Foreclosure filings fell 19 percent last month versus one year ago, says foreclosure-tracking firm RealtyTrac. It’s yet one more signal that the U.S. housi [...]

Mortgage markets worsened last week as the Eurozone moved closer to a bailout agreement with Greece, and the U.S. economy displayed more signs of growth. In response, mortga [...]

The housing market has carried forward its year-end momentum.  According to the Census Bureau, on a seasonally-adjusted, annualized basis, January’s Single-Famil [...]

New construction buyers in Chicago , look out. The nation’s home builders are predicting a strong 2012 for new home sales. It may mean higher home prices as the sprin [...]

The U.S. economy continues to show signs of a rebound. According to the Census Bureau, Retail Sales climbed to $329 billion last month on a seasonally-adjusted basis, exclu [...]

Economists believe the strength of the 2012 housing market will be closely tied to jobs. If they’re right, the housing market is ripe for a boost. It spells good news [...]

Mortgage markets were mostly unchanged last week as Greece — once again — was front-of-mind for Wall Street investors. The nation-state is attempting to avoid a [...]

Mortgage markets were mostly unchanged last week as Greece — once again — was front-of-mind for Wall Street investors. The nation-state is attempting to avoid a [...]

The government’s new, revamped HARP program is 6 weeks from release. Homeowners in Illinois and nationwide are gearing up to refinance. HARP is an acronym. It stands [...]

Credit scores play a huge role in today’s mortgage market — larger than at any time in recent history. Blame it on the high default rates of the last half-dec [...]