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

The Qualified Mortgage rule, as well as increased scrutiny and more frequent auditing by regulatory agencies, has required lenders to embrace quality control to a far greater degree.

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.

Orlando homebuyers, particularly Hispanics, have had a more difficult time getting approved for mortgages than buyers nationally, a new study shows.

Despite San Francisco's low unemployment rate and skyrocketing real estate prices, a new study shows that the economic recovery hasn't touched everyone in the city.

Mortgage loan application volume declined during the first week of February compared to a week earlier as both refinance and purchase activity dropped.

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 housing industry experienced another positive sign on Tuesday as CoreLogic reported that completed foreclosures declined 14% in December from the previous year.

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.

Foreclosure filings for this month in metro Atlanta were up 14% from January, but were still the lowest number for any February since 2001.

Consumer optimism toward the housing market grew in January, a sign that the improving economy has warmed consumers to the prospect of purchasing a home, according to survey results released Monday by Fannie Mae.

Mortgage fraud risk declined in the third quarter even as property valuation fraud risk increased, according to Interthinx.

Michigan builders are expecting an 8% increase this year in new home construction permits, good news for the industry but still far below pre-recession levels of activity.

As the New Jersey Supreme Court considers whether to intervene in the Christie administration's regulation of affordable housing, the case has brought into focus a debate over the need for such housing among low- and moderate-income residents.

When the financial crisis obliterated South Florida's housing market, the number of foreclosures in Miami skyrocketed.

Once defined by the size of its foreclosure offerings, the Myrtle Beach, S.C., area real estate market now outperforms both state and national real estate markets in the current rate of foreclosures and the percentage point drop in foreclosures over the past year.

Mortgage professional hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Feb. 6.

New disclosure rules from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau don't go into effect until this summer, but lenders are already worried about compliance and fearing it may make the closing process far more difficult.

Lending standards loosened slightly in January, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

One of the first housing-related items on the budget is continued support for industry regulation, in general, and the CFPB, in particular.