In just the past couple of years, servicers have had to scramble to keep up with the overflow of documents that need to be recorded in the nation’s more than 3,600 recording districts.

While Friday’s jobs report was bad and the 10-year Treasury fell to 1.69%, a spike in refinancings may be short lived, according to a Mortgage Bankers Association economist.

The government still dominates the secondary mortgage market but the trend is starting to shift.

The number of Redfin customers making tours of homes for sale increased 9% in March over February, versus a 4% increase for the same period in 2012.

Hiring by residential builders started to pick up last fall and in November exceeded 10,000 for the first time in years.

Mortgage companies added 700 full-time employees to their payrolls in February after cutting 3,000 positions in January.

All of the stocks in the Mortgage Industry Equity Composite, except for OceanFirst Financial and MGIC Investment Corp., finished Thursday’s trading ahead of their previous close.

As investors continue their interest in buying single-family housing units as rentals, it may not always make sense to acquire housing units in certain markets.

A single GSE eliminates competition between automated underwriting systems mitigates risk and ensures sound mortgage lending decisions are made—if a recent plan from the FHFA comes to fruition.

Real estate agents in some markets say sales are surging, with many houses attracting multiple offers.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. defeated most of a lawsuit brought by Dexia SA over about $1.6 billion in mortgage-backed securities it bought before the financial crisis.

During the downturn, the percentage of banks that exceeded the 100% capital line on construction lending declined from 35% in 2008 to 11% in 2011.

CoreLogic said in its monthly Home Price Index that home values escalated by 10.2% in February compared to a year ago.

Problem: The bank's loan appraisal approver was suffering serious health issues due to overwork. Solution: Software that automates some of the appraisal review process.

A former GSE regulator is giving a big thumbs up for the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s plan to build a new securities platform that will replace the aging platforms Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are currently operating.

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.