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Homebuilders in the Twin Cities metro had their sleepiest March in four years with single-family and multifamily construction falling sharply.

Mortgage refinance applications reached their highest level in three years as interest rates plunged last week in the aftermath of the Federal Open Market Committee's March meeting.

The 2019 countdown of the National Mortgage News Top Producers list continues by featuring the loan officers ranked 76 to 150.

February's median price for single-family homes in Santa Cruz County, Calif., reached a new area record high of $937,000. The previous record was $935,100 in March 2018.

A discussion on how to modernize policies to combat housing discrimination quickly turned into a sharp critique of the social media giant's advertising practices.

Despite slowing home price growth, nearly 75% of millennials make financial concessions to afford housing compared to 40% of older generations, according to CoreLogic.

A recent pyramid scheme highlights why mortgage lenders should keep an eye out for misrepresentation when reviewing electronic documents and signatures.

Bank of America is setting aim at low- to moderate-income and multicultural homebuyers and communities with the launch of its Neighborhood Solutions affordable homeownership initiative.

Mortgage borrowers don't know about the logistics of applying for a loan, which is the basis for their erroneous ideas about the process, the respondents to the 2019 Top Producers Survey said.

Zillow Group is rebranding Mortgage Lenders of America, the call center originator it bought last year to provide property purchasers from its home flipping business with financing.