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American Financial Resources, a Parsippany, N.J.-based mortgage lender, will pay any required agent fees for U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs loans for its brokers and correspondents on all AFR-related VA loan submissions starting Veterans Day.

Most millennials are purchasing fixer-uppers in order to afford a house, with 75% planning to finance renovations by tapping the equity in their home, according to a Chase Home Lending report conducted with Pinterest.

Maui single-family home prices surged in October, but sales retreated and the condominium market was down.

North Texas home sales dropped in October — the third month in a row that preowned house purchases in the area were below year-ago levels.

More veterans are turning to Department of Veterans Affairs loans to buy a house as the number of purchase mortgages shot up 59% compared to five years ago.

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Continued diversification of its business lines and better margins in its securitization activities helped Redwood Trust overcome steep mortgage origination declines and post nearly 14% annual growth in net income during the third quarter.

Mortgage rates rose significantly across the board as the economy continued to show resilience with strong business activity and growth in employment, according to Freddie Mac.

While the median price paid for a single-family home in October rose from the same month last year, sales for single-family homes and condominiums slowed, according to the Honolulu Board of Realtors.

Mortgage application activity dropped to its lowest level since December 2014 as interest rates reached an eight-year high, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

The prospect of growing mortgage rates took a negative hit on consumer perception of home buying and selling during October, according to Fannie Mae.

After hitting severe turbulence and taking a dive in September, metro Denver's housing market stabilized at a lower altitude in October, according to the Denver Metro Association of Realtors.

The average sales price for existing single-family homes for the Las Vegas area in October was down 1.7% from last month to $295,025, according to the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors.

Eighty percent of millennials said they plan on moving within the next five years, while nearly three-quarters claim affordability as their biggest hurdle in the buying a home.

The Southern California housing market has been on a nearly seven-year tear, with prices in many communities reaching all-time highs.

The amount of mortgage credit available to consumers increased to a post-crisis high in October in reaction to more first-time homebuyers entering the market, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

Napa County, Calif., home prices continue to rise while the number of homes sold declined year-over-year, according to Bay Area Real Estate Information Services Inc.

Signaling a market in transition amid a surge in new listings, the median price paid for a new or existing Bay Area home or condo last month was $815,000, down 1.8% from August but up 9.3% from September 2017, CoreLogic reported.

Central Ohio home prices climbed 7.1% in the third quarter compared with last year, well above the national average of 4.8%.

Home sale prices across Connecticut rose in September, compared with a year ago, reaching their highest level for the month since 2008.