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Mortgage professional hiring and new job appointments for the week ending April 1.

Although many believe home prices to be impervious to inflation, they are still susceptible to speculation surrounding the Federal Reserve's rumors and decisions on monetary policy.

The housing market is poised to post its best year in a decade, although employers' resistance to giving workers a raise is a major concern, Freddie Mac said.

Interest rates on fixed-rate mortgages were unchanged from last week, Freddie Mac said.

American International Group Inc.'s mortgage insurer, United Guaranty Corp., filed for an initial public offering as the parent company faces sustained pressure from activists to split up.

More of the nation's housing markets are back to or near their normal level, but pockets of weakness remain, according to Freddie Mac.

Fannie Mae has unveiled a mortgage for borrowers who want to finance energy and water efficiency improvements to their homes.

Bankers are fighting back against a plan that would allow Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to invest in low-income housing tax credits, arguing they are critical for meeting Community Reinvestment Act requirements.

Mortgage applications fell 1% on a seasonally adjusted basis for the week ending March 25, compared to one week earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Lennar Corp., the second-largest U.S. homebuilder, reported a higher-than-expected profit for its fiscal first quarter as the nation's job gains bolstered demand for real estate purchases.

Home values in 20 U.S. cities kept climbing in January, a sign the limited supply of available properties may push prices out of reach for some buyers.

A jury awarded Mount Olympus Mortgage Co. more than $25 million in a lawsuit alleging "corporate espionage" by former employee Benjamin Anderson and his new employer, Guaranteed Rate.

Appellate courts are officially playing pingpong with underwriters' employment status, leaving lenders to decide whether or not they qualify as employees exempt from minimum wage and overtime pay — and open to regulatory scrutiny.

LoanLogics has raised $10 million in new capital that the mortgage software vendor plans to use to support its growth.

Contracts to purchase previously owned homes rebounded more than forecast in February as sales picked up in most of the U.S., a good sign as the spring-selling season approaches.

Home prices rose 5.3% in January compared to the previous year, according to Black Knight Financial Services.

Fewer lenders eased their credit standards over the previous three months, according to Fannie Mae's Mortgage Lender Sentiment Survey for the first quarter.

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Interest rates on fixed-rate mortgages lowered for the first time in four weeks, Freddie Mac reported.

Mortgage professional hiring and new job appointments for the week ending March 25.