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Future of U.S. Housing Markets Depends Largely on Echo Boomers

WASHINGTON (May 18, 2012) - The next two decades in housing markets depends largely on the Echo Boomers. That's according to panelists at the "Shifting Demographics and Housing Choice: A Whole New World?" session today during the Realtors® 2012 M...

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Lack of Capital Hinders Commercial Market While Modest Improvement Persists

National Association of Realtors® Chief Economist Lawrence Yun presented a modest and hopeful outlook for the commercial real estate market during the Economic Issues and Commercial Business Trends Forum at the Realtor® Midyear Legislative Me...

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Housing Affordability Indices Reach Records in First Quarter

WASHINGTON (May 15, 2012) – Housing affordability conditions for all buyers reached a milestone in the first quarter, according to the National Association of Realtors®. NAR's composite quarterly Housing Affordability Index* rose to a recor...

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Member Profile

In 2011, the housing market continued to stabilize and some areas of the country saw improvement in sales. Data from the Investment and Vacation Home Buyers Survey shows that while primary residence buyers dipped, the share of investment buyers enter...

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2012 NAR Member Survey Shows Rising Incomes

WASHINGTON (May 14, 2012) – The income and business of Realtors® is growing after many years of decline, according to the 2012 National Association of Realtors® Member Profile.  The study’s results are representative of the n...

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First Quarter Metro Area Home Prices Stabilizing, Sales Up and Inventory Down

WASHINGTON (May 9, 2012) – Median existing single-family home prices are firming in many metropolitan areas, while improving sales and declining inventory are creating more balanced conditions, according to the latest quarterly report by the Na...

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Commercial Lending Survey

The Commercial Real Estate Lending Survey is conducted annually and provides an overview of lending conditions that impact commercial transactions nationally, based on responses from commercial real estate members. The 2012 survey shows that while co...

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Tight Lending Standards Hindering Commercial Real Estate Recovery

WASHINGTON (May 3, 2012) - Although commercial real estate markets showed signs of recovery in 2011, commercial lending standards have tightened in the past year for small businesses and scuttled a major portion of contracted transactions for smaller...

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Social Benefits of Homeownership and Stable Housing

This 16-page paper looks at how homeownership leads to positive social outcomes. It examines not only the ownership of homes, but also the impact of stable housing.  ...

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March Pending Home Sales Rise, Market Recovering

WASHINGTON (April 26, 2012) – Pending home sales increased in March and are well above a year ago, another signal the housing market is recovering, according to the National Association of Realtors®. The Pending Home Sales Index,* a forward...

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Data

Overview The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® affordability index measures whether or not a typical family could qualify for a mortgage loan on a typical home. A typical home is defined as the national median-priced, existing single-family home...

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Home Price Monitor

Highlights: On a month-to-month basis most home price measures showed growth in February, in a typical seasonal fashion. The exceptions were Case-Shiller's 10- and 20-city indexes and CoreLogic's HPI which showed small declines. Early measures...

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Existing-Home Sales Decline in March but Inventory Down, Prices Stabilizing

WASHINGTON (April 19, 2012) – Existing-home sales were down in March but continue to outpace year-ago levels, while inventory tightened and home prices are showing further signs of stabilizing, according to the National Association of Realtors&...

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REALTORS® Confidence Index

March 2012 Highlights This month’s RCI shows a market starting to turn with continued recovery. Confidence and price expectations are up, rising rental rates have favorable implications for the residential market, and time on market continues...

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Technology for RSPS Realtors

Presenter: Melanie McLane. During this session, learn how to use resort-specific media sites to help increase your business....

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Resort Policy Update/Townhall Meeting

NAR Senior Regulatory Policy Representative Russell Riggs, will update you on the most current issues relevant to your market....

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Securing Your Online Assets

Jason Beatty, Sr. Network Systems Administrator at NAR will help you determine your risk exposure and create a plan to secure your digital assets....

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2012 Economic and Housing Market Outlook

Keynote speaker: Lawrence Yun, NAR Chief Economist, will provide insight to resort and second-home market trends....

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Bidding Wars Are Back, Agents Say

Some real estate markets are reporting that home buyers are having to pay more than asking price to get the home they desire, as the supply of for-sale homes has shrunk, Bloomberg News reports....

