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New York's Department of Housing Preservation and Development has released a "Speculation Watch List" of rent-regulated homes sold that the agency said could potentially put tenants at risk.

The number of single-family homes sold during the third quarter declined 6.7% from the same three-month period a year ago, while the median sales price rose 3.8%, according to the Rhode Island Association of Realtors.

The $571 million transaction is backed by 915 loans originated from 2002 and 2008 that Waterfall Asset Management acquired over eight years.

When the mortgage giant will be released from government control is anyone's guess, but the company's third-quarter report shows signs of an easier transition.

A combination of moderate rises in mortgage rates and dipping growth in home prices are projected to boost existing and new housing sales through 2020, according to Freddie Mac.

Earnings at four of the private mortgage insurers increased significantly over last year's third quarter even as total mortgage origination volume shrunk during the same time frame.

Mortgage borrower credit scores hit their low points more than five months after making a home purchase, but lender reporting cycles also cause these results to vary, according to LendingTree.

Bankers complain that the quasi-governmental system's new program designed to make more residential loans in four states goes well beyond its original mission.

Mortgage applications decreased 2.5% from one week earlier as purchase activity compared with 2017 fell for the first time in nearly three months, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Atlanta's average home prices are up 5.8% since last year, according to a high-profile report on the nation's housing market issued Tuesday.