Here are a few national real estate-related stories that came across my screen this past week…
- from The Wall Street Journal: Housing Bubble? Despite Rising Prices, Most Economists Still Say No
- from Reuters: New home sales, prices rise strongly in April
- from The Wall Street Journal: More Builders See First-Time Home Buyers Returning
- from RealtyTrac: Buyers Purchasing Below Market Value in 59 Percent of U.S. Housing Markets, Sellers Getting More than Market Value in 27 Percent of Markets
- from Freddie Mac: Mortgage Rates Reach 2015 High
- from CNBC: Mortgage applications drop 1.6% as refinancing stalls
- from then National Association of Home Builders’ Eye On Housing blog: Lot Shortage: A Lingering Problem for Builders
- from BloombergBusiness: The Mansions That Are Swallowing Suburban Homes
- from the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy: Lincoln Institute Study Compares Property Tax in 50 States
