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The Michigan company expects a recently announced mortgage initiative to produce solid growth in 2017.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development's proposed guidance has stirred up a debate on elevation standards as flooding occurs more frequently and in more unexpected places.

The startup, known for refinancing millennials' student loans, is now writing more than $100 million of home mortgages a month, and expects this to be its fastest-growing product. Here's why.

To meet a 20% down payment, homebuyers on average have to spend more than two-thirds of the average annual income, according to a report from Zillow.

Higher interest rates will add stress for millennials looking to buy a home, according to an analysis from Fitch Ratings.

Homebuyers in Brooklyn competed for a record-low number of listings in the fourth quarter, driving up prices in the New York borough that's historically been seen as a refuge from Manhattan's high costs.

Mortgage applications for new home purchases rose 2% year over year in December, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported.

Housing is not in a bubble even though home prices are unlikely to decline in the next two years, according to a new report from Arch MI.

A Trulia analysis of U.S. listings shows that 3.9% of homes that moved from for-sale to pending moved back to for-sale again, nearly double the rate in 2015.

Mortgage application volume started off 2017 on a good note as activity increased 5.8% from one week earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Refinance volume rose among millennial borrowers in November, reflecting a nationwide trend, according to Ellie Mae.

Through Motto Mortgage, Remax is looking to give its smaller franchisees the same ability to offer one-stop shopping to homebuyers as larger operators, in a way that will not raise red flags for regulators.

Mortgage brokers and their wholesale partners have seen a slow increase in their market share since the start of the housing recovery. Remax's Motto Mortgage franchise business could accelerate growth faster than the channel's advocates hope for.

The Federal Housing Administration said it would cut the annual premium by 25 basis points starting on Jan. 27, giving President-elect Donald Trump a limited window to delay or scrap the cut.

Americans' desire to be homebuyers decreased for the fifth consecutive month in December as interest rates continued their post-election climb, according to Fannie Mae.

New approaches to credit scoring lower the standard of the criteria required to receive a mortgage loan, at greater risk to the industry.

The Federal Housing Administration is cutting its annual mortgage insurance premium by 25 basis points, lowering it to 60 basis points starting Jan. 27, the agency said Monday.

Nashville, Tenn., tops the list of the hottest housing markets in the country for 2017, according to Zillow.

Quicken Loans parent company Rock Holdings has agreed to buy two online marketing service providers, marking the Dan Gilbert-owned conglomerate's entrance into the lead acquisition space.

Independent mortgage banking and brokerage firms added 4,000 employees in November, even as rising interest rates took its toll on loan application volume.