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Although new home sales fell in December after playing catch-up from the slowdown caused by the hurricanes, recent data shows a significant increase on a year-over-year basis.

2017 was a great year for homesellers with one in four homes in the U.S. selling above their asking price and sellers netting an average of additional $7,000 over their initial price offer.

Home prices are expected to rise by 4-8 percent in across most of the U.S. housing market during a year that will continue to reap profits for homesellers.

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New data shows the most recent update on mortgage rates—reporting rising rates across the board following a surge in Treasury yields.

What is data as defined by the mortgage industry? What of that data is useful? Blockchain might be the answer to these questions, making this technology very relevant for the mortgage industry today.

Mortgage loan applications rose 8.3 percent in the first week of January, reflecting an optimistic housing market.

he first in a three-part series of reports examines the importance of the mortgage industry to the overall health of the housing market and makes a case for policy reforms in this sector, in the light of the housing finance reform legislation that’s once again in the works in Congress.

Tightening lending standards led to a decrease in the availability of mortgage credit towards the end of 2017.

Higher interest rates and larger fees drove added costs for borrowers with low credit scores according to a report.