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From Jacksonville, Fla., to Seattle, here's a look at the 12 most favorable housing markets for homebuyer purchasing power, based on a combination of local wages, lower property values and mortgage rates.

Angel Oak Mortgage Trust 2019-4 involves 1,551 loans, according to ratings agency presale reports. Nearly 84% of the loans have borrowers who do not meet the CFPB’s qualified mortgage standard.

Removing Federal Housing Administration-insured mortgages with natural-disaster forbearance from the agency's delinquency tracking database would give investors a less-distorted view of loan performance, according to the Community Home Lenders Association.

Sachem Capital Corp., a hard-money mortgage lender that makes short-term loans to investors, has raised $10 million in gross proceeds from a public offering of 2 million common shares.

Eric Blankenstein, now at HUD, is under fire for asking a subordinate to defend him after it was revealed he wrote racially charged blogs 14 years earlier.

Home sales declined in June nearly 10% and condo sales plunged nearly 12% compared to last June as the median sale price for both homes and condos in Massachusetts soared to all-time highs.

MISMO released an updated set of remote online notarization standards to create consistency among industry practices and state laws as mortgage lenders continue to make strides with electronic closings.

Bay Area home sales swooned in June, tumbling to recession levels of a decade ago as buyers grew increasingly weary of sky-high prices and scant choices.

The mortgage industry was caught off guard by regulators’ decision to cease special treatment for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in complying with underwriting rules. But how big of an impact will the new policy have?

President Trump has signed the Protecting Affordable Mortgages for Veterans Act, which aims to address concerns that rules around certain VA refinances were impeding those loans' inclusion in secondary market pools.