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Credit market turmoil continued to take a toll on commercial property prices in February, when Moody's/RCA Commercial Property Price Indices national all-property composite index declined for a second consecutive month.

After nearly 20 years of talk, the time for e-closings is finally here, thanks to a push from government regulators and a broad shift in acceptance across demographics.

The agency's insurance-rate cut could spur the rehab of thousands of affordable units, but it's far from a total solution, housing advocates say.

From electronic closings to e-warehouse lending, these executives are leading a movement to recast the industry's approach to digital.

Genworth Financial Chief Executive Officer Tom McInerney said he's moving with a "sense of urgency" to turn around the insurer after record losses and a stock plunge.

In a letter to CFPB Director Richard Cordray, the Association of Mortgage Investors said that the "Know Before You Owe" rule has "resulted in a climate of legal uncertainty" and is "chilling" private investment in the U.S. mortgage market.

The housing market is poised to post its best year in a decade, although employers' resistance to giving workers a raise is a major concern, Freddie Mac said.

Interest rates on fixed-rate mortgages were unchanged from last week, Freddie Mac said.

American International Group Inc.'s mortgage insurer, United Guaranty Corp., filed for an initial public offering as the parent company faces sustained pressure from activists to split up.

More of the nation's housing markets are back to or near their normal level, but pockets of weakness remain, according to Freddie Mac.