Foreclosure filings dropped to their lowest level in more than four years for the quarter ended March 31, according to RealtyTrac ” to read full article from Housingwire ” (here)

A Wells Fargo survey of homebuilder sales managers across the nation not only points to an improvement in the housing industry, but also gave fire to homebuilder stock prices on Wednesday. ” to read full article from Housingwire ” (here)

Mortgage rates declined for the third consecutive week as the 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage averaged just above its record low while the 15-year FRM hit a new all-time record low. ” read full article from hosingwire ” (here)

Climbing rents for apartments are combining with a continued decline in home prices to push once-reluctant home buyers into finally taking the plunge. “read full article from The Wall Street Journal” (here)

Where rents keep rising the most…”read full article from CNN Money” (here)

“The continued strength of sales activity and tightening inventories in many markets are early and hopeful signs that prices will continue to stabilize and improve in the coming months,” said Anand Nallathambi, president and CEO of CoreLogic. “read full article from Housingwire” (here)

The San Francisco-based bank was the top originator by volume for various entities and related-secondary market players, including Fannie Mae, the Federal Housing Administration and Ginnie Mae, commercial banks and real estate investment trusts. “read full article from housingwire” (here)

Encouraging signs that the real estate market is rebounding… ” read full article” (here)

Real Estate Economists and Analyzers project broad improvements for the economy “read full article” (here)

Fed attempting to manage large numbers of foreclosed homes… “read full article from Wall Street Journal (here)