Here are a few national real estate-related stories and news pieces that came across my screen this week…
- from FreddieMac: Mortgage Rates Inch Backward
- from CNBC: Weekly mortgage applications rise 4.1% as rates hit lowest levels in 6 weeks
- from Bloomberg: First-Time U.S. Homebuyers Account for Almost Half of Mortgages
- from CoreLogic: Homeowner Equity Report
- from Black Knight Mortgage Monitor: HOUSING AFFORDABILITY STRETCHED AS AVERAGE MONTHLY PAYMENT TO PURCHASE MEDIAN-PRICED HOME RISES 14 PERCENT SINCE START OF YEAR
- from Mortgage Professionals America: Research hails housing’s impact on financial security
- from Realtor.com: What Buyers Need to Know About the Latest Crop of Brand-New Homes
- from ATTOM Data Solutions: U.S. Home Flipping Rate Matches Six-Year High in Q1 2018
- from the National Mortgage News: Fannie Mae makes mobile home loans cheaper to boost affordable housing
- from Experian: These States Have the Hottest Real Estate Growth
- from CoreLogic Insights blog: Price Gains For Lower-Priced Homes Outpace Those of Higher-Priced Homes
- from the NHP Foundation: Boomers Unprepared for Looming Retirement — Over one-third have no retirement budget
- from the National Association of Home Builders’ Eye on Housing blog: Over Three-Fifths of Builders Have Encountered Cluster Mail Boxes
