Web-savvy consumers may not typically desire commercial videos for brands, products, etc. while browsing the web, but data from comScore demonstrates that 83 percent of all Americans watched an online video in May, racking up over 5.6 billion viewing

Wells Fargo & Co. has confirmed that it is leaving the reverse mortgages sector, but it will continue to act as a servicer up until the departure date of June 30, according to National Mortgage

Nearly 40 percent of all first-time homebuyers in the US are expected to be Hispanic, with some of these potential homebuyers being “affluent Mexican nationals fleeing cartel violence,” said the Houston

According to Housing Wire, what the industry really needs is 6.5 million new homes within the next five years in order “to clear the excess housing inventory” of about 2.5 million

Foreclosure filings, auctions and repossessions of 214,927 properties displays a 2 percent decrease from April, and a 33 percent drop from May 2010, according to

June’s home builder index dropped to a nine-month low, with a monthly Housing Market Index (HMI) drop of three points, resulting in a 13, MarketWatch

Flex MLS by FBS will now make modifications in order to support MLS customers, in response to the “opt-in” IDX policy established at NAR’s Midyear Conferences in May. According to Agent Genius, FBS is the first major MLS provider

May brought some good news for the housing industry, with RE/MAX’s May housing report finding a 3.3 percent increase from April’s numbers, in closed transactions and a 3.7 percent price increase, according to Housing

A new study from National Association of Home Builders found that approximately 71 percent of the 2,000 voters supported the mortgage interest deduction, according to National Mortgage

In an effort to embrace trending preferences toward the use of the internet, real estate professionals have increased their online marketing budgets by 27 percent, according to Real

With fluctuations in the housing market, many may assume that brokers’ salaries are also booming and busting depending on sales; however, Real Trends found that average commissions jumped from low levels of 5.02 percent in 2005 to 5.40 percent

Martin Gruenberg, current vice chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., is expected to replace current chair of the regulator, Sheila Bair at the completion of her term on July 8, due to a nomination from Obama said Housing

Green building trends in housing construction and remodeling are growing, and will only continue to increase in the future. According to Housing Wire, Harvey Bernstein, vice president, industry insights and alliances, McGraw-Hill Construction, noted that in 2010, a third

Clear Capital’s monthly Home Data Index Market Report was released today, with the current results demonstrating that quarterly U.S. home prices decreased 2.3 percent; however, this is a sign of improvement in light of last month’s report marking a

In 2008, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac received $164.4 billion from the Treasury Department; the mortgage giants pay a 10 percent dividend each quarter-leading to a first quarter payment of $12.4 billion from Fannie, and a $11.6 billion payment

Movoto statistics from May show that listing prices rose 2.5 percent since April in 16 major metropolitan areas, establishing an average median listing price of $246,000; inventory for May was also on the rise, with the market acquiring an