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Tuesday's declines lifted yields by one to four basis points across maturities after Trump said he'd impose additional 10% tariffs on goods from China and 25% tariffs on all products from Mexico and Canada.

U.S. lumber prices, which already have risen in recent months due to lower production in Canada, could see further gains after President-elect Donald Trump's proposed tariffs on trade from north of the border.

Expanded data shows home prices rose over 5% annually at the end of the third quarter, prompting the FHFA to boost mortgage loan limits accordingly.

Southern Trust Mortgage claims its former LO, now employed with Movement, stole thousands of confidential files and its customers.

The median monthly payment amount for new purchases moved higher for the first time in six months, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

New single-family home sales decreased 17% last month to a 610,000 annualized rate, according to government data issued Tuesday.

The Conference Board's gauge of confidence rose 2.1 points to 111.7 this month, data released Tuesday showed.

The Wall Street behemoth joins investors such as Peter Thiel in backing Pylon, which helps originate mortgages through automation and provides interim financing to its customers until the loans reach the capital markets.

The president-elect had billed his hardline stance on the border and promised deportations as a solution to tight housing markets. Experts say those policies, at least in terms of housing, could do more harm than good.

The three credit repositories are just as responsible as FICO for the third price increase in three years, the group representing credit report resellers argues.

Those who don't retain MSRs or have a buyer agreement accommodating a recapture strategy will face challenges, one panelist warned at an industry meeting.

The Department of Justice suggested that new buyer broker agreements resulting from a National Association of Realtors settlement may violate antitrust laws.

Government securitization guarantor Ginnie Mae got the terms for the popular HMBS 2.0 program across the finish line ahead of a major change in federal leadership.

The perpetrators conspired to manipulate the short-sale process following the Great Financial Crisis, allowing them to renovate and flip homes for well above the original selling price and leading to millions in losses for lenders and government insurers.

While what they get for their money is important, it was not the leading reason why home buyers decided to relocate, the National Association of Realtors said.

"If he manages to get through the policies that he's proposing, that will be really bad news," says Desmond Lachman, an economist at the conservative American Enterprise Institute.

Broader parameters for home equity lines of credit are emerging with some safeguards as many low-rate first-lien borrowers keep fueling demand.

Donald Trump's presidential victory, stubbornly elevated inflation and a steady drumbeat of strong economic data have pushed 10-year Treasury yields up sharply since mid-September — and there's no clear consensus of where they're likely to go.

While companies tend to amp up warnings to consumers about fraud and scams during the holidays, institutions may also need to bulk up their defenses.

The Austin metro area added the most new homes in 2023, with 37 new housing units authorized per 1,000 existing homes.