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New restrictions for mortgage loan originators in the amendments include the “100 mile rule.”

One company advocating the use of eminent domain to condemn underwater mortgages plans to refinance the loans through the Federal Housing Administration short refinance program.

iStar Financial and Blackstone Real Estate Special Situations Advisors have agreed to purchase nearly 21.9 million shares of preferred stock from Landmark Apartment Trust of America.

Due to higher home price gains across much of the nation, continuous improvements in distressed market measures and greater consumer confidence, a more optimistic home value projection was made by Clear Capital.

The Mortgage Industry Equity Composite had 10 stocks close higher than they did on Friday, one with no change and six lower.

A Grapevine poster says he represents a firm that owns 150 non-owner-occupied single-family properties that need to be refinanced.

Mortgage Electronic Recording Systems Inc. has won dismissal of a lawsuit filed against it in a federal court in Rhode Island.

The one percentage point increase in mortgage rates over the past two months will not stop the recovery in the housing market.

The housing industry’s recovery efforts are progressing through May as mortgage delinquencies have decreased 43% from their 2010 peak, according to Lender Processing Services.

Lender Processing Services said it made an active and extensive solicitation of 42 potentially interested parties during the go-shop period created under the contractual terms of its acquisition by Fidelity National Financial.

The gradual rise in interest rates now underway won't have a detrimental effect on most credit unions, predicts one industry expert.

PMC Commercial Trust, a real estate investment trust, has agreed to merge with CIM Urban REIT, an owner of Class A office properties.

Blackstone Group is preparing to expand its bet on the housing recovery by lending to other landlords.

Some are buying nonperforming loans to get a hold of properties in states with longer foreclosure timelines early on rather than waiting for foreclosure.

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The good news benefited the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Mortgage Industry Equity Composite.

We're hearing that it’s kind of a mystery as to why the number of construction jobs has not kept pace with housing starts.

Long before the rise in interest rates, Brian Morley started making changes to his business to do more purchase loans and remain a top producer.

The homeowners association is suing the builder, complicating the deal.