Mortgage rates

If warning signs of a possible U.S. recession are currently flashing, Valeria Kremser doesn't see them in the Philadelphia housing market.

Reverse mortgages are surging in Canada as more older people join the country's debt bandwagon.

A mere 7-basis-point increase in interest rates reduced what was a record-high number of borrowers with refinancing incentive by 2 million in a matter of days, according to Black Knight.

Colorado Springs' four-month streak of record-setting home prices was snapped in August, but local buyers still are paying more for housing than last year, a new Pikes Peak Association of Realtors report shows.

Mortgage credit availability tightened in August by the most since the end of last year, even though falling interest rates sparked a strong uptick in refinancings, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

Mortgage rates rose seven basis points compared with the prior week, but remained below 3.6% over four consecutive weeks for the first time since the fourth quarter of 2016, according to Freddie Mac.

Mortgage application fraud risk plummeted in the second quarter as refinance loans poured into the market, according to CoreLogic.

Lower interest rates are expected to drive financing secured by income-producing properties to new heights by year-end, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Atlanta home prices have been rising for seven years — and lower mortgage rates could fuel a new run-up.

While many lenders lately managed their business expecting reduced volume, now they get to capitalize on extremely low mortgage rates. But today's benevolent conditions will not always be with the industry.

Expectations of lower mortgage rates are the only thing keeping up consumer confidence in the housing market, according to Fannie Mae's Home Purchase Sentiment Index.

For the third time in five months, the San Francisco bank made a downward revision Monday to its guidance on net interest income. An executive cited the impact of lower interest rates.

Nonbank mortgage companies added 4,600 employees to their payrolls in July and may add more to address continuing rate-driven increases in loan volume.

It was the most robust August in at least five years for Twin Cities homebuilders.

Barely more than a tenth of homebuyers found themselves in a bidding war in August, as consumers shied away with a possible recession looming on the horizon, according to Redfin.

Mortgage rates fell to lows not seen October 2016, affected by concerns over manufacturing and the ongoing trade war with China, according to Freddie Mac.

Mortgage applications fell 3.1% from one week earlier even with another decrease in rates, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

In Denmark, where banks have been grappling with negative interest rates longer than in any other country, there's one corner of their business that's raking in a lot more money.

Strong home purchase activity — especially by millennials — pushed up annual price appreciation in July after a disappointing June, according to CoreLogic.

The bucket of homeowners in the money to refinance includes anyone who bought a home in the last 18 months, and lenders are on the phone calling them.