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Foreclosure activity in 2012 increased in 25 states, with the majority using the court system to file the foreclosure.

Single-family housing starts jumped 8% in December after a 3.2% decline in November as construction activity strengthened in the final month of the year.

Ellie Mae’s latest monthly sample data suggest originators who use its system continued to close an increasing amount of Home Affordable Refinance Program loans through yearend.

Purchase applications have risen to the their highest level since April 2011.

December home sales in Southern California reached their highest mark in three years.

As the winter months take hold in which home prices are known to plummet, the cold weather has so far not dampened prices.

In November home prices had their largest year-over-year gain in over six years, according to the FNC Residential Price Index.

Foreclosure activity in all New York City boroughs continued to slow down in 2012, with first-time foreclosures that are up for auction reaching a seven-year low.

Fannie Mae has released its first round of monthly loan-level disclosure data for single-family mortgage backed securities as part of its broader LLD initiative.

Lender Processing Services estimates that 2.6 million Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans may still be eligible for refinancing via the Home Affordable Refinance Program.

Origination News is seeking loan officer volume for 2012 for its annual top 150 producers list.

The price of single-family homes in San Diego County was at $418,500 in December 2012, up nearly 18% compared to the same month in 2011.

HFF Inc. said the 2012 transaction volume of all of its operating partnerships exceeds $41 billion on more than 1,300 transactions across its capital market platforms.

Home prices rose in December by over 11% year-over-year in the 19 markets tracked by real estate broker Redfin.

There was an 18 basis point decline in commercial mortgage-backed security loan delinquency rates in December over November.

Wells Fargo reported a 10% decline in mortgage originations in the fourth quarter.

Approximately 29% of American homeowners do not have any debt on their primary residence.

A recent jump in long-term rates and bond yields increased the Freddie Mac average for the week ending Jan. 10 by six basis points from the previous week.

Economic growth will slow to 1% in the current quarter from 3% in the fourth quarter of last year, but that will not stop the recovery in housing.

Clear Capital revealed that national price gains increased year-over-year in December by 4.9%, but are still off their peaks by 37.6%.