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Single-family homes that are built and held for rental purposes have risen significantly over the last year, but caution must be taken when looking at trends within this market as starts are still disappointing.

Home sales in October settled down from the booming summer season, dropping 7.7 percent from September, and 0.8 percent year-over-year, RE/MAX's October 2015 National Housing Report showed.

Mortgage originations in the housing market rose significantly over the last year thanks to the positive overall credit picture in the U.S., along with a rise in the ...

Despite the housing industry's major strides in recovery since the crisis, mortgage access among minorities remains a problem, locking them out the market.

The U.S. may be following through on promise made a few months ago to target individual executives from the Royal Bank of Scotland and JPMorgan Chase for their alleged criminal role in financial crisis. In September, the Department of Justice issued a memo to all U.S. state attorneys general stating that it will pursue the prosecution of individuals whose actions brought on the Great Recession of seven years ago. The DOJ is reportedly standing by their word and pursuing criminal cases against executives at these two banking institutions for allegedly selling flawed mortgage securities after being warned by associates of their wrongdoings.

Many Americans are still struggling with mortgage debt, which is the third most-popular form of debt in the nation. Much of this debt stems from borrowing at the wrong time and for the wrong purpose, preventing consumers from achieving financial stability.

The Five Star Institute had a strong presence at the 12th Annual National Property Preservation Conference, which began Monday in Washington, D.C. Five Star President and CEO Ed Delgado presented the opening remarks for the event on Monday morning and moderated two panel discussions on Monday, a State of the Industry discussion and a panel focused on Transforming Blighted Communities.

The stormy days of the housing meltdown may have passed, but is it all calm waters ahead? The industry’s top economists foresee some unpredictable tides as 2016 approaches. Editor's note: This select print feature appears in the November 2015 edition of MReport magazine, available now.

Mortgage interest rates rose for the second consecutive week following a strong October jobs report and a slight jump in wage growth, which pushed Treasury yields up and increased chances for a December rate hike from the Federal Reserve.

Republicans were in the hot seat last night in a heated debate that touched on topics such as Dodd-Frank, the Federal Reserve, and most importantly the possibility of ...