Mortgage

Affordable housing is a significant issue to Joe Biden and he would like to expand Fannie and Freddie’s mandate and probably keep them under government control.

Quicken Loans, the largest U.S. mortgage lender, could go public as soon as next month, according to a CNBC report.

About 7 percent of mortgages handled by Citizens Bank have been granted forbearance.

As wealthy Manhattanites flood their favorite Long Island retreat, the Hamptons – inventory is drying up – so they've begun establishing a new alcove out east.

About 3 percent of those homes, or 7,650, are sitting empty (so-called "zombie properties). That's down slightly from 3.1 percent in the previous quarter

U.S. home prices accelerated in March even though sales plummeted, as those Americans still buying bid for a sharply diminished supply of homes.

Don't get carried away, only do what is necessary and let your real estate agent guide you.

As part of its massive economic rescue package for the economy, Congress made it easier for homeowners to enter a forbearance plan and regain their financial footing as the economic impact of the coronavirus wears on homeowners.

Mortgage applications to purchase a home increased 6 percent last week from the previous week.

The crisis has triggered the worst economic catastrophe in the U.S. since the Great Depression.

The housing market is beginning to show signs of improvement.

Economists say the decline will grow much worse as the country struggles with a shutdown that has thrown millions of people out of work.

Banks will be able to put off getting an appraisal for 120 days following the close of certain real estate transactions.

The number of people with mortgages seeking to have their payments paused or reduced jumped between March 30 and April 5 as the economic effects of the novel coronavirus outbreak stretches household balance sheets, a survey from the Mortgage Bankers Association showed on Monday.

The change highlights how banks are quickly shifting gears to respond to the darkening U.S. economic outlook.

Here’s what that means for both individuals and the industry in the long run.

Five of the nation's largest banks have agreed to temporarily suspend residential mortgage payments for people affected by the coronavirus, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said.

Record-low mortgage rates means easy money, faster loan payoffs.

Rock-bottom Treasury yields may drag rates on a 30-year fixed mortgage to the 2 percent range from the current average of 3.5 percent.

The median percent of purchases financed with a mortgage was 88 percent.