Economy

Technology-focused mortgage lender loanDepot has created another joint venture with a homebuilder, this time with AV Homes.

The state's housing crisis is back on the agenda as California lawmakers return to work after a months-long recess.

Manhattan home resales fell in the fourth quarter as buyers wavered ahead of the expected tax overhaul and stood firm in their refusal to overpay.

A group of reinsurers has committed to provide up to $650 million of coverage for credit risk on some $21 billion of 30-year, fixed-rate loans that the government-sponsored agency will acquire over the next two years.

Toronto's housing market continues to cool as prices fell last month and the supply of homes for sale spiked ahead of new stress-test rules that went into effect this week.

Dallas-area home prices are at record levels but are rising at a slower rate than in recent years.

Bernard Polselli has sold more than a few houses during his life, and when it came time to list his place in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., he decided not to use a traditional agent.

Southern California home prices rose at their fastest pace in almost two years in November as falling numbers of homes for sale pushed home prices ever higher, figures from CoreLogic show.

Some commercial buildings that are not required to obtain earthquake insurance may still be susceptible to significant structural damage that could put the borrowers at risk of default, according to Kroll Bond Rating Agency.

Startups that have developed the technology for real estate finance are starting to conduct a broader array of transactions, including property sales.

Pioneer Savings Bank is seeking to foreclose on commercial property located off of Route 146 in Clifton Park, N.Y., claiming that the owner owes the bank more than $1.9 million in mortgages and loans.

Fannie Mae's serious delinquency rate climbed to a high not seen since March 2017, but remained lower than it was 12 months prior.

Home price growth is likely to slow in the near future but affordability remains a concern, especially at the lower end of the market, according to CoreLogic.

Efforts to secure funding for Florida Keys housing in the wake of Hurricane Irma rank among priorities for Monroe County's state representative in the upcoming legislative session.

The median price of a Marin County, Calif., home spiked 15.5% to $952,250 in November, compared with the $824,500 median price a year earlier.

A regulatory relief package is likely to come out of the Senate in the new year, and lawmakers could follow it up with a housing finance reform push. But the midterm elections could cause some reform initiatives to grind to a halt.

The GSEs are on their way to paying back the money they owed the government under the original bailout deal made at the height of the financial crisis, making 2018 an opportune time for an overhaul of the housing finance market.

Dallas-area home prices were up 7.1% from a year ago in the latest nationwide comparison.

Dashing wannabe home buyers' dreams yet again, the Bay Area's jaw-dropping home prices soared still higher in November — setting a new record.

Speculators who bet on declines in commercial mortgage bond indexes as a way to profit from the expected demise of regional shopping malls may still be waiting for a big payout, according to Trepp.