Here are a few national real estate-related stories and news pieces that came across my screen this week…
- from USA Today: Trump wants Fed to cut interest rates to zero or below. Here’s what it could mean for you.
- from Realtor.com®: Trump Wants Zero—or Negative—Interest Rates: What That Would Mean for Mortgages
- from Freddie Mac: Mortgage Rates Increase
- from HousingWire: Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Quicken Loans, others want DTI requirement eliminated from QM lending rules
- from Realtor.com®: U.S. Housing Inventory Declines for First Time in a Year
- from CNBC: Fall housing shifts quickly to a buyer’s market
- from Forbes.com: 80% Of 2018 Mortgages Could Save Big With A Refinance, Data Suggests
- from The New York Times: California Approves Statewide Rent Control to Ease Housing Crisis
- from CNBC: Here’s how many people tapped a retirement plan to buy their house
- from Realtor.com®: The Hottest Markets in August Include Some You’ve Never Heard Of
- from CoreLogic®: The 2019 Wildfire Risk Report
- from LendingTree: The Cost of Foreclosure