Purchase

Better weather allowed consumers to go shopping for homes and drive the increase in mortgage application volume compared with one week earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Dallas-Fort Worth homes was one of the fastest-selling home markets in the country last year.

Home sales in Northeast Florida perked up in March after a slow start to the year while prices also increased, according to the latest report from the Northeast Florida Association of Realtors.

Home sales last month in metro Atlanta dropped more than 10% from a year ago, according to a report from the Atlanta Realtors Association.

The New York State Department of Financial Services is warning that alternative home purchase finance agreements might be a cover for predatory mortgage lending practices by unlicensed entities.

Sentiment among homebuilders fell in April for a fourth straight month, reflecting higher lumber prices and limited land availability.

After a strong kick-off to the 2018 housing market, only time will tell how rising interest rates will affect Staten Island, N.Y., residential real estate sales.

Fannie Mae increased its second-quarter mortgage origination projection by $7 billion as refinance volume is remaining stronger than previously expected.

With a healthy economy and high demand for housing, Madison, Wis., set a record for the value of the average single-family home and saw strong growth in commercial values, especially big apartment buildings with 50 or more units.

The Santa Fe, N.M., housing market is a typical example of supply and demand at work.

March mortgage applications for new home purchases were stronger than in February but lenders didn't produce as many of them as they did a year ago.

Zillow Group Inc. plans to start buying houses directly from sellers to test its ability to make money by flipping real estate.

Automating the mortgage process will force tighter margins, but drive higher volume, for lenders.

Houses are taking longer to sell and sales across the region fell last month for the first time since Hurricane Harvey, a new housing report shows.

Maui had a small decline in the number of homes sold last month while median prices moved in different directions for single-family homes and condominiums.

The use of appraisal management companies does not result in higher quality property valuation reports, according to a working paper published by the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

While the mortgage industry heads in a digital direction, homebuyers are still expecting a more electronic experience during the mortgage process, which would also stand to benefit lenders.

Black households have significantly less purchasing power when it comes to buying a home compared with other races, a Zillow study said.

Mortgage applications decreased 1.9% from one week earlier as purchase activity was down again, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

North Texas homebuilders ramped up for the spring and summer housing market with an increase in first quarter starts.