Storm Season Forecast Slightly Dialed Back

Researchers lowered their Atlantic hurricane forecast to 16 named storms, 8 hurricanes and 3 major storms, citing slightly cooler sea temps.

Investors Buying Growing Share of U.S. Homes

Investors purchased 265,000 homes in the January-March quarter, an increase of 1.2% from the same period a year earlier, a new report found.

VantageScore OK’d for Mortgage Underwriting

Fannie and Freddie will now accept VantageScore 4.0, a move that could help more buyers qualify by including rent, utility and telecom payments in scores.

Mortgage Rate Losing Streak Ends With Moderate Victory

It's a bit of a stretch to refer to the past week as a "losing streak" for mortgage rates. The worst part about it was the consistency of upward movement starting last Wednesday. In terms of the  size of that movement, things have been less traumatic considering the average lender was still at