Here are a few national real estate-related stories that came across my desk this week…
- from USA Today: Bernanke: Economy still needs Fed stimulus
- from CNBC: We’re Not Done Buying Real Estate, Blackstone Says
- from USA Today: Foreclosures hit lowest level since 2006
- from The Wall Street Journal: Housing Listings Multiply in June
- from The Wall Street Journal: Where home prices haven’t hit bottom — Bargains remain where foreclosures must pass through the courts
- from Mortgage News Daily: Foreclosure Payout Nears End after Error-Plagued Start
- from The Wall Street Journal: NAHB builder confidence jumps in July to 7-yr high
- from Examiner.com: New Wave of Buyers Ready to Hit the Real Estate Market
- from HousingWire: Conditions are ripe for household formation
- from Reuters: Starved of credit, construction suppliers lag housing rebound
- from MSN Real Estate: More homes coming to market
- from Housingwire: Housing momentum will remain economic bright spot
- from CNBC: Corelogic: There is no housing bubble
- from The Wall Street Journal: Big Home Builders Gobble Up Rivals Starved for Cash
- from Wall Street Cheat Sheet: 10 Cities With the Highest Home Price Increases
- from Mortgage News Daily: Cash Sales Saved Housing Market – CoreLogic
- from the National Association of Homebuilders: Builder Confidence Rises Six Points in July
- from CNN Money: Higher mortgage rates won’t hurt recovery, Fannie finds
- from Bloomberg: Misfit Borrowers Attracting Lenders as Housing Revives
- from The Wall Street Journal: Asian Real-Estate Investors Are Thinking Small – Investors From East Are Increasingly Looking Toward Cheaper Properties
- from CNBC: House-flipping is back, flourishing again
- from lifehacker: The Renovations That Up Your Home’s Value (and the Ones That Don’t)