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How Do Men, Women Make Home Buying Decisions?

While the price of a home and its square footage are important factors in judging a home, women and men also base their decision largely on how they “feel” and whether the home fits their lifestyle, according to a new survey by Coldwell B...

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More Americans Pay Car Loans Before Mortgages

Americans are prioritizing their debt payments by opting to pay their car loans before mortgages and credit cards, according to an analysis by credit reporting bureau TransUnion....

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Home Owners Planning Remodeling Projects This Year

Seventy percent of home owners surveyed say they intend to take on a home improvement project this year, and they plan to spend about $3,500 on sprucing up their home, according to the survey. That’s an increase of about $100 compared to last...

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Next Foreclosure Wave Coming: Reason for Alarm?

Economists have been warning that a flood of foreclosures will soon be hitting the real estate market, likely this summer. Increases in foreclosures traditionally pull down nearby home prices. So should home owners be worried?...

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Smartphone Adoption Surges

Real estate professionals are tackling more mobile outreach markets efforts to reach clients — making sure their Web site is easy to view and use from a phone, adopting QR codes in marketing, and even creating apps that potential clients can us...

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30-Year Mortgage Rates Slide Back Below 4%

Mortgage rates were down across the board this week compared to last week, according to Freddie Mac’s weekly mortgage market survey. After posting a big jump last week, 30-year mortgage rates were back below the 4 percent mark this week, offe...

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Virginia Real Estate News

From "real estate" realtor location:va - Google News • May 19

Franklin homeowner unhappy with reassessment - Tidewater News

Franklin homeowner unhappy with reassessmentTidewater NewsLast week I received the news that the City of Franklin was devaluing my real estate by a whopping $35600. During these tight economic times, some might consider this good news; logically less...

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From "real estate" realtor location:va - Google News • May 15

How similar is the TV show Million Dollar Listing to real estate in Arlington? - ARL now

How similar is the TV show Million Dollar Listing to real estate in Arlington?ARL nowIn my opinion, brokers opens are as much about educating the realtor community about a home as they are about creating buzz. Education is especially important with s...

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From "real estate" realtor location:va - Google News • May 15

Goodbye, Expresso: Venerable food family exits Pantops space - The Hook

The HookGoodbye, Expresso: Venerable food family exits Pantops spaceThe HookBy David McNair | dave@readthehook.com Expresso exits after only a year, but a realtor says this is still a prime location on growing Pantops mountain. About a year ago, the...

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From "real estate" realtor location:va - Google News • May 10

Developer: Chatham an 'overlooked' high-end home market - Lynchburg News and Advance

Developer: Chatham an 'overlooked' high-end home marketLynchburg News and AdvanceThe president of the real estate development firm that plans to bring high-end apartments to Chatham said he hopes construction begins this fall or the spring of...

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From "real estate" realtor location:va - Google News • May 10

Area realtors take day off to volunteer at Healing Strides - WSLS

Area realtors take day off to volunteer at Healing StridesWSLSWe come together for one day, because usually we're out doing our own thing with our buyers and our sellers and not really together,” said Denise Thruston, Keller Williams Realtor. H...

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From "real estate" realtor location:va - Google News • May 10

REW News & Views 5.10.2012 - C-Ville Weekly

REW News & Views 5.10.2012C-Ville WeeklyKaine credited REALTORS® as experts on the housing market and appealed to the REALTOR® community to act as his 'educators' on issues affecting the real estate industry. Former Governor George Alle...

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From "real estate" realtor location:va - Google News • May 9

Social media and mobile web developers share insights on their growing businesses - Charlottesville Tomorrow News Center

Social media and mobile web developers share insights on their growing businessesCharlottesville Tomorrow News CenterLocally, we are working with HemoShear and the Charlottesville Area Association of Realtors.” In the audience, Kristin Blakey said...

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From "real estate" realtor location:va - Google News • May 1

Supervisors approve HELP Center - Fredericksburg.com (blog)

Supervisors approve HELP CenterFredericksburg.com (blog)A group of citizens met Monday on the boat of Realtor Stan Palivoda in Dahlgren to try to convince Supervisor John LoBuglio to change his mind about supporting the HELP Center. Some of the same...

