Here are a few national real estate-related stories that came across my screen this week…
Most of the news this week revolved around mortgage rates
- from Freddie Mac: Mortgage Rates at New Lows in Early 2015
- from Freddie Mac: January U.S. Economic & Housing Market Outlook — Preparing for 2015 Housing Market Opportunities
- from FannieMae: 2015 Economic Outlook: Economy Drags Housing Upward — Favorable Fundamentals to Support Gradual Housing Momentum
- from Bankrate: Housing market’s ‘interesting times’
- from CNBC: Mortgage applications rise on refinancing surge
- from the National Association of Homebuilders: Builder Confidence Holds Steady in January
- from Reuters: U.S. single-family housing starts highest since early 2008
- from PRNewswire: Flipping Edges Out Renting As The Preferred Investment Strategy In The Fourth Quarter Of 2014 According To Auction.com Real Estate Investor Activity Report™
- from Reuters: Jobs growth seen in U.S. cities in 2015; still lagging pre-recession
- from CoreLogic: 41,000 Completed Foreclosures in November 2014
