Economy

The bill passed by the House took a more cautious approach to relief than prior legislative proposals but has still been hailed by banking industry groups.

The Santa Fe, N.M., luxury second-home market is the world's "hottest" — at least according to an annual report from Christie's International Real Estate.

Originations and margins are thinning, and there will be mortgage banking firms that don't make it through this year, but after that, the numbers may look better.

Rising mortgage rates, higher real estate prices and a scarcity of listings have some Orlando homebuyers rethinking their search for a new house.

The spring home buying market in Greater Hartford got a healthy boost in April, with home sales and prices both showing gains compared with the same month a year ago.

Test your knowledge of the secondary mortgage market with this quiz of key industry abbreviations.

Institutional investors bought more single-family rental homes in 2017 than in previous years, the first increase since 2013.

Call it mutual respect. Bankers from mutually owned British building societies and similarly structured U.S. thrifts recently gathered in New England to address common challenges and share ideas about staying relevant at a time of rapid change in financial services. Here are the takeaways from their meetings.

For nearly a decade, the FHFA has restricted Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from trying to influence the raging debate over whether they should live or die.

Even the first step into the real estate market for many buyers — condominiums — is getting harder to reach in the Bay Area.

Fannie Mae reduced its mortgage origination volume forecast for 2018 and 2019 as rising interest rates are affecting refinancings now, and will curtail purchase activity going forward.

Commercial and multifamily loan originations may not be up by much from a year ago, but borrowing and lending behaviors were drastically different in the first quarter.

Central Texas home sales and median home prices both climbed last month to the highest level of any April on record.

Newbies to Chicago's suburbs are increasingly stowing cars and slipping into walking shoes.

The Buffalo Niagara, N.Y., housing market stayed smoking hot in April as the spring home-buying season began.

New-home construction declined in April as fewer starts of apartment projects outweighed a modest improvement in single-family structures, government figures showed Wednesday.

Nationstar Mortgage has agreed to refund or reverse more than $1 million in inspection fees, settling allegations by Maryland officials it illegally charged homeowners.

Dallas-Fort Worth home prices rose by only 6% in the first quarter.

Many Florida communities are experiencing a renewed clamor for affordable housing options as rising home prices and rents squeeze budgets.

John Krenitsky, who previously managed compliance for Discover Financial Services and various banks, is joining Freddie Mac as senior vice president and chief compliance officer on June 1.