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RISMEDIA, May 23, 2009-Growing up in the fifties, we were fascinated with the future and the great prospects that beckoned from the road ahead. ...
RISMEDIA, May 19, 2009-Natasha Gonell of Prudential Florida Realty, recipient of the Realtor.com Online Marketing Award of Excellence, and one of the first members to get accepted into Top 5 in Real Estate, an elite network of top producers across the nation, has an innovative new service to offer her ...
RISMEDIA, May 19, 2009-Unemployment is the highest it has been in 25 years. The DOW dropped to a record low in March. Everything is getting more expensive. These days we are faced with a lot of negative statistics and consumer confidence is suffering. When it comes to moving, one might ...
RISMEDIA, May 23, 2009-HomeGain, one of the first websites to provide free instant home values, announced the results of an extensive nationwide survey on home prices based on the responses of over 1,150 Realtors. ...
RISMEDIA, May 18, 2009-There are many things that through the down market Realtors have begun to cut out of their budgets. From print advertising to printing paper, everyone feels the pinch. While the idea of "getting back to basics" has begun to become cliché, some principles still hold true, one ...
RISMEDIA, May 18, 2009-Historically high housing affordability and low mortgage interest rates, combined with buyer opportunities in the distressed sales market, have increased home sales in many areas of the country. "There has never been a better time to buy," said National Association of Realtors Chief Economist Lawrence Yun, who presented NAR's economic outlook at the Economic Issues and Residential Real Estate Business Trends Forum
RISMEDIA, May 18, 2009-With the Making Home Affordable (MHA) program delivering much-needed relief to homeowners and to our economy just over two months after the release of program guidelines, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan provided an update on the program's impact on ...
RISMEDIA, May 18, 2009-The residential remodeling market showed signs of improvement during the first quarter of 2009 with significant growth in all indicators, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders' (NAHB) Remodeling Market Index (RMI). The current market conditions measure rose to 34.5 from 25.5 in the fourth ...
RISMEDIA, May 16, 2009-American homeowners have a solid understanding of what has happened to the values of their own homes over the past year. A majority (60%) believe their own home lost value during the past 12 months, according to the Zillow Q1 Homeowner Confidence Survey. In reality, 80% of homes across the country lost value during the past 12 months, according to Zillow's first quarter Real Estate Market Reports. Additionally, 18% believe their own home gained value in the past 12 months
RISMEDIA, May 15, 2009-This week's headlines from the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS include: May savings through NAR's Right Tools, Right Now initiative, Marketing tools available from NAR's REALTOR Benefits® Program Partners; and REALTORS® recognize the power of Green. ...
RISMEDIA, May 14, 2009-RISMedia's Top 5 in Real Estate Network® has been selected as a major sponsor of the Referral Expo 2009, a virtual event that starts on Monday, May 18th and runs through Friday, May 29th. ...
RISMEDIA, May 14, 2009-Realogy Corporation, a global provider of real estate and relocation services, reported results for the first quarter of 2009. Realogy generated $4 million of cash flow from operations in the first quarter of 2009-a year-over-year improvement of $110 million-and, as of March 31, 2009, had $386 million ...
RISMEDIA, May 14, 2009-National Short Sale Center, a short sale company, has announced that the nation is on track to experience record-setting amounts of foreclosures and bank-owned properties in the second quarter of 2009. After the first quarter of 2009 set a new record with 803,489 foreclosure filings, the company ...
RISMEDIA, May 14, 2009-RealtyTrac, one of the leading online marketplaces for foreclosure properties, released its April 2009 U.S. Foreclosure Market ReportTM, which shows foreclosure filings-default notices, auction sale notices and bank repossessions-were reported on 342,038 U.S. properties during the month, an increase of less than 1% from the previous month ...
RISMEDIA, May 16, 2009-Staging your home before listing it on the market is a crucial step that many homeowners often overlook. While the competition continues to be fierce in today's market, homeowners must take the necessary steps in order to make their home stand out from the others. The International Association of Home Staging Professionals (IAHSPR) offers 5 home staging tips to help you compete in today's market:
