Purchase

As potential homebuyers anticipate mortgage rates to keep rising, September was a strong month for housing demand, according to Redfin.

The homeownership rate in the U.S. increased in the third quarter, a sign that first-time buyers may be seeing the cooldown in housing as a buying opportunity.

Home-price gains in 20 U.S. cities cooled in August to the slowest pace since 2016, as high borrowing costs and property values limit buyer interest, according to S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller data.

Sales of existing homes in September in Northwest Indiana took a dip this year, with the seven-county area recording its lowest September level since 2014.

Student debt continues to weigh down potential homebuyers, as the share of first-timers decreased for the third-consecutive year, according to the National Association of Realtors.

While all portions of mortgage credit underwriting standards have slipped since the early post-crisis period, it is the deteriorating conditions that most increases vulnerability for future loan quality, a Moody's report said.

A Queens, N.Y., man who helped defraud mortgage lending units at Bank of America, Chase Bank and AmTrust is now facing 21 months in prison and three years of supervised release.

Two Texas cities have landed at the top of a list of the country's hottest housing markets.

Despite rising mortgage rates and a dismal start to the fall, homebuilders in the Twin Cities are picking up the pace.

While the average down payment percentage of purchase price stayed mostly flat, the average dollar amount dropped 10% from the previous quarter, according to LendingTree.

Thousands of homeowners in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Chicago are headed out of town.

Average new-home prices increased in four major Texas markets in September, with prices edging up 0.7% to $357,364 in the Houston area, according to a new report by HomesUSA.com.

Sonoma County, Calif., home sales plunged last month to the lowest level for September in 11 years, the clearest sign yet of a housing market slowdown.

Rising interest rates and the continued slowdown in mortgage originations prompted Ellie Mae to cut its revenue forecast for the full year by at least $18 million.

Contracts to buy previously owned homes rose for the first time in three months, indicating that the recent market slump may be starting to stabilize, National Association of Realtors data showed.

All four national title insurance underwriters saw an increase in third-quarter net earnings compared with one year prior even as new orders declined because mortgage origination volume fell this year.

Mortgage rates increased slightly across the board, even as the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell nearly 1,000 points over the past few days, according to Freddie Mac.

Housing recoveries usually look like this: sales pick up momentum, price increases follow and there is a good flow of new properties coming on the market to keep up buyer interest.

Strong third-quarter home sales in the Houston area put Texas on a path for another record year, according to a Texas Association of Realtors report.

Purchases of new homes fell more than estimated in September to the weakest pace since December 2016, adding to signs that a lack of affordability is crimping demand, according to government data.