Here are a few national real estate-related stories that came across my screen this past week…
- from FreddieMac: Over 80 Percent of Largest U.S. Housing Markets Improving
- from CoreLogic: National Home Prices Increased 7.1 Percent Year Over Year in November 2016
- from CNBC: Mortgage applications tank 12% to end 2016
- from The Wall Street Journal: Luxury Apartment Boom Looks Set to Fizzle in 2017 — Building glut outstrips demand, likely forcing landlords to slash rents
- from The Wall Street Journal: With Lots in Short Supply, Builders Revive Abandoned Projects — Developers and investors are starting to resurrect subdivisions that were left half-finished after the housing collapse
- from Freddie Mac: Mortgage Rates Start the Year Lower
- from CoStar Group: Foreign Investors Remain Bullish on US Real Estate Despite Increasing CautionInvestor Uncertainty Increases Along With Interest Rates as New US Administration Prepares to Take Office
- from Hive: Top Builders’ Unique Strategies to Capture Entry-Level Buyers