Here are a few real estate-related stories and news pieces that came across my screen this week…
- from REALTOR® Magazine: Rising Home Prices Lead to 10.5% Hike in Closing Costs
- from ATTOM Data Solutions: Q3 2021 U.S. Foreclosure Activity Begins To See Significant Increases As Foreclosure Moratorium Is Lifted
- from MarketWatch: Rents are rising ‘ominously’ fast as tenants see biggest increase in 20 years
- from MarketWatch: Jumbo home-loan originations near pre-2008 crisis levels
- from Realtor.com®: Can Homebuyers With FHA Loans Compete in Today’s Hot Housing Market?
- from REALTOR® Magazine: Report: 25% of US Infrastructure at Risk of Floods
- from Freddie Mac: Survey of Single Women Finds Low Confidence in Homeownership Prospects
- from The Wall Street Journal: Soaring Home Prices Are Roiling Appraisals and Upending Sales — More properties are being valued below their agreed-upon sales prices, causing deals to collapse
- from The Wall Street Journal: Millennials Team Up to Fulfill the Dream of Homeownership — Burdened by debt and facing soaring home prices, first-time home buyers are pooling their finances with partners, friends or roommates
- from The Wall Street Journal: A Winter of Giant Gas Bills Is Coming. Are You Ready? — U.S. households are projected to spend more on heating than they have in several years
from Freddie Mac: Mortgage Rates Surpass Three Percent
