Mortgage brokers to be fingerprinted, registered
Mortgage loan originators will have to be fingerprinted and sign up to a central registry to do business in future, according to new rules issued by the Federal Reserve and other regulators.<

Foreclosure activity rising in most metro areas
Households across a majority of large U.S. cities received more foreclosure warnings in the first six months of this year than in the first half of 2009, new data shows.<

Twin Cities top list of best for working moms
For the second year running, ForbesWoman has gathered the data and crunched the numbers to determine the U.S. cities that offer the most to working moms.<

Home shoppers taking fresh look at renting
As the real estate market has turned, so, too, has the real estate consumer. Many adults are no longer sold on the merits of owning a home.<

Home sales tumble 5.1 percent in June
Sales of previously occupied homes fell in June and are expected to keep sinking, indicating that the housing market's troubles are likely to drag on the economic recovery.<

Mortgage demand dips on rising rates
Home loan demand cooled last week as rising mortgage rates curbed refinancing requests that had soared to a 14-month high, the Mortgage Bankers Association said on Wednesday.

May home prices up, but no sustained recovery
Single-family home prices rose more than expected in May, reflecting robust spring sales spurred by homebuyer tax credits, new S&P/Case Shiller data show.<

New home sales up, but sales remain slow
For those seeking hope in the better-than-expected 23.6 percent jump in new home sales in June: it's only one month's data.<