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RISMEDIA, April 29, 2009-The number of newly built, single-family homes on the market declined for a 23rd consecutive month in March as builders focused on winnowing down their inventories of unsold units, according to new-home sales data reported by the U.S. Commerce Department. Inventory shrank to 311,000 units, which is ...
RISMEDIA, April 29, 2009-The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index, which had posted a slight increase in March, improved considerably in April. The Index now stands at 39.2 (1985=100), up from 26.9 in March. The Present Situation Index increased to 23.7 from 21.9 last month. The Expectations Index rose to 49.5 ...
RISMEDIA, April 29, 2009-In a first-of-its-kind partnership for the real estate industry Market Leader (http://www.marketleader.com), an online marketing technology company for real estate professionals, announced a strategic relationship with Realty Executives International to offer the company's RealtyGenerator lead generation and lead management system as well as its lead generation expertise ...
RISMEDIA, April 29, 2009-NRT LLC, one of the nation's largest residential real estate brokerage companies, announced that veteran real estate executive Rick Turley has been named president of one of its newly reorganized companies, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in the San Francisco Bay Area. Turley most recently was president of ...
RISMEDIA, April 29, 2009-Realty Executives International announced an innovative online lead generation program, pay-per-click advertising strategy and new technology initiative. ...
Rei Mesa, President & COO, Prudential Florida Realty to be featured speaker on this year's panel
RISMEDIA, April 28, 2009-Next month, RISMedia will hold its 4th Annual Power Broker Forum & Reception during NAR's Midyear Legislative Meetings in Washington, D.C. The focus will be on "Maximizing Distressed Property Business," and will feature several industry leaders on the discussion panel. The session is open to all NAR attendees. The event will take place Thursday, May 14, 2009 from 3:30-5 p.m. (Forum) and a reception will follow from 5-6 p.m.
RISMEDIA, April 28, 2009-The end is near. When exactly, is hard to predict. It is also hard to predict what that end will look like. However, it is hard to escape the sense that some things will change forever. But what? Will law and order, if you can call this that, descend into chaos? Will nations withdraw from the global economy and seek self-sufficiency and protectionism? Will complex monetary systems that allow insider manipulation be replaced by barter? Will Brad and Angelina ever tie the knot? These are the great questions of our time.
RISMEDIA, April 28, 2009-Power Brokers from across the country recently partcipated in RISMedia's 21st Annual
Power Broker Survey. With over 950 responses, this year's survey shows that despite the tough economy, brokers are taking the opportunity to reevaluate their business model and position themselves for when the market ...
RISMEDIA, April 28, 2009-Over the last 12 months or so, many real estate agents have been forced to reinvent their businesses. Many real estate agents understand the need to change, but don't know where to start or how to do it. This article will show you how to quickly reinvent ...
RISMEDIA, April 28, 2009-Feng Shui is an ancient Chinese energy practice over 6,000 years old based on the knowledge that there is both good energy (Sheng Qi) and negative energy (Sha Qi). As a Feng Shui practitioner, Debra Duneier, president of Living Home By Debra, Duneier focuses on balancing the energy
RISMEDIA, April 28, 2009-Bank of America introduced its Bank of America Home Loans brand at locations nationwide and unveiled new tools through which homebuyers and homeowners will find greater clarity in the home finance process. The Clarity CommitmentTM, a single, one-page loan summary clearly presents to borrowers their interest rate, ...
RISMEDIA, April 28, 2009-Home staging, long recognized as one of the most effective means of capturing a potential buyer's interest, gets its own makeover with the arrival of Virtually Staging Properties ("VSP"). Through a combination of a patent pending process and a proprietary library of thousands of images of real ...
RISMEDIA, April 28, 2009-The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) called on Congress to ensure that legislation intended to make homes more energy efficient focuses on measures that provide the greatest environmental benefit without putting housing affordability at risk. ...
RISMEDIA, April 28, 2009-Century 21 Real Estate LLC, the franchisor of one of the world's largest residential real estate sales organizations, announced the launch of C21 Communities, its new social media platform. C21 Communities is available directly from the company's website, www.century21.com, and this new platform bundles a dynamic set ...
RISMEDIA, April 28, 2009-In testimony before Congress last week, the Appraisal Institute told lawmakers that mortgage reform legislation is needed and called for a "back to basics" approach to mortgage lending. President Jim Amorin, MAI, SRA voiced support for the recently introduced H.R. 1728, the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending ...
