Economy

Homes owned by single men are more valuable and appreciate faster than properties owned by single women, according to an analysis from RealtyTrac.

The bank's new low-down-payment mortgage, an alternative to FHA loans, dispenses with the complex qualification requirements that have hampered recent efforts with low down payments by Fannie and Freddie.

Contracts to purchase previously owned U.S. homes climbed in April by the most since October 2010, adding to signs that the industry’s busy selling season was off to a good start, according to data released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors.

Loan rates moved up slightly from their 2016 lows as anticipation grows of a rate hike this summer courtesy of the Federal Reserve, Freddie Mac reported.

Recent legislative proposals to make piecemeal changes to the government-sponsored enterprises could set broader GSE reform on the wrong path.

Caliber Home Loans in Irving, Texas, has agreed to acquire Fairfield, Calif.-based First Priority Financial.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development is telling lenders that down payment assistance programs still qualify for FHA backing despite concerns raised last year by HUD’s inspector general.

With the nominees likely clear for the Republican and Democratic presidential tickets, speculation has turned to whom Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton could pick as their running mates. A number of those names mentioned are key figures on financial policy. Following are some of the top possible picks.

U.S. home prices rose 5.7% in the first quarter from a year earlier as buyers competed for a limited supply of listings.

The stock price of CBL & Associates Properties Inc. sank 13% in early trading after a published report said the U.S. retail landlord is being investigated for accounting fraud.

Median investment home prices are rising thanks to all-cash sales, according to a report from the online real estate investment management firm HomeUnion.

FHFA Director Mel Watt also reiterated concerns regarding insurance companies and large bank members, saying that some Home Loan Banks have large exposures to a few individual members.

Home values rose 5% from a year earlier to a median of $187,000 in April, Zillow said Tuesday. That’s well above the 2% increase in home values the Seattle data company had predicted.

Home prices rose 2.1% from a year earlier in March when taking into account consumers’ buying power, less than half as much as the raw number, First American Financial Corp. said.

A Florida investment advisor says he has devised a path to homeownership for high-earning young professionals saddled with student loans: refinance them into 100% loan-to-value mortgages, placed in his firm's portfolio.

Toll Brothers Inc., the biggest U.S. luxury-home builder, reported fiscal second-quarter earnings that beat expectations, signaling that the market for costly homes is holding up.

Purchases of new homes in the U.S. surged in April to the highest level since the start of 2008, pointing to a robust spring selling season for builders.

Staying on top of credit underwriting rules is essential for Rosalie Rains of Capital Financial Advisors, and when things get slow she can always turn to the two-color flier she made when she first started originating loans.

The Federal Savings Bank in Chicago has partnered with CondoGrade, a local data company, to provide prospective buyers and sellers of condominiums with information about condo associations.

With the elderly population rapidly expanding as baby boomers enter retirement age, a task force from the Bipartisan Policy Center is calling on the federal government to spur renewed investment in affordable housing for seniors.