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A three-year supply of condominium apartments remain unsold in the overbuilt South Florida market. And that's not counting units that lie west of Interstate 95 or the thousands of condo units owned by investors.

A unit of Brick Realty Capital, New York, has purchased a $2.69 million nonperforming commercial mortgage collateralized by a 30-unit multifamily building on New York’s Upper East Side.

Home price expert Robert Shiller thinks the nation should not have been surprised by the recent “double-dip” in home values, but said he’s uncertain whether it is the start of a longer term slide in prices.

First PacTrust Bancorp is betting the ranch on houses. It wasn't the original plan.

The nation’s seven mortgage insurance companies wrote $13.6 billion of new policies in the first quarter, a 30% gain from the same period last year as the sector continued to gain strength, according to figures compiled by National Mortgage News and the Quarterly Data Report.

As he tried to dispel the idea that end-to-end loan origination systems don’t exist, the product management group director at Calyx Software said there are two basic types of full-service LOS technology that have pros and cons.

Multifamily and commercial mortgage lending showed signs of life in May, according to the Federal Reserve Board’s new ‘Beige Book’ report.

Shopping center growth in the U.S. slowed to a crawl last year, according to new figures compiled for the International Council of Shopping Centers.

How do you know when a mortgage cycle has ended and rougher times are ahead for the industry? Answer: When a foreign bank pays a ton of money for a lender, claiming it’s a great value play.

There were greater losses for commercial mortgage-backed securities conduit loans and loss severities in May compared to the previous month, according to Trepp.