Purchase

Home price gains accelerated in the fourth quarter, with increases reported in 89% of metropolitan areas, as competition heated up for a record-low supply of listings, the National Association of Realtors said.

Genworth Financial's U.S. mortgage insurance business had adjusted operating income of $61 million in the fourth quarter, up over 50% from the same period in 2015, as its new insurance written grew by 42% year over year.

A greater share of millennial women leveraged Federal Housing Administration loans than millennial men, Ellie Mae found in its latest Millennial Tracker report.

Mortgage credit availability increased in January amidst wider access to jumbo loans, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Home prices ended 2016 with yet another year-over-year uptick, according to CoreLogic.

The Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index rose two percentage points to 82.7 in January, reflecting the more positive consumer outlook following November's presidential election.

Almost a decade after it all began, the Federal Reserve is finally talking about unwinding its grand experiment in monetary policy.

Home improvement lender EnerBank USA expects half of its loans will be originated on the app it built in-house, which promises near-instant approvals.

The homeownership rate for Hispanics increased for the second straight year, according to the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals.

For buyers in the most expensive housing markets, it now takes longer than it did a year ago for ownership to be more beneficial than renting, according to Zillow.

The share of refinance applications fell under 50%, a sign the industry could be shifting to a predominantly purchase market.

Home-buying demand continues to increase even as interest rates rise and the housing inventory shrinks, according to Redfin.

Home-price gains in 20 U.S. cities accelerated for a fourth month in November when compared with a year earlier, according to S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller data.

Existing home sales remained flat to begin 2017, as challenges crop up for the housing market in the year ahead, online marketplace Ten-X reported.

Home prices increased 5.7% year over year in November, Black Knight Financial Services reported.

Contracts to buy previously owned homes rebounded last month as buyers adjusted to the recent jump in mortgage rates, according to the National Association of Realtors.

Home Point Financial Corp. will buy Stonegate Mortgage Corp. in an all-cash deal valued at roughly $211 million.

Seattle-based online real estate brokerage Redfin is creating a mortgage bank subsidiary in a bid to offer end-to-end real estate services.

A shortage of appraisers, combined with soaring demand for housing, is causing lengthy delays in Seattle and surrounding markets.

Vacation homes in New York's Hamptons lost their allure for buyers in the fourth quarter as concerns about the U.S. presidential election and its aftermath curtailed interest in discretionary purchases.