The Lede

HousingWire, Jan. 2, 2018--Caroline BasileNow in its fifth full operating year, MBA Opens Doors has assisted nearly 1,600 families.

The Mortgage Reports, Jan. 2, 2018--Erik. J. MartinHUD recently announced that FHA loan limits will increase in many parts of the country. This is big news for borrowers who want to pursue an FHA mortgage loan.

National Mortgage News, Jan. 2, 2018--Kate Berry (subscription)To say that 2017 was a year of upheaval for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is putting it mildly.

National Mortgage News, Jan. 2, 2018--Penny Crosman (subscription)Real estate deals on a blockchain are becoming real. The startup Propy recently sold an apartment in the Ukraine through its blockchain, and in the last week of December it began letting Californians buy and sell properties on its blockchain using bitcoin.

HousingWire, Jan. 2, 2018--Ben LaneU.S. Bancorp, the parent company of U.S. Bank announced Tuesday that it is handing out a $1,000 bonus to nearly 60,000 employees. The bank also plans to increase its minimum wage for all hourly employees to $15 per hour.

Mortgage Daily, Jan. 2, 2018Mortgage business went out with a whimper in 2017, with new activity during the final week--which included Christmas--plunging to the lowest level since tracking began.

Mortgage Daily, Jan. 2, 2018--Sam GarciaSeveral wholesale mortgage lenders are now offering Non-QM programs. Other recently announced offerings include Alt-A, jumbo and nonprime programs.

Wall Street Journal, Jan. 2, 2018--Peter Grant (subscription)The U.S. office market in 2017 experienced a slowdown in tenant expansions while supply growth stayed at about the same level as in 2016, according to a new report.

Bloomberg, Jan. 3, 2018--Oshrat CarmielManhattan home resales fell in the fourth quarter as buyers wavered ahead of the expected tax overhaul and stood firm in their refusal to overpay.

Wall Street Journal, Jan. 2, 2018--Peter Grant; Shefali Anand (subscription)As 2017 ended, the good news for commercial real estate investors was that values were near peak levels in many markets. The bad news: values in many markets are near peak levels, which will make buying property this year particularly tricky.

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