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Sales of previously owned homes rose 0.8% in February from the prior month as single-family sales were flat and condominium sales jumped 9%.

The seasonally adjusted HPI published by the Federal Housing Finance Agency Thursday morning shows that prices rose 0.6% in January after a 0.5% increase in December.

Both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac closed at $1.08 per share on Wednesday, continuing a spectacular run-up in recent days.

There was $11.4 billion of premiums written last year by the nation’s title insurance underwriters, up from $9.5 billion one year prior.

Mortgage market participants are typically taking a three step approach to new regulation, according to an Accenture executive.

The average FICO dropped from 749 in January 2013 to 745 in February 2013, the lowest point since May 2012.

The level of home equity held by America’s senior citizens is now at the highest level since the second quarter of 2009, a beneficiary of the recovery in the housing market.

Consumer credit quality remains healthy through the end of February as all rate categories tracked by S&P/Experian decreased on an annual basis.

Collateralized mortgage obligation issuance so far this year has been stronger than last, but volume levels are still shy of what it was in 2011.

Several industry solution providers have led the pack in advancing the quality and availability of mortgage data, analytics and compliance.