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National MI deliberately dropped some of its customers in the second quarter, resulting in flat new insurance growth compared with the first quarter and a lower increase versus one year prior.

Employment by nondepository mortgage companies in June increased for the third consecutive month as seasonal hiring continued even though home resales inched down another notch.

Local homebuilding remained on a hot streak as through the first seven months of this year, single-family permits totaled 2,500 or 22% higher than the same period in 2017.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Aug. 3.

Housing markets with the strictest land-use regulations saw home price appreciation shoot up by more than double the rate of those with lighter regulations, despite similar job growth, according to Zillow.

Xome acquired Assurant's Mortgage Solutions unit one day after its parent company Nationstar was bought by the shell company of the former Washington Mutual.

Mortgage rates rose to their highest level in seven weeks and fourth-highest of 2018, thanks to strong economic trends, according to Freddie Mac.

Houston home prices continued to climb in July, rising to an average of $314,775, but fell $1,688 shy of the all-time record set in June.

Metro Atlanta home prices have climbed 5.6% during the past year, reinforced by a strong economy and a worsening shortage of houses for sale.

Single-family home sales in Connecticut fell in June, though the median price climbed to a five-year high.