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First-time homebuyers have been touch-and-go in the housing market since the crisis, but that here today, gone tomorrow trend could be changing for the better.

Home builder confidence in January 2016 changed very little from December's level, but this only means that economists were spot on with their predictions for the new year.

Trulia, a San Francisco-based online real estate site for homebuyers and renters, has promoted its Housing Economist, Ralph McLaughlin, to fill the Chief Economist position with the company.

Westcor Land Title Insurance Company recently appointed Ryan Peterson as the company's new EVP. In his new role, Peterson will provide senior leadership to Westcor’s newest division, Investor Services.

Vince Nowicki, VP of Real Estate Originations at Mission Federal Credit Union shares some insight on the largest issues that credit unions face on a day-to-day and how they are overcoming them.

New York Federal Reserve President delivers a rate hike forecast for coming year, but the economic outlook has not changed much at all.

Last week’s settlement between Goldman Sachs and several regulators, including the U.S. Department of Justice, for $5 billion to resolve claims of RMBS fraud has fueled speculation among analysts that the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) will reach a settlement in the next few weeks to resolve claims.

The National Association of Realtors’ Existing-Home Sales report for December 2015 comes out on Friday, January 22.  The industry will be waiting to see if the numbers will ...

Michael Flynn, a partner in Goodwin Procter’s Financial Institutions Group sat down with MReport to explain how the HMDA rule is shaking up the mortgage industry and advises on how to cope with the changes.

Bank United, a national bank headquartered in Miami Lakes, Florida with 98 banking centers in 15 Florida counties and six banking centers in the New York metro area, has announced that it will no longer be originating mortgages, effective immediately.