Purchase

Mortgage application activity decreased 2.1% from one week earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Sales of previously owned homes dropped more than forecast in July from a nine-year high, restrained by limited choices for buyers, National Association of Realtors data showed Wednesday.

Home Partners of America is marketing its second securitization of single-family rental properties.

MountainView Servicing Group is the exclusive adviser for the sale of a nonrecourse servicing portfolio of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans.

Existing and prospective homeowners are split about which presidential candidate is better for real estate.

First Community Mortgage is taking somewhat of an unusual approach with its latest branding campaign.

The market for existing home sales moved closer to its full potential in July, according to First American Financial Corp.

Nationwide, new home construction isn't keeping up with rising prices and demand. But in certain areas of the Southwest and Southeast, builders are bucking this trend, creating housing supply that is more flexible to market fluctuations.

Clara, a new online mortgage lender, has launched with $27 million in equity financing.

A monthly gain in refinance activity coupled with a decrease in rates last month, according to data from Ellie Mae. However, loan turnaround times as a whole remained static.

Mortgage application activity decreased 4% from one week earlier as home purchase volume fell to its lowest point in six months, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Arch U.S. MI's acquisition of United Guaranty Corp. will make one of the smallest private mortgage insurers the sector's new market leader. While the move is likely to ease pricing competition among the six remaining players, it's not expected to set off a wave of further consolidation.

Existing home sales and median home prices dipped in July, reflecting the impact of declining affordability, according to the California Association of Realtors.

Title insurer operating revenue will end 2016 flat to slightly down as a modest increase in interest rates should dampen purchase and refinance transactions, a report from Fitch Ratings said.

Mortgage portfolio retention strategies typically focus on proactively approaching borrowers who can benefit from refinancing. But companies are increasingly using enhanced analytics to further segment their customer base and identify borrowers on the cusp of buying a new home.

Confidence among homebuilders climbed in August as steady job growth and low interest rates boosted prospects for the residential real estate market in the second half of the year, according to data from the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo.

Application volume rose 2.4% from July 2015, which was the slowest year-over-year pace thus far in 2016.

Mortgage application activity increased 7.1% from one week earlier, driven by a spike in consumers looking to refinance their loans, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Fewer housing markets are seeing double-digit gains in prices as affordability becomes more of a challenge in some areas.

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