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Some housing professionals have grown reluctant to participate in the Federal Home Loan Banks' Affordable Housing Program, objecting to burdensome requirements and rules that are inconsistent with other funding sources. It's time for the Federal Housing Finance Agency to make some updates.

Blackstone Group's Invitation Homes, after spending more than $9 billion in a U.S. property-buying spree, is starting to sell some houses as it shifts focus from rapid expansion to fine-tuning its holdings.

Freddie Mac has obtained two more reinsurance policies transferring risk of default on mortgages that it insures.

In a real estate development that has a tinge of symbolism tied to the recent past, the Washington Post's downtown D.C. location will be torn down to make room for Fannie Mae's new consolidated headquarters.

North Dakota and Texas have the highest risk that home prices will decline among all states, because of their reliance on the oil industry, according to Arch Mortgage Insurance.

A new crop of P-to-P loan platforms is focusing on commercial real estate loans that get ignored by banks.

JPMorgan Chase has continued to take steps towards satisfying its portion of the residential mortgage-backed securities settlement, according to the independent monitor put in place to track the bank's progress.

Mortgage professionals brave enough to bring mortgage fraud to light deserve the same level of protections as workers in other businesses, rather than be subjected to a patchwork of laws designed for other industries.

The home sales market may be ready to trend upward, based on consumers' responses in a recent Fannie Mae survey.

Mortgage rates for 30-year loans fell for the first time in three weeks as investors worried about political and financial turmoil in Greece and China turned to the relative safety of American debt.