Here are a few national real estate-related stories that came across my screen this week…
- from CNNMoney: 2014 is best year for job gains since 1999
- from FreddieMac: Freddie Mac Home Possible Advantage(SM) Mortgage Makes Home Financing With a 3 Percent Downpayment Possible
- from FannieMae: Expanded LTV, CLTV, and HCLTV Ratios for Purchase and Limited Cash-out
Refinances - from The Los Angeles Times: Nation’s Housing: Qualifying for a mortgage may be easier than you think
- from Quicken Loans: Quicken Loans HPPI Shows Gap Narrowing Between Appraiser and Homeowner Opinions of Home Values
- from Transition: TransUnion Forecasts Mortgage Delinquency Rate to Reach Pre-Recession Levels in 2015
- from CNBC: For home buyers, mortgage demand is locked at lows
- from Housingwire: Short sale tax break passes in House — Now on to the Senate
- from National Association of Home Builders: What Homes Do Millennials Buy?
- from National Association of Home Builders: Baby Boomers: Top Metro Areas Poised for Uptick in Home Sales to America’s Wisest Generation
- from FannieMae: National Housing Survey Results Mirror Uneven 2014 Activity, Support Forecast for Gradual Recovery in 2015
- from Harvard University Joint Center for Housing Studies: Is Homeownership Still an Effective Means of Building Wealth for Low-income and Minority Households? (Was it Ever?)
