The Lede

National Mortgage News, Jan. 3, 2017--Passy, Jacob Home values continued to climb in November, but in 2017 price appreciation is likely to slow due to rising interest rates, according to CoreLogic.

MReport, Jan. 3, 2017--Brown, Mirasha Last month was not only high in Christmas spirit and morale, it also included an increase in mortgage rates. 

Marketplace, Jan. 3, 2017--Hartman, Mitchell One complicated legacy of the housing bust could finally be dealt with under the incoming Trump administration and Republican Congress: resolving the fate of the so-called government-sponsored enterprises: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Wall Street Journal, Jan. 3, 2017--Davies, Paul J. U.S. and European banks have long had their differences, nowhere more so than over how much capital they need to stay safe.

Mortgage Daily, Jan. 3, 2017 A new offering could provide the successful bidder with mortgage servicing rights on as much as $1 billion in government-sponsored enterprise loans.

Mortgage Daily, Jan. 3, 2017--Garcia, Sam A range of mortgage-related events taking place during the first quarter of this year include a pair of commercial real estate conferences, a bankruptcy convention and an independent lender event.

Wall Street Journal, Jan. 3, 2017--Kirkham, Chris Developers and investors are starting to resurrect subdivisions that were left half-finished after the housing collapse. 

National Mortgage Professional, Jan. 3, 2017--Hall, Phil The total value of the U.S. housing stock grew to a record-high $29.6 trillion in 2016, according to data released by Zillow.

National Mortgage News, Jan. 3, 2017--Clozel, Lalita The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's decision to offer a special-purpose charter for fintech firms may entice more players than expected, including mortgage lenders.

HousingWire, Jan. 3, 2017--Gaffney, Jacob Robert Rubin's main objective in writing "The Tragic Downfall of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau" is to highlight what he calls the heavy politicization of the CFPB. In doing so, Rubin also just confirmed the worst fears of the mortgage industry.

HousingWire, Jan. 3, 2017--Lane, Ben American International Group officially closed the sale of its mortgage-guaranty unit United Guaranty to Arch Capital Group on Dec. 31, the companies announced Tuesday morning.

Bloomberg, Jan. 3, 2017--Gopal, Prashant Hedge funds, large investment firms and private equity companies helped the U.S. housing market recover after the crash in 2008 by turning empty foreclosures from Atlanta to Las Vegas into occupied rentals. Now among America's biggest landlords, some of these companies are leaving tenants in the cold. 

Reuters, Jan. 3, 2017--Mutikani, Lucia U.S. factory activity accelerated to a two-year high in December amid a surge in new orders and rapidly rising raw material prices, indicating that some of the drag on manufacturing from prolonged dollar strength and a slump in oil prices was fading.

MarketWatch, Jan. 3, 2017--Riquier, Andrea Home prices leapt in November, a sign that the jump in mortgage rates hasn't yet hobbled the housing market.

National Mortgage News, Jan. 3, 2017--McKendry, Ian The Senate Banking Committee will have six fresh faces in the new Congress as Republicans grapple with a slimmer majority.

Wall Street Journal, Jan. 3, 2017--Witkowski, Rachel Top credit-reporting companies Equifax Inc. and TransUnion have agreed to pay more than $23 million over federal claims that they deceptively marketed and sold credit scores to consumers.