Data and information management

A recent Redfin survey is showing signs that the home buying market is shifting away from being driven by sellers and back to one controlled by buyers.

In a good real estate market, one with rising prices and willing buyers, foreclosures should nearly be nonexistent.

Detroit’s struggles during the latest financial crisis and housing meltdown has been an ongoing issue for a long time.

Home prices rose 0.9% in August but at half the pace of the July increase.

August was the best month in terms of the cure/default ratio since April for the members of the Mortgage Insurance Cos. of America.

The African-American community lost more than half its net worth as a result of the housing debacle and the ensuing economic crisis.

The Eleventh Federal Home Loan District Cost of Funds Index for August is 0.956%, which is just 0.2 basis points higher than it was in July.

Fannie Mae's mortgage purchases fell 7% in August after a slight uptick in July, but commitments to purchase new mortgages from lenders fell to the lowest level in two years.

This publication’s Mortgage Industry Equity Composite turned in a mixed performance during the traditional East Coast trading day Friday, when the Dow ended the day down slightly at 0.46%.

The positive momentum for housing price appreciation that has been occurring at a rapid pace over the last 12 to 18 months is beginning to slow down in August.

The refinancing boom for Federal Housing Administration lenders came to an end in July as loan production fell and purchase mortgage lending comprised over 60% of originations for the first time this year.

Mortgage insurer MGIC Investment Corp. fared the best among stocks in this publication’s Mortgage Industry Equity Composite Thursday.

Mortgage portfolios of the country's largest lenders showed more signs of improvement during the second quarter despite an uptick in early delinquencies.

Mortgage purchases by Freddie Mac fell 15% from July to $36 billion in August, the lowest level since December.

Through the end of August, the U.S. loan delinquency rate—loans 30 or more days past due, but not in foreclosure—stands at 6.2%.

LendingTree has created its own Credit Accessibility Report, which will measure the likelihood of borrowers gaining access to credit for home loans based on its own data.

Rising mortgage interest rates are undercutting a revival in the housing market and creating a drag on the economy.

New home sales staged a comeback in August as sales in the South rebounded by 14%.

Life insurers had a loss of 1.92% on their commercial mortgage investments in 2Q13, the first time this has occurred since the fourth quarter of 2008.