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The National Association of Realtors leading indicator of future home sales jumped 6.7% in May to the highest level since 2006.

The prices of loans supporting commercial mortgage backed securities decreased 60 basis points between the end of April and the end of May

Mortgages serviced by large national and federal savings banks supervised by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency performed better in the first quarter than a year earlier.

The average for the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage jumped 53 basis points this week to its highest level in almost two years.

Mortgage purchases by Freddie Mac slipped in May for the second month in a row as refinancing activity continued to decline.

The Miami Beach home of Centrust’s former chairman David Paul was sold for $30 million.

The Mortgage Bankers Association has teamed up with AllRegs to create an index that measures the supply of mortgage credit at the outer boundaries of the spectrum.

Both delinquency and foreclosure rates hit new post-housing crisis lows through the end of May, according to Lender Processing Services.

New home sales rose in May for the third straight month as sales in the previous two months were revised upward.

According to the Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index, U.S. house price appreciation through April rose 0.7% on a seasonally-adjusted basis from the previous month.

As of April 2013 the highest monthly gains in home prices occurred, according to the S&P Case-Schiller home price indices.

Homes.com adds all top 100 markets have a year-over-year price increase as well.

It is a possible a shortage in skilled labor for housing construction jobs could slow down a recovery in the sector.

Lender Processing Services’ April home price index report released today confirms a sustained housing recovery is taking place nationwide.

The average rate for a 30-year fixed loan climbed to 3.93% earlier this week from 3.35% last month and the record low 3.31% reached in November.

Sales of previously owned homes rose 4.2% in May from the prior month to the highest level in three-and-a-half years.

For the first time since the collapse of the real estate market eight years ago, Massachusetts foreclosure starts fell below 250.

The average interest rate on the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage declined five basis points to 3.93% for the week ended June 20.

As of June, 167,680 homeowners decided to leave their home that lenders have foreclosed upon.

Existing home sales jumped 13% in May after an 8% increase in April, and it signals that the housing recovery is gaining momentum, according to the Re/Max National Housing Report.