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Low mortgage rates and stronger consumer confidence are driving home sales and home prices upward, according to CoreLogic's July 2015 Home Price Index Report.

Getting a mortgage has been progressively getting easier since 2012, however the first few months of this year indicate that credit is tightening and obtaining a mortgage is no easier than it was a year ago.

Agency purchase loans became just a bit riskier in July 2015, climbing upward by 0.6 percentage points from the previous July and marking the seventh consecutive month with a year-over-year increase.

First American Financial Corporation’s Loan Application Defect Index for July 2015 found that the mortgage loan defect rate rose 4.9 percent in July compared to June.

Realtor.com economic research released Monday found that sellers' overall advantage in the market is being reduced and buyers are beginning to reap the benefits of growing home inventory.

The gross domestic product growth in the Group of Twenty economies has been revised downward for next year, according to a report from Moody's Investors Services released Friday.

As gas prices continue to decline, oil-producing states remain at high-risk for home price decreases, according to Fannie Mae's recent edition of Housing Insights.

Mortgage interest rates appear to be following a pattern of ups and downs, especially as consumers anticipate the Federal Reserve's rate hike.

Real GDP growth in Q2 is way up from a paltry 0.6 percent annual growth rate in Q1 and at 3.7 percent is now way ahead of forecasts for the remainder of 2015. But when all economic factors are considered, is the news all good?

Loans refinanced through the Home Affordable Refinance Program held steady for the second quarter of 2015. According to the Federal Housing Finance Agency's Refinance Report, the total number of loans refinanced through HARP in the second quarter was nearly the same as the number recorded in first quarter.