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House prices rose 0.3% in January from the prior month, according to Lender Processing Services.

The Regional Conference of Mortgage Bankers Associations 2013 was held at the Taj Mahal in Atlantic City March 11 through 14. There were some 1,625 attendees total for both the commercial and residential portions of the show.

MGIC Investment Corp. remains the Mortgage Industry Equity Composite stock with the most shares changing hands.

Outsourcing firm Indecomm Global Services has launched new foreclosure assignment services for use in the creation, execution, recording and tracking of foreclosure assignments as well as the verification of the title on the property.

Life company commercial mortgage investments had a return of 7.48% for all of 2012, including 1.85% in the fourth quarter, according to the LifeComps Commercial Mortgage Loan Index.

Melanie Feliciano, the chief legal officer at DocMagic, spoke on a panel with Roger Fendelman of Interthinx about vendor management and technology changes resulting from the Dodd-Frank rules.

Just three of the 17 Mortgage Industry Equity Composite stocks finished trading on Thursday ahead of their Wednesday close, as investors continue to worry about the situation in Cyprus.

Home sales in Florida are up over 10% in February compared with the same month in 2012, Florida Realtors reported.

When contracting with a third-party vendor, ensure the relationship adheres to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau guidelines.

Wells Fargo was the top originator for commercial mortgage-backed securities and loans sold to other investors.