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Current mortgage lending growth assessments are consistently pointing in one direction: jumbo loans, and to a lesser extent home equity credit lines. But these loans make sense only in certain areas.

GSE reports that 2013 loan acquisitions are off by less than 1% from 2012.

Stocks in this publication's Mortgage Industry Equity Composite saw price movements that ranged from an increase of more than 1% to a more than 2% decline.

Steep declines in revenue from loan fees and gains on loan sales were responsible for the overall decrease, as well as a 58% decline in income from mortgage originations.

The decrease was largely driven by losses at the company's mortgage banking subsidiary, George Mason Mortgage.

Forecasts generally call for slower home price gains that could reduce volatility but also investment returns when it comes to securitization valuations. Some recently-hot markets like California are topping out.

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This is the smallest monthly gain in almost two years and suggests the real estate recovery is losing strength.

Realtors hope 2014 will be another strong year despite new mortgage rules.

The share of sales to third-party buyers at foreclosure auctions doubles in 2013, while cash sales and institutional investor purchases also are up substantially for the year.