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South Florida home prices increased 6% in March compared to a year ago, but the biggest gains nationwide are happening in the Pacific Northwest.

On New York's Roosevelt Island, a sliver of land across the East River from Manhattan, real estate broker Ben Garama is trying to set a record — and make a statement.

Aggressive restructuring moves and stock buybacks are giving CIT time to remold itself, but it will need to show core-banking growth to stave off calls for the company to sell itself.

As Seattle tops the country for home price growth for the seventh straight month, the local real estate market has gotten so competitive that it's now nearly impossible to avoid a bidding war.

Homes in Sacramento have been selling in an average of 34 days — six days faster than they were at this time last year, and 28 days faster than the U.S. overall.

A larger-than-forecast increase in home prices in 20 U.S. cities in March underscores both steady demand and lean inventory, according to S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller.

Democrats and Republicans, who have agreed on little this year, have found common ground on plans to give private insurers greater access to the $5 billion flood insurance program and to offer more buyouts for homeowners in areas likely to be repeatedly submerged.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending May 26.

Real estate site Zillow is launching a $1 million competition among data scientists to improve its "Zestimate" home valuations, but said the crowdsourcing initiative is unrelated to recent lawsuits filed in Chicago against the company.

From better understanding consumer priorities to expertly managing career advancement, here's a look at key success strategies that female financial services executives shared at the Most Powerful Women in Banking LEAD Conference.