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Shaner Hotel Group has created Shaner Hospitality Finance LLC, a REIT which will provide equity and debt for refincings and purchases of existing loans as well as preferred equity investments.

Barclays is forecasting a year-to-year 9.7% rise in U.S. home prices by the end of 2013 and a 7.2% increase in 2014, based on first-quarter data.

As of March 31, seniors, which for this report are defined as those 62 or older, held $3.25 trillion in home equity and had properties worth $4.32 trillion.

The inaugural International Federation of Finance Museums meeting aims to inspire innovation in the promotion of financial literacy globally and engage the media, academics, policymakers and industry participants.

A MacroMonitor analysis of banking activity during the past few years indicates the steady growth of mobile financial services is rearranging the transaction choices made by most households.

The real estate inventory crunch is easing, although listings are still down 12.2% on a year-over-year basis, according to Zillow.

First quarter new mortgage originations increased 16% year-over-year following a trend expected to continue alongside falling loan delinquencies and price improvements.

Athas Capital Group has launched a wholesale subprime residential mortgage program, and it is on the verge of rolling out what it calls version 2.0.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.-insured bonds tied to housing were cut one level to AA from AA+ by Standard & Poor’s after the ratings firm lowered its grade on the parent company last month.

The average consumer rate for a 30-year fixed rate mortgage rose for the sixth straight week in Freddie Mac’s survey, nearing 4%.

During May, there were 148,054 U.S. properties with a foreclosure filing, up 2% from the prior month, but still down 28% compared to May 2012.

Investors had a strong negative reaction to Newcastle Investment Corp. in the wake of the real estate investment trust’s upsizing and pricing of its public offering of 35 million shares of its common stock.

Only two of the 17 Mortgage Industry Equity Composite members closed higher on Wednesday, another down day for the markets as a whole.

Although 19.8% of all residential properties with a mortgage still were in negative equity positions during the first quarter, this represented a decline from 21.7% at the end of the fourth quarter of 2012.

Just because you do not like the answer from your loan officer does not mean that the answer is wrong.

Accelerate banking caters to Generation X focusing on a mindset aligned with the demands of new entrepreneurs looking for untraditional, stronger banking relationships and faster decision-making opportunities.

A study found that real estate agents and rental housing providers recommend and show fewer available homes to minority families than equally qualified whites.

The House of Representatives has passed a bill to give the Federal Housing Administration new powers to regulate its reverse mortgage program via mortgagee letter.

Mortgage lender loanDepot.com LLC has opened its co-headquarters office in the Dallas suburb of Plano.