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From "real estate" realtor location:va - Google News • Apr 30

Ashburn Real Estate Agent Convicted Of Mortgage Fraud - Leesburg Today

Ashburn Real Estate Agent Convicted Of Mortgage FraudLeesburg TodaySamnang, a 29 year-old Ashburn resident, is a District of Columbia real estate developer and formerly was a Realtor with Monorom Realty and Fairfax Realty, according to the US Attorne...

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From "real estate" realtor location:va - Google News • Apr 25

State home sales improve, with Richmond lagging - WTVR

WTVRState home sales improve, with Richmond laggingWTVRThe latest data, provided by the Virginia Association of Realtors shows that home sales in the state are improving, up 4.3 percent in the first quarter of 2012, year-over-year. However, Central V...

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National & International Real Estate News

From May 21

Future of US Housing Markets Depends Largely on Echo Boomers - RealEstateRama (press release)

Future of US Housing Markets Depends Largely on Echo BoomersRealEstateRama (press release)session today during the Realtors® 2012 Midyear Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo here. There are approximately 62 million echo boomers in the US Also call...

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From May 21

Real Estate Agents Report Recovery - NuWire Investor

RealtyBizNewsReal Estate Agents Report RecoveryNuWire InvestorMarket experts and professional analysts have invested a lot of time speculating on the US housing markets anticipated recovery, often with mixed results, but now real estate agents are we...

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From May 21

Legacy Properties Sotheby's International Realty - Bar Harbor Times

Legacy Properties Sotheby's International RealtyBar Harbor TimesMy philosophy of real estate ( and life, for that matter) is to make it fun and satisfying. For most of us, a real estate purchase or sale is a significant and infrequent event where...

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From May 21

Credit Union Merger Expands Benefits for Realtors(R) - MarketWatch (press release)

Credit Union Merger Expands Benefits for Realtors(R)MarketWatch (press release)Realtors(R) will continue to have a voice in their credit union through participation on the NWFCU Board of Directors and on a Realtor(R)-centric advisory committee to the...

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From May 21

Some Louisville-area real estate agents are noticing something that hasn't ... - The Courier-Journal

Some Louisville-area real estate agents are noticing something that hasn't ...The Courier-JournalWe hear it time and time again — "Eat your veggies!" From the grocery aisle to the farmers market,...- 7:50 pm Bobby Bare Jr. will perfor...

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From May 21

Some Louisville-area real estate agents are noticing something that hasn't ... - The Courier-Journal

Some Louisville-area real estate agents are noticing something that hasn't ...The Courier-JournalWe hear it time and time again — "Eat your veggies!" From the grocery aisle to the farmers market,...- 7:50 pm Fans concerned that Bethan...

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From May 21

Agent: Realtors Rally to Urge Congressional Action on Real Estate Woes - Patch.com

Agent: Realtors Rally to Urge Congressional Action on Real Estate WoesPatch.com... 14000 Realtors came together in front of the Washington Monument in the District of Columbia in a "Rally to Protect the American Dream" to show support for t...

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From May 21

Real estate agents seeing multiple bids return to Louisville market - Indianapolis Star

Real estate agents seeing multiple bids return to Louisville marketIndianapolis StarMay 17, 2012 / Michael Clevenger/The CJ Some Louisville-area real estate agents are noticing something that hasn't happened in a long time: getting multiple offer...

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From May 21

Observers disagree about whether Treasure Coast housing market has bottomed out - TCPalm

Observers disagree about whether Treasure Coast housing market has bottomed outTCPalmTo help Musitano and others in a similar situation, Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers interviewed lenders, Realtors, appraisers, builders and independent real estate...

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From May 21

ABOR'S 2011 Rookie of the Year Joins Goldwasser Real Estate...And She's Not Alone - PR Web (press release)

PR Web (press release)ABOR'S 2011 Rookie of the Year Joins Goldwasser Real Estate...And She's Not AlonePR Web (press release)Leading Austin-based, independently owned real estate agency Goldwasser Real Estate recently announced that they have...

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From May 21

Agents hit out over misuse of company names - Myanmar Times

Agents hit out over misuse of company namesMyanmar TimesPic: Ko Taik LICENCED real estate agents say they are suffering from copycat brokers who misuse their company names and logos. U Sai Khung Noung, the managing director of Sai Khung Noung real es...

