An improving economy and a revitalized real estate market resulted in Massachusetts foreclosure activity dropping for the second straight month to begin 2013.

Inconsistent, manual or expensive platforms that do not assess a mortgage loan portfolio in its entirety are a thing of the past.

The TD Bank Mortgage Service Index found that over half of the participating consumers expect more from their lenders.

Manhattan apartment prices climbed in the first quarter as buyers competed for properties amid the biggest inventory decline in more than a decade.

Purchases of primary residences rose 17% in 2012 compared to the prior year, while purchases by investors slipped 2%, according to the National Association of Realtors.

Home prices ended the first quarter of 2013 similar to how they started the year: stable and in positive territory.

The percentage of consumers who were late on paying their home equity loans fell to 4.03%, their lowest level in three quarters.

New residential construction rose 2.2% in February following a 4.4% increase in the prior month.

Homebuilders could hire up to 30,000 new workers a month over the next year, according to economists at Deutsche Bank Securities.

Ellington Management Group is moving into the rental home business.

We're hearing a lot of talk about “big data” in the business press.

To increase online banking efficiency USAlliance Federal Credit Union has partnered with cross-selling technology provider Micronotes.

Lenders will need to determine if their social media initiatives and new regulatory guidance can coexist.

Servicers completed 54,000 foreclosures in February, down 7% from January and down 19% from a year ago.

In its first-ever U.S. foreclosure inventory analysis, RealtyTrac said nearly 1.5 million properties were actively in the foreclosure process or bank-owned in the first quarter of 2013.

Housing markets hit hardest by the most recent financial downturn are experiencing a quicker pricing recovery than the rest of the country.

Sao Paulo-based Cetip has been working with FNC on collateral management automation for the Brazilian mortgage industry.

Bradford Technologies has launched a new version of one of its automated products.

MidFlorida Credit Union in Orlando is the latest credit union to add Shastic’s social loan calculator for Facebook, known as Calcubot.

It’s a good time to be a special servicer.