Here are a few national real estate-related stories that came across my screen this week…
- from Realtor.com: Home Prices Are Climbing Faster and Faster, but This Is Not a Bubble
- from RealtyTrac: Share of Seriously Underwater Homes Increases in First Quarter For First Time Since Second Quarter 2012
- from the National Association of REALTOR’S Economist’s Outlook blog: Disappearing Shadow Inventory
- from Gallup.com: Americans Again Say Real Estate Is Best Long-Term Investment
- from CNBC: Blackstone CEO: Housing makes a ‘good investment’
- from JPMorgan Chase & Co.: Potential Homebuyers to get off Sidelines, Chase Research ShowsOptimistic potential buyers cite rising rental prices, low interest rates as top reasons to buy now
- from Reuters: U.S. homeownership dips, but household formation rises
- from the National Association of Home Builders: Housing Recovery Slow and Steady in 2015, Will Pick Up Pace Next Year
- from The Wall Street Journal: Why New Homes Have Become More Expensive: They’re Much Bigger
- from Freddie Mac: Mortgage Rates Up on Mixed Economic and Housing Data
