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Austin-area home sales and the median price of those homes both hit all-time highs last month for any July on record, the Austin Board of Realtors said.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Aug. 23.

Refinances jumped in July in response to a considerable mortgage rate decline from the month prior as homeowners set to lock in lower costs, according to Ellie Mae.

Mortgage companies will be charged fees to upgrade an Internal Revenue Service system they use, but will benefit from the improvement as well.

Mortgage rates continued to drop this week and hit their lowest levels since November 2016, while stimulating the real estate market and the economy, according to Freddie Mac.

The median price of Palm Beach County, Fla., houses sold by Realtors last month was $355,013, up 1.4% from July 2018, but a bit below May's high point of $364,900.

Complaints made by legacy shareholders of Freddie Mac have no value after the Treasury Department pumped up Freddie and Fannie Mae through conservatorship.

Central Ohio home prices continued their record ascent in July, as the one of the nation's hottest real estate markets shows no sign of cooling.

Mortgage debt hit an all-time high, but the share of homeowners with financing has fallen to a low not seen in 13 years, according to the Urban Institute.

Santander Bank's U.S. unit will be eliminating 80 mortgage-related positions as it withdraws from the third-party origination sales channel and refocuses on producing home loans through its branch network.