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From May 21

Cindy Terhune joins Terrie O'Connor Realtors in Wyckoff - NorthJersey.com

Cindy Terhune joins Terrie O'Connor Realtors in WyckoffNorthJersey.comTerrie O'Connor, president of Terrie O'Connor Realtors, is pleased to announce that Cindy Terhune has joined the firm's Wyckoff Sales Group. Terhune has a corporate...

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From May 20

Some Louisville-area real estate agents are noticing something that hasn't ... - The Courier-Journal

Some Louisville-area real estate agents are noticing something that hasn't ...The Courier-JournalWe hear it time and time again — "Eat your veggies!" From the grocery aisle to the farmers market,...- 7:50 pm Robin Gibb arrives at Gros...

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From May 20

Business Beat: Leesville real estate agent makes national '30 Under 30' list - Alexandria Town Talk

Business Beat: Leesville real estate agent makes national '30 Under 30' listAlexandria Town TalkEach spring, the magazine selects 30 young Realtors "who are successful in the real estate business and have demonstrated skill, success, cre...

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From May 20

Realtors rally for home ownership - Coeur d'Alene Press

Realtors rally for home ownershipCoeur d'Alene PressTo find a Realtor to represent you visit the Coeur d'Alene Association of Realtors website; www.cdarealtors.com. There you can also search available properties in the Multiple Listing Service. K...

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From May 19

HOUSING: Real estate agents bailing out, except in Southwest Riverside County - North County Times (blog)

HOUSING: Real estate agents bailing out, except in Southwest Riverside CountyNorth County Times (blog)A housing crunch left real estate agents faced with selling houses for less than what homeowners owed in mortgages, working with lenders suddenly te...

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From May 19

Real estate agents help improve home for family in need - Seacoastonline.com

Real estate agents help improve home for family in needSeacoastonline.comDOVER — Keller Williams Coastal Realty in Portsmouth dedicated its National RED Day on May 10 to helping rehabilitate a home on Ash Street with the Dover High School Technical...

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From May 17

Realtors(R) Raise Awareness at Real Estate Rally - MarketWatch (press release)

San Francisco Chronicle (blog)Realtors(R) Raise Awareness at Real Estate RallyMarketWatch (press release)WASHINGTON, DC, May 17, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- An estimated 10000 Realtors(R) converged on the grounds of the Washington Monument today...

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From May 16

Real estate agents help local 'heroes' buy homes - Washington Post

Real estate agents help local 'heroes' buy homesWashington PostThe program has grown in part because of the 2008 housing crash when suddenly, almost 2 million real estate agents nationwide were vying for a diminishing number of home buyers, J...

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From May 14

Realtors(R) Ready to Drive Real Estate Issues Home in Nation's Capital - MarketWatch (press release)

RisMedia.comRealtors(R) Ready to Drive Real Estate Issues Home in Nation's CapitalMarketWatch (press release)"Both residential and commercial real estate play important roles in our families, our communities, and our nation's economy, an...

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National Mortgage News

May 21

PHH Names Former GE Energy Executive President of Mortgage Unit

PHH Corp. Monday morning named former General Electric energy executive David E. Tucker president of its mortgage division....

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May 21

What May Bring Back Private Secondary

In this section of a roundtable discussion organized by this publication, the consensus seems to be that, among other things, shadow inventory needs to clear and market indicators like job and property value stability have to fall into place....

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May 21

Chase Reinsurance Deals Draw Attack From NYS Regulators

New York's Department of Financial Services hammered banks over their relationships with force-placed insurers in a Friday hearing, challenging JPMorgan Chase officials on lucrative reinsurance arrangements that the Department suggested are tantamoun...

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May 21

Dimon's Role on N.Y. Fed Board Sparks Fierce Debate

The fallout of JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s $2 billion trading loss has reignited old worries of just how close Wall Street is to one of its top regulators, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Politicians and consumer activists have called for Jamie Dimo...

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May 21

NCUA Bars CEOs of Failed Corporates Undone by MBS

The National Credit Union Administration has barred the former CEOs of U.S. Central FCU and Members United Corporate FCU from working for, or with any corporate credit union for their roles in two of the biggest credit union failures....

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May 18

PLS Momentum Is Slow but Steady

Efforts to bring back a private-label residential mortgage-backed securities market have not been quick nor wholly successful at this point....

