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Mortgage interest rates rose during the week thanks to increases in home values and sales as well as slower-than-expected economic growth, Freddie Mac said.

Housing and the mortgage industry are every bit as important to the U.S. as the national transportation or healthcare systems.

Freddie Mac plans to auction off $233 million of nonperforming loans, the government-sponsored enterprise announced.

A House subcommittee approved a bill Wednesday that would redirect money from an affordable housing fund that receives money from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac into another program run by HUD.

Mortgage application activity fell once again as refinance volume dropped to its lowest level since September 2014, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey.

With the housing market and fundamentals showing signs of health, investors may want to begin turning their focus from commercial to residential real estate, according to analysts at William Blair.

Flagstar Bancorp beat expectations as it reported stronger mortgage volume in the first quarter.

Waterstone Financial saw higher quarterly profits thanks to a 352% increase in its mortgage banking segment.

Tricon Capital Group, the latest entrant in the single-family rental securitization market, offers investors greater exposure to two unusual types of collateral: Section 8 homes and condominiums.

A Wall Street financial instrument that amplified losses during the U.S. property-bubble collapse is seeing a revival.