Originations

First and second mortgage originations have increased substantially in the first quarter of this year, according to a new report from credit reporting company Equifax.

Shashank Shekhar, CEO of Arcus Lending in San Jose, Calif., uses a strong presence online to attract tech-savvy clients.

Home prices in 20 U.S. cities rose at a slower pace than projected in April, indicating the market was experiencing uneven gains as it entered the busier selling season.

Mortgage originators willing to help consumers overcome traditional financing hurdles can add more emerging segments of home buyers as clients.

Contracts to purchase previously owned homes rose in May to a nine-year high, indicating recent strength in the real estate industry will be sustained.

Farmers Bank & Trust in Great Bend, Kan., has agreed to sell certain assets of its mortgage division to Prospect Mortgage in Sherman Oaks, Calif.

Home prices rose 1% from March and 4.9% year-over-year in April, according to Black Knight Financial Services.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Housing Service is raising the cost of its home-loan guarantees that enable borrowers to purchase homes in certain areas without down payments.

The Supreme Court decision making same-sex marriage legal nationwide could boost mortgage demand as it provides gay and lesbian couples with more financing opportunities and stronger joint property rights.

Several real estate investment trusts have joined Federal Home Loan Banks via their captive insurers; membership gives them a cheap and flexible way to warehouse mortgages, among other things.

The differences in wealth and housing preferences between baby boomers and millennials is changing the residential real estate market, with a shift to rental properties among younger people.

Mortgage professional hiring and new job appointments for the week ending June 26.

Trading space for place with micro-housing could be a promising solution to compounding homeownership woes.

Westcor Land Title Insurance in Maitland, Fla., has opened its first New York office as it looks to expand in the market for commercial underwriting.

Jeff McGuiness has exited the CEO position at Lenders One to become the chief sales officer for Embrace Home Loans.

Mortgage-fraud risk appears to have normalized, as the overall rate of fraud declined in 2014 and there has been a shift to specific fraud types on the local level, according to Interthinx.

The New York City borough of Manhattan is the least affordable place for consumers making a low down payment to buy a home, according to a new report by housing and property data firm RealtyTrac of Irvine, Calif.

Mortgage rates barely budged from a week ago, even though reports have shown that the housing market is on the rebound with interest rates expected to rise.

A greater share of millennials say they're likely to buy a home this year, adding to evidence that first-time buyers are finally entering the real estate market and fueling a jump in sales.

Altisource Portfolio Solutions has upgraded its sell-it-yourself real estate platform, Owners.com, and will offer a rebate to buyers who purchase a home through the site.