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CoreLogic, a residential property information, analytics and services provider, released its October National Foreclosure Report. The report provides data on national foreclosure inventory and completed U.S. foreclosures. The report shows that the number of October foreclosures is down on both a month-over-month and year-over-year basis. Continue reading to see the results.

New housing data has some industry experts pointing to the old maxim, “If it looks too good to be true, it probably is.” The U.S. Census Bureau released data on Dec. 4 that indicated contracts to sell newly built homes increased by over 25 percent in October from the month before to reach a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 444,000. These figures are in line with the spike in growth seen last spring when the market for new homes was thriving, the Wall Street Journal reported. While the supposed surge in...

CoreLogic, a residential property information, analytics and services provider, has released its October CoreLogic Home Price Index report, which shows that home prices increased slightly in October. Read on for more details.

Delinquency rates for commercial and multifamily mortgage loans continued to decline in the third quarter, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Commercial/Multifamily Delinquency Report. Continue reading to see the full results.

DataQuick, a provider of real estate information solutions powered by data and analytics, announced in its monthly Property Intelligence Report that home price growth increased in all reported markets for the second month in a row. However, rapid price appreciation comes at a price, as total home sales decreased in most markets in October. Keep reading to see the full results.

RealtyTrac, a provider of comprehensive housing data and analytics, released its U.S. Foreclosure Market Report for October, which shows foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions —increased from the previous month, but have decreased significantly from a year ago. Keep reading to see the complete results.

The latest FNC Residential Price Index for November shows strong growth of home prices during the third quarter of 2013 as the housing recovery continues to broaden across the country. The index, constructed to gauge the price movement among the underlying non-distressed home sales, increased between the second and third quarters, making the third-quarter growth the fastest in the current recovery. Keep reading to see the full results.

The Mortgage Bankers Association has released its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Nov. 15. The survey helps generate summary reports that show the status of application data and mortgage rates. It also incorporates 15 indices that cover other mortgage-related data. Keep reading to see the data.

There might be more individuals than normal celebrating the holidays in a new residence this year, according to realtor.com’s Winter Home Buyer Report. The report, which was constructed from a survey of more than 1,300 potential homebuyers hoping to purchase during the winter months, indicated that potential homeowners will be looking now because of the challenges of finding a home in the previous home-buying season. The main challenges that plagued those in the housing market the past few months were lo...

Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes was unchanged, yet positive in November on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) released Nov. 18. Keep reading to see the full results.