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At first glance the Charlotte market seems like the wrong target for home construction.

California home sales in December increased 0.8% from November and 0.9% from December 2011 aided by consumers looking to act before the fiscal cliff.

Farmer Mac has priced a preferred stock offering which will raise $60 million in Tier 1 capital.

Carrington Mortgage Services plans to begin offering the Federal Housing Administration’s streamline 203(k) loans through its retail business as well as a brokered product.

As the winter months take hold in which home prices are known to plummet, the cold weather has so far not dampened prices.

Concerns are growing that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are rethinking their loan buyback policies in light of the qualified mortgage rule that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued last week.

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In November home prices had their largest year-over-year gain in over six years, according to the FNC Residential Price Index.

Are mortgages the only the kind of government-backed consumer loan that regulators need to create an ability to pay or other standards for?

Ginnie Mae mortgage-backed securities issuance edged down slightly in December after hitting a three-year high in November.