Here are a few national real estate-related stories and news pieces that came across my screen this week…
- from FreddieMac: Mortgage Rates Rise for Third Straight Week
- from Redfin: Since 2012, Broad Home-Equity Gains Across Minority and White Neighborhoods
- from LoanDepot: Consumer Homebuying Behaviors Are Changing, the Path to Homeownership Now Often Begins with Financing First
- from The Wall Street Journal: The New Mortgage Kings: They’re Not Banks
- from the National Association of REALTORS® Economists’ Outlook blog: Homes Typically Sold in 27 Days in July 2018
- from the National Association of Gay & Lesbian Real Estate Professionals: LGBT REAL ESTATE REPORT2018-19 — A view of LGBT Homeownership Trends and Economic Impact
- from CNBC: Millennials are marrying later, but that’s not exactly bad for homebuilders, Toll Brothers CEO says
- from Porch.com: The Ideal Home — Comparing House Preferences in America and Europe