Technology

U.K. house prices rose for a second month in December and will probably remain little changed in 2013 as the uncertain economic outlook constrains property demand.

In forging the fiscal cliff deal that the House and Senate passed last Tuesday, Congress left the mortgage interest deduction vulnerable.

Of the 17 stocks in the index, 13 closed higher, four closed lower and MGIC was unchanged.

Today, risk is marked by increasing complexity and velocity, and in light of our mobile, social and big-data landscape, there is urgency around proactively identifying and managing risk.

Of the 100 largest metropolitan areas, 82 had an increase in asking prices on a year-over-year basis.

Friday’s job report shows mortgage brokers hired 1,200 new employees in November while other mortgage lenders trimmed their payrolls for the second straight month.

There were more losers than gainers among the member stocks of National Mortgage News’ Mortgage Industry Equity Composite as the market closed Thursday afternoon.

Savvy investors rushing to take advantage of current and long-term foreclosure-to-rental market opportunities may stumble upon an unexpected barrier: data.

National Credit-reporting System is working with eSignSystems to provide a broader use of electronic signatures in the loan process.

The downfall to new technology is that it can feel much like paving the freeway during rush hour—it is very complicated, fraught with risk and susceptible to failure.