Mortgage Job Losses Ease

"On the heels of an ailing economy have come massive job cuts in all U.S. markets in the recent months, and according to state unemployment data released Thursday, new jobless claims are still on the rise. But mortgage job losses, despite the housing market’s role in the economy’s demise, eased 25 percent in the fourth quarter, according to employment data tracked by MortgageDaily.com. Annual migration out of real estate also dropped — by more than half."