From new features and key hires to new partnerships, click through to learn the latest industry buzz. The post The Industry Pulse: Updates on Optimal Blue, LenderClose, and More appeared [...]

A new report from the U.S. Census Bureau measures both owner and rental vacancy rates, including data on "occasional use" homes and condominiums. The post Update on National Vacancy Rates [...]

The Fed will meet at the end of the month to determine whether to slash interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade. Its decision, though, could be [...]

ATA National Title Group, LLC (ATA), a full-service title insurance agency based in Farmington Hills, Michigan, announced that it has merged with InTitle Agency to expand its coverage in Ohio [...]

With some California cities facing rising vacancy rates, here's how they plant to use “empty homes penalties” to combat affordability issues as well as blight. The post Vacancy Taxes: Pros [...]

Here’s how recent legislation passed by the House could help low-income homebuyers lower their cost of getting an FHA loan. The post New Bill Encourages Homeownership Counseling appeared first on [...]

A new bill passed by the Oregon State Legislature will change the zoning rules for single-family homes. Here’s how the bill could change urban growth boundaries. The post Single-Family Zoning’s [...]

At an affordable housing conference in Atlanta, HUD Secretary Ben Carson discussed how looser zoning restrictions and new building techniques are key to increasing access to affordable housing. The post [...]

In a post on Forbes, NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun gives an update on the state of both the housing and the economy as a whole. Here's why real estate [...]