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Even though more Massachusetts homes were sold in September, median prices slipped back below $300,000, according to data from The Warren Group.

Home loans lifted HomeStreet Bank (HMST) in Seattle in the third quarter. Earnings rose 40%, to $21.3 million, from a year earlier, the $2.5 billion-asset company said Monday.

Even though more Massachusetts homes were sold in September, median prices slipped back below $300,000, according to data from The Warren Group.

In fiscal year 2012 mortgage bankers funded $119 billion of VA-backed loans, up from $75 billion in FY 2011.

Regulatory guidance that requires banks to write down the value of mortgages to collateral value in cases where the borrower has been through bankruptcy was a factor in the TCF's earnings.

Although EverBank had a good quarter, it also wrote down the asset value of its mortgage servicing rights.

Freddie Mac acquired $39 billion of mortgages from its seller/servicers in September, a 5% decline from the month prior.

In 131 out of 212 cities that have a population of at least 200,000, third-quarter foreclosure activity fell year-over-year.

Is there any mortgage lender that should turn up their nose at a pot of $100 billion in mortgages? Don’t think so.

Flagstar posted gain-on-sale income of $334 million in the third quarter, an impressive 57% increase from 2Q.

New-home sales rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 389,000 units in September, the highest reading since April 2010.

According to the Federal Housing Finance Agency's index, home values rose the most in the nation's mountain state region, a handsome gain of 11.4%.

A year ago economists at the Mortgage Bankers Association were bracing for an ugly 2012, one in which a meager $900 billion in fundings would come to pass.

Cost is still one of the most critical components for consumers when it comes to the residential application process.

SunTrust would have earned a record high of $152 million on mortgage banking in the third quarter if not for loan buyback reserves.

Strong mortgage banking revenue helped boost profits at BancorpSouth.

Keep your ears open in Chicago at the MBA show for hints about which way the minimum net worth requirement is leaning.

Existing home sales fell 1.7% in September after a strong August when purchases rose 8%.

Third-quarter earnings at Taylor Capital Group more than doubled to $15 million from last year as mortgage banking revenue continued to soar.

Moody’s Analytics believes housing starts could jump to 1.1 million units next year and 1.8 million in 2014.