HomeFinder.com, a leader in digital marketing solutions for real estate agents and online real estate, recently announced its second annual HomeFinder.com Agent Makeover Sweepstakes. Five randomly chosen real estate agents

(MCT)—Vince Vaughn has bought a house for $3.925 million in an area of Los Angeles one might not normally associate with actors — La Canada Flintridge. ...

Regional Spotlight—Florida’s housing market gained strength in first quarter 2013 with increased closed sales, more pending sales, higher median prices and a reduced supply of homes for sale compared to the same quarter in 2012, according to the latest housing data released by Florida REALTORS®. ...

RE Technology, a comprehensive real estate technology media site, has released its third annual technology guide, the company has announced. The 2013 Technology Guide provides information on leading technology companies

The business activity and income of REALTORS® are up for the second year in a row following nine years of decline, according to the 2013 National Association of REALTORS® Member Profile.

Regional Spotlight—A significant decline in Massachusetts foreclosures during the month of March indicates the foreclosure crisis is over, according to an article in Monday's issue of Banker & Tradesman. Lenders filed 284 petitions to foreclose in March, an 82 percent decrease from 1,621 in March 2012, according to data from The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman. A total of 2,080 petitions to foreclose have been filed in Massachusetts during the first quarter, a 52 percent decrease from 4,348 in the first quarter of last year. Petitions to foreclose represent the first step in the foreclosure process in Massachusetts.

ShowingTime, a leading real estate showing management technology provider, announced recently that four more MLSs are adding its online scheduling system to their systems to help members manage showings directly through the MLS. ...

Calcagni Real Estate, Central Connecticut’s leading independent real estate brokerage, recently held its annual Spring 2013 Food Drive. The company’s realtors and staff collected over 2,000 lbs of non-perishable food items over the last few weeks, and delivered the donations to the Cheshire Food Pantry, Keefe Community Center, Southington Bread ...

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Steffany Farmer of Coldwell Banker Platinum Partners was named the number one sales associate among more than 1,100 sales associates in Georgia from independently owned and operated companies

Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC recently announced that Barrett and Company Real Estate in Concord, Mass., is the newest member of its luxury real estate network and will operate as Barrett Sotheby's International Realty effective May 15. ...

EXIT Realty Corp. International, a real estate franchisor with brokerages across North America, has launched the EXIT Investor Center on the company's website, www.exitrealty.com/investorcenter. OwnAmerica, the leading provider of investment analysis technology and training to the real estate industry is providing the content for the new portal. ...

RE/MAX Co-Founder Dave Liniger’s motivational book, “My Next Step: An Extraordinary Journey of Healing and Hope,”  has landed a top spot on the New York Times Best Sellers List. ...

In the first quarter of 2013, the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) 55+ single-family Housing Market Index (HMI) increased 19 points on a year over year basis to 46, which is the highest first-quarter number recorded since the inception of the index in 2008 and sixth consecutive quarter of ...

Many residents in rural America would have reduced access to mortgage credit despite accommodations included in new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) mortgage rules, according to survey results released recently by the Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA). ICBA’s Community Bank Qualified Mortgage Survey found that provisions for balloon-payment mortgage loans and rural community banks in the CFPB’s ability-to-repay and qualified mortgage regulations need to go further to adequately protect the customers of many Main Street community bank lenders.