Here are a few national real estate-related stories that came across my screen this past week…
- from The Wall Street Journal: Lopsided Housing Rebound Leaves Millions of People Out in the Cold — Homeownership rate continues to decline as credit issues, student loans and high prices lead more to rent
- from Mortgage News Daily: Freddie sees Banner Year for Originations; Lowers Interest Rate Projection for 2017
- from CNBC: Mortgage applications fell 4% even as rates sit near record lows
- from Freddie Mac: Mortgage Rates Nudge Lower
- from CNBC: US housing starts total 1.21M in July vs. 1.18M starts expected
- from Realtor.com: Bye-Bye, Empty Nests: Multigenerational Living Is on the Rise
- from The Wall Street Journal: For Ceilings, What a Difference a Foot Makes
- from the National Association of Home Builders’ Eye on Housing blog: New Single-Family Home Size Declining
