Mortgages

The Fed’s decision to cut its benchmark interest rate amid growing coronavirus concerns is bound to have an impact on banks, but just how broad and how deep remains to be seen.

Investors' purchases of 10-year Treasurys after the Fed's 50 basis point short-term rate cut drove the yield below 1% for a period of time.

Austrian banks remain too loose with mortgage lending amid a continued rise in property prices — especially in Vienna — and authorities should consider tougher limits if the trend persists, the International Monetary Fund said.

While home price appreciation has lost some momentum, tight inventory and low rates could drive housing values further upward this spring if the coronavirus remains contained, according to CoreLogic.

Any impact from the coronavirus outbreak on commercial and multifamily loan delinquencies won't be known for some time, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

The median price for single-family homes in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, took a jump up in February, especially so in the suburbs.

Canada's housing market is poised for a hot spring — with lower mortgage rates likely to offset any major drag from the coronavirus.

Pittsburgh rose from the ash heap of the Great Recession and then became one of the hottest cities in the country for real estate flippers.

Servicers' struggle to retain borrowers mounted in the fourth quarter when a type of loan that is tough to recapture rose to a more than 10-year high, according to Black Knight.

Fidelity National Financial, the nation's largest title insurance underwriter, added a new digital title insurance opening package to its WireSafe homebuyer and seller program.

The Twin Cities have become one of the most competitive housing markets in the country and there's no relief likely during the upcoming peak buying season.

Reduced construction and domestic migration in search of better job markets caused housing supply deficits in over half of the U.S., according to Freddie Mac.

Fears stemming from the coronavirus have resulted in lower mortgage rates and more business for now, but if the situation deteriorates further, consumers could decide to put off buying a home.

Australia's housing boom is back in full swing with prices in Melbourne reaching a record high, and Sydney not far behind.

Bay Area home prices have started to pick up, with cautious buyers stepping back into the market amid low inventory and steady demand.

From increased consumer engagement to new forms of payment, mortgage servicers are finding themselves faced with new trends in the market that they need to address.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is shifting workers to handle an expected surge in demand for home loans as the American housing market looks forward to its strongest spring in at least a decade and the coronavirus sends mortgage rates lower.

Mortgage loan application defect risk is at the lowest point since First American started tracking this data, strictly as a function of the shift to a refinance market.

A new report shows Colorado Springs home prices remain among the nation's most expensive, which some local real estate agents worry is hurting the city's reputation as an affordable place to live.