The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today approved a proposal of new risk retention rules in an attempt to stabilize the mortgage

Data through January 2011, released today by Standard & Poor’s for its S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, the leading measure of U.S. home prices, show further deceleration in the annual growth rates in 13 of the 20 MSAs and the

As reported by Diana Olick of CNBC Real Estate, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and other federal agencies vote this morning on a proposed set of mortgage risk retention rules that could drastically change the already tumultuous lending

Pending home sales increased in February but with notable regional variations, according to the National Association of

Freddie Mac completed 23,017 loan modifications during the first two months of 2011 and single-family delinquencies on mortgages held or backed by the GSE dropped in

At a crucial juncture for the nation’s emerging housing recovery, restoring the flow of acquisition, development and construction (AD&C) lending to sustain new housing activity took center stage as 500 builders from across the country converged on Capitol Hill

As annual Earth Hour approaches, real estate investment and property management firms across the country have announced their

With new and existing home sales falling throughout the country in February, potential homebuyers are seeing attractive prices on all types of

The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development released today their report on new residential sales in

Mortgage applications increased 2.7 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association‘s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending March 18,

Today, MacroMarkets LLC announced the results of the March 2011 Home Price Expectations Survey, compiled from 111 responses of a diverse group of economists, real estate experts, investment and market strategists. The survey is based upon the projected path

The National Association of Realtors met yesterday at the Association Executives Institute in Dallas to present the Realtor Political Survival Initiative (PSI), a response to a 2010 Supreme Court ruling that effects campaign

Existing-home sales fell in February following three straight monthly increases, according to the National Association of

As the mortgage crisis continues, a lot of people being foreclosed upon are forced into rental properties. In addition, younger generations are not looking to buy because of the high costs of home ownership. With the amount of renters

The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced the following new residential construction statistics for February

Tuesday, the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) “Neighborhoods Go Green! Scaling up Sustainability” exhibit opened in Washington,