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Real estate agents live in a market that is constantly shifting, pushing them in new directions.
So what is causing the rapid change? For starters, the sales landscape for real estate agents changed dramatically after the 2008 housing bust, forcing many retail agents to fill their buckets...
The amount of commercial and multifamily mortgage debt outstanding swelled in the fourth quarter of 2012, marking the largest increase since 2008, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association analysis of the Federal Reserve Board's flow of funds.
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The amount of commercial and multifamily mortgage debt outstanding swelled in the fourth quarter of 2012, marking the largest increase since 2008, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association analysis of the Federal Reserve Board's flow of funds.
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Stable mortgage rates are making refinancing less attractive to the newest prime mortgage borrowers in residential mortgage-backed securitization pools.
This is expected to keep prepayment rates on loans originated during the past several months slower than those originated between...
Investors in the single-family housing market could create a price floor, locking in higher prices for underwater homeowners who eventually hope to return to positive equity, suggested Elizabeth Duke with the Board of Governors for the Federal Reserve System.
In a...
HousingWire's Monday Morning Cup of Coffee takes a look at news from the weekend, with more coverage on bigger issues.
OneWest Bank executives are considering the possibility of selling the big savings and loan company, the LA Times...
HousingWire's Monday Morning Cup of Coffee takes a look at news from the weekend, with more coverage on bigger issues.
OneWest Bank executives are considering the possibility of selling the big savings and loan company, the LA Times...
A Federal Housing Administration proposal to lower the loan-to-value ratio requirements for government-backed loans valued above $625,500 has gained the support of the Mortgage Bankers Association.
The plan would essentially lower the...
While continuing to chip away at the damage caused by the housing crisis, the overall health of the housing recovery still remains fragile, the Obama Administration said in its latest...
While continuing to chip away at the damage caused by the housing crisis, the overall health of the housing recovery still remains fragile, the Obama Administration said in its latest...
The Obama Administration’s foreclosure mitigation programs continue to provide relief for millions of homeowners in the housing recovery.
As a result, the Making Home Affordable Program has assisted more than 1.5 million distressed borrowers since its inception in 2009, the Obama...
The Federal Housing Administration is constructing its own version of the qualified mortgage rule, said FHA Commissioner Carol Galante, during the JPMorgan Chase Securitization Research conference.
Under the Dodd-Frank Act, the FHA has the authority to...
The Federal Housing Administration is constructing its own version of the qualified mortgage rule, said FHA Commissioner Carol Galante, during the JPMorgan Chase Securitization Research conference.
Under the Dodd-Frank Act, the FHA has the authority to...
With Redwood Trust and Credit Suisse sealing the first four nonagency residential mortgage-backed securities deals of the year, many market experts are confident RMBS issuance will exceed the $6 billion volume reached in 2012.
JPMorgan Chase...
With Redwood Trust and Credit Suisse sealing the first four nonagency residential mortgage-backed securities deals of the year, many market experts are confident RMBS issuance will exceed the $6 billion volume reached in 2012.
JPMorgan Chase...