Here are a few national real estate-related stories that came across my screen this week…
- from the National Association of Home Builders: New-Home Sales Top 500,000 in August, Highest Level Since 2008
- from CoreLogic Reports: 946,000 Residential Properties Regained 1 Trillion Dollars in Total Equity in Q2 2014
- from the National Association of Home Builders: Multifamily Decline Pushes Nationwide Housing Starts Down 14.4 Percent in August
- from Freddie Mac: Housing Market Stuck in a Rut
- from Reuters: U.S. household net worth rises to record $81.5 trillion
- from RealtyTrac: Home Price Appreciation Slows in 18 Out of 20 Largest U.S. Markets in August Compared to a Year Ago
- from Bankrate.com: Consumers still expect rising home prices
- from The Wall Street Journal: Rate of Americans Starting Own Households ‘Disturbingly Slow’
- from the Los Angeles Times: Student loan debt curbs housing market by $83 billion, study says
- from CNBC: Investors leaving housing high and dry
- from CNN Money: For rich people, mortgages are getting cheaper and easier
- from Freddie Mac: Mortgage Rates Move Higher
- from CNBC: US mortgage applications fall in latest week: MBA
- from The Wall Street Journal: Affordable Homes Drive Rebound in Exurbia — Far-Flung Communities Make Comeback as Rising Shelter Costs Dent Allure of Cities
