Originations

Median closing prices hit a new record high during the four-week period ended Sept. 6, Redfin said.

Many states currently have temporary work-from-home guidance for licensed mortgage professionals that extends through at least Dec. 31, but some have fall expiration dates.

Plus: mortgage credit availability hits 6-year-low and Ellie Mae and ICE Mortgage change leadership

Jonathan Corr's departure from the nation's largest loan origination system company follows the completion of its sale to Intercontinental Exchange.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Sept. 11.

The post was vacant since Kristy Fercho left to run Wells Fargo Home Loans in July.

Mortgage rates fell 7 basis points this week to yet another record low in the 49-year history of the Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, as stock market indicators sank during the period.

Mortgage applications increased 2.9% from one week earlier, rising for the first time in nearly a month with home-buying demand remaining unusually strong as summer ends, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.