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Michael (Mike) R. Rahmn is a member of Foley Gardere’s litigation practice group in Houston, where he focuses his practice on general litigation, including commercial disputes, restrictive covenant and trade secret, litigation product liability claims, and personal injury cases involving catastrophic injuries and death.

For the second month in a row, Seattle is the only major American city where home prices were lower than a year ago.

Home sale prices in Massachusetts continued their ascent in July, setting a new all-time high for the month and rising to a level nearly 20% higher than five years ago and nearly 40% higher than July 2009.

Benny Saban is CEO of Sonarax.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Aug. 30.

Ed D'Alessio is the executive director of INFiN, a financial services alliance. Based in Washington, DC, INFiN represents the diverse and innovative licensed consumer financial services industry with more than 350 member companies operating 8,000 locations throughout the United States and online.

Ed has more than 20 years of experience representing the consumer financial services industry. Prior to INFiN, Ed served as the executive director and general counsel of Financial Service Centers of America (FiSCA).

The mortgage industry will be looking for answers when Treasury and HUD unveil reports on housing finance reform, but the Trump administration’s plans could also raise a whole new host of questions.

From consumers straying from certain cities to regulations dictating how homes are built, here’s a look at how climate change is shaping the housing market.

The second half of 2019 is a prudent time to examine the CRE market in the context of an inevitable slowdown, taking into account how the current landscape is impacting lending practices.

Dianne Crocker is the principal analyst for EDR Insight, based in Shelton, Conn.