any mortgage servicers still realize that wholesale and correspondent loan purchases remain one of the most cost effective ways to bulk up their mortgage servicing rights portfolios.

Lessons for small business marketers inspired by @Pontifex.

Mobile technologies, such as smartphones and tablets, have greatly reduced turn-around times and overhead costs for businesses.

Freddie Mac purchased $62.5 billion in mortgage loans and securities in November, up 25% from the month prior.

Home prices in November increased by 2.2% over October and by 10.1% over November 2011.

Aggregate Ellie Mae loan origination system data show the percentage of conventional refinances with loan-to-value ratios of 95% or higher was at 9.62% in November, suggesting Home Affordable Refinance Program activity remains relatively strong.

Home values gained an estimated 6% in the U.S. this year, the first increase since 2006, as the housing market began to recover from its worst slump since the 1930s.

The seasonally adjusted House Price Index published by the Federal Housing Finance Agency shows prices rose 0.5% nationwide in October after a 0.2% increase in September.

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Overall, existing-home sales are up 14.5% from a year ago.

Social media, especially in the mortgage industry, has been proven to generate a massive response within a community.

More and more homebuyers are applying for their loan on the Internet and that trend will continue in 2013, Mortgagebot executive declares.

The era of Bring Your Own Device is here.

The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances increased by three basis points from the previous week to 3.5%.

Single-family housing starts fell 4% in November after construction activity hit a four-year high in the previous two months.

People widely use Google when house shopping, but a U.K. researcher says Google's own foray into mortgage comparison shopping, which has struggled in the U.S., faces an uphill battle because of how the search engine's brand is viewed by consumers.

The spire for the new World Trade Center will take about three months to put in place and that the oft-delayed New York City building will actually open sometime in 2014.

The national credit default composite reached 1.64% in November, 18 basis points more than the low mark experienced in September.

Home sales in November increased nearly 16% over the same month in 2011, the second highest year-over-year increase in sales this year, according to the Re/Max National Housing Report.

For the fourth-quarter Redfin survey, 71% responded affirmatively that they believe prices in their area will go up over the next 12 months.