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House prices rose by 5.6 percent over-the-year in the second quarter—but the rate of appreciation seems to be slowing after months of steady gains, according to FHFA.

Though new home sales soared in July to their best numbers in nine years, existing-home sales in the month lost steam.

New single-family home sales took a notable upturn in July, with the month becoming the best month for new sales since 2007. What drove the increase, and will new home sales continue to rise?

Gains in existing-home sales, wage growth, job growth, low mortgage rates have fueled consumers’ confidence in the U.S. housing market, according to one analysis.

B2R Finance, a Charlotte, North Carolina-based lender for single-family rental property investors, has announced the hiring of Joe Hullinger as a senior vice president.

Both new and existing-home sales reached decade-high levels in June. Will July's reports bring similar news? The industry will find out this week on Tuesday for new home sales and Wednesday for existing-home sales.

According to one of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's top economic advisers, housing will play an important role in the Clinton Administration if she is elected.

The share of homeowners who are underwater is only a fraction of what it was at the height of the crisis. But it is still a problem, according to a couple of recent studies.

IDS and LendingQB announced that they have successfully implemented the MISMO 3.3 data standard for document compliance, and are among the first mortgage vendors to do so.

Several housing experts make predictions for the industry in a new white paper from the Five Star Institute, "U.S. Residential Mortgage Default Performance Update & Market Analysis."