Here are a few national real estate-related stories and news pieces that came across my screen this week…
- from Realtor.com: How Will the Winds Shift for SoCal Housing Market After Wildfires?
- from HUD.GOV: HUD ANNOUNCES NEW FHA LOAN LIMITS FOR 2018 — Loan limits to increase in more than 3,000 counties
- from MarketWatch: Fed lifts interest rates but sticks to go-slow approach as Yellen era nears end
- from CNBC: Weekly mortgage applications fall 2.3% as rates rise
- from Freddie Mac: Little Change for Mortgage Rates
- from ATTOM Data Solutions: Median Down Payment for U.S. Homes Purchased in Q3 2017 Increases to a New High of $20,000
- from the National Association of REALTORS®: How Tax Reform Impacts Homeowners in Each State
- from HUD.GOV: HOMELESSNESS DECLINES IN MOST COMMUNITIES OF THE U.S. WITH INCREASES REPORTED IN HIGH-COST AREAS — Lack of affordable rental housing in Los Angeles and NYC driving increases nationally
- from the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University: America’s Rental Housing 2017
- from American Financing: Does Your Mortgage Retire With You?
- from FannieMae: HPSI Returns to Gradual Upward Trend with November Jump
- from ATTOM Data Solutions: 7 Habits of Highly Effective Home Flippers
- from the National Association of Home Builders’ Eye on Housing blog: Garages in New Homes: 2016 Data
- from the National Association of REALTORS®: Hot Home Trend: Bamboo Everything!
