Real estate brief
Real estate brief
Companies would continue to finance mortgages
Decline in refis drives 1.5% drop for week
Conventional loan applications drop 50 percent
Six steps to avoiding legal trouble after loan 'disappears'
Commentary: Fannie, Freddie could learn lesson from Ginnie Mae
New securitization rules don't apply to most jumbos
Payments to brokers, builders run afoul of anti-kickback rules
HUD urged to work with Fed on disclosures
Web sites aim to guide owners on path to recovery
Mounting losses taking toll on capital surplus
Global financial scene changes rapidly
Loan modifications, short sales up in Q2
Borrowers finding loan mods easier when not dealing with two lenders
Commentary: Watch out for credit starvation and 'HoHo' humiliation