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Housing Market’s ‘Normal’ State Difficult to Gauge - (MCT)—This might be the year in which U.S. housing markets return to normal, judging by real estate industry statements and predictions. But what exactly is “normal” in housing, and how close are local markets to that standard? One way to measure “normal” is to consider home sales, which totaled 5.09 million in 2013, according to […] [RisMedia Consumer News]

30-Year Mortgage Rate Reaches New Low for the Year -

The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 4.21 percent this week, the lowest since November 2013, Freddie Mac reports.

[NAR Daily News Magazine]

Mortgage Delinquencies Drop by Double Digits -

The mortgage delinquency rate nationwide stood at 3.61 percent at the end of the first quarter of 2014, down more than 24 percent compared to the... [NAR Daily News Magazine]