Thursday, October 27, 2011— David H. Stevens, President and CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) issued the following statement in response to the recent announcement of changes to the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP). "The mortgage industry welcomes these changes designed to help more underwater borrowers who are current…

Thursday, October 27, 2011— Florida’s existing home and existing condo sales continued their year-long upswing in September, according to the latest housing data released by Florida REALTORS®. Existing home sales increased 10 percent last month with a total of 15,036 homes sold statewide compared to 13,723 homes sold in September…

Thursday, October 27, 2011— Data through August 2011, released recently by S&P Indices for its S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, a leading measure of U.S. home prices, showed increases of +0.2% for the 10- and 20-City Composites in August versus July. Ten of the 20 cities covered by the indices also…

Thursday, October 27, 2011— REGIONAL SPOTLIGHT - Massachusetts single-family homes sales increased again in September—the third consecutive month sales rose compared to the same month last year, according to the latest report by The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman. A total of 3,482 single-family homes sold in Massachusetts…