Here are a few national real estate-related stories that came across my screen this week…
- from RealtyTrac: Returning Equity Boosts Real Estate Markets
- from Auction.com: Flipping Edges Out Renting As The Preferred Investment Strategy For The Third Consecutive Quarter According To Auction.com Real Estate Investor Activity Report™ — Price appreciation and inventory constraints continue to dictate investor strategy
- from the National Association of REALTORS® Economist’s Outlook blog: Despite Rising Prices, 63 Percent of Properties Sold at a Discount in May 2015
- from the National Association of REALTORS® Economist’s Outlook blog: Homeowner Equity as a Share of the Value of Real Estate Could Normalize Within the Year
- from The Wall Street Journal: The Share of Americans Behind on Home-Equity Loans Is the Lowest Since 2008
- from The Washington Post: The cities where Americans are most likely to spend more than half of their paycheck on rent
- from RealtyTrac: Potential Buy-to-Rent Returns Down From a Year Ago in 59 Percent of U.S. Counties for First Five Months of 2015
- from SmartAsset: The Best Housing Markets for Growth and Stability