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Mortgage rates fell slightly across the board after the release of the Republican Party tax plan and the nomination of a new Federal Reserve chairman.

Impac Mortgage Holdings' nonqualified mortgage origination volume increased 248% year-over-year in the third quarter as the company accumulates loans for a planned securitization next year.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Freedom Debt Relief and its co-CEO for allegedly deceiving consumers.

The treatment of local property taxes and the mortgage interest deduction in the House Republicans' tax plan would cause homeowners in high-cost states like California to incur much higher tax bills.

So long as the current monetary regime survives, homeowners — present and potential — can expect higher average prices interspersed with wild rides up and down.

The numbers tantalize leery minds: Housing prices, population growth and job creation in Southern Nevada all rebounded from the Great Recession over the past few years.

Home prices are up strongly both year-over-year and month-over-month, and nearly half of the nation's largest 50 markets are overvalued, according to CoreLogic.

A slight decrease in the number of jumbo investor offerings contributed to lower consecutive-month credit availability in October, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Mortgage application activity was unchanged from one week earlier although rates came back down slightly from their four-month high, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Here's a look at the 12 housing markets with the largest percentages of mortgages over $500,000 — the new threshold House Republicans have proposed for the mortgage interest deduction in their tax plan.