Investments

Hovnanian Enterprises, the corporate parent of homebuilder K Hovnanian Homes, received a new notice from the New York Stock Exchange indicating its low market capitalization could jeopardize its listing status.

The second quarter continues to shape up as a good one for bank mortgage lenders — and one ancillary service provider — that are benefiting from a spike in volume.

Despite a significant rise in first-mortgage production due to lower interest rates, profits from home lending in Citigroup's retail banking division fell slightly in the second quarter.

The more than $44 billion in new Ginnie Mae mortgage-backed securities that came to market in June marked the strongest month for the government bond insurer in more than two years.

Builder MDC Holdings' preliminary numbers for net new home orders registered their highest quarterly increase in years, adding to signs of growing demand for housing.

The post-crisis operational improvements at both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have resulted in stronger mortgage loan performance, a Fitch Ratings report said.

Mortgage rates ticked up slightly this week with opposing trends in the stock and bond markets fighting for dominance, according to Freddie Mac.

Genworth Financial is marketing its stake in Genworth MI Canada in a possible last-ditch effort to save the long-delayed proposed acquisition by China Oceanwide.

On sunny days, the Grand Venezia at Baywatch condominiums in Clearwater, Fla., offer a view of Old Tampa Bay that calms the mind.

Nearly $300 million of municipal debt sold 12 years ago to expand Central New York's Destiny USA shopping mall were dropped to junk-level Ba2 by Moody's Investors Service.