Data and information management

Aided by rising home sales and prices, the median gross income of a Realtor rose to $43,500 in 2012 from $34,900 in 2011.

The California Association of Realtors said that in the first quarter only 44% of buyers could buy a median-priced existing single-family home in the state.

A decline in foreclosures is correlating to rising home prices in many counties throughout the country.

The shortage of homes for sale is one of the main reasons why metropolitan area median home prices continued to rise in the first quarter.

Foreclosure activity in April fell to its lowest level in approximately six years, showing signs that a housing recovery is in full effect.

For the first time since 1996 the number of suspicious activity reports filed by depository institutions that identified possible mortgage loan fraud experienced a year-over-year decline.

The number of Redfin customers making offers to purchase a property increased 7% between March and April.

The Appraiser Independence Requirements and its precursor, the Home Valuation Code of Conduct, changed the process for lenders ordering appraisals.

Median house prices could rise by 5.4% in 2013 and 4.4% in 2014.

House prices jumped 1.9% in March from the prior month, which sent the year-over-year increase in prices to their highest level in seven years.

The economists at the Mortgage Bankers Association believe the Federal Reserve will not start selling off the mortgage-backed securities it purchased any time soon.

In March, DataQuick said 10,215 new and resale houses and condominiums closed escrow in the Miami metropolitan area.

Redfin has created a tool where homeowners can obtain estimates of their property’s value on what it says is a real-time basis.

Mortgage companies added 1,600 full-time employees to their payrolls in March.

Orlando was listed as the top market for property flipping, where a flipper’s gross profit is 63%.

Trepp LLC said delinquencies among loans used in commercial mortgage-backed securities are now at their lowest level in over two years.

The Eleventh Federal Home Loan District Cost of Funds Index fell three basis points in March after a rise of nearly four basis points between January and February.

The U.S. homeownership rate dropped to 65% in the first quarter, the lowest rate since 1995.

House prices edged up 0.3% from January to February on a non-seasonally adjusted basis.

The National Association of Realtors’ leading indicator of future existing home sales increased in March, but contract activity in recent months is only improving modestly.