LendingTree, Charlotte, N.C., reported that 5.6 million housing units are vacant in the largest 50 metro areas in the U.S.--and ranked which ones top that list.

MISMO, the real estate finance industry's standards organization, announced the Mortgage Compliance Dataset specification has reached “Candidate Recommendation” status, which means that it has been thoroughly reviewed by a wide range of organizations and industry participants and is available for industry use.

Redfin, Seattle, found asking rents rose by 0.6% year-over-year in September to $1,634. On a monthly basis, they fell 0.2% from August.