Here are a few national real estate-related stories and news pieces that came across my screen this week…
- from the National Association of Realtors®: Swift Gains in Fourth Quarter Push Home Prices to Peak Levels in Majority of Metro Areas
- from RealtyTrac: Number of Seriously Underwater Properties Down 1 Million From Year Ago, Down 7.1 Million From Market Bottom in Q1 2012
- from Fannie Mae: Rosier Economic Sentiment Boosts Housing Attitudes in January
- from Realtor.com: Know Your Competition: 1 in 4 Adults Is Planning to Buy a Home
- from Freddie Mac: Mortgage Rates in Holding Pattern
- from DSNews: Anxiety Dominates Freddie Mac Monthly Outlook
- from CNBC: Houses are the least affordable they’ve been in seven years: Here’s why
- from The Wall Street Journal: Why the Homeownership Rate Isn’t Likely to Take Off Anytime Soon
- from CNBC: Mortgage applications rise 2.3% as rates hit three-week low
- from RealtyTrac: U.S. Distressed Sale Share Drops to Nine-Year Low in 2016
- from The Wall Street Journal: The Next American Farm Bust Is Upon Us
- from CoreLogic: Flooding and Damaging Wind Were Most Destructive Natural Hazards in 2016
- from The National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP®): Hispanic Homeownership Rate Increases For The Second Consecutive Year
