Here are a few national real estate-related stories that came across my screen this week…
- from The Washington Post: Cash-out refinancing grows more attractive for borrowers with equity in their homes
- from Mortgage News Daily: Mortgage Rates Fall Back to Best Levels of 2014
- from Bloomberg: Americans Shut Out of Housing as FHA Fees Jump: Mortgages
- from Bloomberg: Wells Fargo Joins Lenders Lowering Credit Standards
- from FannieMae: Consumer Optimism Toward Housing Continues Gradual Climb Amid Easing Employment Concerns — Broad Positive Trends Expected to Boost Spring and Summer Selling Season
- from Inman News: Home prices continue their upward trek in March — CoreLogic: Low inventory, tight credit and high prices mean spring buying season may be sluggish
- from PulteGroup: PulteGroup Home Index Survey: Americans’ Appetite to Buy New Homes Increases as View on Economy Trends More Positive
- from HousingWire: Barclays: 3 reasons the first-time homebuyer will return — One major hiccup remains
- from Inman News: Fewer distressed homes, not cold weather, hampered sales in 1Q
- from The Wall Street Journal: U.S. Mortgage Application Volume Up 5.3% Last Week, MBA Says
- from the National Association of Home Builders: Economic Index Shows Metro Markets Continuing on Path to Normalcy
- from FiveThirtyEightEconomics: What Baby Boomers’ Retirement Means For the U.S. Economy
- from U.S. News and World Report: Homeownership for Millennials Declines to New Lows
- from TransUnion: TransUnion: Mortgage Delinquency Rate Continues to Drop While Non-Prime Borrowers Represent Bigger Share of New Loans
- from The Los Angeles Times: Yellen sees improved economic growth, worries about housing slowdown
