Here are a few national real estate-related stories and news pieces that came across my screen this week…
- from Fannie Mae®: Starting to Launch: Millennials Are Leaving Mom and Dad’s Basement
- from The Wall Street Journal: Rent or Buy? More Young People Are Choosing Homeownership — The number of new homeowners outstripped that of new renters for the first time in a decade
- from Forbes.com: America’s Housing Construction Labor Shortage Continues
- from Realtor.com: What Are Housing Starts, and Why Should Home Buyers Care?
- from The Wall Street Journal: Rising Home Prices Raise Concerns of Overheating — Dearth of new construction and strong demand from buyers are pushing up prices
- from ABC News: Fed leaves rates unchanged but signals further hikes ahead
- from Freddie Mac: Mortgage Rates Hold Steady
- from CNBC: Mortgage applications to buy a home finally spring back, climbing 5%
- from Houzz: 2017 Houzz & Home Report
- from Builder: BEST IN SHOW: THE 2017 PUBLIC BUILDER REPORT CARD — See how the industry’s public home builders stack up based on the 2016 data
