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Excluding distressed sales, month-over-month home prices increased 0.7 percent in February from January, according to CoreLogic®, a provider of information, analytics and business services. The company’s February Home Price Index (HPI) also showed

This column is brought to you by the NAR Real Estate Services group. In late February, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) issued a strategic plan for their future actions

CENTURY 21 Real Estate LLC, the franchisor of one of the world’s largest residential real estate sales organizations, recently recognized the 2011 top global offices, companies and producers across its network. ...

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With the Iraq War coming to a quiet end in 2011, tens of thousands of U.S. troops have returned home—but what home are they returning to? With the rise in veterans needing residences,

(MCT)—Crossing the threshold into the grand entry hall of the Mediterranean-style house in Beverly Hills is like stepping into a time capsule. Up for sale for the first time since it was built in 1925 for its original owners, the elegantly understated house — listed at $5.5 million — doesn’t ooze wealth so much as good taste and a 1920s practicality. “There was a mind-set among the rich back then,” said listing agent Bret Parsons, the founder and managing director of Aaroe Architectural. “You do it once, do it right and that’s it.”

RES.NET, an infrastructure of diverse real estate professionals and supporting software applications, has recently launched a revolutionary Custom Tasking Enhancement in all of its applications, enabling servicers and asset managers to create fields, and customize tasks and workflows quicker than this Industry has ever experienced, the company has announced. ...

Zillow, Inc. (NASDAQ: Z), a leading real estate information marketplace, has announced a renewal of its exclusive advertising agreement with Yahoo!, which creates the Yahoo!-Zillow® Real Estate Network, the largest real estate network on the Web, according to the company. The companies entered into an advertising agreement in 2011, creating ...

Stewart Information Services Corp. (NYSE-STC) was recently recognized by Forbes as one of the Top 100 Most Trustworthy Companies in America. Stewart was selected based on an independent audit of 8,000 companies listed on the U.S. stock exchanges.

Realogy Corporation, a leading provider of real estate and relocation services, has announced the annual results of its iThrive employee wellness program, which also garnered recognition by a renowned organization and its own employees. ...

Eye On Housing—The S&P Case-Shiller Home Price Indexes were released recently with data through January for the 10 and 20 city composites (and component cities). The national index, which is calculated quarterly, and the Charlotte, NC metropolitan area, due to delays in data reporting, were not included in the release. ...

In 2012, online real estate marketing promises to be more challenging than ever before for real estate agents and brokers. This is largely due to the sheer number of competitors that have been, or are finally becoming Internet savvy in their marketing efforts. While being an expert on search engines isn’t attractive to many people, developing an overall strategy to win search engine placement on the web is now critical and should be a cornerstone in promoting your personal or professional brand and generating a steady source of ongoing leads. Organic search engine placement is a powerful way to gain dominance over your competitors in the single largest area where your customers are initiating the process of which home to buy or sell and deciding which agent to hire.

REGIONAL SPOTLIGHT—According to the Central Coast Regional Multiple Listing Service, distressed properties make up only 6 percent of the available listings on the market in San Luis Obispo today. The California Association of REALTORS®’ Distressed Home Sales Statistics

“The first step toward achieving customer loyalty is understanding that when you get a client, you get them for life, not just for one transaction,” says Jeff Murtaugh, Designated Broker with Realty Executives Tucson Elite. Read on as RISMedia’s Managing Editor Paige Tepping

HUNT Real Estate ERA has been named the top performing broker out of 2,500 offices across all 35 countries in the ERA Franchise System, the company has announced. Charlie Young, president and CEO of ERA Real Estate, presented the company’s highest award to Peter F. Hunt, Chairman and CEO of ...