An independent watchdog said he believes that FHA’s downpayment program is in violation of the National Housing Act regarding prohibited sources for downpayment assistance.

Consumers' confidence in the U.S. housing market is now at an all-time high as two-thirds of consumers who intend to move said they plan to buy a home, according to Fannie Mae.

There are both pros and cons associated with investor mortgage loans underwritten based on property DTI, according to a recent analysis.

Under severely adverse economic conditions applied by the Dodd-Frank Stress Tests, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are projected to need another taxpayer-funded bailout.

The younger millennial generation has a seemingly endless checklist of qualifications for where they want to live once they get college out of the way. Where are the best places for them to live based on their checklist?

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has appointed Peggy Sherry as Deputy Chief Financial Officer.

The gap between homeowers' perceptions of what their homes were worth and appraisers' valuations of those homes grew further apart in May. Did that gap narrow in June, or did it grow wider? The industry will find out on Tuesday.

Based on current permit, price and employment data, the nationwide average is running extremely close to its last normal level of housing and economic activity.

In May, an appellate court overturned a $1.27 billion penalty against Bank of America for Countrywide's "Hustle" verdict. But the government isn't letting the case go away just yet.

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's list of economic advisers is laden with financial industry executives and real estate industry executives. If Trump is elected, will this group's work help to increase the U.S. homeownership rate?