D.R. Horton, the No. 2 U.S. homebuilder, reported a much larger-than-expected quarterly loss on Friday, sending its shares down nearly 7 percent even though it also said orders increased.

Rates on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages dropped to their lowest levels since May, Freddie Mac reported on Thursday.

Rising U.S. unemployment propelled more mortgage delinquencies and foreclosures, a trend that will continue into next year, the MBA said.

Government programs don't help the market, one economist says, because they don't "get rid of the fundamental problem: There's still a glut of houses.”

U.S. mortgage applications fell last week, with demand for home purchase loans dropping to a 12-year low even as interest rates on 30-year loans fell to their lowest level in six months, data from an industry group showed on Wednesday.

US homeowner confidence varied significantly by region in the third quarter as home values in parts of the country stabilized while others saw declines, real estate website Zillow.com said on Wednesday.

The pace at which people fell behind on their mortgages slowed during the summer for the third consecutive quarter, but the overall delinquency rate hit another record, a new report shows.

To much of the public, AIG is a dead company on the government dole. But to investors, it's been something completely different: a cash cow.

Capital reserves of the Federal Housing Administration have fallen well below legally required levels, due to significant losses on home loans made before this year, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan said on Thursday.

The Federal Housing Administration says its financial cushion has dipped to a dangerously low level but should remain above zero under "most economic scenarios."

The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 4.91 percent for the week ending November 12, 2009, down from last week when it averaged 4.98 percent, according to Freddie Mac.

Refinancing drove total U.S. mortgage applications higher last week as fixed borrowing costs fell further below 5 percent, but home purchase demand sank to a nine-year low, an industry group said on Thursday.

Foreclosure rates fell for the third consecutive month in October, but remained sharply higher than a year ago, according to a new report, with analysts cautioning that the improvement was at best temporary.

Moody's Investors Service on Wednesday raised its rating on Nasdaq OMX to investment grade from junk status, citing success in diversifying revenues, integrating mergers and boosting profits.

The US housing market is starting to recover, thanks in part to the government's tax-credit for first-time home buyers, Richard Smith, president & CEO of Realogy, the world's largest brokerage operator, told CNBC