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Home prices increased over 12% in May over the same month last year, the largest increase in the CoreLogic Home Price Index since February 2006.

EverBank Financial in Jacksonville, Fla., is opening a commercial real estate lending office in Houston.

Spending on the construction of new single-family homes edged up 0.4% in May as housing starts slowed in May and April.

The relatively weak financial strength of certain originators and sunset provisions on the backstop by the seller still demand additional protections.

Matt Gutauskas, who was part of the Independence/Sovereign team that came over with Honstedt, is the new managing director.

Another 10 states have adopted a uniform mortgage loan officer test that makes it easier for MLO’s who want to be licensed in multiple states.

A combination of improving payment behavior and decreasing delinquencies have brought some stability to the mortgage market, according to Equifax.

CoreLogic's common stock closed over 8% higher on the news of the DataQuick/Marshall & Swift/Boeckh purchase.

Mortgage Grapevine poster LewM has a problem.

Any time there are regulatory changes there is a direct and significant impact on the technology required by originators and servicers to conduct daily business.