(Reuters) - U.S. mortgage applications nudged higher last week, reflecting increased demand for home purchase loans even as interest rates trekked higher, data from an industry group showed on Wednesday.If demand for purchase loans, a tentative early indicator of home sales, continues to clim...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Now that the U.S. Federal Reserve has nearly finished its massive mortgage bond buying spree, its huge portfolio could be used to tighten credit if and when the economy begins to show real signs of recovery.After plowing billions per week into the $5 trillion market for m...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration has more work to do to help struggling U.S. homeowners, despite signs of a stabilizing housing market, a senior Treasury official said on Monday.Michael Barr, the Treasury's assistant secretary for financial institutions, said in prepared remark...

It’s a beautiful day in Charlotte… finally.  March 8th, temperatures in the middle to upper 60’s, feels like 80’s, thank goodness. I’d like to say thank you to Ray Terry for inviting me on Ray’s, About Your House Radio program this past Saturday morning. We had a ...