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Hot Property: Three Basketball Coaches Focus on Home Court

(MCT)—Area basketball coaches are seeing a lot of off-court action these days. ...


BHG Mason-McDuffie Real Estate Raises $27,000 for The Children’s Village

The agents, managers and staff of Better Homes and Gardens Mason-McDuffie Real Estate in partnership with the World Transformation Center (WTC), hosted a Charity Poker Tournament on Friday, April 26 that raised over $27,000 for The Children’s Village of Sonoma County. The event, held at the Zio Fraedo’s restaurant in ...


Carrington Rebrands Atlantic & Pacific Real Estate as Carrington Real Estate Services

Carrington Holding Company, LLC (Carrington) recently announced the rebranding of its national real estate brokerage, Atlantic & Pacific Real Estate, LLC, to Carrington Real Estate Services, LLC.


Share Your Success Story with RISMedia’s ‘Real Estate Pro of the Month’ Contest

We know how hard you work – now it’s time to share your success! RISMedia wants to hear your Success Story. If you’ve overcome a real challenge or tricky situation with a client, we want to know what you’ve accomplished and how you did it. Success stories may include: - Helping a buyer with a low credit score find a way to buy a home - Overcoming a personal health issue or difficult situation - Helping a transferee – maybe corporate or military – who needed to move quickly - Selling a difficult property – like a run-down foreclosure or a home in a poor location


Homes.com Launches Mobile Local Advertising Program

Homes.com, the online real estate resource and leading provider of enterprise-level solutions for real estate professionals and brokerages, has released a new advertising platform, Mobile Local Ads,


FHFA Limiting Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Loan Purchases to ‘Qualified Mortgages’

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced recently that it is directing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to limit their future mortgage acquisitions to loans that meet the requirements for a qualified mortgage, including those that meet the special or temporary qualified mortgage definition, and loans that are exempt from ...


CoreLogic Home Price Index Rises by 10.5 Percent Year Over Year in March

CoreLogic®, a leading residential property information, analytics and services provider, has released its March CoreLogic HPI® report. Home prices nationwide, including distressed sales, increased 10.5 percent on a year-over-year basis in March 2013 compared to March 2012. This change represents the biggest year-over-year increase since March 2006 and the 13th ...


The Four Cornerstones of Superior Customer Service

The heart of any company can be found beating inside the walls of its customer service department. Providing superior customer service after the sale is a smart business decision that pays long-term dividends. All the money that companies spend on sales training, marketing research, advertising, and PR initiatives to attract ...


Strong Housing Demand Supports Average Home Sale Price Growth

Realogy Holdings Corp., a global leader in residential real estate franchising and provider of real estate brokerage, relocation, and title and settlement services, recently reported financial results for the first quarter


Improving Markets List Includes 258 Metros in May

The number of U.S. housing markets showing sustained improvement in three key measures fell slightly to 258 in May from 273 in April, according to the NAHB/First American Improving Markets Index (IMI), released recently. This total includes entrants from all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The IMI identifies metropolitan areas that have shown improvement from their respective troughs in housing permits, employment and house prices for at least six consecutive months. Four new markets were added to the list and 19 were dropped from it this month. Newcomers included the geographically diverse metros of Dothan, Ala.; Elizabethtown, Ky.; Salisbury, Md.; and Salem, Ore.


D.C. Area Real Estate Firm Launches Home Search with ‘Search By School’ Technology

CENTURY 21 Redwood Realty has announced that it has released its third generation Redwood Home Search on c21redwood.com, expanding the reach of its “Search By School” technology throughout the D.C. area.


Inventory Shortage Means Fewer Home Sales, Higher Prices in Bay Area

A chronic shortage of homes on the market added up to fewer homes sold and sharply higher home prices across the entire nine-county San Francisco Bay Area in the first quarter of 2013, according to an analysis of MLS data by the research division of Better Homes and Gardens Mason-McDuffie ...


Coldwell Banker Real Estate Recognized as Finalist in Gold SABRE Awards for ‘Value of a Home’ PR Campaign

Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC has been recognized as a 2013 Gold SABRE finalist in the Issues Management category for its 2012 “Value of a Home” national public relations campaign that set out to showcase the emotional and lifestyle benefits of homeownership, the company has announced. The program included elements ...


Power Brokers Strategies for ‘New Age’ of Real Estate

RISMedia Midyear Forum Set for May 16 in D.C. From inventory shortages to a changing investor landscape, the real estate playing field has changed, and success moving forward means staying in step and remaining relevant to today’s consumers. Leading brokers from across the nation will address this topic during RISMedia’s Power Broker Forum at NAR Midyear, where they will delve into the right strategies and best practices for the current marketplace. Entitled “Power Broker Strategies: Remaining Relevant in the New Age of Real Estate,” the Forum will take place on Thursday, May 16, from 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C.


Move, Inc. Acquires Doorsteps to Expand Portfolio of Real Estate Tools

Move, Inc. recently announced the acquisition of Doorsteps, a website providing cutting-edge tools and resources to consumers in their path to homeownership. The acquisition of Doorsteps better enables Move



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