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A loan that combines features of buy-before-you-sell offerings and home equity solutions might be the type of financing needed for buyers to compete in current and future housing markets, Calque's founder says.

A group of plaintiffs in another action against the National Association of Realtors and three franchisors claimed harm if the May 9 final settlement hearing took place.

Out of the 221 metro areas tracked, 205 had existing home price increases and just 15 reported year-over-year declines, the National Association of Realtors said.

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa D. Cook highlighted concerns over private credit growth, commercial real estate distress and escalating cyber threats in remarks on financial stability at the Brookings Institution Wednesday.

The rates of single parent homeownership by gender differ by 14 percentage points, even though more single women own homes than men.

Purchases and refinances both contributed to weekly growth, with notable increases in certain government-lending segments, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

While the company made headway in reducing operational costs, it incurred several million dollars worth of expenses as it dealt with the January incident.

Former Angel Oak Lending Chief Marketing Officer Steven Winokur has come back into the non-qualified mortgage business by taking a marketing role at Carrington Mortgage Services.

The Federal Open Market Committee thinks that confusing everyone completely is good for confidence, that intangible but entirely necessary ingredient for financial stability, writes the Chairman of Whalen Global Advisors.

Originators increased program offerings for the fifth consecutive month, but overall credit availability remains tight, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.