Mortgages

With housing prices continuing their years-long climb, home sellers cashed in on their highest returns since 2006, according to Attom Data Solutions.

Foreclosure auction sales rates plummeted a year before home prices began dropping in 2006, and that was a red flag something was amiss.

Mortgage foreclosure rescue schemes resulted in the second highest median individual loss to consumers among all types of fraud reported to the Federal Trade Commission in 2019.

It's been a rough decade for luxury Manhattan co-ops, and the future doesn't look so rosy either.

A strong economy and a bustling housing market helped push Colorado Springs-area foreclosures to a 22-year low in 2019.

Companies are already having a tough time finding enough office space in San Francisco and are decamping for lower-cost locations.

With continuing low interest rates and no prospects of an economic slowdown on the horizon, those involved in South Bend, Ind., real estate are optimistic the residential real estate market will remain robust for the foreseeable future.

Howard Bancorp is transferring its mortgage business, along with VAMortgage.com, to a limited liability company formed by former managers in the division

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Jan. 24.

FICO plans to release a new suite of scores that could reduce defaults on newly originated mortgages by 17%, but home lenders may not use it unless the government-sponsored enterprises do.

Non-QM lending is expected to grow again in 2020, but it has some obstacles to navigate. Altisource CRO John Vella shares his insight into the sector and other hot topics.

December's potential for existing-home sales grew by 1.7% compared with November because of low mortgage rates, but in the future that factor could constrain the housing market, First American Financial said.

Bidding wars for Bay Area homes have scraped new lows, as buyer fatigue with high prices and stressful deals saturates most of the region.

Home prices in metro Atlanta were higher in 2019 than the year before, but that didn't deter buyers in the month of December.

Mortgage rates fell to their lowest level in three months, possibly because investors became nervous following the spread of a coronavirus in China and elsewhere.

Provident Bank in Amesbury, Mass., has entered warehouse lending after buying a business from People’s United Financial in Bridgeport, Conn.

Trade associations representing mortgage lenders and securities market participants are asking the Federal Housing Finance Agency to rethink a plan to restrict pooling options for loans sold into uniform mortgage-backed securities.

Radian Group sold Clayton Services, a due diligence company it acquired in the 2014 purchase of Clayton Holdings, to Covius Holdings.

Central Ohio home prices jumped 7.6% in 2019, climbing above $200,000 for the first time for the full year.

If you're in the market for a home in Walla Walla, Wash., options may feel a little slim lately.