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Plans to begin rating securitizations backed by fix-and-flip mortgages may help lenders create new capacity and satisfy growing demand for short-term financing of house flipping projects.

While Fannie Mae's multifamily origination volume took a step back from 2017's record high of $67 billion, its delegated underwriting and servicing program provided $65 billion in financing in 2018, led by Wells Fargo.

The number of home sales in New Hampshire in 2018 hit a three-year low, echoing a nationwide slump, but local Realtors are confident the housing market remains healthy.

The Austin area's housing market continued its record-breaking pace in 2018 with both the number of homes sold and the median sales price of those homes reaching all-time annual highs.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Jan. 25.

Across rural America, the government shutdown has eliminated one of the best options for low-to-middle income homebuyers, a zero down payment mortgage from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

As homebuyers try to get more for their money and flee the expensive coastal housing markets, the largest jumps in annual home appreciation took place all around the country's interior, according to Zillow.

While the London interbank offered rate won't go dark until 2021, the commercial real estate finance industry should start preparing for the transition now, says the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Financial consultancy Richey May has purchased mortgage business analytics provider Amata Solutions in a deal that will help the acquiring company further build out the technology-consulting division it started last year.

Adjustable-rate mortgages for the second consecutive month hit a post-crisis high, due to strong demand for housing being constrained by a lack of supply, according to Ellie Mae.