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Texans bought and sold fewer homes last year than the year before, but prices held their own, the Texas Association of Realtors reported.

Are you super challenged about the state of your business? Take note. There is a reason that old adages become old adages; it is because they say something true.

Fraud relating to title and settlement services agents could be classified as a crime of opportunity. On his website, the sheriff of Jefferson County, Colo., Ted Mink, notes that such crimes occur because the property involved is very easily made available to a potential perpetrator.

Genworth Financial posted a $161 million loss in the fourth quarter after adding $350 million of loss reserves for its mortgage insurance division.

In January, the 30-day plus delinquency rate on multifamily mortgages continued to climb, according to new figures compiled by Trepp LLC.

Eastern Mortgage Capital originated a nearly $10.34 million Federal Housing Administration-backed commercial refinance mortgage for the Cortland Place Health Center in Greenville, R.I.

In last week's article we spoke about the one sentence that will generate more clients for you. Here’s the sentence: People will do anything for those who encourage their dreams, justify their failures, allay their fears, confirm their suspicions and help them throw rocks at their enemies.

Los Angeles is the city where residents are the least prepared for retirement out of the nation's 30 largest metropolitan areas, according to a study for Ameriprise Financial.

Residential mortgage applications rose 11.3% on a seasonally adjusted basis for the week ending Jan. 28, with purchase money loans gathering steam, according to new figures released by the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Bowing to pressure from consumer and industry groups, the Federal Reserve said it would halt further Truth in Lending Act rulemaking on three proposed rules related to residential mortgages.