Here are a few national real estate-related stories that came across my screen this week…
- from Realtor.com: 10 Interior Design Trends That Are So Completely Over for 2017
- from The Wall Street Journal: House Flipping Makes a Comeback as Home Prices Rise — Number of investors flipping homes returns to precrisis levels; big banks get back in the game
- from the National Association of Home Builders: New Home Sales Up 5.2 Percent in November
- from FreddieMac: Fixed Mortgage Rates Move Higher
- from CNBC: Rising mortgage rates making you nervous? Here’s how to lower yours
- from Redfin blog: Rising Mortgage Rates: Homebuyers Are More Resilient Than You Might Think
- from FastCompany’s CoExist newsletter: The Home Office Is Being Replaced By Open-Plan, Flexible Home Work Spaces
- from The New York Times: Final Frontier in Home Renovation: Giving Garages a Makeover
- from Realtor.com: 5 Habits to Start Now If You Hope to Buy a Home in 2017
