Mortgages

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New entrants in mortgage servicing are rethinking how business is done, creating more division between holders of mortgage servicing rights and the entities that actually manage loans.

Houston will need more than 214,000 new apartment rental units by 2030 to meet demand from a population that is drifting from homeownership, according to a new study by the National Multifamily Housing Council and the National Apartment Association.

Robert and Dolores Sexton never saw it coming: a classic real estate ruse the Bay Area retirees say has cost them the home they bought almost 42 years ago.

The number of homes with a foreclosure filing increased 5% in May over the previous month, as properties entering the process also increased by 5%.

Home sales and prices in the Baltimore area continued to climb in May, as buyers vied for properties in a market with historically low inventory.

Mounting compliance risks and an evolving landscape for how consumers shop for homes and mortgages have some lenders re-examining whether they still need co-marketing arrangements with real estate brokerages.

Fewer Colorado Springs homeowners are sinking on their mortgages, a national report released by housing data firm CoreLogic shows.

A loan securitization launched by Mill City has the largest concentration of seasoned negative-amortization loans seen in a residential mortgage-backed securities deal since the financial crisis.

Federal Reserve officials surprised some onlookers by unveiling a rough plan for balance sheet runoff in the minutes for their May meeting.

American International Group will receive $590 million in gross proceeds from the sale of Arch Capital Group stock it received in the United Guaranty Corp. transaction.

Following the lead of other California cities, Mayor Eric Garcetti two years ago proposed charging a fee on construction and using those funds to build affordable housing in Los Angeles.

The Federal Reserve will increase interest rates twice more in 2017 and begin shrinking its balance sheet before year's end despite a clear downturn in the outlook for inflation.

Median prices for single-family houses and condominiums on Maui increased by double-digit percentages in May as low inventory prompted buyers to snap up properties at a rapid pace.

As long as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac exist, they must have adequate capital so taxpayers will never again be compelled to help them meet their financial obligations.

The HUD secretary said millennials are being shut out of the market but the purchase of a condominium unit is often the first step to homeownership.

Fannie Mae chose three winning bidders for its 10th nonperforming loan sale, which consisted of 3,400 loans with an unpaid principal balance of $581 million.

St. Louis County, Minn., made a cool $350,500 selling 25 parcels that had been given up by their previous owners for non-payment of property taxes.

The share of mortgaged properties underwater is inching down toward 6% but in certain areas like Las Vegas the percentage is more than twice as high, according to CoreLogic.

The House passed a bill that assigns Qualified Mortgage status to loans that banks hold in portfolio.