Mortgages

Las Vegas-area home prices continue to hover around a familiar price point, according to a housing market report.

Oahu's housing market broke two price records in July, including one that had stood for more than a year.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Aug. 9.

Foreclosure activity dropped 18% in the first half of 2019 compared to a year ago, continuing an 11-quarter streak of sitting below prerecession levels, according to Attom Data Solutions.

HSBC anticipates its mortgage underwriting volume ramping up significantly after recent initiatives to provide loan officers with more tools and time to address the complex needs of affluent customers, often from overseas.

Zillow Group shares were poised to fall to a six-week low after its results and updated forecasts suggested its entire "portfolio is faltering" at a critical time for the company looking to pivot its business, analysts said.

Most digital transformation efforts concentrate on loan origination technology and do not deal with the costs incurred in the settlement and closing process.

More applications for non-QM loans might close if lenders and originators beefed up efforts to address missing or outdated information, according to Computershare.

Jumbo loan product availability continued climbing and reached an all-time high in July, but it wasn't enough to stop overall credit standards from tightening, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Rates for 30-year mortgages are at their lowest since late 2016, sending many previously hesitant homeowners to their brokers.

Colorado Springs-area homebuyers continue to dig deeper into their pocketbooks, as a historically low supply of properties listed for sale and strong demand send prices soaring.

Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed Wednesday to spend California's share of a national mortgage settlement on legal assistance for struggling homeowners and renters, funds that lawmakers illegally diverted in 2014 to help erase the state's budget deficit.

Mortgage rates tumbled to lows not seen since November 2016 as benchmark 10-year Treasury yields continue to decline due to investors' uncertainty over trade and the economy, according to Freddie Mac.

Halfway through the year, the Flagstaff, Ariz., housing market has hit new highs in the cost of houses sold.

Home prices slipped in some of the costliest U.S. markets in the second quarter, a sign that would-be buyers are sitting out the competition for a scarcity of affordable properties.

Seattle is poised to get a new $1 billion development steps from Amazon's sprawling urban campus as part of a major land sale by the city.

Millennials jumped to take advantage of low mortgage rates by refinancing at an increased share of 6 percentage points in June, according to Ellie Mae.

The potential for negative long-term mortgage rates is surfacing around the world, and with global tensions building in the U.S. market, there's a small but growing chance it could happen here, too.

Positive views on job security and mortgage rates pushed consumer sentiment on housing to an all-time high in July, according to Fannie Mae.