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Purchases of new single-family homes decreased 10.5% last month to a 657,000 annualized rate, according to government data issued Wednesday.

Purchase volume was flat last week and up just 3% compared to the same time a year ago when the market faced similar rates in the high 6% range.

The increase in refinance originations in the fourth quarter trickled down to the title insurers, which reported year-over-year gains in new orders.

While the March 3 submission deadline holds firm, compliance experts suggested guidance inquiries for Home Mortgage Disclosure Act filers could be lacking.

In a forum Tuesday, Senate Democrats railed against President Trump and Elon Musk's efforts to shutter the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as anti-consumer and illegal.

"Red flags are emerging for the US economy," said Elias Haddad, senior market strategist at Brown Brothers Harriman. "Another month or two of poor US economic data would deliver a blow to the US exceptionalism narrative."

Texas Capital is arguing against summary judgment, saying prior assertions about reverse mortgages' initial and subsequent draws need to be examined in court.

The Justice Department said in a legal brief that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will continue to exist, but said instead that the agency will have fewer employees and a reduced budget under the Trump administration.

Recent housing trends more favorable to buyers will ease some of the pressure for higher down payments in order to secure a winning bid, Redfin finds.

Implemented in January, the Biden administration rule addressed flood risk in designated zones, setting building levels that were higher than FEMA standards.

Mr. Cooper expects close to 350 former Flagstar employees to be integrated as team members.

A national gauge of prices rose 3.9% from a year earlier, according to data from S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller.

Donna Ferrato stopped paying her mortgage more than 15 years ago, yet she's still living in her Manhattan condo. Her case is part of a broader power struggle between mortgage lenders and homeowners in New York state.

Between the estimated damages in Los Angeles and rising home insurance prices, policyholders are left wondering how the market will fare in 2025.

HUD denied claims that 40% of the administration's workforce will be cut.

The confabs are a sign that Republicans are getting serious about negotiating the contours of a tax deal, even as the House and Senate are pursuing separate strategies.

Through 1stResponder+, Rate is offering a complimentary one-year accidental death insurance policy that covers the mortgage balance up to $650,000.

Momentum against Maryland guidance that extends licensing requirements to securitization trusts is growing and some legislators want to scale it back.

The real estate company's latest move leverages artificial intelligence to optimize and simplify the entire home-buying journey for consumers.

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau employees — most of whom are on administrative leave — were asked in an email to list what they accomplished last week. National Treasury Employees Union Chapter 335 said workers should list all the tasks they were told not to perform.