Mortgages

Even as home equity withdrawals hit a two-year high, utilization rate remained less than half of normal, ICE Mortgage Technology said.

The joint venture with Smith Douglas Homes will expand Loandepot's market presence in states including Georgia, Alabama and Texas.

Flueid, which provides verification of title services, has raised $8.3 million of new capital, with lead investor LiveOak Ventures along with Gilbert's Detroit Venture Partners.

The median age of a first-time buyer reached a record of 38 — about a decade older than in the 1980s.

The Chicago-area lender, which at first was able to get the suit quashed, agreed to end the discrimination case by paying a $105,000 fine.

Remax, the real estate brokerage and mortgage broker franchisor of Motto Mortgage, rebounded from a year ago loss in a tough news cycle for both its businesses.

Economists cautioned that October's employment report may not provide a fully accurate representation of the economy due to recent hurricanes.

HomeStreet and FirstSun are working to devise a new formula after the Texas Department of Banking and the Federal Reserve declined to approve their merger application.

The five most expensive ZIP codes in the U.S. have an average median home price of more than $6 million.

Consumers are meanwhile filing objections to the near $1 billion in settlements from the nation's largest brokerages ahead of a November court approval.