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Despite San Francisco's low unemployment rate and skyrocketing real estate prices, a new study shows that the economic recovery hasn't touched everyone in the city.

Mortgage insurer MGIC Investment Corp. capped off January with 243 more delinquencies on its books than the month prior, according to figures the company released Monday.

Hedge funds that profited on residential mortgage debt after the financial crisis such as Pine River Capital Management and Canyon Partners are trimming their bets as prices rise.

A new $913.5 million CMBS is in the market, according to a presale from DBRS.

A new report from Fitch Ratings found the percentage of loan principal a lender recorded as a loss after foreclosure was similar for agency and nonagency loans.

The Arizona Department of Real Estate has disciplined a number of Tucson real estate agents for trust account irregularities and audit violations, and others for unlicensed real estate activity.

The housing industry experienced another positive sign on Tuesday as CoreLogic reported that completed foreclosures declined 14% in December from the previous year.

Foreclosure filings for this month in metro Atlanta were up 14% from January, but were still the lowest number for any February since 2001.

Mortgage fraud risk declined in the third quarter even as property valuation fraud risk increased, according to Interthinx.

When charging fees to borrowers with weaker credit histories, lenders should take great care to describe everything correctly and ensure such fees are not excessive.