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Planet Home Lending took advantage of coronavirus volatility and low mortgage rates to increase its funding volume.

The domestic mortgage insurer could have a portion of its equity sold as an initial public offering if the China Oceanwide transaction were to be terminated.

Santa Fe County had the highest median home sales price in the state in June, and New Mexico had its highest statewide median sales price of $231,000 since the New Mexico Association of Realtors started keeping statistics in 2008.

Despite concerns with the COVID-19 pandemic, the area real estate market saw activity in June that was consistent with June 2019.

The measures currently ensuring mortgage companies have sufficient cash to cover advances aren't necessarily sustainable, warns Ted Tozer, a senior fellow at the Milken Institute and a former government official.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency will extend the same GSE benchmarks of the past three years into 2021.

Issuers approved for the program will receive written authority to use "digital collateral" for a limited number of securitizations.

It starts with understanding investor, insurer and regulatory requirements and how they're interpreted and applied.

After taking a deep dive in March and April due to the pandemic, housing sales throughout the Twin Cities rebounded in May, coming back strong to even make up lost ground.

The median price for detached homes in Marin County, Calif., rose 5.3% in June over the prior year, marking the first solid gain since the coronavirus arrested the market.