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Ahead of the August deadline for lenders to provide new Loan Estimate and Closing Disclosure forms, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau unveiled a new mortgage shopping toolkit Tuesday.

There is plenty of information available on the Internet so that mortgage firms can stop using the same old school approach to customer acquisition.

Confusion about pre-approvals is rampant and has been the subject of vehement debate.

Housing affordability has shrunk as the issuing of new housing permits has failed to keep pace with population growth in cities across the country, according to research from Zillow.

If you have millennial-age children, you're wallets likely will be thinner once they decide to buy their first home.

Home price appreciation has outpaced wage growth in more than three-quarters of U.S. housing markets, according to RealtyTrac.

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Much like in 2014, a multitude of factors, including record snowfall across the country and the West Coast port strike, contributed to a sluggish start to the year economically.

In the wake of confusion about the status of pre-approvals, an expert on compliance seeks to clarify, but exhorts the CFPB to do so, officially, "prior to the effective date of the new rule."

Lennar Corp., the second largest U.S. homebuilder, is raising its bet on rental housing as the pace of sales continues to drag.

As the temperature have crept up, mortgage rates have gone down, making for a positive start to the spring home-buying season, according to the Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey.

The agency's interpretation of a Respa rule could put an end to the long-standing practice of mortgage lenders paying real estate agents and homebuilders to send business their way.

Lennar Corp., the second-largest U.S. homebuilder by revenue, reported fiscal first-quarter earnings that beat estimates as the year's busiest buying period gets under way.

Today's college students are the mortgage borrowers of the future. They'll expect mobile interactions with lenders, but engaging them with the technology can be trickier than building the perfect bracket.

Rather than just focusing on the deals that are in front of you, take time each day to work on business you want in six to 12 months.

Home prices fell in January while completed foreclosures grew month-to-month, according to figures released March 18 by mortgage technology firm FNC.

Housing markets across the West Coast once again beat out all others, according to the latest Home Value Forecast released March 18 by Pro Teck Valuation Services.

The gap between rental costs and household incomes will continue to rise unless a new home supply ramps up, according to a study by the National Association of Realtors.

A recent Supreme Court decision means that one exemption to the Fair Labor Standards Act does not apply to mortgage salespeople, but their employers might still be able to take advantage of other exemptions.

The Federal Reserve will not raise rates in June, while mortgage rates could fall this year as the dollar gets stronger and oil prices remain low, mortgage industry consultant Barry Habib said at a mortgage conference.