Here are a few national real estate-related stories that came across my screen this past week…
- from RealtyTrac: U.S. Residential Vacancies Decrease 9 Percent in Q3 2016 But Bank-Owned Vacancies Up 67 Percent From a Year Ago
- from Freddie Mac: Low Mortgage Rates Continue to Spur Refinancing
- from Realtor.com: First-Time Home Buyers Come Out in Force—but Face New Challenges
- from Fannie Mae: Home Purchase Sentiment Index Retreats Slightly, but Gradual Upward Trend Continues — HPSI Points to Continued, Moderate Strengthening of Housing
- from RISMedia: Shortage of New-home Lots Promises to Drive Up Home Prices
- from Reuters: Construction worker shortage weighs on hot U.S. housing market
- from Redfin: Bidding Blind: Nearly One in Five Homebuyers Made an Offer Before Seeing Home in Person
- from Credit.com: Women Are Better Than Men at Paying Their Mortgages
