Mortgages

People electing to remain in their primary residence for longer periods took more potential home sales out of the market than lower interest rates and higher income brought in, according to First American.

All of the Seattle company's directors, including CEO Mark Mason, were backed by shareholders despite a challenge by Blue Lion Partners.

The real estate service Zillow has tried to quantify what has long been real estate conventional wisdom: That gay neighborhoods carry a premium over other neighborhoods.

Sales of previously owned homes rebounded in May to a three-month high as all regions gained amid lower interest rates and a labor market that remains strong.

Blackstone's real estate affiliate and property management firm SITE Centers Corp. acquired the 12 centers across seven states in 2014.

San Bernardino County, land of the most affordable housing in Southern California, bucked a regional trend of slowing home appreciation in May, seeing its year-over-year prices rise 10.5%.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending June 21.

The unrated notes being issued by the FREMF 2019-KG01 Mortgage Trust are backed entirely by workforce housing loans for green-friendly upgrades of older apartment buildings that fulfill affordable housing needs in communities.

Housing prices rose commensurate with the temperature, but ongoing inventory issues will keep sales in check, according to Redfin.

The number of properties in some stage of mortgage default has fallen to its lowest level in 14 years as most types of delinquencies have declined, according to Black Knight.

Freddie Mac fulfilled its promise to offer a single mortgage that finances the home purchase price and improvements completed after closing.

Mortgage rates remained stable as the 30-year fixed-rate loan settled in near 3.8% for the third straight week, according to Freddie Mac

Prime selling season is in full swing, but despite another month of a slight increase in home sales, Charlotte still has a low supply of houses for sale.

May housing numbers are on the same track as previous months this year, not as good as 2018's record setting year, but better than any other year since 2008, according to the New Mexico Association of Realtors.

Live Well Financial's creditors are seeking a court-supervised bankruptcy, but the mortgage lender is opposing the move, saying it can get more for certain assets if it sells them before filing.

The mortgage agency has hired Eric Blankenstein, who sparked controversy while at the consumer bureau over past revelations of racially charged writings.

The vast majority of consumers claim it's a good time to sell a house as slowing price appreciation doesn't translate to the promise of a bigger deal ahead, according to the National Association of Realtors.

As mortgage rates dip lower and lower through home buying season, the rate of closing loan applications keeps climbing, according to Ellie Mae.

As officials prepare plans for the government-sponsored enterprises' exit from conservatorship, there's no shortage of speculation about what those plans might look like and how they might affect the mortgage industry.

While low interest rates stimulated demand for housing in the first half of the year, affordability problems are holding back the purchase market, a First American survey of real estate professionals said.