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Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Sept. 6.

Paul Manafort, the disgraced former campaign chairman for President Trump, is seeking dismissal of a mortgage fraud case against him in New York because he was already tried on similar charges in federal court.

Barely more than a tenth of homebuyers found themselves in a bidding war in August, as consumers shied away with a possible recession looming on the horizon, according to Redfin.

Homeownership creates happiness for Americans through an emotional attachment to their property as well as an improved lifestyle, a survey from Bank of America found.

Nobel laureate Robert Shiller said he “wouldn’t be at all surprised” if U.S. house prices soon started to decline.

The Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization has released a dataset designed to prepare lenders for a new mortgage application and automated underwriting system upgrades at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Toronto home sales and prices rose in August as demand continues to outstrip supply.

The median selling price for single-family homes in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, fell in August for the first time since February, but still remained above 2018 levels.

Southern California builders sold 13% more homes in July than a year ago as prices fell 8%.

Mortgage rates fell to lows not seen October 2016, affected by concerns over manufacturing and the ongoing trade war with China, according to Freddie Mac.