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Regulators sought to limit improper contact between lenders and appraisers, but policies of the two mortgage giants encourage the kind of practices that contributed to the housing crisis.

Waterstone Financial reported a 71% year-over-year jump in net income during the second quarter thanks to growth in its mortgage banking division.

Technology developed by SmartZip analyzes 2,000 variables about a housing market and its homeowners to help real estate agents and lenders identify consumers most likely to sell their house or need a new mortgage.

Welcome news for America's renters could be unhelpful for the Federal Reserve.

Multifamily family construction is reaching the point where some markets can't absorb the new supply of units.

Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan Chase have found a home for the another portion of a $558 million mortgage on a San Francisco shopping mall that serves as collateral for a single-asset CMBS launched this week.

Borrowing conditions in the apartment market have improved in the second quarter as property owners benefit from the low-rate environment after the Brexit vote, according to the National Multifamily Housing Council.

WASHINGTON — Federal regulators Friday issued proposals outlining methodologies for establishing how thresholds for certain exemptions to Truth in Lending Requirements would be set.

Guaranteed Rate has begun offering 1% down payment mortgages through a new nationwide program.

Mortgage professional hiring and new job appointments for the week ending July 22.