Here are a few national real estate-related stories and news pieces that came across my screen this week…
- from Curbed.com: Home values drop for the first time in seven years
- from Freddie Mac: Mortgage Rates Hold Steady Amid Global Trade Disputes
- from CNBC: Tariffs add new costs to home remodeling
- from The Wall Street Journal: Small Mortgages Are Getting Harder to Come By — Lenders are offering fewer mortgages for cheaper properties even while racing to serve deep-pocketed home buyers
- from Redfin: Bidding Wars Slowly Heating Back Up in San Francisco—Nearly 1 in 4 Home-Purchase Offers Faced Competition in April
- from the National Apartment Association: Barriers Worsen Housing Affordability
- from CNBC: Retirees are flocking to these ‘hot’ spots
