Here are a few national real estate-related stories that came across my screen last week…
- from CNBC: Housing values: Why the divide isn’t narrowing
- from USA Today: 1 in 4 renters use half their pay for housing costs
- from FreddieMac: Mortgage Rates Move Higher
- from CNBC: Weekly mortgage applications drop 4.6% on higher rates
- from BUILDER Online: MOVE-UP HOUSING DOMINATES THE BUILDER 100 LIST — No surprise here: Move-up is the hottest type of housing for American builders, according to this year’s BUILDER 100 data
- from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: CFPB Report Finds 26 Million Consumers Are Credit Invisible — Bureau Also Finds That Black and Hispanic Consumers Are More Likely to Have a Limited Credit Record
- from HousingWire: San Francisco leads the nation in property bidding wars — Well above national average
- from RealtyTrac: 4 Percent of All U.S. Single Family Home Sales in First Quarter Were Flips According to RealtyTrac U.S. Home Flipping Report
- from FannieMae: More Consumers Positive On Housing, But Not Quite Ready to Leave the Sidelines — Survey Results Suggest Continued Modest Housing Growth in 2015
- from the National Association of Home Builders: Housing Recovery Continues at Gradual Pace
- from BUILDER Online: GREEN BUILDING MAKES INROADS IN THE BUILDER 100 LIST — Green building is becoming increasingly important for production builders as climate change and fuel prices come into play.
