistressed home sales in the state during June made up four of every five transactions.

American Realty Capital Properties announced plans to issue $300 million of convertible senior notes in an underwritten public offering.