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Freddie Mac stopped investing in certain mortgage derivatives last spring amid a weak market for those products, the firm’s federal regulator said on Friday.

Citi put another nail in the coffin of the mortgage brokerage business: It will stop originating home loans through brokers.

Standard & Poor's has removed Barbara Duka as chief if its commercial mortgage-backed securities ratings group that was at the center of controversy in mid-2011.

On Wednesday, a U.S. housing regulator invited investors to submit initial applications so they can bid on pools of foreclosed properties owned by Fannie Mae.

Several major U.S. home builders reported improving results for their latest quarters Thursday and executives expressed optimism about 2012.

Average mortgage rates in the U.S. dropped to new record lows over the past week after data on the nation's economic growth fell short of market forecasts, according to Freddie Mac's weekly survey of mortgage rates.

There was a lot of criticism on Capitol Hill Wednesday of President Barack Obama’s latest housing proposals, an indication that the effort faces steep odds of being enacted.

President Barack Obama is set to give a speech Wednesday outlining his call for more help for the nation’s housing markets, according to administration officials. Here’s a preview of what's on the White House wish list:

Today's House of the Day is a St. Lucia compound, overlooking a World Heritage site, that serves as a vacation escape for its owner.

An effort to bar bonuses for executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could move forward in the U.S. Senate this week.

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- Contract activity for pending home sales has risen for six straight months, a pattern not seen in the history of the index since it began in 2001, according to the National Association of Realtors.

This is Part Two of a two-part exclusive Real Estate Channel overview of the luxury condominium market in metro Miami. Part One was posted Friday, Aug. 28, "SPECIAL REPORT: Miami Luxury Condo Market Sales Rise as Prices Drop."

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IT was a sunny Monday afternoon, and the scene around the yellow-and-orange cabanas at La Piaggia Beach Club was laid-back and effortlessly chic. Waiters brought trays of chilled rosé, goose pâté and “les mini cheeseburgers.” Women, wearing cunning coverups that manage to cover up nothing, dipped their manicured feet into the sand.