Appraisals

Freddie Mac has gotten the green light for its appraisal alternative for purchase loans, and has released information about how similar automated collateral evaluations for refinances have performed.

The number of U.S. properties that were equity rich in the second quarter grew by 1.6 million properties from a year ago.

Recent data from an analytic company shows that Staten Island, N.Y., home values have increased dramatically over a 35-year period while income rates have not seen the same hike.

A Lexington, Ky., man was sentenced Monday to five months in prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and making false statements to a federal agency after he was paid for home appraisals he didn't do.

Home prices rose to all-time high levels in each of the last two months in the Buffalo Niagara, N.Y., region.

Affordability concerns influenced a consumer's decision to search for a home in a different city, a Redfin study found.

Just as Toronto's housing market is beginning to slow down, Vancouver’s is roaring back to life.

Homeowners continue to view their property value higher than appraisers do, while homeowners in areas experiencing rapid growth may be more likely to underestimate their home's worth.

The percentage of people who said July was a bad time to buy a home increased to a survey high because of rising prices, according to Fannie Mae.

Home prices in Canada’s largest city posted their biggest monthly drop in at least 17 years in July and sales plunged as government efforts to cool the market and the near-collapse of a mortgage lender made buyers leery.

Homeowners who live near Trader Joe's may benefit from more than just easy access to cookie butter and other popular specialty items, a new study suggests.

The Marin County, Calif., median price tag for all homes sold in June hit $1.08 million — a 13.7% rise from a year earlier.

Home prices in South Florida increased 5.3% in May from a year ago, a sign that recent gains are moderating, a new report shows.

Bay Area home prices have continued their stratospheric surge, as the low housing supply combined with intense demand last month to further heat up the market.

CoreLogic's second-quarter net income increased 2% over the previous year on higher operating income from improvements in productivity.

In many corners of Southern California, home prices have hit record highs. And they keep going up.

Strong housing demand continued to outpace supply in June, in large part because millennial buyers are on the rise, according to First American Financial Corp.

For the seventh year in a row, property taxes will rise again in Los Angeles County, thanks to a brisk real estate market and construction boom.

Houston area home values continued their upward track, while rental rates dropped in June, a new report showed.

When market prices rise faster than comparable home sales values it is imperative for lenders to ensure property valuations are accurate, support the sales price and completed in a timely fashion to keep deals from falling through. (Part four in a four-part series on the mortgage industry's response to the housing inventory shortage.)