Here are a few national real estate-related stories that came across my screen this week…
- from AOL: Bank of America Reaches Record Mortgage Settlement With U.S.
- from the Los Angeles Times: Mortgage rates at low for year; 30-year averages 4.12%
- from the National Association of Home Builders: Increasing Home Values Affect Housing Affordability in Second Quarter
- from Bloomberg: More Money Down Adds to U.S. First-Time Buyer Blues: Economy
- from the National Association of Home Builders: Builder Confidence Rises Two Points in August
- from the National Association of Home Builders: Combined Single- and Multifamily Gains Boost Housing Starts in July
- from HousingWire: RealtyTrac: Cash purchases disappearing from home sales — Institutional investors keep cooling down
- from FannieMae: 2014 Economic Growth Expectations Get Boost from Second Quarter Rebound — Housing’s Contribution to GDP Downgraded Following Sluggish Q2
- from Reuters: U.S. mortgage applications rise in latest week : MBA
- from TransUnion: Mortgage Delinquency Rate Continues to Drop Across All Age Groups
- from Forbes: Can Any Local Market Predict National Home-Price Trends?
- from RISMedia: Home Values Expected To Rise Through 2018
