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The U.K. housing market perked up in December as Boris Johnson's commanding election win helped push up sales and expectations for price gains.

With most U.S. households spending more and paying their bills on time, their creditors are feeling more confident than ever.

Blend, a vendor that outfits some of the biggest banks and other lenders with consumer-facing digital mortgage technology, has released a new mobile application for mortgage professionals.

Groundbreakings on new homes surged in December to a 13-year high, giving the housing market momentum heading into the new year amid low mortgage rates, solid job growth and optimistic buyers and builders.

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

Under terms of the settlement approved by a Georgia court Monday, Equifax may also have to pay an additional $125 million if the initial amount doesn't cover all the claims.

Canadian real estate is increasingly becoming a seller's market as supply shrinks to decade lows, raising the prospect of rising prices and the re-emergence of froth in some major cities.

Home sales in metro Baton Rouge, La., were 2.2% higher in 2019 than the year before, thanks to a year-end push.

Mortgage lenders' uptake of innovations in artificial intelligence, big data and other technologies has been relatively slow. It's an approach that may not be tenable in 2020.

Homebuilder sentiment posted the highest back-to-back readings since 1999, as developers saw a surge in prospective buyers and a bump in the sales outlook.

Loan applications to purchase newly constructed homes rose over one-third annually during December as new residential construction recovered, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Foreclosure activity during 2019 fell 21% from the previous year, but a few indicators show a change in direction could be possible, according to Attom Data Solutions.

Mortgage rates for the most part were stable this past week as the markets looked warily at economic and geopolitical events, according to Freddie Mac.

Dan Gilbert has been back in the office and could soon be making his first public appearance since suffering a stroke last May, Quicken Loans CEO Jay Farner said.

A Virginia Beach, Va., real estate broker was sentenced to 13 months in prison for secretly purchasing foreclosed properties the Department of Housing and Urban Development hired him to sell.

In another sign of state officials trying to outdo the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, governors in California and New York want greater authority to license and oversee the debt collection industry.

The Supreme Court appointed Paul Clement to represent the agency after the bureau’s current director questioned its constitutionality.

With home price appreciation decelerating, the top end of the marketplace appears to be taking the biggest hit, according to Zillow.

Bank of America's fourth-quarter mortgage origination volume more than doubled on a year-over-year basis, a faster pace of growth than two of its national banking peers.

The Lehigh Valley ended the year 2019 with a record: The lowest monthly supply of housing the local Realtors' association has ever recorded.