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Twenty lenders from across the country are participating in Underwriting for Racial Justice, a collaborative effort to develop new criteria that will enable marginalized borrowers to gain access to credit.

The May uptick in nonbank housing-finance payrolls came almost entirely from lender hiring as loan broker numbers plateaued and construction demand persisted.

With new home listings down 25% since last year, bidding wars have become the norm, according to the brokerage.

There's quite a bit of inventory out there that would have otherwise been returned to the market but for unduly harsh political theater writes the CEO of the National REO Brokers Association.

Nationwide Property & Appraisal Services announced Friday the purchase of Integrity Appraisal Management.

Measures commonly used may not fully account for regional variations like those seen recently, a working paper by Federal Housing Finance Agency staff finds.

A resilient U.S. economy, lingering inflation and comments from the Federal Reserve contributed to a 10-basis-point hike in the 30-year fixed rate, Freddie Mac said.

The 30-year-fixed conforming loan rate was had its largest in over a month, contributing to the first decline in activity in four weeks, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

The new review requirements are set to go into effect in mid-September and will replace temporary guidance put in place following a 2021 building collapse.

High vacancy rates in U.S. office markets and the impact of rising interest rates on property values in Europe have prompted a brutal selloff in publicly traded real estate stocks and bonds.