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House hunters who have found the cost of single-family homes prohibitive are opting for condos, pushing up prices and competition in that market.

Home prices are soaring and sellers seemed less reluctant to list their homes in June, yet inventory in every metro area remains very low.

New program is built upon a single interest rate with no adjustments, the first as part of the company's new Independence Series of mortgage products.

However, the refinance share of the market dropped and accounted for less than half of June's origination activity, analysts explain.

Experts say 22- to 41-year-olds are taking advantage of relaxing FICO credit score minimums, as home purchases top refis among this demographic.

Of the many issues the COVID-19 pandemic brought to light, the usefulness of technology in the homebuying process is one of significance for mortgage professionals. While industry leaders ...

Analysts look at which regions have the most mobile mortgagors and at how a metro-wide tendency to relocate affects appreciation.

Even with evidence of greater income than the general population, a "surprisingly low" percentage of the AAPI community own houses, researchers say.

Becoming a homeowner often requires financial and lifestyle sacrifices, but a study found that this is truer for people of color.

Fannie Mae’s Chief Economist Doug Duncan predicts that the market's supply and demand problem "will soon reveal itself within inflation measures."