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Prospective buyers can acquire not only the 18-hole links-style course, but also its pro shop and grill and clubhouse with a full-service restaurant.

Markit released series 6 of CMBX, the synthetic indices based on a static portfolio of U.S. commercial mortgage-backed securities.

Distressed real estate and short sale specialist Loan Resolution Corp. is adding 100 new employees.

The government’s programs to modify mortgages, along with private efforts in that area, had the effect of stabilizing home prices by delaying foreclosures and preventing a glut of distressed homes coming on to the market.

First American Financial Corp. has priced a $250 million debt offering which is scheduled to close on Jan. 29.

Updates from the Consumer Financial Protection Board and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The housing sector is poised to be the main anchor for economic growth this year and in the future, Fannie Mae said in its January 2013 outlook.

Cole Taylor Mortgage had nearly $2 billion of mortgage originations in the fourth quarter, up 41% from the third quarter.

Astoria Financial Corp. had 4Q12 profits of $17 million, helped by a nearly $4 million after-tax gain from the sale of its Freddie Mac preferred stock.

Clayton Holdings is responding to the growing volume of MSR transactions generated by recent regulatory changes.