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The share of residential home sales that are all-cash transactions has been on the steady decline for nearly five years. At their peak, all-cash sales accounted for nearly half of all home sales; now that percentage is down below one-third, according to data released by CoreLogic on Monday.

The omnibus appropriations bill, which is a $1.1 trillion bipartisan spending bill that includes the extension of several tax relief provisions, was signed into law late last week.

Millennials face a variety of challenges, which may impact the future of the housing market. Editor's note: This select print feature appears in the December 2015 edition of MReport magazine, available now.

Commentary is an ongoing series on theMReport.com that focuses on opinions, ideas, and insights from experts across mortgage banking. Chris Backe, Business Development Director of Financial Services at Velocify, provided MReport with his three most important habits that help loan officers create winning sales strategies.

As the winter season presses on, the housing market is experiencing a seasonal slowdown in activity among home sales, prices, and inventory.

It’s a shortened market week for the Christmas holiday, but there are still a number of key metrics to look for this week.

SingleSource Property Solutions, a national provider of valuation, REO, title, and property preservation services, recently announced that the company has merged with iMortgage Services, a Pittsburgh-based firm that performs appraisal management as well as title and settlement services.

Should housing policy continue to focus on traditional homeownership or concentrate its efforts on a broader definition of what constitutes “shelter?”

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac recently made headlines when congress members said that the GSEs had a monopoly on their credit scoring system due to their singular use of the FICO score.

The picture could change completely in 2016 if interest rates begin edging up following the Fed's decision to raise rates on Wednesday.