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New-home construction was sluggish in Palm Beach County last year with builders breaking ground on 2,132 new homes, a meager 3% gain from 2013.

Studying borrowers' credit characteristics and tightening quality control are more important to how mortgages perform than the size of down payments.

During last year's fourth quarter, commercial and multifamily loan originations increased by 11% from the same time a year before, a new report by the Mortgage Bankers Association says.

Embrace Home Loans, a direct mortgage lender in Newport, R.I., has partnered with Rockland Trust, to process, underwrite and close loans for the Rockland, Mass.-based bank.

When Seattle Mayor Ed Murray created a blue-ribbon panel on housing affordability in September, he used the word "urgency."

The Super Bowl is history, marking the start of a new high-stakes season: the spring real estate market. After what many industry insiders considered a disappointing 2014, hopes are high for 2015.

Home sales in Southern California's San Fernando Valley tanked in 2014, falling 7 percent from a year earlier to a record low in response to rising prices and scant inventory.

The Greenwich, Conn., Town Assessor's office booked paperwork for 40 residential real estate closings last month, with a median sale price of $1.3 million, down significantly from last January's median closing price of $2 million.

Intense scrutiny is rarely focused on condemnation clauses in security instruments, but they will set the tone for potentially drawn out litigation as the parties work through the complexities specific to condemnation.

Fannie Mae provided $28.9 billion in financing to the multifamily market last year that supported 446,000 housing units.

Joe Stafford knew that by learning the ins and outs of mortgage lending, he would be able to help those looking to finance their dreams.

Two Republican legislators have suggested that affordable housing funding should be put on hold until Congress finally decides what to do about Fannie and Freddie. But why give Congress another six years to fiddle around with housing finance while the poor and homeless face a declining level of government housing assistance?

Residential real estate in the Philadelphia region saw falling prices and modestly rising sales in 2014's fourth quarter.

A program in Huntington Beach, Calif., is looking to help military members, safety officials, teachers and others buy homes.

Arbor Commercial Mortgage has launched a proprietary online loan processing technology platform.

By selecting a niche, originators do not need to have the best rates to attract new business.

MetLife Inc. stepped up its investment in commercial real estate last year, the life insurer announced.

Contracts to purchase previously owned homes unexpectedly fell in December by the most in a year, a sign the industry’s recovery remains uneven.

The U.S. homeownership rate fell to the lowest in more than two decades in the fourth quarter as many would-be buyers stayed on the sidelines, giving the rental market a boost.

Two affordable-housing organizations — one based in Old Saybrook and the other in Old Lyme — have joined together in a move that representatives say could lead to new housing opportunities.