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Mortgage document preparation vendor International Document Services has named its first chief executive.

Home-price growth accelerated in much of the U.S. in the fourth quarter as low mortgage rates and improving employment spurred demand.

The Qualified Mortgage rule, as well as increased scrutiny and more frequent auditing by regulatory agencies, has required lenders to embrace quality control to a far greater degree.

Charlotte-area home sales rose 8.8% in January from the same month last year, and the region is showing signs of a "solid" seller's market that will probably last through the spring.

Orlando homebuyers, particularly Hispanics, have had a more difficult time getting approved for mortgages than buyers nationally, a new study shows.

Despite San Francisco's low unemployment rate and skyrocketing real estate prices, a new study shows that the economic recovery hasn't touched everyone in the city.

Mortgage loan application volume declined during the first week of February compared to a week earlier as both refinance and purchase activity dropped.

The Great Recession may have officially ended five years ago, but you wouldn't know it by looking at construction activity in Sonoma County, Calif.

The housing industry experienced another positive sign on Tuesday as CoreLogic reported that completed foreclosures declined 14% in December from the previous year.

The North Texas home market started the new year with another big jump in prices as median home sales prices rose 12% last month from a year ago.