Here are a few national real estate-related stories that came across my screen this week…
- from the National Association of Home Builders: Housing Starts Up 6.6 Percent in April
- from the National Association of REALTORS: Existing-Home Sales
- from Freddie Mac: Mortgage Rates Hold Near 2016 Lows
- from CNBC: Lowest rates in a year no enticement: Mortgage applications down 1.6%
- from Freddie Mac: Mortgage Rates Reach New 2016 Lows; 30-Year at 3-Year Low
- from Ellie Mae: Average Time to Close a Loan Holds Steady at 44 Days According to April Origination Insight Report from Ellie Mae
- from RealtyTrac: Vacant “Zombie” Foreclosures Decrease 30 Percent in Second Quarter 2016 Compared to a Year Ago
- from Builder magazine: Peer Pressure: The 2016 Public Builder Report Cards
