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Wells Fargo, the world's most valuable bank, posted a third-quarter profit that matched analysts' estimates as mortgage banking revenue fell from the previous three-month period.

Veros Real Estate Solutions released a quarterly report predicting that 83% of U.S. markets would appreciate in value in the next 12 months.

The pace of home price appreciation has decelerated in recent months, but it will not result in another dip where price changes actually fall into negative territory, according to Wells Fargo Securities economists.

Redfin reports that requests for visits to homes listed on its website increased by 2.2% in September compared with August.

The September volume of new home purchase mortgage applications remained unchanged from the previous month.

It's not been a stellar year for mortgage lending, with national origination volumes expected to end 2014 down by one-third or more.

Student loan debt has simultaneously reduced younger consumers' ability to get a mortgage and burdened their older family members, a TransUnion study shows.

Lenders increased their origination of home equity lines of credit, or HELOCs, by 21% in the 12 months ending in June.

Mortgage rates fell to the lowest level in a month after the International Monetary Fund's cut to its global-growth outlook drove investors to the safety of the U.S. government bonds that guide borrowing costs.

Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act-Truth in Lending Act reform effective next summer requires significant operational changes, but if lenders prepare now, it shouldn’t be as scary as a zombie apocalypse.