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Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Oct. 27.

Rents have increased rapidly across housing markets as the share of renting households has risen faster than the number of new units.

CoreLogic's net income dropped to $31 million in the third quarter from $36 million a year ago due to a settlement and an estimated 25% decline in origination units.

The deal, known as Bayview Opportunity Master Fund IVb Trust 2017-RT6, pools 2,745 current loans, of which nearly 58% have been clean for at least two years, and 55.2% have been modified.

Southern California's house hunters must move 23% faster this year to find a residence to buy.

Mortgage rates reached their highest level since July and are closing in on 4%, according to Freddie Mac.

Radian Group reported third-quarter net income of $65 million after taking $57.8 million in pretax charges — $12 million of which is related to the Clayton Holdings restructuring.

A gauge of contract signings to purchase previously owned homes was unchanged in September at the lowest level since the start of 2016 as Hurricane Irma depressed sales in the Southeast and a limited number of listings restrained activity elsewhere.

The Senate's repeal of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule is arguably the industry's biggest policy victory since passage of Dodd-Frank. But is it the sign of a trend?

Most secondary market outlets, along with the non-qualified mortgage lenders, remain reluctant to lend to legal cannabis workers because of the source and nature of their compensation, but opportunities are beginning to emerge.