Here are a few national real estate-related stories that came across my screen this past week…
- from Realtor.com: Realtor.com® 2016 Housing Forecast Predicts Healthy Market with New Construction Driving Highest Level of Home Sales Since 2006
- from Freddie Mac: Mortgage Rates Down for Third Straight Week
- from Reuters: Quicken may quit U.S. home-loan program in dispute over bad mortgages
- from CNBC: Mortgage applications slide 0.2%, hurt by refinancings
- from HousingWire: FHFA announces 2016 conforming loan limits — Much of U.S. left unchanged; limits increase in 39 ‘high-cost’ counties
- from National Association of Home Builders: New Home Sales Rise 10.7 Percent in October
- from Real Estate Economy Watch: New Study: Great Credit Makes for a Great Rate