Technology

The Case-Shiller house price index rose 2.3% in both June and May on a nonseasonally adjusted basis and all 20 cities featured in the index posted month-over-month increases in both June and May.

The “real” homeownership rate has fallen to its lowest level in almost 50 years.

Fannie Mae Chief Economist Doug Duncan explains the impact that housing is having on the U.S. economy.

The National Association of Realtors is forecasting that the vacancy rate on multifamily dwellings will fall to 4.2% this quarter compared to 5.6% a year ago as high demand outstrips supply.

Lender Processing Services and RentRange will offer rental property income data to mortgage servicers, investors and others who need it to make informed decisions about distressed housing assets.

Residential Capital Corp./GMAC Mortgage has hired Steve Hewins as vice president in charge of vendor strategy and governance.

Data integrity is the key to compliance with the Dodd-Frank Act.

Problems with the newly installed System for Award Management forced the General Services Administration to allow FHA lenders to use an old system to check the federal government’s “Excluded Parties List.”

Freddie Mac reported that it purchased $32.5 billion in loans from mortgage lenders in July, down from $44.1 billion in June.

MountainView Capital Holdings this week inked a deal to buy Clayton IPS, the independent pricing service division of Clayton Holdings.