Real estate

Zillow Inc.'s quarterly revenue topped estimates and the online real estate marketplace said it anticipates its acquisition of Trulia Inc. will close as early as Tuesday.

One of the culprits in the building and bursting of the nation's housing bubble, the low-down-payment mortgage, is back in favor and readily available at a lender near you.

The Metro Orlando housing market experienced its seasonal cooling-down period in January, with prices and sales down from the previous month.

Lenders are seeing higher demand for homes but are expecting only modest growth in sales this year due to the limited housing stock.

Not as many pricey homes sold on Maui last month, which dinged the statistics for median prices in a report by the Realtors Association of Maui.

The number of new Orlando-area homes priced at $150,000 or less shrank to just 282 during the fourth quarter.

By being always available, an originator is acting more like a commodity rather than an expert.

Mayor Mike Duggan said that he is working with major investors to create a home-lending program to make it easier for Detroit homeowners to get mortgage-type loans to buy houses.

As home sales posted another gain in January, several other housing indicators suggested Houston's real estate market is cooling, an anticipated event in light of low oil prices and a growing roster of energy companies announcing layoffs.

Citi has formed a digital marketing alliance with online real estate marketplace Zillow in a bid to reach more customers in the financial services company's priority cities, the company announced Feb. 10.

Inviting first time home buyers to bring a family member or friend to the application appointment creates a greater sense of trust and security and could lead to more business.

Home-price growth accelerated in much of the U.S. in the fourth quarter as low mortgage rates and improving employment spurred demand.

Charlotte-area home sales rose 8.8% in January from the same month last year, and the region is showing signs of a "solid" seller's market that will probably last through the spring.

Nearly 3,000 apartments, a record, are expected to join downtown Chicago's rental marketplace this year, including some with rents as breathtaking as their views.

The average down payment amount increased in the fourth quarter of 2014, helped by gains in the job market and rising home values.

Recent moves to offer low down payment loans and cheaper mortgage insurance have been met with mixed reaction, as the opportunity for increased homeownership must be weighed against the potential of riskier lending practices.

The Great Recession may have officially ended five years ago, but you wouldn't know it by looking at construction activity in Sonoma County, Calif.

The Arizona Department of Real Estate has disciplined a number of Tucson real estate agents for trust account irregularities and audit violations, and others for unlicensed real estate activity.

The North Texas home market started the new year with another big jump in prices as median home sales prices rose 12% last month from a year ago.

Black and Hispanic Americans are twice as likely as white Americans to be denied a mortgage, according to a new report.