Economy

Efforts to move out of the Bay Area continued in recent months, with 16,000 residents packing up and taking to the road for cheaper housing and new opportunities.

Nine lenders have been warned by the U.S. that they will be kicked out of a top mortgage program within months unless they find ways to stop costly rapid refinances of veterans' loans.

Here's a look at 12 cities where home prices are high, but local market conditions make them surprisingly affordable.

The deal is backed by an unusually concentrated portfolio of just 19 loans on properties being rehabbed or converted to a new use; by property type, the biggest exposure is to hospitality, at 19.7%.

If recent corporate expansions at GE, Google and Toyota are any indication, the city that lands Amazon's second headquarters should expect widespread real estate speculation and unrealistic home price expectations that will strain affordability and make it difficult for mortgage lenders to qualify borrowers.

Major corporate relocations can be a mixed blessing for housing markets. Here's a snapshot of local real estate conditions in the 20 cities vying for the Amazon HQ2 second headquarters.

As conservator, FHFA Director Mel Watt has substantial leeway to remake the government-sponsored enterprises without congressional input. Here's one way he might do so.

Detroit's residential property values have risen for the first time in at least 17 years, with nearly 60% of residents seeing their 2018 assessments increase.

Housing sales in the Chattanooga area continued their eight-year climb last year, rising to another record high in 2017 even with higher home prices and fewer houses for sale.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the Financial Stability Oversight Council will propose SIFI criteria before executing changes, and provided comments about the Volcker Rule, Orderly Liquidation Authority and housing finance.

The 55+ housing market ended last year's fourth quarter strong, with builder confidence in the single-family market hitting a record high, according to the National Association of Home Builders.

Houston-area builders will start construction on more homes this year, but labor shortages, increased material costs and rising mortgage rates could present challenges to the industry.

Home prices will continue to increase this year, albeit at a slower pace, as inventory is expected to remain tight and demand will continue to rise.

Wary of concentration risk, secondary market participants are backing initiatives to give more players a piece of the action.

Credit standards for commercial loans to medium and large firms showed some signs of easing over the last three months of 2017, even though demand stayed relatively unchanged.

Moody's considers the $932.4 million TPG Real Estate Finance Trust 2018-1 to be highly leveraged, though not as highly leveraged as Blackstone's inaugural transaction.

Shares of homebuilders are now in their 10th straight day of decline, the longest losing streak for the sector since 2002, when it lasted 11 days.

Bonus depreciation, Section 179, interest and loss limitations — what does it all mean?

The Charlotte region added about 25,000 jobs last year, and Mecklenburg County is expected to grow to about 1.4 million people by 2030, a nearly 40% increase.

Rising rents across the country suggest the homebuyer pool could get even bigger at a time when demand in the housing market is already far outpacing supply. Here's a look at 12 cities where that trend is strongest.