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Fannie Mae recently released its Collateral Underwriter automated risk assessment tool, which evaluates the risk associated with appraisals. It does not accept or reject appraisals, nor does it provide lenders with an estimate of a property's value.

If Zillow is allowed to acquire rival Trulia, the company says it will maintain both brands' websites.

Purchase loan volume increased in December, reversing a four-month decline, according to the mortgage data firm Ellie Mae.

Before the Dodd Frank Act went into effect in 2010, the residential mortgage market was in an entirely different state — particularly in regards to servicing. Several large servicers dominated the market, but ultimately shed most of their servicing assets, creating a substantially large segment of midsize servicers.

Sales of single-family homes in Connecticut rose 2.4% compared to the same period a year earlier.

More than 300,000 South Floridians who lost their homes during the housing bust could be eligible to own again over the next eight years.

In another sign of a slowdown in the housing recovery, home values ticked up by 1.5% in the New York metropolitan area, including North Jersey, in the 12 months ending in November.

As the key spring homeselling season approaches, buyers are finding deals on new houses as builders focus on boosting revenue.

FHA warned about possible slow down during peak hours and so far processing is proceeding better than expected.

Last year was a good year for residential real estate in the Pittsburgh region as a whole, but two of the hottest areas of the city for price appreciation and sales were Lawrenceville and East Liberty.