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Refinance mortgage application volume increased 18% for the week ended Sept. 13, just one week after activity sunk to its lowest level since June 2009.

Construction work began on 3% more single-family housing units nationwide in August than the prior month.

We're hearing that in the wake of the rate volatility seen this year, technology advances have made pipeline risk easier to manage when it comes to placing loans in the secondary market.

Updated features include a new user interface and corporate branding functions.

No apparent worries about rates as 15 of 17 Mortgage Industry Equity Composite stocks closed higher.

The California Association of Realtors added sales of condominiums and townhomes were up 8% over last August and 5% so far this year when compared with last.

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Fewer consumers defaulted on their first mortgages in August compared to the previous month, but the same positive news did not occur for second mortgages.

Wells Fargo and RBS priced the $930.8 million commercial mortgage-backed security known as WFRBS 2013-C16.

An originator is turning to the Mortgage Grapevine to look for a lender who is willing to fund a property which will be owner-occupied that the buyer is acquiring from HUD.