With drastic declines in foreclosure numbers, it appears the foreclosure crisis is over for at least one state: Massachusetts.

Aided by rising home sales and prices, the median gross income of a Realtor rose to $43,500 in 2012 from $34,900 in 2011.

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The additional services that North County Property Group is now providing clients include a 10-point property marketing program, REO portfolio services, eviction services, and a referral program for cooperating real estate brokers and agents.

In the post-crisis housing market appraisal reports are becoming as important as credit scores, requiring lenders and servicers to be more inventive with the tools they use to assess real estate value risks.

Industry leaders participated in a roundtable discussing the latest trends in mortgage fraud and what lenders and servicers can do to detect illegal loan applications they receiver from a borrower.

The California Association of Realtors said that in the first quarter only 44% of buyers could buy a median-priced existing single-family home in the state.

A decline in foreclosures is correlating to rising home prices in many counties throughout the country.

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The shortage of homes for sale is one of the main reasons why metropolitan area median home prices continued to rise in the first quarter.

Foreclosure activity in April fell to its lowest level in approximately six years, showing signs that a housing recovery is in full effect.

For the first time since 1996 the number of suspicious activity reports filed by depository institutions that identified possible mortgage loan fraud experienced a year-over-year decline.

The number of Redfin customers making offers to purchase a property increased 7% between March and April.

The Appraiser Independence Requirements and its precursor, the Home Valuation Code of Conduct, changed the process for lenders ordering appraisals.

Median house prices could rise by 5.4% in 2013 and 4.4% in 2014.

Capsilon has released a new version of its DocVelocity mobile application.

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Appraisal Logistics is now making its Aim-Port proprietary technology available to other users in three different ways.

Ellie Mae said that Vivian Wong has joined the company as senior vice president of software development.

Fannie Mae is testing a default management tool to make it easier for servicers to provide struggling homeowners with accurate and timely assistance.