Here are a few national real estate-related stories that came across my screen this past week…
- from The Washington Post: The next big fight over housing could happen, literally, in your back yard
- from RealtyTrac: Home Values 77 Percent Higher in Zip Codes With Good Schools Than in Zip Codes Without Good Schools
- from Freddie Mac: Mortgage Rates Little Changed
- from Fannie Mae: Home Purchase Sentiment Index Surpasses Survey High, Reaching 86.5 in July
- from CNBC: Mortgage applications jump 7% as rates drop on weak GDP
- from Quicken Loans: Quicken Loans Study Finds Owners Overestimate Home Values Nationally, Perceptions Vary Widely Across the Country
- from The Wall Street Journal: America’s New Small Towns: Housing Developments That Recreate Village Life
- from The New York Times: What $100 Can Buy, State by State
