Real Estate News Below are the latest real estate news headlines for buyers and sellers. Real Estate Apple's $1 billion Austin campus is the latest big investment from top tier firms: Texas governor "Texas is the Alabama when it comes to recruiting in college football. We get to pick the 5-star recruit companies that are coming to the Lone Star State," Abbott says. Read Article Fri, 14 Dec 2018 11:55:00 PST Housing demand drops despite falling mortgage rates CNBC's Diana Olick reports on the drop in housing demand despite falling mortgage rates. Read Article Thu, 13 Dec 2018 11:03:00 PST Homebuilders are not getting a bump from lower mortgage rates Mortgage applications to purchase a newly built home dropped 11 percent in November, annually, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. MBA economists predict that sales of newly built homes in November fell 5 percent annually.  Read Article Thu, 13 Dec 2018 07:30:00 PST Democratic state senator blasts Amazon's HQ2 as a PR scam, saying 'New York fell for it' "I don't think it's worth providing $3 billion and setting a precedent" for other companies to pick the city's pockets, state Sen. Michael Gianaris says. Read Article Wed, 12 Dec 2018 14:04:00 PST These rental suites double as American-made showrooms, but it was tough finding a toaster Patrick Flynn launched GoLocal Suites, which provides fully furnished rental suites where nearly everything inside is made in America. Read Article Wed, 12 Dec 2018 10:14:00 PST This map shows where Americans are struggling to repay their car loans A new map by the Urban Institute traces auto delinquency rates in counties across the U.S.  Read Article Wed, 12 Dec 2018 05:05:00 PST Mortgage applications rise 1.6% as interest rates drop to lowest level since September December may be a slow month traditionally for the housing market, but mortgage lenders are suddenly getting busier. Read Article Wed, 12 Dec 2018 04:00:00 PST Homeowners are seeing the smallest equity gains in two years The drop in equity gains has been sharpest in the third quarter of this year. In fact, after hitting a record high, the amount of tappable equity fell quarter to quarter for the first time since the housing recovery began. Read Article Mon, 10 Dec 2018 08:56:00 PST A new study shows 89 percent of millennials want to be homeowners—but this keeps them back A new study from Apartment List highlights the overall feelings millennials have towards purchasing a home.  Read Article Sat, 08 Dec 2018 12:28:00 PST US mall owners have been slow to change for years. But now they're trying to embrace it As 2018 comes to an end, it's been announced that more than 146 million square feet of retail space will be shut across the U.S. in malls and shopping centers, according to real estate research group CoStar. Read Article Fri, 07 Dec 2018 11:49:00 PST