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The reduction in employment followed a rise in rates this summer, but hiring has generally been stable since spring.

But some of the noise beneath the data suggests a possible transition might be underway, according to analysts.

Its Encompass Lending unit will move into Austin as well as add to its Dallas-Fort Worth presence.

Talk from the Federal Reserve about potentially hiking short-term rates again impacted longer-term bond yields.

The National Association of Realtors' index of contract signings to purchase previously owned homes edged up 0.9% to 77.6, the highest in three months, the group reported Wednesday.

The storm is slamming housing markets already beset by some of the nation's highest property insurance premiums.

The recently slimmed-down company named Chief Operating Officer Danya Sawyer as the interim successor to the former Wall Street executive.

Both purchases and refinance volumes climbed higher, as interest rates flattened following earlier volatility, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

The ads ran on websites including Investopedia, Martha Stewart and Southern Living, a lawsuit alleges.

But in the Mountain and Pacific regions, values ended the most recent period lower than where they were one year prior.