Purchase

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.

American Financial Resources, a Parsippany, N.J.-based mortgage lender, will pay any required agent fees for U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs loans for its brokers and correspondents on all AFR-related VA loan submissions starting Veterans Day.

Most millennials are purchasing fixer-uppers in order to afford a house, with 75% planning to finance renovations by tapping the equity in their home, according to a Chase Home Lending report conducted with Pinterest.

Maui single-family home prices surged in October, but sales retreated and the condominium market was down.

North Texas home sales dropped in October — the third month in a row that preowned house purchases in the area were below year-ago levels.

More veterans are turning to Department of Veterans Affairs loans to buy a house as the number of purchase mortgages shot up 59% compared to five years ago.

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Continued diversification of its business lines and better margins in its securitization activities helped Redwood Trust overcome steep mortgage origination declines and post nearly 14% annual growth in net income during the third quarter.

Mortgage rates rose significantly across the board as the economy continued to show resilience with strong business activity and growth in employment, according to Freddie Mac.

While the median price paid for a single-family home in October rose from the same month last year, sales for single-family homes and condominiums slowed, according to the Honolulu Board of Realtors.

Mortgage application activity dropped to its lowest level since December 2014 as interest rates reached an eight-year high, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.