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The much-maligned collateralized debt obligation appears to be set to play a crucial role in the refinancing of maturing commercial mortgages and the recapitalization of the recovering commercial real estate market.

Blackstone Group accelerated purchases of single-family homes as prices jumped faster than it expected.

Even though less securitized commercial mortgage loan deals moved into special servicing in 2012 analysts are cautiously optimistic for 2013.

The MLS Data Co-op enables data-sharing relationships among several different multiple listing services.

Mounting signs of improvement in residential markets may bring more players back to the origination business.

The new methodology also includes data on redefaults of modified loans into the servicing quality performance analysis.

The Minnesota Housing Finance Agency hits the market Wednesday with $75 million of tax-exempt homeownership finance bonds.

Even though the rates for the 30-year fixed-rate conforming mortgage rose to their highest level since November, application volume was up 11.7% for the week ended Jan. 4, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

We're hearing a lot about rising single-family asset values, but whether home prices really are appreciating depends on where the assets are.

Institutional investors of all sizes are reportedly amassing billions of dollars in capital they plan to invest in renting unsold real estate owned inventory.