Here are a few national real estate-related stories that came across my screen this week…
- from the National Association of Homebuilders: Housing Production Falls 6.5 Percent in May
- from Daily Finance: Housing Starts Fall as Consumers Struggle With Costs
- from CNNMoney: More homeowners becoming landlords
- from Zillow: Share of All-Cash Home Purchases Falls in Most Areas
- from The Wall Street Journal: The Downside of Low Interest Rates: Reluctant Home Sellers
- from Inman News: Today’s low mortgage rates are ‘bad news’ for tomorrow’s real estate agents — Economists: Many potential sellers will keep their homes off the market to avoid steeper rates
- from Freddie Mac: Fixed Mortgage Rates Move Higher
- from Freddie Mac: Freddie Mac June 2014 U.S. Economic and Housing Market Outlook
- from RealtyTrac: 10.6 Million Housing Units in Counties with Very High Natural Disaster Risk According to New RealtyTrac Report