Mortgages

Purchase and refinance activity declined last week as buyers shied away from the market over the holidays.

The acquisition adds proprietary mortgage-origination software to the company's loan operating system, now called LowerOS.

Slowing home price appreciation caused Milliman's mortgage default index to increase from quarter to quarter.

The U.S. will see between 3,000 to 4,000 such organizations begin to form in 2025, representing a jump from the year-end 2024 total.

About one-third of homeowners say they'll never sell their homes, per a questionnaire commissioned by Redfin.

The leading homebuilder trade group was joined by a consortium of state attorneys' general in the filing, alleging higher costs to both its members and potential buyers of new units.

Analysts agree recent changes to government agreements will end the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac conservatorships, but it'll likely happen later rather than sooner.

The manufactured home loan lender, a unit of Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary Clayton Homes, was accused of ignoring red flags that sent many borrowers into bankruptcy, default and ultimately out of their homes.

A year that saw businesses express growing interest in the segment ended with a more subdued outlook due to interest rate trends, according to a new report.