Here are a few national real estate-related stories that came across my screen this week…
- from The Wall Street Journal: U.S. Housing Starts Jump 25.5% in October — Residential construction ramps up to meet steady demand
- from FreddieMac: Mortgage Rates Spike
- from CNBC: Mortgage applications tank 9% as post-election rates soar
- from Marketwatch: 5 big real-estate trends to watch in 2017
- from The Wall Street Journal: With Workers Scarce, More Home Builders Turn to Prefab Construction
- from the National Association of Home Builders’ Eye on Housing blog: In New England, Two-Thirds of New Homes Include Decks
- from RISMedia/Urban Institute Study: Is Home Equity Still a Retirement Failsafe?
