The Lede

NBC News, Feb. 9, 2016--White, Martha Years into the economic and housing market recovery, financial woes still bar a significant number of Americans from achieving homeownership.

Wall Street Journal, Feb. 9, 2016--Landers, Peter As of Tuesday, investors were receiving a minus 0.025% yield on the benchmark 10-year Japanese government bond. That means an investor who lends the government 10,000 yen for 10 years has to pay the government 2.5 yen a year just to earn the right to make the loan.

Housing Wire, Feb. 9, 2016--Lane, Ben The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency announced Tuesday that it is terminating mortgage servicing-related consent orders against U.S. Bank National Association and Santander Bank, lifting the mortgage servicing restrictions placed on both banks last year due to failure to comply with requirements of the Independent Foreclosure Review.

New York Daily News, Feb. 9, 2016--Durkin, Erin A group of low-wage workers hit Mayor de Blasio's affordable housing plan Monday, as top administration officials defended the plan.

Wall Street Journal, Feb. 9, 2016--Sparshott, Jeffrey The number of Americans who voluntarily quit their jobs climbed to a post-recession high in December, suggesting workers are confident about their employment prospects, the Labor Department's Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey reported.

Wall Street Journal, Feb. 9, 2016--Leubsdorf, Ben When Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen speaks publicly Wednesday for the first time in eight weeks, she'll assess a mixed economic landscape that has made officials more cautious about raising interest rates again next month.

National Mortgage News, Feb. 9, 2016--Berry, Kate Many institutional investors are refusing to purchase mortgages loans until they get assurance from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that they won't have to pay for others' mistakes. Their pullback could further the slow the issuance of private-label mortgage bonds this year, a huge concern at a time when the majority of home loans are insured by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the FHA.

HousingWire, Feb. 9, 2016--Lane, Ben According to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's addendum, the supplementary information states that "property insurance premiums, property taxes, homeowner's association dues, condominium fees and cooperative fees" are "subject to tolerances," when it should read that those fees are "not subject to tolerances."

KHOU (Houston), Feb. 9, 2016--Barr, Alice The low price of oil is bringing on more uncertainty for a big chunk of Houston's economy. Thousands of layoffs have rocked the oil and gas industry, and there's no clear picture of when things could get better.

Sacramento Bee, Feb. 9, 2016--Kasler, Dale CalPERS completed one of the biggest real estate investments in its history, purchasing a New York office tower for $1.9 billion.

Huffington Post, Feb. 9, 2016--Nussenbaum, Max Pop quiz: what do real estate agents have in common with car salesmen, telemarketers, and members of Congress? Answer: They're among Americans' least-trusted professions, according to a recent Gallup poll.