While the number of Millennial homeowners is rapidly increasing, a recent survey from LendEdu showed that 42% have yet to buy a house. That doesn't mean they don't want to. The survey delved into the many reasons Millennials have for not owning a home, from finances to simply not knowing how mortgages work.

Depending on how you look at it, the wave of Millennial homebuyers is either already happening or may not happen at all. Either way, the face of the mortgage borrower is changing. It may not be changing as fast as we once thought, but change is happening. And all across the industry, mortgage companies are working to be in a position to capitalize on that change, in whatever form it takes.

What so many in the housing industry have waited years for appears to be finally happening: Millennials are buying homes. Back in September, after existing home sales fell to a three-year low, it appeared that many younger would-be buyers were turning to renting instead of buying. But things look much different just a few months later.

Interest rates are up from last year and rising, but that hasn’t deterred Millennials who are, in fact, increasing their average mortgage amounts. But perhaps one of the most surprising revelations of Ellie Mae’s latest origination report is where Millennials are buying homes.

A recent study showed that mounting student loan debt is holding Millennials back from buying homes – for seven years. But one homebuilder is trying to make that seven-year delay go away. Eagle Home Mortgage, a mortgage lender and a subsidiary of Lennar, announced Tuesday that it is rolling out a new mortgage program that will help homebuyers pay off their student debt.

The exact intricacies of a credit score continue to be one of the most confusing financial concepts for Millennials. This elusive three-digital number holds the power to some of the most financially expensive purchases in a consumers life, and yet according to a recent poll from LendEDU, young American consumers only have an intermediate understanding of that all-important number. See how well you perform against the stats.

In case you missed it, SoFi announced recently that it is now offering a one-month supply of avocado toast with each new mortgage in the month of July. We must admit; it’s a pretty funny gimmick and really smart marketing. Here’s why.

There are about to be a wave of Millennial homebuyers, and Chase Mortgage is stepping up to serve them. The bank is trying something new to create added incentive for young homebuyers to secure a mortgage through the bank. Already have a Sapphire credit card with Chase? This announcement is for you.

Zillow Group is set to launch a new real estate website that is designed especially for Millennials. The online real estate company will launch the website later this spring from a URL it acquired when it bought Trulia.

Ellie Mae released its latest report for its Millennial Tracker showing the generation is continuing to utilize FHA loans. And as the generation gets closer to homeownership, the mortgage market could see an influx of FHA-backed loan originations.