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What the initiation of the California Consumer Privacy Act means for the mortgage industry.

The outperformance of mortgage-backed securities versus U.S. Treasuries has extended for a third straight month into November, buoyed in part by a decline in volatility.

U.K. house prices increased at their fastest pace in more than a year this month, according to Nationwide Building Society.

Home sales entered the fourth quarter stronger than last year here, up nearly 5%, and the median price was also surging, ending October at $179,000, according to the Oklahoma City Metro Association of Realtors.

In a recent interview, Plaza Home Loans CEO Kevin Parra discussed why he likes certain underutilized loan products, thinks online lending will be limited, and is bullish on third-party originations.

In a recent interview, Plaza Home Mortgage CEO Kevin Parra discussed why he likes certain underutilized loan products, thinks online lending will be limited, and is bullish on third-party originations.

Dallas-area home prices were up 3% in the latest nationwide comparison — the greatest gain in six months.

San Diego County's median home price was $573,500 in October, lifted by a big increase in sales.

Proposals by a couple of firms that sought support from Washington Ind. officials to get special housing credits to finance the projects were turned down by the state.

The median sales price for single-family homes in the Bradenton, Fla., area jumped 9.1% in October, compared to the previous year, to $325,000.

The supply of homes for sale in Atlanta continued to fall, which helped push prices higher last month, according to several reports.

In another sign of the hot real estate market in the Colorado Springs area, the number of mortgage foreclosures filed in El Paso County last month fell to a near-20-year low.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Nov. 29.

Developer Stephen Ross' firm is among a trio of sponsors securitizing part of a $1.245 billion loan for another office tower development in New York's Hudson Yards submarket.

Loan limits for most mortgages Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac buy will exceed $500,000 for the first time ever next year, and the maximum for most high-cost areas will be $765,000.

While affordability remains a challenge with the continued strain on housing supply, purchasing power took a big leap in September thanks to a rise in income and descending interest rates, according to First American Financial Corp.

It's been two years since Taunton, Mass., City Solicitor Jason Buffington announced that a real turnaround was on the horizon for the forlorn and nearly vacant Whittenton Mills complex.

Mortgage rates resumed their upward movement this week, but it's not putting a damper on real estate sales activity, noted Freddie Mac.

Contract signings for previously sold U.S. homes fell by the most since July while remaining healthy on an annual basis.

From product-specific variations in refinancing rates to pockets of depreciation in an otherwise healthy market, here are some details in housing-related data that highlight important underlying trends in the mortgage business.