Industries

The use of state housing finance agency down payment assistance programs is part of the solution to address the growing affordable housing gap, a Fitch Ratings report said.

For the first half of 2019, the real estate market in Billings, Mont., is looking strong, with local organizations noting a few aspects of the industry to keep an eye on.

Borrowers recovering from foreclosure might not be in as much hot water as perceived, with many maintaining healthy credit scores within a year, according to LendingTree.

Lower interest rates are expected to drive financing secured by income-producing properties to new heights by year-end, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

A Pinellas County, Fla., Realtor with a controversial past faces possible revocation of his real estate license.

The Federal Trade Commission wants to block the merger of Fidelity National Financial and Stewart Information Services stating the deal would reduce competition for title insurance, including for large commercial real estate transactions.

Like many regional banking companies, Huntington Bancshares casts itself as a community bank, albeit one with more than $100 billion in assets.

Two neighbor island housing markets turned in mostly better results for single-family homes, but not condominiums in August.

Most homes located in Opportunity Zones sell for below the national median price.

While delinquent loans in commercial mortgage-backed securities continued trending downward overall, there was an uptick in the rate for more recent originations, a Standard & Poor's report noted.

Barely more than a tenth of homebuyers found themselves in a bidding war in August, as consumers shied away with a possible recession looming on the horizon, according to Redfin.

The median selling price for single-family homes in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, fell in August for the first time since February, but still remained above 2018 levels.

The industry has taken some steps to lower barriers to affordable housing, but some observers say that more can be done.

For New Orleans-area homebuyers, the suburbs are calling.

Properties sold directly to investors in a foreclosure sale were more likely to be occupied by an owner one year later, compared with those that reverted to the lender, an Auction.com study found.

The Hamilton, Ohio City Council soon will consider whether to require owners to register their vacant industrial or commercial buildings.

Extell Development, facing an Aug. 30 maturity for a construction loan, signed an agreement for a new loan on the New York property, using the unsold units in the 815-apartment project as collateral.

Prospective buyers of the boarded-up East Hills Mall recently reached out to Bakersfield city officials with a new vision for demolishing and redeveloping the property into a village-like mixed-use center.

Home sale prices in Massachusetts continued their ascent in July, setting a new all-time high for the month and rising to a level nearly 20% higher than five years ago and nearly 40% higher than July 2009.

The second half of 2019 is a prudent time to examine the CRE market in the context of an inevitable slowdown, taking into account how the current landscape is impacting lending practices.