The 5 things you need to know in the news this week

	LINKEDIN TODAY powered by + You are getting weekly emails | Change to Daily Hi Custom Creations, check out the top 5 news articles for you this week See all headlines Stronger Lure for Prospective Home Buyers Home prices and mortgage rates have fallen so far that the monthly cost of owning a home is more affordable than at any point in the past 15 years and is less expensive than renting in a growing number of cities.   online.wsj.com   Shared by 322 professionals on LinkedIn, including: 17 Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage employees 14 Keller Williams Realty, Inc. employees 11 Coldwell Banker employees Pending Home Sales Jump in October Pending home sales rose strongly in October and remain above year-ago levels, according to the National Association of Realtors®. The Pending Home Sales Index,* a forward-looking indicator...   realtor.org   Shared by 130 professionals on LinkedIn, including: 8 Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage employees 6 Re/Max One Realty employees 5 Keller Williams Realty, Inc. employees 4 steps to buy again after foreclosure Mood of the Market. Homeowners facing foreclosure seem to be desperate to buy again. Frequently, I receive letters from someone who hasn't yet lost their home to foreclosure but anticipates they soon will, and wants to be able...   inman.com   Shared by 125 professionals on LinkedIn, including: 5 Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage employees 5 Coldwell Banker employees 5 RE/MAX employees Back in Action: Consumer Confidence on the Rise? Consumer confidence improved in November, rising 15 points and reaching its highest level since July. With consumers’ view of business conditions perking...   rismedia.com   Shared by 72 professionals on LinkedIn, including: 10 Keller Williams Realty, Inc. employees 3 Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage employees 3 RE/MAX employees Congress Calls for Principal Reductions from GSEs Twenty-one members of congress sent a letter to Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Acting Director Edward DeMarco urging him to encourage principal reductions on loans backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. We do not urge...   dsnews.com   Shared by 54 professionals on LinkedIn, including: 4 eXp Realty employees 3 Coldwell Banker employees 3 Keller Williams Realty, Inc. employees Better. Faster. The New LinkedIn Mobile App for iPhone and Android. Don't want to receive email notifications? Adjust your message settings LinkedIn values your privacy. At no time has LinkedIn made your email address available to any other LinkedIn user without your permission. © 2011, LinkedIn Corporation