The Lede

Mortgage Professional America, Nov. 13, 2017--Justin da RosaRefinance share of market activity increased to 49% of total applications from 48.7% week-over-week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Wall Street Journal, Nov. 13, 2017--Andrew Ackerman, Ryan Tracy (subscription)The bipartisan agreement released Monday, between Republicans led by Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo of Idaho and a group of moderate Democrats, would exempt banks with up to $250 billion in assets from heightened oversight from the Federal Reserve, up from a current threshold of $50 billion.

National Mortgage News, Nov. 13, 2017--Elina Tarkazikis (subscription)Home prices have returned to the boom levels of 10 years ago, which originally signaled the bursting of the housing bubble and the onset of the Great Recession, but today's market is notably different.

National Mortgage News, Nov. 13, 2017--Brad Finkelstein (subscription)As Congress debates tax reform and which deductions to remove, a majority of homeowners from both parties worried that rising property taxes could force them to sell their house.

HousingWire, Nov. 13, 2017--Ben LaneZillow. Trulia. Realtor.com. Redfin. All household names in the real estate listings world, right? Well, those companies now have some serious competition from a company that boasts an audience that dwarfs all of those sites put together--Facebook.

Dallas News, Nov. 13, 2017--Steve Brown More than five years into the current market boom, there's very little commercial real estate oversupply and lenders are keeping a leash on how much is spent for new construction. That's why the CRE industry is talking about breaking the cycle and keeping the property boom running--at least for another year or so.

Mortgage Daily, Nov. 13, 2017Paramount Financial has been approved to become a bank-holding company. As part of the transformation, it will acquire Superior Bank in Hazelwood, Mo.

Scotsman Guide, Nov. 13, 2017--Victor WhitmanIn a letter to leaders of the Senate Committee on Finance, MBA President David Stevens praised that the plan preserves the interest deduction with the current $1 million cap on mortgage debt. MBA has issues, though, with its proposal to eliminate deductions on local property taxes, and also removes the interest deduction on home equity lines of credit.

HousingWire, Nov. 13, 2017--Kelsey RamirezA huge coalition featuring thousands of organizations, state and local governments, and elected officials joined together to call on Congress to use the savings derived from any changes to the mortgage interest deduction via the new tax reform bill to fund low-income housing.

Mortgage Daily, Nov. 13, 2017Securitizations on behalf of Ginnie Mae turned lower last month, falling to the slowest volume in five months. The weak performance came off of a record year.

Financial Regulation News, Nov. 13, 2017--Dave KovaleskiCommercial and multifamily mortgage loan originations were up 8 percent in the third quarter, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's Quarterly Survey of Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Bankers Originations.