Data and information management

On a year-over-year basis, FHFA HPI is up 8.8%, but right now it is 9.6% below its peak month of April 2007.

Over the last 12 months, prices rose 12.3% and 12.4% as measured by the 10- and 20-city composites.

Homes.com said 22 of the nation’s top 100 markets have now seen prices rebound over 100% in July, up from 19 in June.

Pending home sales in California continued to take a hit in August because of rising interest rates, although distressed home sales fell to lows not seen in nearly six years.

Many cities across the country have seen home prices continue to climb basically every month over the last couple of years, and August was no exception to this trend.

Freddie Mac is projecting a 15% bump in purchase money mortgages in 2014, fueled largely be what its chief economist calls "a high degree of affordability."

There were 20,933 sales of existing single-family homes in Florida during August, up 12.5% from the same month last year.

Buying is now 35% more affordable than renting, compared with a 45% difference a year ago.

In a return to pre-recession norms—and with home values rising again—more struggling consumers are prioritizing mortgage payments over other debt.

In 2Q13, there was $478 billion in loan originations, of which 36% were purchase money mortgages.

Black and Hispanic mortgage borrowers had lower credit scores and higher default rates than Asian and non-Hispanic white borrowers, according to analysis by the Federal Reserve Board.

Average weekly rates for fixed-rate mortgages in Freddie Mac’s survey fell from where they were the previous week, ending a period of stability.

Sales of previously owned homes unexpectedly rose in August to the highest level in more than six years as buyers rushed to lock in interest rates before they rise further.

Loan modifications and short sales continue to outpace foreclosure sales this year, according to the latest data from Hope Now.

U.S. mortgage lending increased by 38% in 2012, driven by refinancings.

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.

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.

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.

Private-equity firms and hedge funds are increasing their control of the rights to collect America’s monthly mortgage payments, an almost $10 trillion market that banks are retreating from amid looming regulations.