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May 18

May 31 Deadline Looming on Flood Extension

Unless Congress acts soon, the Federal Emergency Management Agency will not be able to issue new flood insurance policies after May 31....

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May 18

CFPB Will Hold Loan Officer Comp Forum Next Week

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the government's Small Business Review Panel will hold a private forum on its new proposal to revise the way loan officers, brokers and lenders are compensated on loan transactions....

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May 18

Home Sales Flat in April as Inventory Tightens, Prices Rise

Re/Max reported that sales in April edged up 0.1% from the previous month....

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May 18

Ten-Year Yield Matches 52-Week Low

The long-term rate-indicative 10-year Treasury yield has officially dropped to and matched its 52-week low of 1.7%....

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May 18

Arizona REIT Will Start Trading on NYSE

Healthcare Trust of America Inc. is looking to start trading its Class A common stock over the New York Stock Exchange....

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May 18

Have MSR Values Finally Hit Bottom?

Let's assume that the recent downdraft in rates won't get any worse and then ask this very basic question: will those buying MSRs at today's rock bottom prices look like geniuses when the smoke finally clears?...

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May 18

Short Sales and Loan Mods Help Stabilize Home Prices

Home prices are beginning to stabilize thanks, in part, to loan modifications and the increasing use of short sales....

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May 18

Wells Fargo Auctioning $200M of Nonperformers

Wells Fargo & Co. is in the market with a $200 million package of nonperforming residential loans, according to investors that have been briefed about the deal....

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May 18

Regulators: Forcing Firms to Admit Guilt Could Endanger Lenders

Requiring defendants to admit guilt in a settlement or consent order could delay remediation, spur more litigation and threaten safety and soundness, financial regulators told a House panel this week....

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May 17

MGIC Sues Freddie Over Pool Insurance

MGIC Investment Corp. has filed a lawsuit against Freddie Mac and its conservator, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, over the pool insurance dispute between the two companies....

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May 17

Act to Streamline Indian Title Searches Passes House 400-0

A significant barrier to tribal homeownership may change as the House of Representatives passed the Helping Expedite and Advance Responsible Tribal Homeownership Act without a single dissenting vote....

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May 17

FHA May Ease Condo Underwriting Guidelines to Spur Market

During the first half of fiscal year 2012 (which ended March 31), the Federal Housing Administration endorsed 19,600 condo loans, down 38% from the same period in FY 2011....

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May 17

Key Rate Drops, Sets Record; 10-Year Near 52-Week Low

Freddie Mac's weekly survey of primary market mortgage rates registered yet another record low for the popular 30-year product as the long-term rate-indicative 10-year Treasury yield dropped toward its 52-week low....

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May 17

Foreclosure Filings Fall to (Almost) Five-Year Low

According to new figures compiled by RealtyTrac, servicers filed 188,780 notices of default in April, the lowest reading since July 2007. The NODs-which include default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions-fell 5% from March and are dow...

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May 17

Changing Face of the GSE Landscape

What does the future hold for the GSEs? Combined agencies? A GSE for nonconforming?...

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Redfin Blogs

May 11

Want My House? First, Take My Poodle (May 2012 Roundup)

Howdy Redfinnians! Strap in for Redfin’s monthly round-up of U.S. real estate news! This month is action-packed, so we’re going Moby-Dick on you guys, with an epic market survey, crammed full of gossip, poodles, and inside baseball. Price...

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May 10

In the Trenches: Behind the Scenes of America’s Bidding Wars

We’ve been talking a big game about bidding wars this season, telling you that they’re rampant in places like the Bay Area, Seattle and DC, and sharing the tricks of the trade so you know what it takes to win them. But which homes are act...

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May 6

Life on a Short Street

On the empty sidewalk opposite my house, I was toodling along on my bike recently — and yes, I was also talking on a cell phone with my brother — when I heard a driver yell, “HEY BUDDY, WHY DON’T YOU WATCH WHERE YOU’RE G...

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Apr 27

Do Open Houses Help Homes Sell?

With the National Association of Realtors’ big Nationwide Open House Weekend just around the corner, we thought it would be interesting to dig into Redfin’s stash of real estate data to answer the question: Does holding an open house make...

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Apr 25

What Neighborhood is Right For You? Ask Redfin!

