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PulteGroup said fourth-quarter profit quadrupled as the homebuilder’s sales increased amid a U.S. real estate revival.

There are more than 1 million fewer consumers nationwide whose credit scores are considered subprime as of Sept. 30, 2012 from the same day one year prior.

At least 2% of 2012 loans would be considered non-QM loans under the final qualified mortgage rule that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued on Jan. 10.

Mortgage lenders reported receiving fewer loan applications compared with the previous week, as the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted application index was down 8.1% for the week ended Jan. 25.

Government-approved lenders issued nearly $395 billion in Ginnie Mae MBS in calendar year 2012, up 20% from the prior year.

The housing market ended 2012 with the lowest number of vacant homes for sale since 2005.

House prices in November are up 5.5% from a year ago even though prices have edged downward since September.

The number of California homeowners who began the foreclosure process in the fourth quarter last year dropped to its lowest level in six years.

The National Association of Realtors’ leading indicator of future existing-home sales fell 4.3% in December after a four-month updraft.

The Federal Reserve purchased $14.1 billion of agency mortgage-backed securities over the past week.

New home sales fell 7.3% in December after hitting a two-and-a-half-year high in November.

Purchases of mortgage loans and MBS by Freddie Mac plummeted 46% in December after a huge spike in November.

For the week ended Jan. 18, total application volume was up 7%, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

House prices rose in November for the 10th straight month.

Despite the residential delinquency rate rising in December, the foreclosure presale inventory fell.

Over seven in ten commercial mortgages originated through a conduit which came due in 2012 and were still outstanding as of July 2011 paid off as scheduled.

National home values finished 2012 with the largest annual gain in six years since the peak of the housing bubble.

The National Association of Realtors reported that existing-home sale prices rose 6.3% during 2012 to $176,600.

New Harris Poll data is consistent with the consumer sentiment entering 2012.

Early predictions from three different sources are very bullish on housing, with the head of real estate broker Re/Max going as far to say that 2013 will be the best in many years.