1.Real-Estate Stocks Put 2013 Behind Them
“Real-estate stocks are outperforming the broader stock market again, reversing a tumultuous period when the shares were uncommon laggards.”
2.What’s next for housing in your town
“After years of dramatic price changes and sales stats that have vacillated from red-hot to moribund and back again, you could be forgiven for forgetting what a typical housing market looks like. This year, though, you may finally be in for a refresher course.”
3.Cities where real estate investors are finding deals
“To sort out what you can expect in real estate this year, MONEY zeroed in on four markets: upscale neighborhoods, new investor favorites, booming growth cities, and once-busy areas that have quieted down. “
4.Dreary outlook for formerly hot housing markets
“To sort out what you can expect in real estate this year, MONEY zeroed in on four markets: upscale neighborhoods, new investor favorites, booming growth cities, and once-busy areas that have quieted down.”
5.Vacation Home Sales Surge in 2013, Investment Property Declines
“WASHINGTON (April 2, 2013) – Vacation home sales rose strongly in 2013, while investment purchases fell below the elevated levels seen in the previous two years, according to the National Association of Realtors®.”
6.Mortgage Purchase Applications Increase in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
“WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 2, 2014) — Mortgage applications decreased 1.2 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending March 28, 2014. “
7.U.S. Stocks Rise as S&P 500 Extends Record After Data
“U.S. stocks rose a fourth day, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index extending an all-time high, as data showing companies added to payrolls last month boosted confidence in the world’s largest economy. “
8.Survey: Prices for mortgage-backed securities rose in February
“Improving loan-to-value ratios and debt service coverage, as well as relatively stable interest rates caused prices for commercial mortgages traded in the secondary market to rise in February, according to DebtX, a third-party provider of loan valuation services.”
9.What the removal of stimulus means for the economy over
“The stimulus is finally over, and the market and the economy are freer to act normal again. As far as I am concerned, that is a blessing, because the economy cannot survive on stimulus forever, but that might not be so good for the asset classes that benefitted most from stimulus. “
10.Real Estate Investing Is No Longer A Private Club
“Jilliene Helman had a track record in real estate. She had underwritten more than $1 billion and was a vice president in wealth management at Union Bank. She knew what to invest in and what not to. A friend asked if he could invest alongside her when she made real estate investments. Then another friend asked, and another, and another. You get the picture.”
11.Mortgage Applications Fall in Latest Week
“NEW YORK — Applications for U.S. home mortgages fell last week on lower refinancing demand, an industry group said Wednesday.”