Real estate

Connecticut received $30 million in grants for restoration and resiliency to infrastructure in municipalities affected by Hurricane Sandy, Gov. Dannel Malloy announced.

Here are some easy ways to introduce your loan origination group to your clients.

Aaron Seltzer, an attorney from the eastern shore of Maryland, pled guilty earlier this week to wire fraud connected to a real estate investment scheme.

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Appraisers are often the only party involved in a real estate transaction that has no "skin in the game," unlike mortgage originators and real estate agents.

Farmland Partners has expanded its secured note line of credit with Farmer Mac to $150 million, from $75 million.

Mortgage applications increased slightly last week due to higher refinance and purchase activity.

As the real estate market ramps back up, lenders are looking for ways to diversify their portfolios, even if the returns are slim.

Purchases of new homes unexpectedly declined in November to a four-month low, underscoring a lack of momentum this year in residential real estate.

Remember when nobody wanted to touch U.S. subprime-mortgage debt? That's just a distant memory as they deliver some of the bond market's best returns.

To be a successful mortgage loan originator, you have to be able to function in any kind of real estate market.

Highland Capital Management LP won a $40 million jury award after successfully arguing Credit Suisse AG duped the Dallas-based debt manager into refinancing a shaky real-estate development.

Home sales dropped 5.2% in November compared to a year earlier, according to data published Thursday by Re/Max.

Yields on government-backed mortgage securities narrowed to the least relative to benchmark debt in more than two years, cushioning the blow of a slump in Treasuries for homebuyers.

Originators need to have quality and consistency in their marketing and public relations.

GuardHill Financial Corp. CEO Alan Rosenbaum has recruited veteran New York City mortgage originator—and former competitor—Melissa Cohn to bring an under-the-radar lender out of the shadows.

The amount of commercial and multifamily mortgage debt outstanding rose to a record high in the third quarter, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Nicholas Schorsch, American Realty Capital Properties Inc.'s former executive chairman, is walking away from a compensation package valued at about $100 million, company filings show.

Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew's decision to give more help to homeowners who have already gotten mortgage assistance has sparked opposition from Republicans aiming to end President Obama's foreclosure prevention program.

Confidence among homebuilders hovered in December close to a nine-year high, indicating the residential real estate recovery continues to make progress.