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The latest reading of the S&P Case-Shiller house price index shows rising prices in Dallas and Denver surpassed their pre-financial crisis peaks set in June 2007 and August 2006.

Median sales prices in Georgia are 35% higher at the midway point of 2013 compared to a year ago.

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One analyst predicts a slow and gradual rise in interest rates in the remainder of the year, accompanied by a marked increase in mortgage lending.

The June pending home sales report has to be taken with a grain of salt because some of the activity is from individuals jumping in with the perception that rates were on the rise and they wanted to get in while the getting was good.

Rising home prices and higher mortgage rates are beginning to trim sales expectations at the National Association of Realtors.

The seriously delinquent rate on first-mortgage loans declined 156 basis points in June on a year-over-year basis.

The Homes.com Rebound Report for May finds there are now 19 markets defined as “fully recovered” compared with 14 in April.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency reported that GSE refinancings fell nearly 10% from April to May and Home Affordable Refinance Program refis fell by 20%.

The Mortgage Bankers Association said it expects originations in the second half of the year to total $606 billion, up from the $527 billion it had forecast at the beginning of the year.

The estimated price of whole loans securing commercial mortgage-backed securities fell during June to 90.8% from 91.4% at the end of May.

The national delinquency rate spiked up in June after five straight months of declines.

Mortgage purchases by Freddie Mac rebounded in June but the share of refinancings dropped below 70% for the first time since December.

Institutional investors purchased fewer residential properties in June than a year ago, but these types of buyers will still be able to acquire single-family homes, condominiums and co-ops in certain markets.

The California Association of Realtors said nondistressed home sales in the state during June made up four of every five transactions.

Slightly less than half of the appraisers surveyed said their current level of confidence in the housing market was mildly or moderately strong at the end of 2Q13.

Prospective apartment renters nationwide are having an easier time meeting their lease obligations and avoiding default in the first quarter.

Home prices rose 0.7% in May following a 0.5% increase in April, according to a house price index based on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac purchase mortgage transactions.

Excessive housing cost burden is a big negative in a housing market that is continuing to turn around.

Home sales probably climbed in June to the highest level since November 2009, showing residential real estate is becoming a mainstay of U.S. economic growth.