After falling for the past five weeks, mortgage interest rates jumped by nearly a quarter percentage point last week, dampening mortgage application activity, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported Wednesday.

HHHunt Corp., Blacksburg, Va., acquired Alta Riverwalk, a new construction multifamily community in Nashville, Tenn.

The Mortgage Bankers Association and six real estate trade associations on Wednesday announced a first-of-its-kind alliance to foster supplier diversity in real estate.

What will set winners apart from the rest is the strategy they choose and how they apply these and other tactics to achieve their goals. Settling on the right strategy for making the most of the upcoming spring homebuying season will make or break an institution’s mortgage lending business.

BlackFin Group, Englewood, Calif., announced Julie Piepho, CMB, joined the firm as Principal Consultant.

One common mistake mortgage companies make when faced with an overwhelming task like building out a risk management program is to kick the can down the road. They decide they are too busy, and the job is too big, so they’ll dig in once things quiet down. This creates two problems