Tree.com narrowed its net loss from continuing operations to approximately $273,000 when compared with the $3.3 million loss in 1Q12.

We're hearing that the mortgage industry has some catching up to do when it comes to implementing electronic signatures.

As servicers try to comply with all of the new industry regulations being issued today, ISGN is doing their part in helping companies maintain compliance to these regulatory requirements.

Housing price gains and the critical role of valuations during the recovery may require lenders to watch over an appraiser’s shoulder.

The housing market is undergoing a very gradual recovery as more new households are choosing to rent over buying a home, according to Wells Fargo Securities.

With drastic declines in foreclosure numbers, it appears the foreclosure crisis is over for at least one state: Massachusetts.

Aided by rising home sales and prices, the median gross income of a Realtor rose to $43,500 in 2012 from $34,900 in 2011.

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The additional services that North County Property Group is now providing clients include a 10-point property marketing program, REO portfolio services, eviction services, and a referral program for cooperating real estate brokers and agents.

In the post-crisis housing market appraisal reports are becoming as important as credit scores, requiring lenders and servicers to be more inventive with the tools they use to assess real estate value risks.

Industry leaders participated in a roundtable discussing the latest trends in mortgage fraud and what lenders and servicers can do to detect illegal loan applications they receiver from a borrower.

The California Association of Realtors said that in the first quarter only 44% of buyers could buy a median-priced existing single-family home in the state.

A decline in foreclosures is correlating to rising home prices in many counties throughout the country.

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The shortage of homes for sale is one of the main reasons why metropolitan area median home prices continued to rise in the first quarter.

Foreclosure activity in April fell to its lowest level in approximately six years, showing signs that a housing recovery is in full effect.

For the first time since 1996 the number of suspicious activity reports filed by depository institutions that identified possible mortgage loan fraud experienced a year-over-year decline.

The number of Redfin customers making offers to purchase a property increased 7% between March and April.

The Appraiser Independence Requirements and its precursor, the Home Valuation Code of Conduct, changed the process for lenders ordering appraisals.

Median house prices could rise by 5.4% in 2013 and 4.4% in 2014.