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The National Association of Realtors leading indicator of future home sales edged up 0.3% in April after rising 1.5% in March.

As foreclosures fall in many counties across the country through the end of April, home sales and prices are rising.

Retail single-family originations by FDIC-insured institutions held fairly steady in the first quarter compared to the prior quarter, but loan buybacks more than doubled in the first quarter.

The estimated price of whole loans backing commercial mortgage-backed securities rose 60 basis points between the end of April and the end of March.

In April, CoreLogic said 52,000 foreclosures were completed nationwide, down 10,000, or 16%, from a year ago.

The 30-year fixed mortgage rate, according to Zillow mortgage marketplace, is currently 3.71%.

Colony American Homes filed to raise as much as $260 million in an initial public offering.

House prices are up 10.9% in March compared to a year ago as the S&P Case-Shiller 20-city house price index posted its highest annual gains since 2006.

The Federal Housing Administration’s total delinquency rate has dropped by over 300 basis points since December 2011 to 14.68% as of April 30.

Freddie Mac purchases of mortgage loans and securities fell 9% from March to $47.3 billion in April.

Home prices jumped 1.3% from February to March as the spring home buying season got off to a good start.

Potential homebuyers are worried about the inventory shortage and rising prices in regards to current market conditions.

New home sales rose 2.3% in April following an upward revision in March sales and prices rose at a fast pace.

Despite the national negative equity rate falling through the first quarter of 2013, millions of homeowners with mortgages that are not underwater still lack enough equity even if they wanted to move.

More than 3.1 million housing units are delinquent but not in foreclosure.

Sales of previously owned homes edged up 0.6% in April from the month prior and there was a noticeable increase in homes coming on the market.

Residential Finance Corp. is offering the “Foreign National Loan Program” designed to meet the special needs of foreign-born buyers.

Collectively, credit unions originated more than $100 billion in loans last year for the first time.

April home values reached similar levels from nearly nine years ago, according to the latest Zillow real estate market report.

A panel of 49 economic forecasters expects housing starts will hit 1 million this year and 1.18 million in 2014 as home prices continue to rise.