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Instability among foreign relations typically drags down long-term interest rates and the latest crisis with Iran could be a catalyst for a drop in 2020, according to NerdWallet.

The Federal Housing Administration has implemented defect taxonomy revisions for 2020 that it considers one of several milestone achievements in its efforts to "provide greater clarity and consistency for lenders.”

Redwood Trust’s next mortgage-backed securitization consists almost entirely of older mortgages it originally sold off, but has since reacquired to assign to its first deal of the new year.

Yields on the 10-year Treasury slipped in Jan. 3's morning hours as investors moved money into safer instruments following the U.S. attack that killed an Iranian general.

Officials hope a revamped Scranton, Pa., homebuyer program administered by a nonprofit partner will boost homeownership rates and bolster investments in city neighborhoods.

A group of Massachusetts lawmakers, local elected officials and housing advocates plan to launch a new coalition next week to advocate for real estate transfer fee legislation.

The FHFA’s attempt to move some of its balance sheet into the private sector could leave investors with greater liabilities than they were initially told.

The case before the court deals mainly with a statutory clause limiting the president’s ability to fire a CFPB director. But briefs filed with the court say striking that provision does not fully solve the bureau’s constitutional problems.

Home sales in the borough slipped 1.2% in the fourth quarter, and that's the best news for the market in two years.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Jan. 3

A panel of real estate experts and economists believe the hottest markets of 2020 will all come from below the Mason-Dixon Line and that California prices will fade, according to Zillow.

Freedom Credit Union has listed for sale the three downtown Springfield, Mass., office buildings it took back in November in a mortgage foreclosure.

Whatcom County in northwestern Washington state went from falling prices and plenty of inventory in 2009 to high prices and low inventory in 2019

Metro Denver home prices, after years of effervescent gains, are going as flat as that unfinished bottle of champagne.

November's foreclosure starts hit their lowest level since Black Knight started tracking this data in 2000, while the foreclosure rate reached a 14-year low.

If the first weekly Freddie Mac report of the year is any indication, there could be far less volatility for fixed mortgage rates in 2020 than there was in 2019.

Former Obama Administration Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro dropped out of the presidential race after lagging in fundraising and polls.

Polls showing an upswing for President Trump's re-election chances against top potential Democratic candidates favor housing finance and mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, according to Height Capital Markets.

Median sale prices for existing single-family homes rose in November, up 6.1% to $222,900 in Volusia County, and up 4.7% to $235,400 in Flagler County.

Susan Riel succeeded Ronald Paul as CEO of the Maryland bank shortly before questions surfaced about credit quality and lending practices.