Purchase

Celebrated by cable TV shows and touted by get-rich-quick gurus, home flipping is coming back with a vengeance across the U.S.

Lower rates led to an increase in both purchase and refinance applications compared with the previous week. according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

For the first time since before the recession, the entire central Puget Sound region — from Pierce to Snohomish and Kitsap counties — has set records for median home prices.

The Fannie Mae Home Price Sentiment Index fell 0.5 percentage points in May to 86.2 as the continued price increase had more stating it was a better time to sell than buy.

Production expenses averaged $8,887 per loan for independent mortgage bankers in the first quarter as there were fewer originations to absorb the costs.

Summer usually ushers in prime homebuying season in Southern Nevada, but that could change drastically in 2017.

Home prices were up 6.9% in April over the prior year, as lower mortgage rates during the month stimulated consumer demand to purchase a property, according to CoreLogic.

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Lower credit scores for mortgages refinanced in the first quarter are likely to lead to increased defaults of these loans, said Black Knight Financial Services.

During a five-year run of real estate prosperity, some South Florida communities that bore the brunt of the excruciating housing collapse are enjoying the biggest spikes in value, homeowners and brokers say.

The Federal Housing Administration's gateway to homeownership could be widened if the Trump administration takes actions to reduce mortgage insurance premiums and clarify lender penalties under the False Claims Act.

Defects and misrepresentations on mortgage applications rose for the fifth consecutive month in April, with increases for both purchase and refinance loans.

Prices fell and the number of single-family homes sold in Connecticut were essentially flat year-over-year, according to the latest report form The Warren Group.

Employment in the mortgage sector increased for the second consecutive month in April as the spring home purchase season began.

A new tariff on Canadian lumber threatens to further disrupt homebuilding at a time when lenders are increasingly concerned about a purchase mortgage resurgence that has failed to materialize.

Sales of homes in April throughout the Cincinnati region remained strong, but could not maintain a record-setting pace, according to the latest data from the Cincinnati Area Board of Realtors.

Application volume decreased 3.4% from one week earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Housing demand unexpectedly weakened for a second month across most regions as lean inventory took a toll on affordability, putting a damper on the typically busier spring selling season.

South Florida home prices increased 6% in March compared to a year ago, but the biggest gains nationwide are happening in the Pacific Northwest.

On New York's Roosevelt Island, a sliver of land across the East River from Manhattan, real estate broker Ben Garama is trying to set a record — and make a statement.