Mortgages

Prospective buyers can acquire not only the 18-hole links-style course, but also its pro shop and grill and clubhouse with a full-service restaurant.

Markit released series 6 of CMBX, the synthetic indices based on a static portfolio of U.S. commercial mortgage-backed securities.

Distressed real estate and short sale specialist Loan Resolution Corp. is adding 100 new employees.

The government’s programs to modify mortgages, along with private efforts in that area, had the effect of stabilizing home prices by delaying foreclosures and preventing a glut of distressed homes coming on to the market.

First American Financial Corp. has priced a $250 million debt offering which is scheduled to close on Jan. 29.

New home sales fell 7.3% in December after hitting a two-and-a-half-year high in November.

Purchases of mortgage loans and MBS by Freddie Mac plummeted 46% in December after a huge spike in November.

Updates from the Consumer Financial Protection Board and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The housing sector is poised to be the main anchor for economic growth this year and in the future, Fannie Mae said in its January 2013 outlook.

Over eight in 10 respondents to a survey of potential home sellers taken by Redfin last week believe home prices will rise in the next 12 months.

Cole Taylor Mortgage had nearly $2 billion of mortgage originations in the fourth quarter, up 41% from the third quarter.

Austin is the topic of a post on the Mortgage Grapevine, which shares data from the local Realtor organization about how hot the market is.

Astoria Financial Corp. had 4Q12 profits of $17 million, helped by a nearly $4 million after-tax gain from the sale of its Freddie Mac preferred stock.

Clayton Holdings is responding to the growing volume of MSR transactions generated by recent regulatory changes.

On her recent visit through areas impacted by Superstorm Sandy CEO of Mortgage Contracting Services, Caroline Reaves tried to capture her experience through images.

Recent settlements between lenders and regulators over alleged foreclosure abuses and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s new servicing rules may do little to lift the cloud of litigation risk hanging over lenders.

Flagstar Bancorp reported a $66.8 million profit for the fourth quarter, compared to a $78.2 million loss in the fourth quarter of 2011.

The industry's positive reaction to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau qualified mortgage rule, which governs mortgage underwriting, is prompting cautious optimism that a related securitization rule may also turn out better than expected.

Old Republic International Corp. reported a fourth-quarter loss of $24 million and full-year loss of $69 million.

First Financial Network reached a five-year agreement with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. to value, market and sell assets held in FDIC receiverships.