Here are a few national real estate-related stories and news pieces that came across my screen this week…
- from Realtor.com®: Millennials Now Taking On More Mortgages Than Any Other Generation
- from Freddie Mac: Fixed-Rate Mortgages Reach 12-Month Low
- from Freddie Mac: Mortgage Rates Head Even Lower
- from The Review of Financial Studies: What’s the Catch? Suspicion of Bank Motives and Sluggish Refinancing
- from The Wall Street Journal: Amazon’s Pullout From Queens, N.Y., Stuns Real-Estate Industry
- from CNBC: Google will spend $13 billion on U.S. real estate in 2019, expanding into Nevada, Ohio, Texas and Nebraska
- from Zolo Realty: Features Men and Women Buyers Want in a Home (Infographic)
- from Chase Home Lending: Chase Guarantees to Close Customers’ Mortgages Fast or Give Them $1,000
- from HousingWire: Former Fannie Mae employee found guilty of making millions on shady foreclosure sales — Ordered to forfeit a property she bought with a duffle bag full of cash
