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Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Jan. 5.

Technology-focused mortgage lender loanDepot has created another joint venture with a homebuilder, this time with AV Homes.

The Trump administration should not name J. Mark McWatters as head of the consumer agency, given his lack of experience overseeing commercial banks and his leadership of the National Credit Union Administration, a cheerleader for the industry it supervises.

The state's housing crisis is back on the agenda as California lawmakers return to work after a months-long recess.

Manhattan home resales fell in the fourth quarter as buyers wavered ahead of the expected tax overhaul and stood firm in their refusal to overpay.

The recently enacted tax reform bill is likely to encourage more consumers to rent instead of buy and tamp down the rapid rise in home prices.

Mayor Keisha Bottoms said housing affordability, transparency, public safety, education, and transportation are priorities.

Toronto's housing market continues to cool as prices fell last month and the supply of homes for sale spiked ahead of new stress-test rules that went into effect this week.

Millennials who want affordable home prices in an urban market may want to check out the Gem City.

Genworth Financial's acquisition by a Chinese insurance company, which has already been delayed several times, might be in peril following the failure of another cross-border merger to gain approval.