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Mortgage interest rates held steady after rising last week because of weaker-than-expected gross domestic product numbers, according to Freddie Mac.

For buyers in the most expensive housing markets, it now takes longer than it did a year ago for ownership to be more beneficial than renting, according to Zillow.

The title insurance business of Fidelity National Financial earned $231 million in the fourth quarter, up 60% year over year.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have released the final specification update regarding the Uniform Closing Dataset, the digital file format for the TRID Closing Disclosure form.

The federal government needs to recognize Ginnie Mae's importance to the housing industry and divorce its funding and oversight from the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Commercial real estate finance company Walker & Dunlop has acquired Deerwood Real Estate Capital, a commercial mortgage brokerage and advisory firm.

The share of refinance applications fell under 50%, a sign the industry could be shifting to a predominantly purchase market.

The Senate Finance Committee approved the nomination of Treasury Secretary-designate Steven Mnuchin 14-0 on Wednesday after changing the rules to allow Republicans to vote without any Democrats present.

The Mortgage Bankers Association is trying to jump-start discussions around housing finance reform even as political dysfunction on Capitol Hill is reaching new lows.

Home-buying demand continues to increase even as interest rates rise and the housing inventory shrinks, according to Redfin.

Home-price gains in 20 U.S. cities accelerated for a fourth month in November when compared with a year earlier, according to S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller data.

Existing home sales remained flat to begin 2017, as challenges crop up for the housing market in the year ahead, online marketplace Ten-X reported.

The Mortgage Bankers Association unveiled a new housing finance reform plan on Tuesday designed to kick-start congressional discussions over what to do with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

A federal appeals court ruled Monday that the Treasury Department will have to hand over more documents to investors of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac related to its profit sweep of the two government-sponsored enterprises.

PHH Corp. is opposing an attempt by Democratic attorneys general in 16 states and the District of Columbia to intervene in an appeals court case that found the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's structure was unconstitutional.

With home values — and interest rates — rising, homeowners finally seem ready to tap into their homes' equity to fund long-delayed home-improvement projects.

Home prices increased 5.7% year over year in November, Black Knight Financial Services reported.

Contracts to buy previously owned homes rebounded last month as buyers adjusted to the recent jump in mortgage rates, according to the National Association of Realtors.

Home Point Financial Corp. will buy Stonegate Mortgage Corp. in an all-cash deal valued at roughly $211 million.

The new presidential administration has signaled its aim is to pass legislation altering the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's governing and funding structures, rather than do away with it altogether.