Realty Trac has released their foreclosure report for February 2012. While there are some spots of encouragement, the over all consensus is that foreclosure activity is again trending upward, now that the “robo-signing” scandal has been settled.
American Enterprise Institute Says NAR Is Ignoring FHA Insolvency
March 16, 2012 by
Created by congress during the great depression to help spur the housing market, FHA has become one of the most important institutions ever created to help fund mortgages for home buyers, especially for home buyers who want a home but have very little money to put down.
Realtor Ken Hunter attends Winter Meeting in Austin, Texas
March 7, 2012 by
Ken Hunter, of Prudential Gary Greene Realtors in Houston was amongst 1,000 Texas realtors attending the Texas Association of Realtors winter meeting last month which was held at the Hyatt Regency in Austin.
Looking Forward to the Spring Sales
February 7, 2012 by
Traditionally in real estate, the spring season is the time of year that things begin to hot up, with big increases in the number of homes being bought and sold. Experts are hopeful that this year’s spring could well be one of the best we have seen in quite a while.
Existing Home Sales End Year on a High
January 21, 2012 by
Existing home sales pulled off a late surge at the end of last year, growing by 5% in November to leave total home sales up by 1.7% from 2010’s levels, the third consecutive month in which the pace of sales had shown improvement.
3 Top Home Improvement Projects Which (Mostly) Pay For Themselves
December 19, 2011 by
Ask any experienced seller or real estate professional if an upgrade is worth the effort when trying to sell their home and you’ll likely hear a mixture of responses – however most of them will be in the affirmative. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) put together a Cost vs. Value Report detailing the financial [...]
NAR Admits Publishing Bad Existing Sales Data
December 16, 2011 by
Real estate professionals and economists who paid close attention to the monthly existing-home sales data provided by the National Association of Realtors were given a sharp shock earlier this week. Last Tuesday it was revealed in the Chicago Tribune that the association had been consistently reporting bad figures each and every month since January 2007, [...]
NJAR Announces REALTOR and REALTOR Associate of the Year
December 8, 2011 by
The New Jersey Association of REALTORs (NJAR) has announced the winners of the annual REALTOR of the Year and REALTOR-ASSOCIATE of the Year. Each year, NJAR recognizes two of its members who have produced outstanding results in the real estate industry. This year, NJAR awarded Jonathan Kessler of Kuker & Kessler Real Estate the REALTOR [...]
