Housing

Standard & Poor's had more than two times more upgrades than downgrades in 2014.

More Americans signed contracts to purchase previously owned homes in January, rounding out a week of housing data that depicted an uneven recovery.

With economic growth expected to continue improving, 2015 should looks promising for the housing market, according to Fannie Mae.

The Federal Housing Administration's recent premium reduction is undercutting the private sector and expanding the government's role in the housing market, housing finance industry representatives told a House subcommittee on Thursday.

CIT's John Thain and OneWest's James Otting, scheduled to speak today at a public hearing on their $3.4 billion M&A deal, will face complaints from community activists that they owe the public more after receiving substantial government help during the financial crisis.

Mortgage application volume declined for the third consecutive week as interest rates continue to rise.

A new service has been launched that assists consumers who were previously turned down for a mortgage or need help building their credit.

The Sunshine State's housing market looked a bit brighter in January thanks to inventory stabilization and higher median prices, according to data released by Florida Realtors.

Home prices in 20 U.S. cities appreciated at a faster pace in the year ended in December, a sign that a limited supply is forcing up property values.

Home prices fell slightly in December, keeping values down by more than 10% from the peak reached before the crisis, according to a monthly report from Black Knight Financial Services.

Financial services firm Radian Group has hired Clifford Rossi to be its chief economist and senior vice president.

You'll need to earn more in San Francisco than throughout the rest of the country to afford a median-priced home.

Sales of previously owned homes fell more than expected in January as a tight supply forced up prices, showing the residential real estate market faces an uneven recovery.

The number of new households being formed has finally recovered post-recession, according to a new study from the University of Southern California.

San Francisco's much-maligned Housing Authority is getting out of the management business.

California has delivered less than half of $2 billion in federal aid to help victims of the housing crash.

Prospects have improved for homebuyers who were frozen out of the American dream by investors who plunked down cash to buy houses in distressed markets.

California's existing home sales remained in a squeeze in January, with limited inventory and rising prices cutting affordability, the California Association of Realtors reported.

Bay Area home sales posted their slowest performance in seven years last month.

Mortgage rates for 30-year loans rose to a seven-week high, increasing borrowing costs from close to historic lows.