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Mortgage applications for new home purchases increased by 12.2% in November from the same period a year ago, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Spokane, Wash., home sales continued at a strong pace in November, with the market benefiting from mild temperatures and the lack of significant snowfall.

As mall owners around the world seek a defense against Amazon.com, Europe's largest commercial landlord is betting the solution lies across the Atlantic.

The company has agreed to buy the operations of Veterans Mortgage in Salt Lake City.

The $1.5 billion FREMF 2017-K1 has a in-trust stressed loan-to-value ratio of 120%, as measured by Kroll; that's projected to fall to 108.7% when the deal matures.

Consumer credit bureau and data aggregator Experian will gain a foothold in the U.K. mortgage market by acquiring a minority stake in mortgage brokerage London & Country Mortgages Limited.

Regulatory changes that would put an end to state and local tax deductions could prompt many homeowners in high-tax states to consider relocating, a Redfin survey shows.

The St. Louis region appears to be preparing for the wave of elderly baby boomers with a boom in construction of assisted living and senior care facilities.

Baton Rouge, La., area home sales plunged by 20% in October from the year before, the result of tough comparisons with the sales gains stoked by the August 2016 flood.

Homeowners are still paying very high insurance premiums for the life of their Federal Housing Administration loans to subsidize the operations of the HECM program.