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There is concern that a decline in condo pricing could create loan problems similar to those that cropped up before the financial crisis. Bankers in the area, however, believe foreign investors would take the biggest hit.

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The cost of capital and regulatory compliance has convinced the top four banks that making home loans to American families is not worth the risk.

Confidence among homebuilders dropped in February to a nine-month low as potential buyers stayed away, interrupting the steady progress residential real estate had built over the course of 2015.

The Chicago, Des Moines and Cincinnati FHLBs have grown their life insurance company membership the most in recent years.

Low borrowing costs and rising home values are just two of several reasons why owning a home is far less burdensome than it was a decade ago.

Caliber Home Loans has named former CitiMortgage head Sanjiv Das as its next chief executive.

These nine credit unions will implement Intuvo's mortgage automated marketing platform.

Fannie and Freddie have been selling pools of delinquent mortgages at auction to the highest bidders. Community groups say the Federal Housing Finance Agency should be giving preferential treatment to nonprofits and community development financial institutions.

American International Group is expanding bets on property lending and safe fixed-income securities after hedge funds investments soured.