Toll Brothers reported fiscal second-quarter profit that more than doubled as the company increased prices and delivered more properties.

Mortgage applications dipped slightly for the week ending May 23 compared with the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Declines in mortgage-related revenue and trading income helped pull first-quarter earnings down 7.6% from the industry's profit a year earlier, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said.

Mortgage lenders may have managed to learn about hashtags and followers, but streaming audio and podcasts are still pretty mysterious to them.

Purchases of new homes rose in April for the first time in three months as buyers took advantage of falling mortgage rates.

ReverseVision has launched an online education platform aimed at teaching lending professionals about reverse mortgages.

Servicing income rose last year but not enough to offset other expenses.

Prior to 2006, the industry primarily relied on enforcing lender representations and warranties. Recent widespread litigation has shown the immense costs of relying on cures. Prevention is a better solution.

Mortgage rates fell for a fourth week, reducing borrowing costs for homebuyers during the key spring selling season.

Fannie Mae cut its forecast of industrywide home purchase lending for 2014 to $710 billion from $732 billion, underscoring the housing industry's struggles despite overall positive signs for the economy.

Mortgage applications climbed for the third consecutive week as a drop in interest rates spurred refinancing.

Increased overhead to support back-office compliance is driving up origination expenses to the point that mortgage bankers lost nine basis points on the loan origination function during the first quarter, preliminary Mortgage Bankers Association data show.

Congressional inaction on debt forgiveness provision leads to more foreclosures.

The housing recovery is continuing, albeit at a more sustainable pace, the brokerage giant says.

The trade group is now predicting $1.05 trillion of volume for this year as unemployment and tepid wage growth hold back homebuying.

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The right use of technology will allow the originator to be the first responder to an inquiry.

Realtors expect sales of previously owned homes will fall short of last year's total.

The Mortgage Technology Awards recognize innovative technology developers and users that are promoting more efficient and cost-effective lending practices. The awards are among the most coveted in the industry.

A rally in the mortgage-bond market may send home-loan rates to the lowest in almost a year, bolstering a slowing real estate recovery.