Real Estate Marketing & Investing
Home sales rise to highest level in 2.5 years
Home sales far exceeded expectations last month, surging to the highest level in two and a half years as first-time buyers rushed to take advantage of an expiring tax credit.
Tax credit – Business – Taxation – Tax – Accounting
Pace of mortgage help rising but still slow
Mortgage servicing companies have the complex task of figuring out if millions of borrowers qualify for mortgage modifications. And there has been some progress lately getting homeowners sign up.
Mortgage – Business – Borrower – Financial Services – United States
Only 5 percent plan to buy a home next year
Just one in twenty Americans say they plan to buy a home within the next year, and they’re most likely to be 34 years old or younger and living in the South or West, according to a survey.
United States – West – Property – Business and Economy – Government
U.S. to lean on mortgage companies
The Obama administration, battling a foreclosure crisis that shows no signs of relenting, will step up pressure on mortgage companies to help people stay in their homes, officials say.
Foreclosure – United States – Presidency of Barack Obama – Mortgage – Business
Fix-And-Flip Tips – When is the Best Time to Advertise Rehabbed Home?
You might have probably heard the words “fix and flip” a dozen times in recent months. From your next-door neighbor and the postman to the guy at the grocery store, everybody seems to be talking about fixing and flipping properties for profit.
These cities are poised to recover the fastest
Though Omaha, Neb., seems second-rate to some, Warren Buffett may have been on to something.
Warren Buffett – United States – Counties – Warren – Business
Rates on 30-year loans match record low
Freddie Mac reports that average rates for 30-year fixed mortgages have matched a record low of 4.78 percent this week.
Freddie Mac – Mortgage – Loan – Macintosh – Apple
Realtors’ world is changing rapidly, thanks to technology – HeraldNet
|
Realtors' world is changing rapidly, thanks to technology
HeraldNet In fact, a larger problem is the pressure some real estate agents receive to use in-house providers — appraisal, loan, title — without indicating outside … |
This Realtor is recession-proof – Bolingbrook Sun
|
This Realtor is recession-proof
Bolingbrook Sun It was around this time that Lukasik noticed that some real estate agents were listing most of the foreclosed properties. reos (real estate owned) … |
Architects Unite to Redefine Our Relationship With Water
With droughts becoming more frequent and global warming raising concerns about the sustainability of America’s water reserves, architects mobilize their corporate and residential clients to formulate a response to one of the greatest global challenges in the 21st Century.
