Originations

Increased commercial mortgage-backed securities issuance has brought several new B-piece buyers to market.

FDIC-insured institutions originated $765.4 billion in single-family loans in 2012, up nearly 50% from the year prior.

Radian is looking to sell up to 30 million shares of its common stock.

Community bankers are growing increasingly concerned that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will eliminate one of their bread-and-butter products: balloon loans.

House prices reversed course in 2012 after falling 4.1% the year prior, according to the S&P Case-Shiller 20-city house price index.

Electronic signatures can help mortgage originators increase their sales, move things quicker through the process and as a result get better prices for their loans from investors.

All but two of the member stocks of the Mortgage Industry Equity Composite sank on Monday along with the rest of the market as investors reacted to uncertainty in the market, including the results of the Italian election.

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Among the driving factors of the housing market will be household formation and desire for homeownership.

Brazilian pepper is an ornamental plant imported into the United States which has now become classified as an invasive species.

Lenders will handle an estimated 1.5 million maturing lines of credit per year in the next several years.

Fitch has issued expected ratings ranging from an investment grade AAA to a speculative grade B on 13 classes of JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-C10.

Fourteen classes $1.2 billion securitization backed by 100 fixed-rate commercial mortgages, WFRBS 2013-C12, received preliminary ratings.

The purchase of a California home became less affordable in the fourth quarter of 2012 as inventory challenges drove prices higher in the state.

National Association of Realtors data show the overall growth in commercial real estate leasing activity seen in most markets in 2012 will gain speed this year and in 2014.

Over half of current renters say they want to become a home owner in the next five years.

Loan limits on Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, FHA and VA loans should be gradually reduced to encourage the private sector to play a larger role in the housing finance system.

Fannie Mae has approved Equity Loans as a servicer and seller of first-lien nonsecuritized Fannie loans on one-to-four family properties.

House prices rose 5.8% in 2012 after edging up 0.1% from November to December, according to Lender Processing Services.

The release of a long-awaited federal rule on housing discrimination is bad news for lenders who fear being targeted in fair-lending suits.