Mortgages

From where to find borrowers that competitors overlook, to how to adjust strategies when interest rates change course, top producers are adapting when market conditions change.

With interest rates down, purchase mortgages accounted for the vast majority of millennial homebuyers' loans in February, according to Ellie Mae.

Despite earning less, the share of single female homebuyers who recently made a house purchase doubled that of single men, according to the National Association of Realtors.

Plaza Home Mortgage has expanded the guidelines of its wholesale and correspondent non-qualified mortgage program to allow using bank statements for documenting income.

The current debate around changes to the Community Reinvestment Act should include discussions about how the law can be used to better support low-income communities in remote areas.

Homebuilders in the Twin Cities metro had their sleepiest March in four years with single-family and multifamily construction falling sharply.

Mortgage refinance applications reached their highest level in three years as interest rates plunged last week in the aftermath of the Federal Open Market Committee's March meeting.

The 2019 countdown of the National Mortgage News Top Producers list continues by featuring the loan officers ranked 76 to 150.

February's median price for single-family homes in Santa Cruz County, Calif., reached a new area record high of $937,000. The previous record was $935,100 in March 2018.

A discussion on how to modernize policies to combat housing discrimination quickly turned into a sharp critique of the social media giant's advertising practices.

Rep. Gregory Meeks of New York signaled which legislative provisions Democratic leaders would accept in a bipartisan housing finance package.

Despite slowing home price growth, nearly 75% of millennials make financial concessions to afford housing compared to 40% of older generations, according to CoreLogic.

A recent pyramid scheme highlights why mortgage lenders should keep an eye out for misrepresentation when reviewing electronic documents and signatures.

Bank of America is setting aim at low- to moderate-income and multicultural homebuyers and communities with the launch of its Neighborhood Solutions affordable homeownership initiative.

Mortgage borrowers don't know about the logistics of applying for a loan, which is the basis for their erroneous ideas about the process, the respondents to the 2019 Top Producers Survey said.

Zillow Group is rebranding Mortgage Lenders of America, the call center originator it bought last year to provide property purchasers from its home flipping business with financing.

Manhattan's would-be homebuyers are in no rush to make deals, while the number of condos and co-ops on the market continues to rise.

Slowing home sales haven't stopped investors from backing startups that buy and sell residential real estate.

After two straight down months, home sales in New Hampshire rebounded in February setting records for the month in price and number of closed deals.

The 2019 countdown of the National Mortgage News Top Producers list continues by featuring the loan officers ranked 151 to 225.