Glenn McCullom

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Jan. 18.

Mortgage rates remained flat after dropping for six consecutive weeks as negative economic news was balanced with a more positive outlook on housing, according to Freddie Mac.

Purchase mortgage application volume reached its highest level in almost nine years as homebuyers took advantage of what might be a fleeting window for lower interest rates.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Jan. 11.

Average mortgage rates continued the downward spiral that started before Thanksgiving and in the past week that finally boosted mortgage application activity, according to Freddie Mac.

Consumers reacted in a big way to falling interest rates as mortgage applications increased 23.5% from one week earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Jan. 4.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Dec. 28.

From a housing market in turmoil and the technology to save it to the myriad new faces in both the industry and Washington, here's a look back at some of the biggest and most read mortgage and housing stories of 2018.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Dec. 21.