Real estate

While all prospective homebuyers may face challenges to buying a home, the perception of what those obstacles are can take different forms based one's race or ethnicity.

RealtyUSA has merged with Pittsburgh-based Howard Hanna Real Estate Services.

Mortgage applications for new home purchases dropped slightly in June, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Homes that were foreclosed on during the housing crisis have since gained nearly twice as much value when compared with other homes, according to Zillow.

Nonbanks continue to expand their share of lending volumes as depositories keep scaling back their business in the residential mortgage space.

Foreclosure inventory and the number of completed foreclosures both dropped in May compared with a year ago, according to CoreLogic.

Just 2.8 million borrowers remain in negative equity, a 13% decrease year-over-year, according to Black Knight Financial Services.

Refinance requests have skyrocketed due to falling mortgage rates after voters in the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, according to Zillow.

Manhattan renters left their apartments in search of better deals last month, pushing back against landlord price increases and taking advantage of a flood of new choices on the market.

Home purchase sentiment has fallen as more people have turned negative on the economy's outlook, according to Fannie Mae.

Millions of Americans lost their homes to foreclosures or short sales during the housing crisis. Fortunately for the economy, time heals most wounds — and credit reports.

Female millennial mortgage borrowers are far more likely than their male counterparts to be single, according to Ellie Mae.

The amount of money that foreign homebuyers spent on U.S. real estate fell to a three-year low as the strengthening dollar and rising property prices cut into affordability.

Total multifamily and commercial mortgage originations are expected to decrease from last year's levels because of economic uncertainty, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Home prices registered an average year-over-year gain of 5.9% in May, according to CoreLogic's Home Price Index.

Melissa Suniga and her mother had been renting a three-bedroom Phoenix house for less than a year when their landlord, Blackstone Group's Invitation Homes, gave them the chance to buy it.

The scheme is used by borrowers who don't have enough income to qualify for a regular mortgage, so they apply for a higher rate non-owner-occupied loan.

While the housing market remains on solid ground, issues with affordability and inventory are causing the momentum of existing home sales to slow, online marketplace Ten-X reported.

Orlando, Fla., got a good dose of good news as Freddie Mac reported that the city's housing market posted the biggest year-over-year gains in April.

Nonperforming loan investors will have to consider principal reductions and offer more sustainable loan modifications.