Here are a few national real estate-related stories that came across my screen this week…
- from HousingWire: America still has plenty of vacant homes — Vacancy rates remain high despite tighter inventory levels
- from The National Association of Home Builders: Young Adults Living with Parents Up Sharply
- from Freddie Mac: Fixed Mortgage Rates Move Lower Again
- from HousingWire: Flip now if you plan to flip that house at all — Profits are high but the market may be peaking
- from Travel and Leisure: America’s Best Winter Drives
- from HousingWire: Home prices won’t return to peak levels until when? — Clear Capital sees 3-5% appreciation rate
- from The Huffington Post: Foreclosure Industry Says It’ll Do A Better Job Of Screening Its Workers After Widespread Break-Ins
- from CoreLogic: CoreLogic Reports Home Prices Rise by 11 Percent Year Over Year in December
- from The Los Angeles Times: Target data breach could affect real estate transactions
- from Mortgage News Daily: Sellers Worry about Buyer Credit Availability in Redfin Survey
- from Zillow Blog: 2014 Housing Comebacks
- from The Wall Street Journal: Mortgage Rates Hit Three-Month Low
