Here are a few national real estate-related stories that came across my screen this past week…
- from FannieMae: 2015 Economic Growth Forecast Downgraded, but Housing on a Better Path
- from RealtyTrac: U.S. Foreclosure Activity Increases 3 Percent in April to 18-Month High Driven by Rising Bank Repossessions
- from The Wall Street Journal: Minimum Wage in U.S. Cities Not Enough to Afford Rent, Report Says
- from CNBC: Weekly mortgage applications drop 1.5% as rates rise
- from HousineWire: MBA: It keeps getting easier to get a mortgage — Mortgage credit availability rises again in April
- from HousingWire: TransUnion: Student loans do not impact housing — Student debt keeps growing but homebuyers still buying
- from the National Association of Home Builders: New Single-Family Home Size Increases at the Start of 2015
- from the National Association of Home Builders: What Builders are Building
- from the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies: The Rise of the Single-Person Household
