Economy

In a quarter that saw a rout in global stocks, commodities and major currencies, at least one investment stayed hot: Manhattan apartments.

Loans that underlie commercial mortgage-backed securities fell in price from July to August, according to DebtX.

The rate of mortgage applications dropped 6.7% in the week ending Sept. 25, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

With the implementation date for the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosures just days away, here's a look at some of the finishing touches the mortgage industry is making to its technology and training preparations.

The Asian Real Estate Association of America has launched a two-year partnership with Radian Group's mortgage insurance unit.

A bipartisan group of housing experts is seeking to inject more discussion about the mortgage market into presidential campaigns.

Existing-home sales are predicted to increase this month after an unexpected August drop, according to Auction.com's latest Real Estate Nowcast.

The key to housing finance reform is a new securitization model that allows the private sector to price and absorb the majority of housing credit risk.

Interest rates for mortgages decreased from July to August, according to the most recent data from the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Bayview and Freddie Mac believe they can provide a stable funding supply to underserved to owners of small commercial properties.

Ginnie Mae's plans to beef up oversight in response to the growth of nonbank issuers in its ranks will emphasize deeper analysis of firms' capital and liquidity positions rather than requiring issuers to maintain larger cash reserves.

Freddie Mac has taken out another reinsurance policy that transfers the risk that mortgages it insures will default.

Home prices in 20 U.S. cities rose 5% in July from the same month a year earlier, propelled by improving demand and limited supply.

The country's largest real estate investors have bought a record $3.85 billion in property this year in the New York city borough and spent more than any other foreign country in the last decade.

The most recent outcry came from four housing groups that warned lawmakers last week that the proposal by the Federal Housing Finance Agency "would make harmful changes" to the FHLB membership rules.

A development team that includes a real estate investment arm of JPMorgan Chase is offering the ultra-wealthy a rare opportunity to build mansions bigger than the White House on a hillside overlooking Los Angeles.

Home prices nationwide rose 0.4% from June to July, according to Black Knight Financial Services.

In this slowing economic recovery, the housing market is showing signs of resilience but still faces long-term challenges, according to a report from Stifel Nicolaus & Co.

Fannie Mae has completed a credit risk sharing transaction that transfers the actual losses on mortgages it insures — to reinsurers.

Fifth Third's mortgage division has launched the Community Reinvestment Mortgage Special, a program designed to cover closing costs for mortgage customers buying or refinancing homes in low-income areas.