Federal bank regulators yesterday announced settlements with the nation’s largest mortgage lenders for unethical foreclosure practices that were identified in 2010

Amidst one of the worst economic recessions in American history, a recent telephone poll conducted by the Pew Research Center shows that the majority of Americans still place a great deal of value in their

Mortgage applications decreased from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending April 8,

Nominees for the 15th annual Webby Awards were announced this morning, with numerous candidates emerging from the real estate

Web traffic analytic service ComScore has released data on real estate sites Zillow and Trulia’s March 2011

Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC announced its Coldwell Banker Real Estate App for iPad is now available on the App Store and via ipad.coldwellbanker.com, enabling users to search for property listings, agents and local Coldwell Banker

Altos Research has released its April 2011 Real Time Housing Market Update, showing an increase in housing inventory for the spring selling

The Federal Housing Administration’s Mortgagee Review Board (MRB) has announced a settlement agreement with a Massachusetts mortgage lender for failing to fully verify whether borrowers could sustain their mortgage payments prior to refinancing their

The data below from LeapRE suggests that agents with lower sales volume are more likely to change offices, rather than agents with higher sales

As the Federal government is in negotiations today to avoid an overall shutdown, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) has taken a look at what the potential shutdown would mean for the real estate

By Tom Butala Tax Day 2011 is right around the corner, with Federal income tax returns due by Monday, April 18. Homeowners enjoy a major tax break at this time, but due to the tumultuous housing industry it may

This morning, New York-based real estate data firm REIS Inc. announced that the nationwide apartment vacancy rate has fallen, an indication of the level of demand in the rental

More than 10,000 homes across the U.S. have earned LEED certification through the LEED for Homes program, according to the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). LEED-certified home projects span the residential market, from multi- and single-family, to market rate

Mortgage applications decreased 2.0 percent from one week earlier, while purchase applications spiked 6.7 percent to the highest level of the year, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending April

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) yesterday announced that Wells Fargo Securities LLC agreed to settle charges that Wachovia Capital Markets LLC engaged in misconduct in the sale of two collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) tied to the performance of

While the housing industry celebrates New Homes Month in April, home builders want Americans to know just how much of a positive, direct impact residential construction has on the U.S. economy throughout the entire