Here are a few national real estate-related stories and news pieces that came across my screen this past week…
- from Freddie Mac: Mortgage Rates Jump
- from National Association of Home Builders: Housing Starts Post Healthy Gains in August
- from ATTOM Data Solutions: U.S. Home Flipping Returns Drop to Nearly Eight-Year Low in Q2 2019
- from USA Today: Fed lowers rates again to stave off recession, leaves door open to another cut this year
- from HSH: Home price recovery index: Which metros have improved the most, least?
- from CoreLogic Insights Blog: “Typical Mortgage Payment” U.S. Homebuyers Committing to Continues to Dip Below Year-Ago Levels
- from McClatchy Company: ‘Too many people are in denial.’ FEMA urges homeowners to buy flood insurance
- from CoreLogic Insights Blog: Annual Rent Gains for Low-Priced Rental Homes Accelerate But Remain Above Those for High-Cost Rental Homes
- from RENTCafé® Blog: Peak Rental Season Comes to an End as the National Average Rent Reaches $1,472
- from ATTOM Data Solutions: Top 10 U.S. Counties with Worst Foreclosure Rates in August 2019
- from realtor.com®: ‘I Want a Sleep Divorce’: Why Separate Bedrooms Could Save Your Relationship
- from the National Association of Home Builders’ Eye on Housing blog: Share of New Homes with Fireplaces Drops to Record Low
