Data and information management

Confidence among homebuilders hovered in December close to a nine-year high, indicating the residential real estate recovery continues to make progress.

For the first time, there is a subservicer, Cenlar FSB, handling the servicing function for more than $200 billion in mortgage loans.

The Steve Fraser Visionary Award is a lifetime achievement award that honors the accomplishments of an outstanding mortgage technology innovator, visionary or evangelizer. Learn about this year's finalists and see who won the 2014 MT Award.

Mortgage rates edged up slightly over the past week, Freddie Mac said in its weekly market survey.

DocMagic, a loan preparation company in Torrance, Calif., has agreed to acquire Doc-Tech, a mortgage documentation firm in Palatine, Ill.

Increased fixed costs and poor business intelligence are hurting independent mortgage bankers' bottom lines.

Zillow research shows entrepreneurs get fewer loan quotes than salaried workers despite higher incomes.

The Synergy Award commends technology initiatives and alliances that encourage the integration of software and processes to promote automation, efficiency and broad mortgage industry use. Learn about this year's finalists and see who won the 2014 MT Award.

The Federal Housing Administration could finally get something it desperately needs: upgrades to its outdated technology infrastructure. But industry groups object to the new fee being proposed to generate the necessary funding.

The Transforming Valuations Award recognizes a technology advancement in the appraisal, broker price opinion or automated valuation sectors. Learn about this year's finalists and see who won the 2014 MT Award.

National home prices are continuing to rise from a year earlier, but the rate of growth is slowing down.

During the past week, consumer and industry groups have lobbied the agency in different directions, with consumer groups arguing the agency did not go far enough and lenders saying it went too far in seeking more data from lenders.

Auction.com, which got a $50 million investment from Google in March, said it will use the Internet-search company’s big-data capabilities to try to predict U.S. home sales and other trends ahead of competitors.

Home prices in 20 U.S. cities rose at a weaker pace in the year ended in August as borrowing standards remain tight and wage gains fail to accelerate.

Commercial real estate borrowing and lending continued at a strong clip in the third quarter, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Private insurers are considering a request by U.S. officials to guarantee mortgages for veterans — the fastest growing part of the market.

Homeowners are less confident about their ability to sell than in the previous quarter, according to Redfin.

Residential real estate property price gains continued in August, albeit by a shrinking margin, according to Black Knight Financial Services.

Contracts to purchase previously owned homes rose less than forecast in September, showing housing will take time to gain momentum.

Over half of California's millennials see homeownership in their future living arrangements, according to the California Association of Realtors.