Real estate

There's a workaround for lenders to issue pre-approvals without triggering the three-day window for delivering the new Loan Estimate disclosure.

More Americans than forecast signed contracts to purchase previously owned homes in April, indicating a pickup in the housing market during the busy spring selling period.

The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community overwhelmingly views homeownership as a strong investment, although worries of housing discrimination persist, according to a new study.

Technology that takes into account the sales, cost and income approaches to property valuations is a more comprehensive method of risk assessment and can help detect pricing bubbles before they wreak havoc on the mortgage and real estate industries.

Home prices rose 1.2% from February and 4.8% year-over-year in March, representing the largest monthly gain since June 2013, according to Black Knight Financial Services.

San Francisco continued its reign atop HSH.com's list of salaries needed in 27 metro areas to afford a median-priced home in the first quarter.

Demand for commercial real estate is on a gradual road to recovery, the National Association of Realtors says, thanks to a stronger labor market and growing household formation among young adults.

Purchases of new homes in the U.S. rose more than projected in April, a sign this part of the market is picking up steam during the busiest selling period of the year.

Home prices in 20 U.S. cities rose at a faster pace than projected in the year through March, reflecting a limited number of available properties on the market.

Existing home sales in May will increase by 5.8% from the same month last year, the real estate marketplace Auction.com predicts. The company also expects existing home sales to rise 2.9% from April.

More powerful employment and wage gains are necessary to fuel home purchases, according to mortgage industry economists.

The cost to rent housing grew at a faster rate than home values in April, as rising rents make it difficult for many consumers to afford a mortgage, according to Zillow's monthly real estate report.

Home purchase loans have once again taken the majority share of originations, although volume shrunk by 11% from the same time last year.

Purchases of previously owned homes unexpectedly fell in April, a sign the industry's recovery remains uneven.

The Commercial Real Estate Financing portal allows investors to apply for financing through Auction.com with the company's preferred lenders.

Real estate investment trusts have near-universal anxiety over the Federal Reserve raising interest rates, a study by BDO USA, a financial advisory and consulting firm, found.

The Korean-American bank is looking to diversify its balance sheet and revenue streams before it hits $10 billion in assets. The commercially focused lender hopes such efforts will help it once more regulation kicks in.

With older appraisers retiring and fewer and fewer college graduates entering the profession, industry observers say that, in five to 10 years, there won't be enough appraisers to handle the volume of home sales. For lenders, that could mean higher appraisal fees and long delays in closing loans — at a time when technology could be speeding up the process.

Mortgage applications decreased for the week ending May 15, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey.

New residential construction surged in April to the highest level in more than seven years, indicating the industry regained its footing after the soft patch at the beginning of the year.