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Home sales probably rose in April to the highest level in more than three years, extending gains in residential real estate that are giving the U.S. expansion a lift.

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association has confirmed the appointment of Judd Gregg as CEO and also appointed Kenneth E. Bentsen Jr. as president of the association.

An unexpected extra in your marketing can get a prospect to re-read it closer.

San Francisco is considered to be the least affordable market in the nation for housing.

The Mortgage Grapevine is a place where people can comment, not just about what is happening in the lending business, but on many other topics, including politics and government.

A court found a recess appointment to the National Labor Relations Board was unconstitutional. This could affect the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Redwood Trust, which sold $424 million of mortgage-backed securities at spreads of 190 basis points, was the big gainer among mortgage stocks on Friday.

The commission ordered Thomas Richter and Girard Finance Co. to cease discriminatory lending practices and pay a total of $668,951 to seven borrowers for damages plus humiliation and suffering.

Chicago convention managers and Mayor Rahm Emanuel advanced plans for a new arena and makeover of Navy Pier, the city’s top tourist attraction.