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With the mortgage market showing signs of recovery, new data also finds suburban and rural markets are top of mind for potential buyers.

A new paper from Don Layton examines how mortgages get made in 21st-century America, who sets the credit standards, why those standards are not fully immune to economic conditions.

While prospective buyers are looking to return to the market, is there enough available inventory to go around?

As a result of economic collapse, many new homeowners are feeling reduced levels of comfort, security, happiness, and pride.

Our ability to originate a mortgage loan through a completely digital process is now a reality. Many lenders may not be leveraging the technology available to them to its fullest potential. 

After unemployment claims dropped week over week, housing experts weigh in on the new data.

Freddie Mac says the increased homebuyer demand comes from prospective buyers with higher incomes.

Click through to see how many surveyed believe profits will increase moving forward.

Total mortgage activity increased more than 9% and analysis credits the gains to states reopening their economies and low mortgage rates.

This is the ninth consecutive month this volume has exceeded $50 billion and is a sizable increase from May.