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Remodeling Market Index Rises to Five-Year High
Remodeling sentiment rose to the highest level in five years, according to the National Association of Home Builders? (NAHB) Remodeling Market Index (RMI) for the fourth quarter of 2011. Released yesterday, the RMI increased to 46.6 in the fourth quarter …
Obama HARP Expansion Builds on New Refi Momentum
In his recent State of the Union speech, President Obama announced he will push for legislation that will significantly expand the newly revised HARP program that allows underwater homeowners to refinance at today?s historically low rates.
Obama?s expansion would allow …
PODS Moving and Storage Helps Put Finishing Touches on ?Up? House
When Clint Hamblin heard that the famous house in Utah, a replica of the home in the movie ?Up,? was for sale, he knew he and his wife had to buy it. Now, the California couple is nestling into their …
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Homeownership Matters to State of the Union
National Association of REALTORS® President Moe Veissi made the following statement, regarding President Obama?s State of the Union address this week.
“The National Association of REALTORS® commends President Obama for his remarks in support of homeowners and the struggling housing …
Builders Commend White House Focus on Helping Homeowners
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) commends President Obama for offering proposals in the recent State of the Union address to help families stay in their homes and stanch foreclosures, and is urging policymakers to take additional actions to …
CENTURY 21 Breaks Out during the Big Game
Making bold moves in real estate marketing, on February 5 CENTURY 21 will be running their first real estate ad to ever be featured during the Super Bowl. The ad will spotlight the famous faces of real estate icon Donald …
Real Estate Ads Use Personal Motivations
This month, global real estate franchisor RE/MAX rolls out a new national ad campaign focusing on ?all the things that move you.? The innovative campaign strikes an emotional note with consumers and features the sentimental Jim Croce song, ?I?ve Got …
Today?s Featured Listing: Virginia Home with River Views
This luxurious property, offered at $1,849,500, is being listed by RISMedia?s Real Estate Information Network® (RREIN) Member William E. Wood and Associates, REALTORS®.
With views of the beautiful James River, this 4-bedroom, 4-bathroom home features a modern kitchen and patio …
An Eye for Modern Living
(MCT)?Megan Schoenbachler is distracted. While giving a tour of her family?s Marmol Radziner-designed house in Venice, Calif., she notices the light and the angle from the second-floor master bathroom, looking over the courtyard hot tub and toward the kitchen on …
Market News: Connecticut Real Estate Review and Forecast
REGIONAL SPOTLIGHT?The year 2011 got off to a great start by posting the first two strongest quarters for pending sales since the first half of 2010. Unfortunately, unexpected weather conditions?such as the record-breaking snow fall at the beginning of the …
Calcagni Associates Host Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for New Southington Office
Calcagni Associates Real Estate recently hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to commemorate the opening of its new Southington office located at 722 West Street, in Southington, Conn. Members of the Southington Chamber of Commerce, town officials, and area business professionals gathered …
LeadingRE Mobilizes Strongest Brands in Real Estate at 2012 Conference Week
Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® anticipates a strong showing at its 2012 Conference Week March 22-26 at the Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek in Orlando, FL, the company reports. Participants will take part in a series of conferences hosted …
Coldwell Banker Websites Remain Most Visited among National Real Estate Franchises
According to Nielsen and comScore Media Metrix, the two global leaders in digital measurement, Coldwell Banker branded websites had the highest number of unique visitors among all national real estate franchise brands for full-year 2011. This marks the second consecutive …
Coldwell Banker High Country Realty?s Numbers Soar in 2011
Blue Ridge, Georgia’s Coldwell Banker High Country Realty, sold 49 percent more properties in 2011 than the previous year. The MLS Service, owned by the Northeast Georgia Board of REALTORS®, had increases of 14 percent during the same time period. The …
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Marketing Strategies: Create Your 2012 Success Blueprint
Many people who want to create success for the New Year don?t realize that in order to do that, they need to have a blueprint for success. What does that mean specifically? It takes two things to create a blueprint …
Foreclosures Account for 20 Percent of Residential Sales in Q3
RealtyTrac®, a leading online marketplace for foreclosures, recently released its Q3 2011 U.S. Foreclosure Sales Report?, which shows that sales of homes that were in some stage of foreclosure or bank owned accounted for 20 percent of all U.S. residential …
How It Works: Listhub?s Real Estate Network
It is not uncommon for detailed questions to arise whenever there is major change afoot in the real estate industry regarding data. Listhub?s announcement of the launch of the Real Estate Network precipitated many questions regarding a broker?s ability to …
