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The reality of converting office properties to multifamily housing is not as simple as it might seem, said Lisa Pendergast.

The index of mortgage applications to buy a home increased 9.2% in the week ended Jan. 12 to 162.2, the highest since July 14, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

The Fed governor offered some of the most detailed remarks to date around the Federal Open Market Committee's intentions to ease monetary policy this year.

Katie Sweeney, until now the chairman and CEO of the association, will move into the chief executive role at the coalition as part of this reorganization.

The effects of rate pressure helped push the volume of premiums written in the third quarter downward, as the industry also encounters pressure from housing stakeholders looking for viable alternative products.

The executive director of the Community Home Lenders of America games out the best-case scenario for independent mortgage banks in the year ahead.

Navy Federal, the nation's largest credit union, is facing a lawsuit about its allegedly discriminatory mortgage lending practices.

For the past week, the benchmark 10-year Treasury closed above 4%, as the markets priced in an increase in the consumer price index.

More clarity around values and an urgent need to address looming debt maturities are expected to spark more deals, a report from Jones Lang LaSalle said.

Both companies saw their stock rating cut because of their current valuation, similar to why Rocket's was previously dropped. They declined comment on the move.