Here are a few national real estate-related stories that came across my screen this week…
- from the Urban Land Institute: New ULI Forecast for Real Estate, Economy Sees Three Years of Continued Strength, with Industry Set for Sustainable Growth in 2015 Through 2017
- from Bloomberg: Reno Wants to Be Silicon Valley’s Back Office
- from RealtyTrac: House Payments More Affordable Than Fair Market Rents in 76 Percent of U.S. Housing Markets According to County-Level Analysis
- from The Wall Street Journal: After Foreclosures, Home Buyers Are Back — As their credit improves, borrowers who defaulted get reprieve
- from Freddie Mac: Mortgage Rates Lower on Weak Jobs Report
- from Reuters: Fed officials say June rate hike still in play, hinges on data
- from FannieMae: Lackluster Income Growth Weighing on Americans’ Housing Sentiment — Share of Consumers Expecting to Buy a Home on Next Move Reaches Survey Low
- from the Urban Institute: The Impact of Tight Credit Standards on 2009–13 Lending
- from CoreLogic: Home Price Index Report
- from The New York Times: California Drought Tests History of Endless Growth
- from MarketWatch: Whirlpool bathtubs are losing out in new homes