In life and websites, it’s the small things that count. Redfin’s latest update included a few of the small things that can really make a difference in how people use the site to search for a home to buy or to take the first step toward selling th...

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Apr 23

All According to Plan: Redfin Launches Austin Service

Hooray! Eighteen months after launching our website and mobile tools for Austin, Redfin has begun offering Austin service from our own Austin-based agents. Now Austinites can buy or sell a home via a Redfin agent paid based on customer satisfaction,...

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Apr 16

Case-Shiller: A Mild Winter for Home Prices

It’s time (a bit past time, actually) for our monthly check-in of the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices (HPI). The Case-Shiller data is generally considered to be the most reliable measure of overall home price changes for a region, since...

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Apr 13

Never Tell Me the Odds

In a board call last month, I finally told everyone that the commission savings that Redfin offers home sellers and buyers dramatically lowers our profits margins and there is no evidence that it drives more revenue. We have, I told our investors, gi...

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Apr 12

Fairfax County: Down to Two Months’ Supply

If there was ever any doubt in your mind that we’re in a seller’s market, the latest Fairfax County stats should put it to rest. As we finished off the month of March, the Fairfax County market was down to just about a two months’ suppl...

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Apr 6

Redfin’s iPhone and iPad App Goes Native

Redfin’s mobile apps team has been firing on all cylinders, burning the proverbial midnight oil, working non-proverbial nights and weekends. The upshot is that we’ve released an upgrade today to our iPad and iPhone app that will give you faster a...

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Apr 4

You’re Invited! Atlassian Founder Speaks at Redfin on Starting a Company

Big news! Scott Farquhar, CEO of Atlassian, is coming by Redfin’s San Francisco office next Thursday, April 12, as the latest speaker in our series of brown-bag talks about how to start your own business. Atlassian is the maker of JIRA and Confluen...

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Apr 3

Strange Days: Real Estate Enters the Twilight Zone (April 2012 Roundup)

Howdy Redfinnians! Here’s our monthly round-up of everything that moved in the U.S. real estate market! But first the Redfin news… Do you remember in Gladiator, when Russell Crowe says “on my signal, unleash hell?” That’...

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Mar 29

Redfin DC Gets Personal

Last month, we rolled out a major service upgrade for home buyers in every market Redfin serves except Washington DC and Seattle, where we needed to hire more agents. Now we’ve done that in DC, so the wait is over. We thought you might have some qu...

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Mar 19

Broken Record: Massive Inventory Shortage in DC

There’s no longer a newsflash regarding the massive inventory shortage in the District of Columbia. “I feel like a broken record,” Tom Lewis, Redfin DC Agent explained, “but it’s the same story yet again!” In DC, inventory fell ag...

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Mar 2

Case-Shiller: Washington’s High Tier Took the Biggest Hit in December

It’s time (a bit past time, actually) for our monthly check-in of the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices (HPI). The Case-Shiller data is generally considered to be the most reliable measure of overall home price changes for a region, since...

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Feb 22

Redfin Brings Transparency to Title, Inspection, Mortgage, Staging

Big news! Today, Redfin is launching a major expansion to our charter as a technology-powered real estate broker: Redfin Open Book, a local reviews site for lenders, inspectors and title companies. Later this spring, we’ll add the stagers, landsca...

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Feb 14

DC Market Could Use Some More Condos

Last month, the number of DC condos sold plummeted by 32.4% from December. The dip in sales is explained by the fact that many home buyers put their home search on hold for the holidays, but the number of condos for sale also dropped 4% last month. T...

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Feb 13

Fairfax County Home Prices Back to Their Late Spring High

Something strange is happening in Fairfax County.  Check out the median list price of a single family home (SFH) in Fairfax County back in May ($649,500), the height of the real estate season. Now take a look at where prices were last month (also $6...

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Feb 13

Case-Shiller: Another Winter for Home Prices

It’s time for our monthly check-in of the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices (HPI). The Case-Shiller data is generally considered to be the most reliable measure of overall home price changes for a region, since they only consider repeat s...

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Dec 29

Case-Shiller: Seasonal Slide in Home Prices Begins in DC

It’s time for our monthly check-in of the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices (HPI). The Case-Shiller data is generally considered to be the most reliable measure of overall home price changes for a region, since they only consider repeat s...

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