Purchase

Residential construction ended the second quarter on a stronger note as groundbreaking on new homes rebounded in June to the fastest annualized pace in four months.

Sentiment among homebuilders deteriorated to an eight-month low in July on concerns about higher material costs, according to data from the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo.

From automated applications that borrowers can complete on their own, to data-mapping that speeds up the underwriting process, here's a look at strategies that can help lenders close loans faster.

A decade after the summer of '07, when Orlando real estate began a years-long crash, median home prices have not returned to their high but continued to rise incrementally.

Total bonuses paid to assistants, processors, closers and managers have been rising as lender retention and merger activity have heated up.

Loan application activity for the purchase of newly constructed homes decreased 4% in June from the previous month, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Canadian home sales fell 6.7% in June from the previous month, led by a 15.1% decline in transactions in the once-surging market of Toronto.

When Suna and Robert Shaw bought their previous home in Windham in 2004, the process was akin to taking a leisurely stroll.

Finding a place to live in Brooklyn is easy if you want to rent a home — not so much if you want to buy one.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency has added three categories to the list of protected classes under equal opportunity employment and inclusion rules for regulated entities.

From Indianapolis to Nashville, here's a look at the 15 hottest residential real estate markets of summer 2017.

New compliance challenges and competition make real estate alliances harder to secure. But they're essential for lenders to maximize market share. (Part three in a four-part series on the mortgage industry's response to the housing inventory shortage.)

A builder promises to offer that rarest of products in Palm Beach County's real estate market — new single-family homes priced at less than $300,000.

The inventory crunch caused the time a property lists until it goes into contract to reach a new low in June, at 36 days, according to Redfin.

Houston homebuyers increasingly are putting the oil slump behind them, snapping up houses in record numbers and paying more for them than ever.

To close gaps in volume caused by inventory shortages and help consumers get over the homeownership hump, lenders are offering mortgage programs and features like low down payments, bridge loans for home sellers and student loan refinancing. (Part two in a four-part series on the mortgage industry's response to the housing inventory shortage.)

North Texas real estate agents sold a record number of houses in June.

Property owners estimate their homes are worth 1.7% more than appraisers do, according to Quicken Loans.

Home sales and the number of houses on the market dropped in Charlotte last month, but the price buyers are paying continued rising quickly, largely a product of limited inventory.

Rising mortgage rates hurt both refinance and purchase application activity as volume decreased 7.4% from one week earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.