Origination

From affordable housing policy to GSE conservatorship, the next president will wield a heavy influence on mortgage and housing policies.

Home construction starts rose 17% in June, with builders ramping up production as lockdowns eased.

Buyers in metro Denver who expected to have an easier time snagging a discounted home given all the economic turmoil may need to recalculate.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending July 17.

The coronavirus relief law allows forbearance plans for up to a year on federally backed mortgages, but House Democrats say homeowners have had difficulty getting relief.

The surge of COVID-19 cases in much of the nation put a hold on reopening the economy, adding risk to the housing market, First American said.

Homebuilder outlook improved in July and is back at pre-pandemic levels as the housing market continued to lure buyers looking for more space and attracted by record-low interest rates.

After two months of declines in the coronavirus pandemic, the Boise, Idaho, area housing market rebounded in June with a 3.4% increase in homes sold compared with June 2019.

The Detroit lender disclosed that the consumer bureau had sent a civil investigative demand to Rocket Homes Real Estate for potential violations of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act.

Remarks that the head of the mortgage broker association made about a Quicken Loan executive's wife in a video text exchange led to a defamation lawsuit, and housing-finance companies are taking sides.