Housing

LendingTree already offers a Yelp-like community where consumers can rate loan officers. Now it has created a question-and-answer forum within its loan officer directory platform.

The nonprofit behind McGruff the Crime Dog has designated mortgage fraudsters as its next target.

Mortgage application volume fell 27.6% on an adjusted basis for the week ending Oct. 9, reversing the rush of the previous week caused by the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure rule becoming effective, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

PNC Financial Services Group reported third-quarter profit that beat analysts' estimates as the lender cut costs to counter a decline in revenue.

Homeowners continue to give their properties a higher valuation than appraisers would, according to Quicken Loans.

National foreclosure inventory fell to 470,000, or 1.2% of all mortgaged homes in August, compared with 629,000, or 1.6% of all mortgaged homes in August 2014, CoreLogic reported Tuesday.

International buyers are accounting for the smallest share of California home sales in at least eight years as prices climb and investors from China, the biggest source of foreign purchases, slow buying.

In Bakersfield, Calif., a teacher on an average salary can afford 86% of the homes on the market. In Salt Lake City, that number drops down to only 26%.

A weak jobs report was enough to send mortgage rates into a downward spiral, according to Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey for the week ending Oct. 8.

U.S. homeowners continue to take advantage of rising house prices to dig themselves out of the hole created by the Great Recession.

The House voted 303 to 121 on Wednesday to pass a bill that would delay enforcement of new mortgage disclosures that went into effect on Oct. 3.

Consumer confidence in the housing market rose in September, after dipping in the summer, according to a new Fannie Mae report.

Getting those last-minute applications in before the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure implementation date caused mortgage application volume to rise 25.5% on an adjusted basis in the week ending Oct. 2.

Jon Gray, global head of real estate at Blackstone Group, said the private equity firm is "bullish" on rental housing in New York and Miami, two cities where high home prices make purchases more difficult, sending tenants to the landlord's apartments and houses.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have put billions of dollars' worth of distressed mortgage assets up for sale this year, but small buyers acquiring carve-outs of these offerings are driving activity in this niche market.

Purchasing a home in an all-cash transaction has become more common across the board, but Chinese speakers have grown far more likely to pay in cash in 2015 compared with 10 years ago, according to RealtyTrac.

ValueInsured Inc. has introduced a product that provides insurance coverage for consumers' down payments on a home purchase.

The Mortgage Bankers Association has added educational material to its website to help consumers buy a home.

Mortgage credit availability increased in September on offerings of Freddie Mac's affordable lending programs, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Real estate broker Warren Teller watched as the housing market in Richmond, Va., slowed dramatically eight years ago. Today, he's witnessing a reversal.