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Home prices in 20 U.S. cities rose at a weaker pace in the year ended in August as borrowing standards remain tight and wage gains fail to accelerate.

Commercial real estate borrowing and lending continued at a strong clip in the third quarter, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Private insurers are considering a request by U.S. officials to guarantee mortgages for veterans — the fastest growing part of the market.

The mortgage industry has to prepare for a new breed of sales person in millennials - that's if they can get them interested in the first place.

Homeowners are less confident about their ability to sell than in the previous quarter, according to Redfin.

Making the GSEs out to be the villains of the mortgage crisis is an easy sell to a fearful and angry public, but doesn’t make it true. Partly due to this mindset, housing markets remain held hostage.

A lender which paid millions in connection with a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau consent decree has been sued civilly in a class action pertaining to the same activity.

Contracts to purchase previously owned homes rose less than forecast in September, showing housing will take time to gain momentum.

Over half of California's millennials see homeownership in their future living arrangements, according to the California Association of Realtors.

A slow and uncertain housing recovery continues, according to a report by Freddie Mac.

The nation's inventory of loans in foreclosure reached its lowest level since February 2008, according to a Black Knight Financial Services report.

Purchases of new homes were little changed in September after the prior month was revised down, showing an uneven recovery that will limit how much residential real estate contributes to growth.

The Ryland CEO says new Fannie and Freddie low-down-payment loan products could have a big impact on next spring's selling season.

Most of the securitized single-family market is currently exempt, but only a tiny part of the commercial equivalent is. However, nonexempt commercial will get more expensive to issue, and the single-family exemption could change.

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Guild Mortgage in San Diego has acquired Northwest Mortgage Group in Portland, Ore., for an undisclosed price. Through this transaction, Guild adds eight branches and $842 million in loan volume to its portfolio.

The rate of home price appreciation has slowed down to its lowest annual pace, according to the latest data from Zillow.

Mortgage rates declined, remaining at a 16-month low as more affordable borrowing costs fuel an increase in refinancing.

Mortgage lenders will have 210 days to fix errors in their calculations of points and fees and reimburse borrowers for any overages under a final rule issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

The Federal Reserve Board and Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday both signed off on an interagency rule requiring securitizers to hold 5% of the credit risk on loans sold to investors.