Economy

Increased equity levels are resulting in higher appraisals that are closer to owners' view of home prices now than they have been since March 2015.

Home sales and prices in metro Denver once again hit record highs in 2017, but the pace of price gains slowed as the market reached a higher altitude.

The Santa Fe-area housing market in 2017 saw the largest number of sales in more than a decade, and average home prices were some of the highest since the national housing bubble burst in 2008.

The Senate Banking Committee is expected soon to release a bipartisan bill that would significantly reshape the housing finance market, but key issues remain unresolved.

Consumer confidence in the housing market during December was better than it was 12 months prior but weaker than in November.

Oahu's 2017 housing market finished strong with gains in both condominium and single-family home sales and median prices, and experts from the real estate industry expect the momentum to continue this year.

The HUD inspector general is conducting a wide-ranging audit into how Buffalo's public housing authority spent tens of millions of dollars over the past two years.

Situs agreed Friday to buy mortgage servicing rights valuation and brokerage firm MountainView Financial Solutions in a deal set to close this month.

MountainView is brokering a nonrecourse $3.5 billion package of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgage servicing rights on behalf of an unnamed seller.

Refinance volume fueled recent market gains by nonbank mortgage originators. But lower volume amid the shift to purchase lending has nonbanks trimming headcounts and may position banks to recapture market share.

Home prices are rising much faster than incomes in San Antonio and around the U.S. — but a prominent national economist said he's confident we aren't heading into another housing bubble.

Technology-focused mortgage lender loanDepot has created another joint venture with a homebuilder, this time with AV Homes.

The state's housing crisis is back on the agenda as California lawmakers return to work after a months-long recess.

Manhattan home resales fell in the fourth quarter as buyers wavered ahead of the expected tax overhaul and stood firm in their refusal to overpay.

A group of reinsurers has committed to provide up to $650 million of coverage for credit risk on some $21 billion of 30-year, fixed-rate loans that the government-sponsored agency will acquire over the next two years.

Toronto's housing market continues to cool as prices fell last month and the supply of homes for sale spiked ahead of new stress-test rules that went into effect this week.

Dallas-area home prices are at record levels but are rising at a slower rate than in recent years.

Bernard Polselli has sold more than a few houses during his life, and when it came time to list his place in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., he decided not to use a traditional agent.

Southern California home prices rose at their fastest pace in almost two years in November as falling numbers of homes for sale pushed home prices ever higher, figures from CoreLogic show.

Some commercial buildings that are not required to obtain earthquake insurance may still be susceptible to significant structural damage that could put the borrowers at risk of default, according to Kroll Bond Rating Agency.