Down payments

An appeals court has rejected claims by a Washington state housing finance agency that the National Homebuyers Fund is limited to operating in California.

Atlanta was recently ranked among the top metros in the United States to buy rather than rent. But how much do you need to be earning to afford a home in town?

Though mortgage originations were down overall in the first quarter, home equity lines of credit spiked on higher home prices, according to Attom Data Solutions.

From location and age to gender and price point, here's a look at how demographic differences influence homebuyer confidence about saving for a down payment.

In its latest effort to reach first time home buyers, Freddie Mac is launching a new 3% down payment program that casts aside a number of restrictions in its existing low down payment offerings.

Heading into a competitive spring housing market, optimism that now is a good time to buy hit its lowest share in two years, according to the National Association of Realtors.

Residential mortgage originations fell 19% year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2017, due primarily to a large drop in refinance volume, according to Attom Data Solutions.

Metro Denver's housing market is approaching a tipping point when it comes to affordability, according to a mortgage research firm.

Acting commissioner Dana Wade said the agency is "vigilantly" watching whether it needs to take action on PACE assessments placed on mortgages after they are endorsed by the agency.

The Hispanic homeownership rate grew for the third straight year in 2017 and the number of homeowners in the demographic group is at an all-time high, despite ongoing concerns about immigration policy and the shortage of homes for sale.

First-time homebuyers using loans backed by private mortgage insurance soared in the fourth quarter on the growing popularity of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's 3% down payment options, according to Genworth.

Here's a look at the 12 cities where it takes the longest for homebuyers to save up enough money to make a 20% down payment on a house.

Bay Area home prices are out of reach for many middle-income families, but surely if you're a highly prized engineer at Apple or Google you can afford a house here, right?

The only thing that might be colder than Toronto in January is the city's housing market.

Here's a look at 10 cities where the fewest house hunters have prime credit.

Here's a look at the 10 housing markets where the most homebuyers have prime credit scores.

CMG Financial is offering a new affinity marketing portal on its crowdfunding platform for down payments and positioning it as a way for employers to retain millennials.

Millennials who want affordable home prices in an urban market may want to check out the Gem City.

To succeed in an era of increasingly narrow margins and broad competition, mortgage lenders must be methodical about loan fulfillment and take a "less is more" approach to designing workflows.

The median down payment for single-family homes purchased with financing has reached a new high in the third quarter, according to Attom Data Solutions.