Here are a few national real estate-related stories and news pieces that came across my screen this week…
- from FreddieMac: Rates Rise to Highest of 2018
- from CNBC: Spring hits the housing market as weekly mortgage applications rise 4.9%
- from ATTOM Data Solutions: 54 Percent of U.S. Metros Post Median Home Prices Above Pre-Recession Peaks in Q1 2018
- from CNBC: Why buying a home can be almost impossible with massive student loan debt
- from The Wall Street Journal: Homebuilding Isn’t Keeping Up With Growth, Development Group Says
- from Realtor.com: What’s Holding Back New Home Construction? There’s No One to Build ’em!
- from the National Association of Home Builders: Housing Starts Rise 1.9% on Multifamily Surge
- from the National Association of REALTORS® Economists’ Outlook blog: First-time Buyers Sidelined by Lack of Supply and Rising Prices