Purchases of new homes jumped in December to the highest level in more than six years, a sign the industry is poised to keep expanding in 2015.

Home prices in 20 U.S. cities rose at a slower pace in the year ended in November, a sign the industry struggled to find momentum even amid low mortgage rates.

United Wholesale Mortgage has released a new origination system for brokers and correspondents.

Over 50% of mortgage lenders said they plan to increase their marketing towards first-time homebuyers in 2015 to take advantage of changes in conforming and government lending programs.

Privlo, a non-qualified mortgage lender, has begun operations in its home state of California.

Thousands of struggling Michigan homeowners who got a break on their mortgage during the financial crisis will get a letter this year with a bit of bad news.

Although foreclosures had peaked in 2010 in many states and metropolitan areas, statistics show a different story for Maryland.

In less than a decade, Seattle-based Zillow has become the nation's leading brand for homebuyer real estate information. It's become synonymous with looking up your home's value — or someone else's.

Sun Bancorp in Mount Laurel, N.J., reported a quarterly loss as it continues to shrink its balance sheet.

Consent decrees issued (and not issued) last week demonstrate how having appropriate compliance controls can and will make a major difference in any potential regulatory response.

Home prices rose slightly in November, but are still down approximately 10% from their peak seen in June 2006, according to Black Knight Financial Services.

D.R. Horton Inc., the largest U.S. homebuilder by revenue, reported fiscal first-quarter earnings that beat estimates as sales jumped.

Median home prices in the Chicago area beat their year-earlier comparison every month in 2014 but the same can't be said of home sales, which dropped in every month but one last year.

The Dallas area had one of the biggest home price increases on record in 2014.

Mortgage professional hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Jan. 23.

The national mortgage delinquency rate dropped in December after a significant uptick the previous month, according to Black Knight Financial Services.

Purchases of previously owned homes rose less than forecast in December as higher prices limited sales to first-time buyers.

Rising home prices have helped the nation’s homeowners by increasing equity and lifting more of them out of “underwater” mortgage situations.

LRES, a property valuation firm in Orange, Calif., has acquired Lenders Choice, an appraisal management company in Tulsa, Okla.

More South Florida homeowners became "equity rich" by the end of 2014, giving them options they haven't enjoyed since the housing boom.