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Total commercial and multifamily mortgage debt outstanding increased in the fourth quarter of 2015, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Prosper Marketplace on Monday announced a three-year agreement to offer financing to consumers making improvements to their homes through the website HomeAdvisor.com.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac gave $186 million to the National Housing Trust Fund, their first such contributions to a fund designed to provide construction and rehabilitation of rental housing for low-income families.

The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco is exploring ways to use $40 million it received as part of a private-label securities settlement to support small business development and job creation to help future homebuyers.

Home equity lenders are putting more loans on the books, thanks to increasing property values. But utilization rates are falling, not increasing, and older loans are paying off at a faster clip than lenders can replace them.

The American Bankers Association's mortgage subsidiary, ABA Community Bank Mortgage, has chosen BOK Financial Correspondent Lending to be its newest secondary market investor.

Single-family housing construction is set to top multifamily start for first time since the financial crisis.

Contrary to popular narrative, low interest rates are one of the reasons to be excited about the long-term outlook for housing.

Ten-X will unveil Ten-X Homes and Ten-X Commercial at the annual SXSW Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas, on Friday.

Interest rates on fixed-rate mortgages rose for the second straight week, according to Freddie Mac.

New home purchase mortgage application volume increased month-over-month in February, as mild weather and low rates encouraged a busy start to the spring buying season, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

Home-price appreciation is a welcome development for households whose nest eggs were shattered by the residential real estate bust that began a decade ago.

Cities may be the top choice for millennials who rent apartments, but young homebuyers are moving in droves to the suburbs, where prices are lower and backyards are plentiful.

Mortgage applications ticked up slightly last week, as low refinance activity continued to offset gains in new purchase applications, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

First mortgage originations climbed in February as home equity loans declined, according to Equifax.

The national foreclosure inventory decreased 21.7% to about 456,000 in January, according to CoreLogic.

U.S. commercial real estate prices dropped in January for the first time since 2010, a sign of weakening demand by investors after a six-year rally that pushed values to records.

Consumers were feeling moderately confident about the housing market in February, Fannie Mae said.

The number of homeowners who would benefit from refinancing their mortgage has swelled since the beginning of the year, according to Black Knight Financial Services.

February jobs report signals stronger economy and possibly higher mortgage rates this summer.