The Lede

National Mortgage Professional, Mar. 16, 2018--Phil HallThe House of Representatives is flexing its muscle with a more aggressive legislative agenda for financial services reform.

National Mortgage News, Mar. 16, 2018--Brad Finkelstein (subscription)Only a small percentage of borrowers are deterred by the higher rates seen this year, even with the additional cost making it tough for first-time buyers to find affordable properties, said Redfin.

HousingWire, Mar. 16, 2018--Ben LaneCoreLogic did not appropriately provide property data to ATTOM Data Solutions as was required by a 2014 agreement with the Federal Trade Commission relating to CoreLogic's acquisition of DataQuick Information Systems, the FTC said this week.

Mortgage Daily, Mar. 16, 2018The Mortgage Daily U.S. Mortgage Market Index for the week ended March 16 drifted lower by 4 percent from the previous seven-day period.

Wall Street Journal, Mar. 18, 2018--Laura Kusisto (subscription)America is facing a new housing crisis. A decade after an epic construction binge, fewer homes are being built per household than at almost any time in U.S. history.

Wall Street Journal, Mar. 18, 2018--Laura Kusisto (subscription)As New York struggles to save its public housing, other major cities have moved aggressively to transform their public-housing stock.

UExpess, Mar. 16, 2018--Lew SichelmanBoosting your credit score before you secure a home loan can pay off big-time--in some cases, to the tune of tens of thousands of dollars over the life of your mortgage.

Mortgage Daily, Mar. 16, 2018The nation's mortgage insurance companies are warning about a new pilot program that enables Freddie Mac to bypass traditional mortgage insurance.

Bloomberg, Mar. 19, 2018--David M LevittLast year, Chinese conglomerate HNA bought 245 Park Ave., a late 1960s-era building that's home to JPMorgan Chase & Co., paying one of the highest prices ever for a New York office property. Values have since dropped and HNA faces the challenge of selling a building that's starting to lose some of its gold-plated tenants and in need of improvements that could cost its new owner more than $1 billion.

Reuters, Mar. 16, 2018--Lucia MutikaniU.S. industrial production surged in February, boosted by strong increases in output at factories and mines, but the economic outlook for the first quarter was dimmed by a larger-than-expected plunge in homebuilding last month.