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The uncertainty regarding Italy following parliamentary elections is being cited by an executive at Zillow Mortgage Marketplace for the six basis point decline in the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage compared with last week.

Increased commercial mortgage-backed securities issuance has brought several new B-piece buyers to market.

Community bankers are growing increasingly concerned that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will eliminate one of their bread-and-butter products: balloon loans.

As the overseer of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the Federal Housing Finance Agency has a duty to safeguard taxpayer dollars.

Fourteen classes $1.2 billion securitization backed by 100 fixed-rate commercial mortgages, WFRBS 2013-C12, received preliminary ratings.

National Association of Realtors data show the overall growth in commercial real estate leasing activity seen in most markets in 2012 will gain speed this year and in 2014.

Loan limits on Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, FHA and VA loans should be gradually reduced to encourage the private sector to play a larger role in the housing finance system.

Connecticut's Capital Region Development Authority chose Global Spectrum of Philadelphia to manage the 38-year-old arena and 10-year-old Rentschler Field across the Connecticut River in East Hartford.

U.S. banks are looking to capitalize on a dearth of financing for Europe’s commercial property market that’s driven lending margins to five times the level prior to the 2008 crisis.

Moody’s affirmed the speculative grade rating of one interest-only class from a 1997 commercial mortgage-backed securities deal.