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RISMEDIA, June 18, 2008-As summer begins and peak-moving season shifts into full gear, Relocation.com, an online consumer resource for moving services, announced the findings of its nationwide consumer moving survey. While the U.S.'s economic turmoil continues to keep consumers on edge and home sales slow, the moving industry is seeing ...
RISMEDIA, May 28, 2008-Interstate mover rate deregulation in 2008, combined with fewer consumers "on the move," has created a buyers market for professional moving services during National Moving Month this May. As a result, Move, Inc., a leader in online real estate and operator of Moving.com, recommends consumers negotiate more ...
RISMEDIA, May 28, 2008-Florida Realtors® statewide reported an upswing in existing home and condominium sales from March to April 2008, according to the latest housing statistics released by the Florida Association of Realtors(R) (FAR). A total of 11,200 existing single-family homes changed hands in April, a 20% increase over the ...
RISMEDIA, May 14, 2008-When it comes to home purchases, everyone wants to buy low and sell high. "Now is the low; high is just around the corner," says Alexis McGee, foreclosure information expert, educator, and president of foreclosure property information specialists ForeclosureS.com. "Already pending home sales are climbing in the ...
RISMEDIA, May 14, 2008-The Altos 10-City Composite Price Index showed a decline in asking prices of 0.9% over the past three months and continued that decline in April with a decrease of 0.6% for the month. Prices of properties listed for-sale fell in only 7 of 25 major markets according ...
RISMEDIA, May 13, 2008-Orlando's housing market for the second month experienced a month-over-month increase in the number of home sales, an increase in the number of pending sales contracts, and a decrease in the amount of inventory - all indicators of a continued, although admittedly glacially paced, shift toward a ...
RISMEDIA, May 9, 2008-The Robertson Douglas Group, one of the Jersey Shore's premier custom home builders, has selected Diane Turton, Realtors as the listing agent for Hoffman's Marina, an elegant enclave of town homes in Brielle, New Jersey. ...
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RISMEDIA, May 5, 2008-The average home buyer views at least 10 homes over an eight week search so it isn't practical to get a professional inspection of every house they tour. FrontDoor.com, a new real estate website powered by HGTV, comes to the rescue pointing out things to look for ...
RISMEDIA, April 10, 2008-Spending time south of the border has always been a favorite vacation option for Americans. But now, an extraordinary number of U.S. citizens are putting down roots in the sandy shores to the south and snapping up second homes in Mexico, Panama and neighboring locales. The numbers ...
RISMEDIA, April 4, 2008-For home buyers, this might be called the "perfect spring," when conditions have come together to create a rare and excellent opportunity to buy a home, says Diane Turton, broker of record at Diane Turton, Realtors. In fact, for the first time in 30 years, home buyers ...
RISMEDIA, March 26, 2008-There are six critical things prospective home buyers need to do in this sometimes confusing market, says Kansas City mortgage expert Bruce Brown, founder of the website http://www.MortgageAnswersFast.com. ...
RISMEDIA, March 25, 2008-(MCT)-Would-be homeowners with middling credit scores are finding mortgages difficult to come by as wary lenders clamp down on credit. Credit score guidelines for conforming loans-loans eligible for purchase by mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac-tightened in late February, said Brian Goode, president of Badgerland Mortgage ...
