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Orlando-area home sales and prices were down in April from March in a real estate market where limited inventory may have thwarted sales, according to a new report.

The six private mortgage insurers are jockeying to differentiate themselves with value-add services that complement their core product.

The Property Assessed Clean Energy program entails a priority lien that critics dislike, but one lender ran the numbers and liked them enough to take out a PACE loan itself.

The Houston region saw more homes hit the market in April, boosting inventory and providing additional options to eager Houstonians.

Mixed economic news kept mortgage rates just above 4% for the third consecutive week, according to Freddie Mac.

Amy Brandt has joined Docutech as its president and chief operating officer, bringing years of experience running a mortgage banker.

The gap between what homeowners believe their home is worth and what the actual value widened for the fifth consecutive month in April, according to Quicken Loans.

JPMorgan Chase will give its Sapphire credit card customers 100,000 rewards points for closing home-purchase loans with the bank.

Private mortgage insurers have brought their once-beleaguered sector back to financial health. But rebuilding trust with their business partners is still a work in progress.

Mortgage credit availability declined in April as lenders cut back on the number of conforming products they offered.

Mortgage rates held steady in anticipation of the Federal Open Market Committee not increasing short-term rates at its meeting Wednesday, according to Freddie Mac.

Firms that offer loans to small-time landlords have been slow to tap the securitization market.

Freddie Mac's serious delinquency rate dropped below 1% for the first time since 2008, lending credence to its efforts to expand credit access.

A group of fintech players and venture capital firms are investing $1 million in Patch Homes, a startup that lends money in return for a share of home equity.

CoreLogic's first-quarter net income was down 54% from the prior year as lower mortgage origination volume reduced the need for some of its services.

For the first time since the Federal Open Market Committee acted five weeks ago, there was an increase in mortgage rates.

Arch Capital Group's 62% first-quarter earnings improvement was driven by its acquisition of United Guaranty Corp.

Sales of existing homes in Wisconsin posted their best first quarter in at least a dozen years, the Wisconsin Realtors Association said.

Fannie Mae has made three selling guide changes aimed at helping the growing number of borrowers with student debt qualify for home loans, and may begin testing similar proposals related to this goal.