The number of mortgage applications filed for the week ending Oct. 5 fell 1.2%, the Mortgage Bankers Associationsaid Wednesday morning. The decline occurred as refinancing activity fell 2% from the previous week. Still, the purchase index rose 2% from a week earlier and increased 12% from year ago levels, suggesting an uptick in homebuyer demand. “Refinance applications declined somewhat last week although volume is still near three-year highs, and purchase applications increased to the highest level since June, with both […]

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Move Inc. ($8.36 -0.17%) acquired Relocation.com, a site that connects homebuyers and renters with moving and storage companies for $11.5 million in cash. Move said $9.5 million for the acquisition was paid upon the deal close. The remainder will be paid in two equal amounts on the first and second anniversaries of the close, the company said. The financial impact of the transaction will be reflected in Move’s fourth quarter financial statements, which expects the acquisition to contribute revenue in […]

The Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul saw September home sales jump 11% over year ago levels while prices shot up 12.3%, the Minneapolis Area Association of Realtors said. The median sales price in the region, which covers 13 counties, hit $174,000 as 4,032 homes ended up under contract. While the news is generally good news, the association partly attributes rising prices to less inventory. Apparently, sellers delivered only 5,341 for-sale properties, a 4.1% drop from year ago levels. […]

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Americans continue to get more optimistic about the direction of the housing market, according to Fannie Mae’s September National Housing Survey of 1,000 Americans. In fact, Americans’ views on the direction of housing prices has remained positive for 11 consecutive months in the survey, and the number of people expecting home prices to fall now rests at 11 percent, an all-time low since the survey began in 2010. Overall, survey respondents expect home prices to increase 1.5 percent, on average, […]

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The government has filed a lawsuit in federal court against Wells Fargo, alleging the nation’s largest mortgage lender has engaged in a decade of regular “reckless origination and underwriting” of government-backed loans. The government’s lawsuit is the latest in its broad sweep against banks that cites the Federal False Claims Act, which targets lenders accused of misusing Federal Housing Administration loans. (The FHA does not make loans but insures loans that lenders make.) Wells Fargo denies any wrongdoing and said […]

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