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Gateway Mortgage Group, a privately held mortgage company, is expanding into the Florida market with the opening of a new retail branch in Winter Park.

The housing market may close out the year with a whimper, according to data in Redfin's Real-Time Demand Pulse for November.

A lower supply of inventory and fewer distressed sales led to stronger home price gains across the country, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) revealed in a recent report. On a national level, the median price for existing single-family homes increased 7.6 percent to $186,100 in the third quarter of this year compared to last year, the strongest annual gain since first-quarter 2006. The median price for existing homes improved in 120 out of 149 areas since last year.

360 Mortgage Group, a privately-owned mortgage bank, announced it is bringing on Kenny Deen to help expand the company's presence in Nevada. Deen is 360 Mortgage's newest account executive.

The National Association of Federal Credit Unions expressed opposition to the CFPB's proposed rule on mortgage application and settlement disclosures.

In Maryland, Walker & Dunlop, Inc., is preparing to welcome two new board members. Announcing the addition of Andrew Florance and Michael Malone to the firm's directorship, Walker & Dunlop filled two of three vacancies on the board.

Fannie Mae reported a $1.8 billion net income for Q3 this year, an improvement over the $5.1 billion loss last year.

Now that Obama has won a second term, his administration is charged with leading phase two of the housing recovery.

Mortgage loan delinquencies increased 7.72 percent from August to September--the largest monthly increase since 2008, according to a report from Lender Processing Services (LPS). The upturn was substantial, even for a month historically marked by seasonal rises in delinquency, LPS said. However, company analysts say it is important to look at the longer-term trend, which shows a significant decrease in the delinquency rate since its January 2010 peak.

It's been a tumultuous couple of weeks for Americans, but mortgage rates have been rock-steady.