Economy

The fees that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac charge for low down payment mortgages disproportionately reflect their risk exposure and make homeownership more difficult for underserved borrowers.

There is an opportunity for home sales to break out of the doldrums if price appreciation slows, mortgage rates remain flat and supply increases, Freddie Mac said.

Fairfield County dominates the state's residential real estate market — but experts still see room for improvement.

Servicers and MSR investors face increased regulation and oversight as nearly all states now require some form of licensing for firms responsible for mortgage collections.

Rising demand and declining housing inventory are pushing home sales faster and at higher median prices than ever before, according to Remax.

The federal bank regulators are considering roughly a dozen new rulemakings in response to the bill rolling back certain sections of Dodd-Frank.

There was little doubt, but new figures from the Toledo Regional Association of Realtors confirm that any lingering effects from the Great Recession on the northwest Ohio market are pretty much gone.

Lennar Corp., the Twin Cities' top homebuilder, plans to convert the vacant land commonly referred to as the "Prince Property" into a neighborhood with 200 market-rate and luxury houses.

The high cost of preparing for both CFPB and state exams has a disproportionate impact on small independent mortgage banks that don't have the compliance economies of scale of larger lenders.

Despite dipping in June, Central Texas home sales were up in the first half of the year over the first six months of 2017, likely putting the region's housing market on track for another record year.

New-home groundbreaking and permits fell in June to the slowest pace in nine months, as higher mortgage rates and elevated costs for labor and materials pinch the housing market.

June home sales couldn't keep pace with last year's levels.

Fewer sales of existing homes and uncertainty around future fiscal policies will result in fewer mortgage originations than previously expected, according to Fannie Mae.

A federal appeals court in Texas agreed with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac shareholders that the FHFA, led by a single director, violates the separation of powers.

A 6.8% increase year-over-year pushed the midpoint sale price of a home in Central Florida to $239,180 in June, the 84th straight month of increases.

Dallas-Fort Worth has had some of the biggest home price increases in the country since the Great Recession.

Unusually for a debut transaction, the $329.7 million M360 2018-CRE1 will be actively managed: For the first 12 months after the closing date, funds from repaid principal can be used to purchase new loans, subject to eligibility criteria.

Canadian home sales rose in June at the fastest pace this year, led by a 17% surge in Toronto, a sign the market may be regaining strength.

The median price of a Lehigh Valley, Pa., home hit a record-high $225,000, surpassing the last peak in home prices when the housing bubble burst in 2007

United Wholesale Mortgage has set out to be an ally to mortgage brokers in unprecedented ways as CEO Mat Ishbia works to evolve the channel's transactional nature into a more relationship-driven dynamic.