Here are a few national real estate-related stories that came across my desk this week…
- from Bloomberg.com: From Brooklyn to California, Housing Bubble Threat Grows
- from CNNMoney: Home sales continue to climb
- from Market Watch: Existing-home sales rise 0.6% in April
- from Reuters: Hispanic Real Estate Leaders: Immigration Reform Could Generate $500 Billion in New Real Estate Transactions
- from The Wall Street Journal: Four Reasons Why Home Sales Are Looking Healthy
- from Freddie Mac: Mortgage Rates Move Higher for Second Consecutive Week
- from The Wall Street Journal: U.S. Mortgage Applications Down 10% Last Week – MBA
- from Inman News: Nearly half of all US homeowners with a mortgage still ‘underwater’ in Q1
Twister
So I wonder when the good times will end….wasnt long ago when the opposite was true. Recent times have taken the growl out of the biggest bear but we all know theyre always lurking in the shadows.