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Movement in the lower-end market is foreshadowing what will happen with values in 2014.

The index is up 10 basis points month to month, but nearly 9% year over year.

There are mixed forecasts for this loan channel, but some believe qualified mortgage rule regulation is a reason for it to grow.

Contracts to purchase previously owned homes rose less than forecast in November, indicating higher borrowing costs are holding back the recovery in residential real estate.

Wells agreed to pay Fannie Mae to resolve repurchase demands on loans originated before 2009 and sold to the government-backed firm.

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A Banking Committee report clarifies the Federal Housing Administration’s power to transfer servicing rights.

The advances will be used to purchase loans secured by English properties.

Home sales will rise, home price appreciation will slow, purchases will dominate, government-related securitizations will drop, and commercial ones will grow, according to these forecasts. (Image: Fotolia.)

The company sold a bank trust-preferred collateralized debt obligation with a par value of about $2.7 million for $700,000