Housing markets

Conforming mortgage interest rates dropped slightly over the past seven days after weeks of steady increases, according to Freddie Mac.

Increasing pessimism about housing is driving Fannie Mae's estimates for originations this year down a little further.

The Twin Cities housing market continues to show signs of a shift to a buyers' market.

The retreat in Atlanta's housing market is becoming a rout as the number of home sales last month took a double-digit tumble from a year ago.

Former Chair Janet Yellen defended the Fed, expressed worry for the economy and gave advice to women on the rise at the MBA Annual Convention this week.

Northeast Ohio home sales stuttered in September, cooling as autumn set in and as prices and mortgage rates climbed.

New-home construction fell in September on a decline in the South that may reflect disruptions from Hurricane Florence, government figures showed Wednesday.

Flat home sales last month lowered the temperature a bit in the long-hot Central Texas housing market, according to the Austin Board of Realtors.

While mortgage volume is expected to shrink next year, it should increase during the following two years and beyond as millennials start buying homes, the Mortgage Bankers Association forecasts.

Homes sales in Lucas and upper Wood counties in Ohio decreased by 5.4% in September, but the decline was expected, a local real estate official said.

Confidence among homebuilders unexpectedly rose in October, registering the first gain in five months amid falling lumber prices and solid demand.

September's surprising large year-over-year drop in home sales is a sign that the housing market continues moving toward balance between buyers and sellers, a Remax report said.

The departing CEOs of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac oversaw significant cultural and operational shifts that made the housing finance system safer and more responsive to market needs, but a tough job lies ahead for their successors.

With home mortgage rates climbing to a seven-year high, typical homes in the Albany, N.Y., region have become less and less affordable this year, according to a regional real estate agents group.

The Twin Cities housing market, after one of the most frenetic summers on record, is beginning to cool.

As the mortgage industry confronts tight margins, shifting market share and regulatory uncertainty, a new leader emerges at the Mortgage Bankers Association.

It's a critical time in Washington, with many key institutions in the mortgage and housing industries getting new leaders. At the Mortgage Bankers Association, there's a renewed focus on maintaining effective influence with decision makers on initiatives like housing finance reform, innovation and the evolving needs of home buyers.

The share of homes for sale listed with a price cut hit its highest level since 2014, but the reductions themselves are shrinking, according to Trulia.

The vast majority of Americans, especially those that could be downsizing into a smaller property, would rather renovate their current home than save for a down payment, a Zillow survey found.

Home sales in the Charlotte metro area plunged in September, compared to a year ago.