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Housing markets in the U.S. remain stable due to employment and current mortgage payments as 2016 moves forward, according to Freddie Mac.

As overall first-lien mortgage performance improves with more borrowers maintaining their monthly payments, the need for other loss mitigation actions is dissipating.

The homebuying process still troubles many borrowers of all demographics due to the complexity associated with the mortgage application process.

A question on the minds of many older Americans trying to find balance between their housing needs and financial situations as they prepare to retire is the decision to rent or own a home.

Since the highly anticipated rate hike last year, mortgage interest rates have not moved up as many in the mortgage industry expected, leaving many to wonder what happened to to the so-called increase in rates.

David M. Blitzer, Managing Director and Chairman of the Index Committee at S&P Dow Jones Indices noted that financing a home continues to be a hurdle for first-time homebuyers as low inventories and short supply cause home prices to rise.

While many housing fundamentals have been nearing their pre-recession levels for months or even years in some cases, the nationwide homeownership rate sank to a 48-year low of 63.4 percent in the second quarter of 2015.

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Despite the rough start to the year, pending home sales recently rose to their highest level in seven months and are still higher than a year ago.

Home prices have been consistently rising for the last few years and although the pace has slowed, they are still ticking upward in these 10 housing markets.