Housing

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More lenient capital requirements than expected from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were good news for two legacy private mortgage insurers, but another is facing a bigger deficit than initially thought.

Home prices climbed in 85% of U.S. metropolitan areas in the first quarter as low mortgage rates and the strongest labor market in almost seven years spurred demand.

Increased wealth inequality among Americans is correlated with decreasing levels of homeownership, a new study from the National Association of Realtors reports.

Fannie and Freddie will have more room to finance affordable rental housing, but it is unclear if it's enough to prevent possible disruptions later this year.

The Boston and San Francisco Home Loan banks are poised to join the MPF Direct program, which allows FHLB members to sell jumbo loans to Redwood Trust.

Mortgage applications were down 4.6% on a seasonally adjusted basis for the week of May 1, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

The risk of mortgage lenders being victimized by fraud increased during the first quarter as economic conditions nationwide shift, according to a report from Interthinx.

For all the talk about an economic and housing recovery, homeownership remains out of reach for a third of Americans, a new report from Zillow found.

The share of owner-occupant single-family home and condo buyers fell to a new low, according to RealtyTrac.

The Federal Housing Administration Single Family Housing Policy Handbook will now come into effect on Sept. 14, the Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Friday.

Mortgage interest rates rose during the week thanks to increases in home values and sales as well as slower-than-expected economic growth, Freddie Mac said.

Though home prices have started to rise, new home construction has remained low as builders have struggled to gain momentum due to shortages of materials, developed lots and skilled labor.

Housing and the mortgage industry are every bit as important to the U.S. as the national transportation or healthcare systems.

A House subcommittee approved a bill Wednesday that would redirect money from an affordable housing fund that receives money from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac into another program run by HUD.

The number of Americans who signed contracts in March to buy previously owned homes climbed after the biggest increase in more than four years, a sign for further progress in the housing recovery.

The U.S. homeownership rate fell to the lowest level in more than two decades, extending a multiyear decline as rising prices and stagnant wages keep young families out of the property-buying market.

Home prices in 20 U.S. cities climbed at a faster pace than forecast in the year ended February, a sign the housing industry may be gaining momentum amid low borrowing costs and continued job growth.

D.R. Horton Inc. agreed to buy the homebuilding operations of Seattle-based Pacific Ridge Homes for about $72 million in cash to expand in the U.S. Northwest.

Freddie Mac has planned its first Extended Timeline Pool Offering, the government-sponsored entity announced this week.