Purchase

October's rise in the supply of homes for sale could signal the housing market is getting closer to equal footing for buyers and sellers, according to Remax.

Rising interest rates are holding back existing homeowners from listing their properties, driving the gap between existing and potential sales even as that disparity narrows, First American Financial said.

Confidence among homebuilders plummeted by the most since 2014 as the highest borrowing costs in eight years restrain demand, adding to signs of a cooling housing market that will weigh on the Federal Reserve's debate over how far to raise interest rates.

Bank jumbo mortgage underwriting standards weakened in the third quarter by the most in three years and as profitability remains under pressure, loosening should continue at an accelerated pace, a Moody's report said.

Borrowers buying new homes produced fewer loan applications than they did a year earlier due to October's rising interest rates.

The Buffalo Niagara housing market remain strong during October, but there are signs that it's cooled a bit since its sizzling days this summer.

In the latest example of how companies that control a significant portion of the home buying process can weave digital innovations throughout the customer experience, online real estate and mortgage company Redfin will implement electronic closing technology from Notarize.

Mortgage fintech LoanSnap launched VA Smart Loans, which will provide personalized options to current and former service members applying for a Veterans Affairs-guaranteed mortgage.

After last week's surge of 11 basis points, mortgage rates held steady due to a dip in energy costs, even with continued stock market volatility, according to Freddie Mac.

Wells Fargo & Co. raised its required down payment for homebuyers in Connecticut's Fairfield County to 25% from the standard 20% after it categorized the area as distressed.

The median sale price for homes in the Baltimore region dropped $10,100 from September to October and remained unchanged from a year ago.

Cleveland-area home sales perked up in October after their September slowdown, posting a modest gain even as interest rates edged higher.

Borrowers will get more leeway to finance energy- and water-efficient improvements under a new program coming from Freddie Mac.

As interest rates rise, mortgage originators need to teach millennial homebuyers about the product options outside of conventional loans, Ellie Mae said.

The decelerating pace of home price growth in October is helping offset the rise in mortgage rates, according to Quicken Loans.

Mortgage application activity decreased 3.2% from one week earlier as interest rates rose to eight-year highs and refinancings fell to an 18-year low, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Housing prices in Colorado Springs continue to increase at one of the fastest rates in the nation, according to a report by the National Association of Realtors.

Consumers blame speculative home flippers and wealthy out-of-towners for soaring home prices, but the blame may be misplaced, given many economists' views about the broader factors at play.

Beazer Homes USA is working to encourage competition among its approved lenders in order to help control upward pressure on home prices and lending rates that could slow sales.

Charlotte area home sales decreased again in October, by 9.8%, marking six months straight of decline.