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Seven classes of a single-asset commercial mortgage-backed securities deal collateralized by a $500 million first mortgage financing on the acquisition of Kings Plaza mall in Brooklyn have received preliminary ratings from Morningstar.

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Mortgage application volume rose for the fourth time in the last five weeks, even as rates on the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage increased for the seventh time in the past eight weeks.

Iron Horse Auction Co. said that it will be selling over 100 bank-owned properties in the Carolinas over the next week.

What we're hearing from Ellie Mae executives is that the current high cost of compliance is going to get even worse.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average flirted with 14,000 on Tuesday as investor confidence returned to the market and that investor confidence helped to buoy the housing-related stocks.

The 30-year fixed mortgage rate is now currently 3.44%, which is up two basis points from the same time last week.

Many clamored for the authorization of electronic signatures for the 4506-T as it completes the set of key predisclosures in the origination process that can be e-signed.

Despite the typically slow winter months, the housing market continued to see progress in home values through January.

House prices rose 8.3% in 2012 after falling for the past six years, including a 4.7% drop in 2011.