1.Where Americans Are Moving
“Three times as many people moved from Los Angeles to Houston, and from New York to West Palm Beach, than the other way around. Most movers are toward counties with lower density, lower unemployment, and cheaper housing.”
2.Mortgage Credit Availability Decreases Slightly in August
“Mortgage credit availability decreased in August according to the Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI), a report from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) which analyzes data from the AllRegs® Market Clarity® product. ”
3.Average US 30-Year Mortgage Rate Holds Steady
“The average 30-year U.S. mortgage rate this week remained at a 52-week low of 4.10 percent for the third straight week.”
4.Ukraine’s Conflict Boosts U.S. Real Estate
Ukraine’s ongoing war with pro-Russian separatists and their Moscow benefactors is pushing money out of the region — and into the United States.
5.Why Real-Estate Agents Should Consider Insurance
“When real-estate agents Fran Day and Tom O’Neill agreed to help a couple sell their home in upscale rural Pennsylvania, they didn’t expect a seven-year legal battle that went all the way to the state’s highest court.”
6.Housing markets still affordable for grads saddled with student loan debt
“Nearly all — 96 percent — of U.S. housing markets are still affordable for recent college graduates making the median household income — even those with student loans, according to a report Thursday from RealtyTrac Inc. of Irvine.”