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The slow pace of the economic recovery has done little to temper optimism among executives in the commercial real estate (CRE) sector, according to DLA Piper's 2013 State of the Market Survey. Eighty-five percent of executives surveyed described themselves as having a bullish outlook, the survey shows. That's a massive turnaround from the 2011 survey (the most recent previous report), when only 30 percent of respondents characterized themselves as bullish.

Imagine if someone removed the speedometer from your car and then put limits on how fast or slow you could drive.

Both GSEs suggest without a government guarantee, even a mild downturn could impact their ability to operate and support affordable housing programs.

Sabal Financial Group announced the expansion of its commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) business with the launch of Sabal Commercial Advisors.

A new report from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) reveals consumer finance complaints filed by service members, veterans, and their families steadily rose throughout 2012. The report, released by CFPB's Office of Servicemember Affairs, shows the number of complaints rising steadily each quarter, closing the year at a total of 3,455. Mortgage complaints were by far the most common out of all categories, with a quarterly average of 52.3 percent of complaints focused on home finance products.

Pacific Union Financial, LLC, announced the addition of two new sales executives to their wholesale and correspondent lending teams.

The economy added 165,000 jobs in April, and the unemployment rate dropped to 7.5.percent, its lowest level since December 2008, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported Friday. Economists had forecast payrolls would grow by 153,000, and that the unemployment rate would remain at 7.6 percent.

When it comes to the hotly debated mortgage interest tax deduction, Maryland takes the top spot in terms of claim rate.

Rates fell all around in Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey for the week ending May 2.

Ocwen Financial Corporation reported $45.1 million in net income in this year's first quarter, more than double the $19.3 million recorded at the same time last year.