Here are a few national real estate-related stories that came across my screen this week…
- from Realtor.com: Our Housing Report Says the Market Is Out of Whack—But With 4 Bright Spots
- from CNBC: Mortgage applications plunge as rates hit highest level of the year
- from FreddieMac: Mortgage Rates Rise for Second Consecutive Week
- from Reuters: U.S. housing starts fall, but still at lofty levels
- from the National Association of Home Builders: Housing Affordability Edges Up in the Fourth Quarter
- from RealtyTrac: Share of Low Down Payment Loans at 11-Year Low
- from Auction.com: Investors Lean Toward Flipping—Barely
- from CNBC: Why new jobs don’t translate to new homeowners
- from the Redfin Blog: First Comes Love, Then Comes Mortgage
- from the Joint Center for Housing Studies: What Will Happen to Housing When the Baby Boomers are Gone?
