Here are a few national real estate-related stories that came across my screen this week…
- from Inman News: Interest rates will stay rock bottom as long as the economy keeps puttering along
- from Freddie Mac: Fixed Mortgage Rates at Six Week Low
- from Inman News: Americans liking real estate more than stocks, gold again
- from Zillow: Home Values in More Than 1,000 U.S. Cities Expected to Be More Expensive than Ever Within the Next Year
- from Inman News: Realtor.com: Buying conditions improving as more homes come on the market
- from The Wall Street Journal: Fannie, Freddie cut housing-market forecasts for 2014
- from Freddie Mac – More Than Half of States Still Show Improving Housing Markets – Nevada makes top five list of most improving markets
- from Redfin – Bidding Wars Heat Up, but Remain Less Extreme than in 2013
- from Kiplinger: Homeowners Associations Are Short on Cash
- from AOL Real Estate: 10 Reasons Why Homeowners Have an Edge on Renters