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For over a third of millennials, first comes home then comes marriage, according to a recent study.

Not as many pricey homes sold on Maui last month, which dinged the statistics for median prices in a report by the Realtors Association of Maui.

The number of new Orlando-area homes priced at $150,000 or less shrank to just 282 during the fourth quarter.

By being always available, an originator is acting more like a commodity rather than an expert.

Mayor Mike Duggan said that he is working with major investors to create a home-lending program to make it easier for Detroit homeowners to get mortgage-type loans to buy houses.

As home sales posted another gain in January, several other housing indicators suggested Houston's real estate market is cooling, an anticipated event in light of low oil prices and a growing roster of energy companies announcing layoffs.

Mortgage rates jumped from a 20-month low as the job market gained momentum.

Operating in the shadow of Freddie Mac's business as America's second-largest guarantor of home loans, the company's unit serving apartment landlords is booming as borrowers take advantage of looser lending terms.

Citi has formed a digital marketing alliance with online real estate marketplace Zillow in a bid to reach more customers in the financial services company's priority cities, the company announced Feb. 10.

Inviting first time home buyers to bring a family member or friend to the application appointment creates a greater sense of trust and security and could lead to more business.

Sporting a black eye he got while playing basketball, CFPB Director Richard Cordray opened up to credit union executives about another dust-up — the decision to ease qualified mortgage restrictions for small and rural lenders.

Home-price growth accelerated in much of the U.S. in the fourth quarter as low mortgage rates and improving employment spurred demand.

Charlotte-area home sales rose 8.8% in January from the same month last year, and the region is showing signs of a "solid" seller's market that will probably last through the spring.

Nearly 3,000 apartments, a record, are expected to join downtown Chicago's rental marketplace this year, including some with rents as breathtaking as their views.

Despite San Francisco's low unemployment rate and skyrocketing real estate prices, a new study shows that the economic recovery hasn't touched everyone in the city.

Hedge funds that profited on residential mortgage debt after the financial crisis such as Pine River Capital Management and Canyon Partners are trimming their bets as prices rise.

The average down payment amount increased in the fourth quarter of 2014, helped by gains in the job market and rising home values.

Recent moves to offer low down payment loans and cheaper mortgage insurance have been met with mixed reaction, as the opportunity for increased homeownership must be weighed against the potential of riskier lending practices.

The Great Recession may have officially ended five years ago, but you wouldn't know it by looking at construction activity in Sonoma County, Calif.

The Arizona Department of Real Estate has disciplined a number of Tucson real estate agents for trust account irregularities and audit violations, and others for unlicensed real estate activity.