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A plurality of prospective homebuyers responding to an industry survey anticipate down payments of less than 15 percent when they purchase a new home. Forty-four percent of respondents anticipate low down payments of no more than 15 percent, while 34 percent foresee paying between 15 and 24 percent of purchase price at closing. Nineteen percent say they will put down more than 25 percent of their home purchase price when the purchase their next home, according to the survey conducted on behalf of LendingTree.

Existing-home sales rose a solid 4.2 percent in May to an annual sales rate of 5.18 million, the highest level since November 2009, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported.

Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced that Luke Sosnicki has joined its Los Angeles office as senior counsel.

Both home sales and prices rose at double-digit rates above May 2012, and inventory is showing signs of stability, RE/MAX reported.

Commercial and multifamily mortgage debt outstanding decreased for the first time in five quarters during the first quarter of this year, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA).

California-based DocMagic, Inc., a provider of eDelivery solutions has received approval from Fifth Third Mortgage Company as an eDelivery and eSignature vendor for correspondent lenders.

Improvements in housing and labor lifted Deloitte's Consumer Spending Index for May, the company reported. The index, which comprises four components--tax burden, initial unemployment claims, real wages, and real home prices--rose to a reading of 4.27 from April's 4.12. The index tracks consumer cash flow as an indicator of future spending. Three out of the four components contributed to May's uptick, according to Daniel Bachman, senior U.S. economist for Deloitte.

Prices shot up in May even as for-sale inventory showed signs of recovery, according to Redfin's Real-Time Price Tracker. According to the brokerage's findings, home prices came in 4.3 percent higher month-over-month and 17.4 percent higher year-over-year in May (to a median $208 per square foot). Eighteen of the 19 markets measured by Redfin saw monthly improvement in prices (Austin being the exception), and all 19 reported yearly increases. Once again, the West proved strongest.

eRecording--is taking hold as a way to streamline the records process and free up resources at lending and servicing offices, according to Nationwide Title Clearing, Inc. (NTC).

GSF Mortgage, a premier online mortgage lender headquartered in Wisconsin, announced the promotion of Hannah Goreta. Having worked with GSF for four years, Goreta now serves as an account executive for the company's U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Housing division.