Mortgage lenders, builders pick up pace of job cuts

Real estate firms cut jobs during the first quarter at the same pace as last year, but job losses in the mortgage lending industry nearly doubled for the period, according to a consulting firm that helps workers find new jobs.

Announced job cuts in the real estate industry totaled 1,149 during the first quarter, about the same as the 1,152 tracked during the same quarter of 2006 by Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc., a New York-based outplacement job consulting firm. There were 3,490 announced job cuts in real estate in 2006, Challenger said in an April 4 report.

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