Here are a few national real estate-related stories that came across my screen this week…
- from HousingWire: Senate approves short sale tax break — Allows tax relief on 2014 short sales
- from National Mortgage Professional Magazine: Mortgage Delinquency Rates Continue to Shrink
- from the National Mortgage News: 74% of Reported Mortgage Fraud Occurred with Loan App: LexisNexis
- from Bloomberg: Boomers Seen Boosting New-Home Sales as Millennials Wait
- from MarketWatch: Americans are 40% poorer than before the recession
- from CNBC: Sales of newly built homes struggle in November
- from the Los Angeles Times: Best time to list a home for sale? Winter, Redfin says
- from FannieMae: Economic Growth Ends Year With a Slower Q4, but Poised to Strengthen in 2015 — Housing Continues Long-Term Climb Back to Normal
- from MarketWatch: Rents rise at hottest pace in six years
- from the National Association of Home Builders: Housing Production Falls 1.6 Percent in November
- from the National Association of Home Builders: Builder Confidence Drops One Point in December
