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March 20--Metro Atlanta home prices are up 9.8 percent from a year ago, while the supply of homes for sale has continued to shrink, according to a report from Re/Max.

First-time home buyers won't catch a break from the Dallas-area's hot home market this spring.

As policymakers take another crack at housing finance reform, federal leaders and the housing lobby are once again perpetuating the false notion that ending government guarantees would cause the 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage to vanish.

In the joint report with the Federal Trade Commission on debt collection practices, the CFPB said it had initiated four enforcement actions last year, had resolved one case and has five others pending.

Closing times for refinances have fallen dramatically due to mortgage lenders' increased emphasis on home purchase loans.

Housing inventory hit positive territory for the first time since 2015, but starter home volume is at a low for recent years, according to Trulia.

Joseph Tomkinson, who first pared down and then rebuilt Impac Mortgage Holdings in the aftermath of the housing crisis, is stepping down as the company's chairman and CEO.

The share of mortgage refinance applications dropped to its lowest level in nearly 10 years as interest rates continued to climb.

Sales of previously owned homes rose more than expected in the first gain in three months, indicating that job gains and tax cuts are supporting demand despite low supply.

Thanks to eager homebuyers, the Albuquerque metro housing market continued an upward trend last month, despite a short supply of single-family homes for sale.