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Move, Inc. Expands Advertisers’ Reach Into Hyper-Local Markets With BlockShopper Deal

Move, Inc. announced yesterday it will expand the reach of agents and brokers across the Web down to neighborhood levels through an exclusive agreement with BlockShopper.com, a hyper-local online real estate news and data

NAHB Study: New Homes in 2015 will be Smaller, Greener and More Casual

A recent study by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) shows that while consumer hesitation on home buying is waning, the recent housing downturn has changed what Americans are looking for in their next

New CoreLogic Data Shows 23 Percent of Borrowers Underwater

CoreLogic released yesterday negative equity data showing that 11.1 million, or 23.1 percent, of all residential properties with a mortgage were in negative equity at the end of the fourth quarter of 2010, up from 10.8 million, or 22.5

Keller Williams Realty Climbs to No. 2 Franchise in U.S.

Keller Williams Realty Inc., announced yesterday that it is now the second-largest real estate franchise in the United States based on the total number of sales professionals, surpassing Century 21, according to research conducted by REAL Trends. The company

Amidst Lending Overhaul, Bank of America Hosts Investor Meeting at Plaza Hotel

As major financial institutions have received guidance from the federal government pertaining to mortgage regulations, Bank of America is hosting a meeting today at New York City’s Plaza Hotel to present current market strategies to

CLR Says Higher Down Payments will Offset Housing Market

As recent proposals call for homeowners to make ten-to-20 percent down payments on their purchases, the Center for Responsible Lending says this will actually hurt the

Are Mortgage Interest Deductions on the Way Out?

As the Obama administration acts to wind down the role of mortgage behemoths Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the loss of the mortgage interest deduction may come as

Builders Call On Congress To Address Housing Lending Crisis

With the housing production credit crisis taking a severe toll on the nation’s small home building firms and threatening future job growth and the fragile economic recovery, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has called on Congress to

First-Time Homebuyers Struggle with Mortgage Qualifications

As reported by Henry Savage in The Washington Times, the tightening of mortgage qualification guidelines has resulted in a downturn of first-time

Miami-Dade Pending Home Sales Rise 22 Percent in February

Total cumulative pending home sales in Miami-Dade County increased 22 percent in February compared to a year earlier, from 9,164 to 11,182, and 4.5 percent, up from 10,698, compared to the previous month according to the MIAMI Association of

Obama Administration Releases February Housing Scorecard

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury released yesterday the February edition of the Obama Administration’s Housing Scorecard. The latest housing figures show increased existing home sales as home affordability

Case-Shiller Co-Founder Speaks on Housing Market

As national home prices remain vulnerable, Case-Shiller Index Co-Founder and Yale Economist Robert Shiller speaks on the shaky housing

Keller Williams Realty Announces 2010 Numbers

Keller Williams Realty reported recently at its national convention that it ended 2010 with 79,315 associates, 701 offices, and associate profit share up 7.2 percent, with its agents receiving $34.6 million dollars back. Since the inception of the profit

ForRent.com Unveils Exclusive Partnership with Oodle

For Rent Media Solutions, a leading resource for searching apartments nationwide and a division of Dominion Enterprises, has announced that ForRent.com, the company’s anchor web site, has entered into an exclusive partnership with

Mortgage Applications Cool Down From Last Week

Mortgage applications decreased 6.5 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending February 25, 2011. The results do not include an adjustment for the President’s Day

USGBC Releases List of Top 10 States with LEED-Certified Buildings

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) today released its 2010 list of top 10 states for LEED-certified commercial and institutional green buildings per capita, based on the U.S. 2010 Census

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