Housing

Mortgage applications fell 4.7% from a week earlier on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's weekly survey.

First and second mortgage originations have increased substantially in the first quarter of this year, according to a new report from credit reporting company Equifax.

Home prices in 20 U.S. cities rose at a slower pace than projected in April, indicating the market was experiencing uneven gains as it entered the busier selling season.

A New Jersey man has been sentenced to 27 years in prison for scamming vacation-timeshare customers of $3 million.

Mortgage originators willing to help consumers overcome traditional financing hurdles can add more emerging segments of home buyers as clients.

Contracts to purchase previously owned homes rose in May to a nine-year high, indicating recent strength in the real estate industry will be sustained.

Home prices rose 1% from March and 4.9% year-over-year in April, according to Black Knight Financial Services.

The Supreme Court decision making same-sex marriage legal nationwide could boost mortgage demand as it provides gay and lesbian couples with more financing opportunities and stronger joint property rights.

The differences in wealth and housing preferences between baby boomers and millennials is changing the residential real estate market, with a shift to rental properties among younger people.

Trading space for place with micro-housing could be a promising solution to compounding homeownership woes.

Despite some silver lining, analysts say the Supreme Court decision upholding "disparate impact" in fair-lending disputes will only embolden activists and regulators to bring more cases.

The New York City borough of Manhattan is the least affordable place for consumers making a low down payment to buy a home, according to a new report by housing and property data firm RealtyTrac of Irvine, Calif.

A greater share of millennials say they're likely to buy a home this year, adding to evidence that first-time buyers are finally entering the real estate market and fueling a jump in sales.

Altisource Portfolio Solutions has upgraded its sell-it-yourself real estate platform, Owners.com, and will offer a rebate to buyers who purchase a home through the site.

In a huge win for housing advocates and a setback for the banking industry, the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the use of "disparate impact" in a Texas case alleging housing-related discrimination.

Homeownership rates have dropped to historic lows, while at the same time the cost to rent homes has risen sharply, according to a new report from Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies.

Home prices rose 1.2% in April, from the previous month, in the largest seasonal gain since 2005, according to FNC.

Freddie Mac's latest monthly Multi-Indicator Market Index shows a weak but improving housing sector.

Lennar Corp., the second-largest U.S. homebuilder, reported fiscal second-quarter earnings that beat estimates as the revived economy spurs new housing demand.

Mortgage applications rose 1.6% on a seasonally adjusted basis from a week earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's weekly survey.