RISMEDIA, March 26, 2009-Anna Emerick-Biad, president of Emerick Real Estate Inc. and John L. Hummer, president of Steinborn GMAC Real Estate announced that their two companies have merged and will now have approximately 40% market share of active listings in greater Las Cruces. ...

RISMEDIA, March 25, 2009-U.S. home prices rose for the first time in 12 months, showing an increase of 1.7% on a seasonally-adjusted basis from December to January, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency's (FHFA) monthly House Price Index. December's previously reported 0.1% increase was revised to a 0.2% decline, ...

RISMEDIA, March 28, 2009-One of the key opportunities in all of your businesses, good market or bad, is follow up, and sometimes the simplest solutions to ongoing problems are the simplest. Let me share a little secret with you that should enable you to magically increase the number of follow ...

RISMEDIA, March 25, 2009-Amid the buzz about Obama's housing market rescue plan with $75 billion earmarked to help troubled borrowers and otherwise stem the housing crisis at large, it's also been widely reported that more than half of the loans modified in the first quarter of 2008 "went bad again ...

RISMEDIA, March 25, 2009-Driven by the news that The Federal Reserve plans to spend an additional $750 billion to buy mortgage-backed securities, the weekly average rate borrowers were quoted on Zillow Mortgage Marketplace for 30-year mortgages fell to 5.06%, down from 5.21% the week prior, according to the ...

RISMEDIA, March 25, 2009-In a recent interview on the Real Estate Now Radio Show with Ric Giumenta of EXIT Realty First Choice, Tami Bonnell, president of the U.S. Organization of EXIT Realty Corp. International was optimistic about the real estate forecast: ...

RISMEDIA, March 25, 2009-P. Wesley Foster, chairman and CEO of The Long & Foster Companies, announced that Long & Foster president and COO David H. Stevens has been nominated by President Barack Obama to serve as Federal Housing Administration Commissioner and Assistant Secretary for Housing. ...

RISMEDIA, March 25, 2009-Looking for ways to maximize business opportunities during tough economic times? According to experts at Simonton Windows®, builders, remodelers and contractors can enhance their selling opportunities and close more deals if they follow these tips: ...

RISMEDIA, March 24, 2009-RE/MAX CENTRAL, of Las Vegas, NV, appeared on TLC's "Deals on the Bus," a new show featuring real estate agents who have successfully taken their business on the road. Nick Nolf, a top-producing Associate for RE/MAX CENTRAL and his foreclosure bus tour was the highlight of Saturday's ...

RISMEDIA, March 24, 2009-Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in New England announced that it has acquired the assets of Home Sellers, Inc., in South Portland, Maine. Home Sellers' operations in South Portland and Boothbay Harbor, Maine, will be combined with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage's existing Portland office. Home Sellers will now ...

RISMEDIA, March 24, 2009-Billy Procida, president of William Procida Inc., an Englewood Cliffs, N.J.-based turnaround management firm for middle market real estate companies, is combining his two passions for music and giving back to raise money for charity. ...

RISMEDIA, March 28, 2009-The value of a home is exactly equal to the amount a willing seller and a willing buyer agree to at a given point in time. It can sometimes be difficult or impossible to convince a seller of a realistic asking price, especially if they purchased their ...

RISMEDIA, March 23, 2009-A former New York mortgage originator who spent four years in prison for securities fraud says President Obama's plans to help the mortgage industry correct itself while aiding millions of nearly bankrupt Americans trapped by unaffordable mortgage payments doesn't do enough. ...

RISMEDIA, March 23, 2009-Luxury Real Estate's Board of Regents announced its continued expansion in Australia with Marquette Turner Luxury Homes, which will be the exclusive representative of the New South Wales, Australia territory. LuxuryRealEstate.com is the most-viewed luxury real estate website in the world, featuring more than 66,000 high-end properties ...

RISMEDIA, March 23, 2009-Inking its third online distribution partnership in as many months, Network Communications, Inc. (NCI), one of the largest publishers of print and online real estate information in North America, announced a strategic alliance to publish the online listings of its anchor home sales and apartment rental brands, ...