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Brookfield will securitize part of a $255 million loan that was applied to its purchase of three high-end hotels in Atlanta, Washington, D.C., and San Diego.

A gauge of pending home sales unexpectedly declined in September for the first time in five months, a sign elevated asking prices and lean supply are tempering the boom in housing despite the record-low interest rates.

The Assistant Secretary for Housing and Federal Housing Commissioner at the Department of Housing and Urban Development says HUD is removing regulatory barriers to the proliferation of manufactured housing.

Mortgage rates remained relatively flat this week, helping housing to stay as one of the bright spots in the U.S. economy during the current uncertainty, according to Freddie Mac.

Researchers are increasingly focused on the risks related to owner-occupied loans with low balances and low-income properties with a limited number of renters.

The lease/purchase home operator is securitizing a loan with higher debt-service coverage that most prior MBS issues from its trust. It also is providing a geographically diverse mix of homes that make the deal less vulnerable to isolated outbreak hotspots.

A pair of home loan originators are backing away from initial public offerings for now as market volatility climbs.

The scheme targeted distressed homeowners in the Filipino community, most of whom were nonnative English speakers, forcing some of them into bankruptcy and homelessness, according to law enforcement officials.

Henrik Nilsson is product manager at Fingerprints.

John Evans is the partner-in-charge of the New Jersey office of Marks Paneth LLP.