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Home prices grew at a record annual pace in April but indicators of a possible slowdown popped up in May, Redfin noted.

After almost a year and a half of intense demand for houses, the real estate market in South Florida shows no signs of easing up.

The sooner troubled loans can be put on a more proactive servicing path, the more likely the distressed homeowners will be able to avoid foreclosure, writes the vice president of market economics at Auction.com.

The more gradual upward drift in job numbers this year may hint at a slight softening in the market that analysts have flagged.

The four-week high in forbearance exits also helped drive the considerable drop in plans, according to Black Knight.

Net production income was down from its peak in the third quarter of last year, but it set a survey record for the period between January and March.

Refinancings more than doubled the year-ago amount and made up for the slowed purchase activity, according to Attom Data Solutions.

While there was a small uptick in missed payments for multifamily loans, the rate remained in the same area it's been at for the last year, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Rates have seesawed in recent weeks, with investors looking for signs of inflation as the economy recovers from the pandemic.

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