Technology

Technologies that bridge the gap between originators and real estate agents are designed to improve communication and lead management, which is crucial when loan officers are competing for referrals from top agents in a purchase-driven market.

New-home sales fell unexpectedly in July for the second month as the housing recovery makes only fitful progress.

The cost of housing increased in most major metropolitan areas during July, according to a report from the real estate firm Zillow.

Lower volume and improved processes are being credited for making mortgage lenders more efficient at getting loans through the origination process.

Home flipping, in which a buyer resells a property quickly for a profit, is on the decline as residential price gains slow and foreclosures dwindle.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has chosen a dozen firms involved in the mortgage industry for a pilot program looking at whether electronic fillings can improve the mortgage closing process.

Mortgage servicers are still providing loss mitigation efforts to keep homeowners in their properties even as the foreclosure inventory continues to fall nationally.

Mortgage Bankers Association chairman David Stevens picked the perfect locale for his latest message about the diversity challenges lenders are going to be facing over the next 10 years.

Purchases of previously owned homes unexpectedly rose in July to a 10-month high as low borrowing costs and an increase in inventory drew buyers.

Mortgage rates in the U.S. dropped for a second week, sending 30-year borrowing costs to the lowest point for 2014.