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

Maren Kasper, who has led Ginnie Mae in the absence of a permanent president, is leaving the agency on Oct. 18 to pursue an opportunity in the private sector.

Home values posted the largest month-over-month spike in over five years due to continued buyer demand, according to Quicken Loans.

Institutions that offer fewer than 500 open-end lines of credit will get another two-year exemption from reporting requirements under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act.

The head of the firm's real estate investment arm pushed back at the idea that buildings with coworking companies as lead tenants are risky bets for lenders.

Millennial homeownership rates declined between 2009 and 2016 before picking up in 2017, even as the number of households under the age of 35 dropped by over 1 million, a ValuePenguin study found.

Here's a look at five up-and-coming housing markets for digital mortgage professionals, based on home affordability and the availability of technology careers.

Weaker-than-expected economic data led to a decline in mortgage rates this week, although consumer attitudes remain strong, and should continue to drive increased home purchase demand, according to Freddie Mac.

The Department of Veterans Affairs distributed more than $400 million in refunded home loan fees after finding exempt borrowers were mistakenly charged due to clerical errors related to their disability status.

A year after Fannie Mae launched its first credit-risk transfer securitization using a real estate mortgage investment conduit, Freddie is now electing to also opt for a REMIC format in offloading the credit risk to private investors.