The Lede

Washington Post, Mar. 24, 2016--Orton, Kathy Mortgage rates wandered down for the first time in a month, according to the latest data released Thursday by Freddie Mac.

HousingWire, Mar. 24, 2016--Swanson, Brena Top White House advisor on housing policy, Michael Stegman, is leaving his position as of March 25. The reason why he left, along with who will fill position, were not released.

The Street, Mar. 24, 2016--Langford, James Three out of four homebuyers don't plan to stay in their homes long-term, according to a survey released today by JPMorgan Chase. Digital technology is changing the way Americans search for homes, with more buyers opting for a "do-it-yourself" approach, Chase found.

Wall Street Journal, Mar. 24, 2016--Kusisto, Laura The rate at which Americans are moving to the suburbs is once again outpacing the rate at which they are moving to cities. That picks up on a decadeslong trend that only very temporarily reversed during the recession, according to U.S. Census data.

Wall Street Journal, Mar. 24, 2016--Rohwedder, Cecilie Architects call them campus or compound-style homes. Like small university campuses, they are made up of separate wings or buildings that have distinct functions, such as sleeping, cooking or lounging.

National Mortgage Professional, Mar. 24, 2016--Hall, Phil One-third of all home sales during 2015 were all-cash transactions, according to new data from CoreLogic. Last year's cash sales sum was the lowest recorded since 2008 and is 13 percent below the 46.6 percent peak in January 2011.

National Mortgage News, Mar. 24, 2016--Collins, Brian In a letter, House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, and Senate Banking Committee Chairman Richard Shelby, R-Ala., claim the Federal Housing Finance Agency and the Federal Housing Administration have a duty to maximize recoveries on defaulted mortgages.

HousingWire, Mar. 24, 2016--Barraza, Cynthia Jobless claims for the March 19 week increased to 265,000, an increase from 259,000--last week's level. The four-week average, at 259,750, is trending slightly lower.

Reuters, Mar. 24, 2016--Mutikani, Lucia New orders for long-lasting U.S. manufactured goods fell in February as the sector continued to struggle with the lingering effects of a robust dollar and lower oil prices.

Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Mar. 24, 2016--Henderson, Tim A relic of the Great Recession, zombie houses have receded in many states - but not all. They remain, and are growing in number in several states. The rate of foreclosure rose more quickly during the crisis, and stayed higher afterward, in states with lengthy court-supervised foreclosure procedures, Mortgage Bankers Association surveys of loan performance show.

Reuters, Mar. 24, 2015--Raymond, Nate Credit Suisse Group AG agreed to pay more than $29 million to resolve a U.S. regulator's claims that it sold toxic mortgage-backed securities to credit unions that later failed, according to court papers filed on Thursday.

Huffington Post, Mar. 24, 2016--Guttentag, Jack There are two ways to make the home loan market much more efficient by empowering borrowers. The first is to authorize borrowers to order their own appraisals. The second is to eliminate misleading features of the Annual Percentage Rate.

Reuters, Mar. 24, 2016 The decision followed a seven-week trial in Irvine, California-based Mount Olympus' 2014 lawsuit against Chicago-based Guaranteed Rate. In its complaint, Mount Olympus claimed one of its former employees, mortgage banker Benjamin Anderson, acted as corporate spy and fed Guaranteed Rate information for several months.

Wall Street Journal, Mar. 24, 2016--Morath, Eric The health of the country's collective corporate balance sheets-or lack there of-will come into focus Friday.