Mortgages

Homeowners are “under paper” and unable to close on a home sale or refi transaction because a mortgage satisfaction has never been recorded in the public records.

A Mortgage Grapevine post is titled “Brokers are going to rule once again!,” where a poster says that with mini-correspondent and jumbo lending programs, the Wall St. conduits will need loans.

Stock prices rise as investors regain confidence over the Federal Reserve bond buying program ending.

A report from Fannie Mae said while the nation’s economy may be growing, it hasn’t reached its full potential yet due to fiscal headwinds.

Griggs will provide customers of the Fargo, N.D.-based financial institution with tools and information to be able to navigate the ever-changing mortgage landscape.

The median price paid for a home in the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area in May was $519,000, up 1.8% from $510,000 in April and up 29.8% from $400,000 in May 2012.

Standard and Poor’s finds some legislative and other uncertainties in the municipal housing sector, but the company expects ratings in it to remain fairly stable through at least the next 12 months.

A trio of real estate investment trusts have separately entered into different kinds of debt transactions, and Wells Fargo is providing the financing in two of them.

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Ask any of us in real estate-related businesses to describe the perfect closing experience and you’ll likely get minor variations on this theme.

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.