Home sales and home prices will both set records this year in California, according to the California Association of Realtors.In a rundown of this year's housing market in California, CAR reported that sales of existing single-family homes are expected to rise 1.8%, to 635,000, from last year's record of 624,700. The state's median home price is expected to reach $523,150 this year and then increase 10% next year to $573,500, according to the association. CAR said the median home price in California experienced a double-digit increase for the fourth consecutive year, but slowed to 16% from the 18%-21% rises of the previous three years. The association can be found online at http://www.car.org.
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New jobs in health care largely drove the gains, while the federal workforce and finance continued to shrink.
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Finance of America has not disclosed any incident, but a consumer filed an immediate lawsuit over a lone report of a ransomware gang's recent hack.
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United Wholesale Mortgage lost ground to RKT in one category but held onto a healthy lead in another, an analysis of Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data shows.
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HECM endorsements rose 16% in March to 2,117 loans, but monthly volumes remain near their slowest pace since last summer as proprietary reverse products quietly steal market share.
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Which parties are responsible for the surge persisted as a source of debate as community lenders released updated survey data reflecting their average expense.
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The 30-year fixed rate climbed to 6.46% this week, its highest mark since September, as mortgage applications fell 10.4% and sellers outnumber buyers by a record 46%.
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