Appraisals

Under a joint order, lenders still have to document the value of properties in storm-affected regions, but they will not have to depend on appraisers.

The gap between what consumers think a home is worth and its appraised value narrowed in September because of rising prices due to the continued inventory shortage.

Although property tax loans raise concerns for the mortgage industry, there is a way for property tax lenders and mortgage companies to co-exist.

Lenders could be responsible for water quality issues affecting borrowers and properties if the Federal Housing Administration follows through with its response to an inspector general's report.

Home sales in Santa Fe, N.M., are on track for a breakthrough, trending toward only the third double-digit sales increase since 2001.

Home prices increased strongly both year-over-year and month-over-month in August, and are expected to continue rising.

Seattle has been leading the country in home price increases for a while. Now, no other region is even close.

ServiceLink has integrated its systems with Roostify's automated lending technology.

The rate of growth in year-over-year home price appreciation stabilized in July, after accelerating throughout every month this year, according to Black Knight Financial Services.

Homeownership paid big dividends for Southern Californians who have owned their residences since the housing recovery began five years ago.

Homeowners gained an average of $12,987 in equity from last year, with Western states leading the increase.

The supply of homes for sale continued to shrink, but the median time to sell a home was slightly longer in August compared with the previous month, according to Redfin.

Appraisals continue to disappoint homeowner expectations in August, though the difference of opinion between appraiser and owner has narrowed, according to the Quicken Loans National Home Price Perception Index.

The median down payment for a home purchased in the second quarter was 7.3%, the most in nearly three years, a result of increased competition, according to Attom Data Solutions.

As housing demand continues to challenge low levels of supply, home prices are overvalued in 34% of the largest U.S. metropolitan areas, according to CoreLogic.

The Seattle-area home market keeps picking up steam, with prices rising faster than anywhere else in the country for the 10th straight month.

Steady growth in home prices in 20 U.S. cities in June reflects a limited number of available houses for sale, according to S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller data.

From San Francisco to Jackson, Miss., here's a look at the 12 cities where home sales are expected to be the weakest during the third quarter of 2017.

My Home is Realtor.com's attempt to compete with Zillow's Zestimate home valuation product, as it seeks to help homeowners manage their property as an investment.

Fannie Mae is extending its property inspection waivers to certain purchase mortgages with large down payments.