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The official platform of the Republican Party has softened language calling for the end of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, while continuing to demand reform of the government-sponsored enterprises.

D.R. Horton Inc., the largest U.S. homebuilder, reported an increase in fiscal third-quarter earnings as a limited number of existing properties on the market helped fuel demand for new houses.

First American Corp. had a second-quarter profit of $102.1 million as the title insurer's pretax margin of 13.7% was its best ever.

Home prices rose 5.6% in May from a year earlier as buyers competed for a scarcity of listings, the Federal Housing Finance Agency said in a report.

A federal appeals court has reversed a lower court decision that dismissed a lawsuit against Freddie Mac brought by a state pension fund.

Thanks to lower interest rates and higher job growth, the market for existing-home sales is performing very close to its potential, according to First American Financial Corp.

Mortgage rates ticked up slightly across the board as the bond market settled from its post-Brexit volatility, but they remained near their historic lows, according to Freddie Mac.

Sales of previously owned homes unexpectedly climbed in June to the highest level in more than nine years, giving a boost to residential real estate as it approached the end of its busy selling season.

Wintrust Financial in Rosemont, Ill., reported strong momentum from mortgage growth and acquisitions.

HUD reverses course and decides to investigate findings by the Inspector General that some DPA programs don't comply with FHA rules.