Here are a few national real estate-related stories that came across my screen this week…
- from Freddie Mac: Mortgage Rates Fall for Fourth Straight Week
- from CNBC: Mortgage applications up 8.8% as buyers look to lower rates
- from the National Association of Home Builders: 2015 New-Home Sales Reach Eight-Year High
- from the National Association of REALTORS® Economists’ Outlook blog: REALTORS® Expect Moderate Price Growth in Next 12 Months
- from the Urban Land Institute: Emerging Trends in Real Estate®
- from CNBC: Why one builder thinks cheaper homes work
- from The Wall Street Journal: New U.S. Homes Make Room for Airbnb Crowd
- from The Dallas Morning News: Cater to boomers or millennials? Homebuilders caught in between
- from The Wall Street Journal: Home Sizes Expand, Along With Prices — Houses get further out of reach for first-time buyers as building tilts toward high end
- from WalletHub: 2016’s Best and Worst States to Retire
