The Lede

Pleasanton (Calif.) Weekly, Apr. 4, 2016--Bing, Jeb A new report  by the Mortgage Bankers Association's Research Institute for Housing America finds a strong correlation between the future housing market and the cognitive decline of older Americans.

KPLU (Seattle), Apr. 4, 2016--Gross, Ashley Mortgage loan officers were more likely to approve marginal loans on unexpectedly sunny days and reject more of them on unexpectedly cloudy days, the University of Washington said.

Fox News, Apr. 4, 2016--Morici, Peter  The author said Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen would be wise to lay out a schedule for rate increases. This would promote confidence in Washington's ability to manage the economy and raise the interest rates ordinary folks can receive on their savings accounts and government bonds.

Wall Street Journal, Apr. 4, 2016--Carney, John The chances of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac being released from conservatorship are extremely low, Carney says. A far more probable outcome: that they get wound down and replaced by a new system, perhaps along the line of the National Mortgage Reinsurance Corporation recently outlined in a paper by Jim Parrott, Lew Ranieri, Gene Sperling, Mark Zandi and Barrry Zigas.

National Real Estate Investor, Apr. 4, 2016--Mitchell, Donna   The retail sector could see a 4.0 percent increase in rents in 2016, said commercial real estate services firm CBRE.

Pensions and Investments, Apr. 4, 2016--Jacobius, Arleen Institutional investors are moving back into residential mortgage-backed securities, even as lawsuit settlements are giving them back some of the money they lost on RMBS investments made before the financial crisis.

Housing Wire, Apr. 4, 2016--Swanson, Brena The list of famous and controversial names revealed in the Panama Papers runs deep, including into housing, exposing how the rich and the powerful allegedly use offshore tax havens.

Reuters, Apr. 4, 2016--Mutikani, Lucia New orders for U.S. factory goods fell in February and business spending on capital goods was much weaker than initially thought, the latest indications that economic growth remained sluggish in the first quarter.

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