Real estate

Confidence among homebuilders unexpectedly fell in March to an eight-month low as prospective buyers were in little rush to shop for properties ahead of the busier spring selling season.

The Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis is again admitting mortgage-investment firms as members, even as the overseer of the government-chartered system of 12 regional lenders considers barring such companies.

The Federal Reserve will not raise rates in June, while mortgage rates could fall this year as the dollar gets stronger and oil prices remain low, mortgage industry consultant Barry Habib said at a mortgage conference.

Manhattan's smallest apartments are fueling big gains in rents.

Real estate investment trust ZAIS Financial Corp.'s acquisition of privately owned mortgage company GMFS proved to be highly dilutive to earnings.

Home buying confidence has gone up since last year as more Americans begin to see now as a good time to purchase a home, according to TD Bank.

Lenders should carefully evaluate their business practices and the importance of an actual pre-approval process in the context of their operations.

Unless we are willing to consider housing policies that reflect the economic conditions young adults in this country are actually facing, we will never solve the problems in U.S. housing markets.

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance has priced a secondary offering of 10 million shares of common stock at $17 per share.

Mortgage rates have dropped for the first time in four weeks, according to Freddie Mac's weekly survey.

Mortgage credit availability increased slightly in February, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association Thursday.

There are better ways of picking an originator to work with than just looking at a price comparison tool.

Mortgage banking and servicing company 1st Alliance Lending is introducing a new national mortgage lending platform

Stewart Information Services Corp. is being targeted by activist Phil Goldstein, who is urging a sale of the property-title insurer and seeking control of its board.

More Americans signed contracts to purchase previously owned homes in January, rounding out a week of housing data that depicted an uneven recovery.

Nationstar Mortgage Holdings managed to improve its annual results despite a sharp decrease in income during the fourth quarter.

Mortgage interest rates increased for the third consecutive weak as strong housing data supported the market, according to Freddie Mac.

CIT's John Thain and OneWest's James Otting, scheduled to speak today at a public hearing on their $3.4 billion M&A deal, will face complaints from community activists that they owe the public more after receiving substantial government help during the financial crisis.

CoreLogic saw fourth-quarter revenue increase thanks to growth in its data and analytics business, driving the company into the black.

Low mortgage rates and moderating home price growth made December the fourth consecutive month to feature improved market stability, according to a report by Freddie Mac.