Real estate news update: 6-14

Written by Federal Title | 14 June 2010

A daily dose of headlines for real estate agents, mortgage lenders and consumers.

Study: Math deficiencies increase foreclosure risk
The New York Times: 21% of the respondents whose math abilities placed them in the bottom quarter of the survey experienced foreclosure, versus 7% of in the top quarter.
Understanding the Gen Y gender gap
Inman News: In the average metropolitan market, single women in their 20s are earning 105 percent of what their single male counterparts are bringing in,
HUD asking a lot of questions about 'required use'
Washington Post: Under the RESPA, consumers cannot be compelled to use the services of affiliates of realty firms, title companies, builders and other market participants.
Penn Quarter is D.C.'s place to be
Washington Examiner: The surest sign that a neighborhood has surpassed trendy and arrived at "established" is when it thrives even as home prices tumble.
Clarendon 4.0: Evolution of a neighborhood
Washington Business Journal: Over the past couple of years, Clarendon has seen a renaissance of development from new concepts giving the neighborhood a try.		Symphony Park at Strathmore
DC Mud: A new Montgomery County-based development firm plans to bring 112 new brownstone townhouses to the front yard of the Strathmore Music Center and Mansion.

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Headlines compiled by Strategic Research.

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