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Changes by the National Labor Relations Board ease the tension between one agency requiring lenders to monitor their social media presence and their employees' free speech rights.

Varde VMC Lender, a Minneapolis firm specializing in distressed commercial real estate, has branched out to financing offices and apartment buildings being upgraded or repurposed.

Purchases of new homes declined more than projected last month and were revised down in the prior period, showing the market returned to a less exuberant pace as the year drew to a close.

The housing market has gained back all $9 trillion in value it lost when the market collapsed, but its uneven recovery has left many housing markets falling behind as others plow ahead, according to Zillow.

Mortgage rates rose for the third consecutive week and with expected continued economic growth, further increases are likely.

The percentage of flood damage to residential properties from Hurricane Harvey that is uninsured is turning out to be a little higher than earlier estimates.

The strong housing economy in 2017 led to an increase in premiums earned and lower claims costs for Old Republic International's title insurance business.

Maine's stellar home sales activity continued to set records in 2017, but just barely, and in spite of flat or declining sales in the hottest markets of York and Cumberland counties.

Chicago-area home sales rose at a slower pace in 2017 than in each of the preceding two years, in large part because demand outstripped supply.

Here's a look at 10 cities where the fewest house hunters have prime credit.