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Mortgage applications decreased 7.3% on a seasonally adjusted basis from one week earlier as refinance activity was at its lowest level since June.

House hunters frustrated by a shortage of listings should consider the Sunshine State.

Gains in employment and income are beginning to have a positive influence on home sales, according to First American Financial Corp.

Nationwide, the lack of single-family home construction has become dire, threatening to create a housing shortage that could undermine affordability and home sales. But this dearth of new housing starts is far worse in some of the country's most sought-after housing markets.Here's a look at the 10 markets in need of the most new construction.

Americans are carrying higher levels of debt as they head into retirement, raising the specter of financial headaches in their old age, according to Prudential Financial.

The National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals has created a glossary that provides Spanish translations of terms used by the real estate and mortgage industries.

Lennar Corp., the second-largest U.S. homebuilder, reported fiscal third-quarter earnings that beat analysts' estimates as low borrowing costs and job growth bolstered buyer demand for houses nationwide.

New home construction fell more than projected in August as a plunge in the South, the biggest region for building, more than offset gains in the rest of the country.

The next administration in the White House must act swiftly to move reform of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac off dead center, and Ginnie Mae President Ted Tozer suggested that the model for a new secondary market is already in place.

More than 9 million consumers would have difficulty paying all of their monthly debt obligations, including their mortgage, if the Federal Open Markets Committee raises short-term rates by 25 basis points, a TransUnion study found.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development is taking a harder look at how mortgage lenders treat borrowers with limited English language skills.

New American Funding and Alterra Home Loans are partnering on a new loan program using Freddie Mac's low-down-payment Home Possible mortgages.

Confidence among homebuilders rose to an 11-month high in September, indicating the housing market will continue to advance.

Banks that are heavily involved in commercial real estate lending may shy away from buying institutions with similar concentrations.

Home sales in California are beginning to show signs of weakness as a lack of affordable housing begins to weigh on the Golden State's real estate market.

Higher home values have lifted thousands of homeowners out of negative equity in the second quarter.

PNC Financial Services Group plans to increase consumer lending with its current tilt toward commercial loans generating lower overall loan yields.

Affordability constraints and a lack of awareness about low-down-payment mortgage options are tempering confidence about buying a home, according to the National Association of Realtors.

New homes aren't being built, and construction and development lending trends may be to blame, according to Kroll Bond Rating Agency's Christopher Whalen.

Provident Financial Holdings has restated earnings from its most-recent quarter after it booked higher loan-origination costs.