Housing

Many potential home sellers are staying on the sidelines due to high prices and a lack of available inventory for buying a replacement home, according to the California Association of Realtors.

Housing markets nationwide continued to improve, with more than half of states considered to be within a stable range, Freddie Mac reported in its latest Multi-Indicator Market Index.

Those who rent single-family properties could be more likely to buy than their multifamily counterparts, according to research from Freddie Mac.

Housing prices rose 1.2% in the second quarter, compared to the previous month, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency. But online real estate site Zillow said home values declined in July.

Credit union loan balances grew at an 11% annualized pace in June, while loan delinquency rates fell, according to the latest Credit Union Trends Report from CUNA Mutual Group.

Home prices in 20 U.S. cities increased 5% in June from the same month a year earlier, a sign of more progress in the housing market.

Two Florida men have been sentenced for their roles in a mortgage fraud scheme that resulted in about $24 million of losses for several financial institutions, including M&T Bank in Buffalo, N.Y.

Fannie Mae is revamping its affordable mortgage program to make it easier for low- and moderate-income families to qualify for low-down-payment loans.

Toll Brothers Inc., the largest U.S. luxury homebuilder, said fiscal third-quarter earnings fell as lower prices and unit sales caused revenue to decline.

Purchases of new homes rebounded in July, bolstering signs the real estate market is picking up.

Home prices rose 0.9% from May to June, according to Black Knight Financial Services' Home Price Index. Prices rose 5.1% compared to a year ago.

The inventory of loans in foreclosure fell 24% in July to a rate of 1.4%, compared to a year earlier, Black Knight reported.

Many Californians who earn the median household income for their area cannot afford to buy a house where they work, the California Association of Realtors said.

There's nothing like a natural disaster to make people realize how important insurance is to the banking industry.

Homebuyers may be missing out on a wide range of programs that can help them afford their purchases — programs their agents either don't know about or don't want to bother with.

Ocwen Financial has partnered with several local organizations to sponsor seminars to help homeowners stay in their homes.

Potential homebuyers were most worried about price in the second quarter, according to a new Redfin survey.

The number of homes that have recorded yearly declines in value of at least 2% has risen sharply, according to Weiss Residential Research.

Detroit property values have increased the most in percentage of value of any city in the U.S. over the last year, a mortgage consulting firm found in its monthly survey.

Bank repossessions of distressed homes hit a 30-month high in July, as financial institutions continue to work through the backlog of bubble-era loans.