Here are a few national real estate-related stories and news pieces that came across my screen this week…
- from MarketWatch: New-home sales sink to a 9-month low as housing market wobbles
- from the National Association of Home Builders Eye On Housing blog: Decline In New Home Sales In July
- from FreddieMac: Mortgage Rates Maintain Downward Trend
- from ATTOM Date Solutions: Foreclosure Starts Increase in 44 Percent of U.S. Markets in July 2018
- from NPR: Why Hospitals Are Getting Into The Real Estate Business
- from The Wall Street Journal: The Electrifying Factor Affecting Your Property’s Value
- from CoreLogic Insights Blog: Why Are Jumbo Loans Cheaper than Conforming Loans?
- from Experian: Experian study finds most millennials need to improve borrowing behaviors before homebuying
- from The Wall Street Journal: Fewer Americans Uproot Themselves for a New Job
- from Reuters: New Zealand passes ban on foreign homebuyers into law