Mortgages

Lennar Corp.'s record takeover of CalAtlantic Group Inc. is a bullish sign for homebuilding in the U.S. Trade groups, meanwhile, worry that lawmakers are about to kneecap the industry.

The new tool tracks both serious and general delinquencies down to a county level and features interactive charts and graphs.

Home equity lines could double over the next six years. Some banks are actively pursuing the consumer credit opportunity, whereas many still feel stung by the housing crisis, unimpressed by home equity’s comeback so far or fearful of nonbank competition and fraud.

There's a handful of zombies out there threatening to wreck your neighborhood or at least create a frightful landscaping nightmare next door.

Credit Suisse's plan for consumer relief in a multibillion-dollar Department of Justice settlement related to residential mortgage-backed securities could reduce the costs involved, according to the settlement monitor's first report.

U.S. home prices hit another new peak in August after just reaching a new high the previous month, according to Black Knight.

As Bay Area sales dwindled, in a reflection of the region's shrinking home supply, buyers continued to bid up the region's notoriously high prices.

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida has approved a portal created by HLP to enhance communications during the mediation process.

A flurry of new townhouses and suburban starter homes is helping boost homebuilding in the Twin Cities metro.

Commercial and multifamily originations are projected to surpass the 2007 market peak this year, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

One of the biggest challenges surrounding the ballot initiatives is voter turnout, which is often just 10 percent of registered voters in elections the year after a presidential contest.

Fannie Mae is testing a conforming loan product that makes use of a New Hampshire law that lets manufactured housing in resident-owned communities get treated like units in a co-operative building.

The zombies are still haunting the Southwest Florida housing market, but they are taking a smaller bite.

Third-quarter net income at mortgage technology provider Ellie Mae was higher year-over-year but came in below the previous quarter's number as the company worked to produce gains despite falling originations.

A major mortgage insurance company has lowered the threat level for Dallas-Fort Worth's housing market.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Oct. 27.

Rents have increased rapidly across housing markets as the share of renting households has risen faster than the number of new units.

CoreLogic's net income dropped to $31 million in the third quarter from $36 million a year ago due to a settlement and an estimated 25% decline in origination units.

Nearly 1.4 million residential properties were vacant as of the end of the third quarter, representing 1.58% of all U.S. residential properties, according to Attom Data Solutions.

The deal, known as Bayview Opportunity Master Fund IVb Trust 2017-RT6, pools 2,745 current loans, of which nearly 58% have been clean for at least two years, and 55.2% have been modified.