Here are a few national real estate-related stories that came across my screen this week…
- from Freddie Mac: Mortgage Rates Highest in Four Months, Still Near Record Lows
- from CNBC: Mortgage applications climb 0.6%; rising rates don’t scare buyers
- from the National Association of Home Builders: Housing Starts Decline 9 Percent in September on Multifamily Weakness
- from Realtor.com: September Home Shopper Surveys Point to Big Shift Ahead
- from The Washington Post: Wealthy Chinese buyers are a growing force in U.S. real estate markets
- from Redfin: The Inequality of Energy Costs: California Homeowners Get a Break
- from The Wall Street Journal: The Quest for Home Utility Bills of…Zero
- from MIT Technology Review: Why Insurance Companies Want to Subsidize Your Smart Home
- from Appfolio: Where Students Live – The State of Off-Campus, On-Campus and Nearby Apartments
