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Recently Fannie Mae and Neighborhood Housing Services of Phoenix celebrated one year of helping homeowners avoid foreclosure at the Fannie Mae Phoenix Mortgage Help Center, the organization announced. Since opening in December 2010, the center has counseled about 1,500 homeowners, helping more than 900 families avoid foreclosure. Of those families ...
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) recently announced it has completed the transition, announced in September, and will resume support for the Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization, Inc. (MISMO®). With the successful transition, MISMO will now focus efforts on regulatory implementation and advocating for broader adoption of data standards throughout the ...
In late-breaking news Tuesday Brookfield Residential Property Services, a Brookfield Asset Management Inc. affiliate, announced that it has purchased Prudential Real Estate and Relocation Services (PRERS), a recognized leader in employee relocation and real estate franchising from Prudential Financial, Inc. Prudential Relocation Services operates as Pricoa Relocation in Asia and Europe.
This week’s headlines from the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® include: Save up to 48% on printers from Xerox, get 3600 customer service ideas, and growth expected in commercial markets in 2012. ...
The Alliance to Save Energy urges American consumers to give themselves the gift of energy efficiency this holiday season—and reap the benefits when they file their 2011 federal tax returns—by taking advantage of tax credits for energy efficiency home improvements.
(MCT)—The British architect who designed Wembley Stadium and his wife, a publishing magnate, are the new owners of President Obama's summer retreat, Blue Heron Farm on the Vineyard.
Despite survey after survey showing that consumers expect home prices to continue to decline next year, most home owners still believe their houses are worth more than what their agents recommend. ...
The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (NAR) is the leading advocate regarding federal legislative and regulatory issues affecting the industry and homeowners. NAR’s efforts drove these accomplishments in 2011: ...
According to a recent report by eMarketer, one form of social media leads all others when it comes to small business marketing, and that includes exposure for corporate videos. Citing a survey by Constant Contact, the report revealed that Facebook led the pack, with 83% of respondents saying it was moderately effective or better in producing results. Twitter came in a distant second, at 46%.
The Power Broker Roundtable is brought to you by the National Association of REALTORS® and Charlie Oppler, NAR’s Special Liaison for Large Firm Relations.
Freddie Mac (FMCC.OB) recently announced it has ordered all evictions involving foreclosed occupied single family and 2-4 unit properties that had Freddie Mac mortgages to be suspended from December 19, 2011 to January 2, 2012. ...
Henry V. Cunningham Jr., CMB, a member of the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Board of Directors and immediate past Chairman of MBA’s Residential Board of Governors (RESBOG), recently testified before the House Financial Services Committee at a hearing titled, “Perspectives on the Health of the FHA Single-family Insurance Fund.” ...
Fox & Roach/Trident LP has announced that Frances Martinez Myers was recently named one of top 10 women in the mortgage and housing industry by The Five Star Institute, a mortgage industry group.