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For many years, buying a home has been considered to be a no-brainer and an obvious choice when compared to renting a home, but that perception has been altered as the housing market continues to change.

Unaffordable housing markets across the U.S. may pose a challenge for investors searching for properties. See which hot markets made the pricey list and may begin to cool this year.

While appraisers were once a revered source of information in the housing industry, a changing industry alongside Big Data and an influx of new technology, have drastically changed the appraiser’s world. Editor's note: This select print feature appears in the January 2016 edition of MReport magazine, available now

Lenders must reach out to meet their future millennial clients in their own environment—online. Editor's note: This select print feature appears in the January 2016 edition of MReport magazine, available now.

In December, during their final meeting of the year, the Federal Open Market Committee decided to raise the federal funds rate. Since then, the mortgage industry has been anticipating the effect this will have on the housing market, but so far, that effect has been little to none.

Citing under production in the homebuilding sector, NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun predicts home prices will continue to rise in 2016…but can such increases match the pace of expansion seen in 2015?

Investors looking to purchase properties in thriving housing markets would be wise to be wary of the state of the economy in the markets where they shop.

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s changes to liquidity risk-management programs were released this week, as expected, and aim squarely at improved compliance and on protecting investors in ongoing risk areas.

More American households are saving money, reducing their interest rates, and stabilizing or shortening their loans by refinancing their mortgage.

Worries that the U.S. housing market may suffer the Fed’s first rate hike in a decade should be put to rest.