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Out of a pool of 2,018 adults, 54 percent believe that housing recovery will not occur until 2014 at the earliest, and 45 percent said that the government is not doing enough to avoid foreclosures, demonstrated in the latest
From March to April, nationwide housing listings typically increase by 5 percent (an average compiled from the last 28 years), according to Zelman & Associates; this year the monthly spike was measured at 1.1 percent in more than 140
Freddie Mac will now be assisting homebuyers of REO properties with up to 3.5 percent in closing-cost assistance through their HomeSteps summer sales promotion. Agents will also benefit, receiving a $1,200 bonus for offers on eligible foreclosed properties, as
Mortgage borrowers in the United States who are 60 or more days late on their monthly payments dropped to 6.19 percent for the first quarter in 2011, according to data released by the credit bureau of
Listings of loans which are delinquent by more than 30 days, those delinquent by more than 90 days, foreclosures, and an accurate portrayal of the mortgage market may soon be publicly available in accordance with Section 1447 of the
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) established an “opt in” ruling for brokers who want their IDX listings displayed on national franchise websites; the vote took place on May 14 at the Midyear Conferences, and the newly approved vote
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has sued both CoreLogic, Inc. and Lender Processing Services, Inc. (LPS) for a combined total of approximately $283 million, according to
Federal Reserve statistics indicated a three-year drop of $700 billion in outstanding mortgage debt, according to
This weekend, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) gathered at the Midyear Meetings in D.C. The organization decided to raise dues by $40, a widely debated increase which aims to reshape campaign
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) and home finance analysts discussed that government involvement is too strong, speculating that secondary mortgages are coincidentally holding back growth in the housing market at their annual meeting this
ActiveRain, the online community that caters to 207,317 real estate professionals, was sold by co-founder and former CEO, Jonathan Washburn, to Market Leader, Inc. employee (and former consultant) Nikesh
RealTown poll results revealed that the majority of National Association of Realtors (NAR) members are opposed to membership due increases, with 2,502 (over 82 percent) members voting no on the Political Survival Initiative which would increase dues by $40/year
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) has found that the desire for environmentally sustainable buildings is an ongoing trend, constantly gaining momentum, especially since the initiation of the Green Designation program in late
Zillow found that home values have been on the decline for 57 consecutive months, despite the National Association of Realtors tracking a rise in home prices in over 20 percent of metropolitan statistical areas, according to Wall Street
Freddie Mac sold a record amount of previously foreclosed or repossessed homes, with a total of approximately 31,000 homes sold in the first quarter, according to
Real estate data analytics firm, Zillow, reported that more than 28 percent of US homeowners are currently underwater on their mortgages; data by CoreLogic in early March had previously measured this rate at 23