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Nearly half of all US homeowners with a mortgage still 'underwater' in Q1
Thu, 23 May 2013 04:01:46 +0000
Despite rising home pricesearly in the year, a significant portion of U.S. homeowners with a mortgage — about 44 percent — still owed more on their home than it was worth or didn’t have enough equity to move at the .....[read more]
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3 game-changing reasons for getting started with Google Analytics [Infographic]
Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:40:53 +0000
For most people, analytics is one of those subjects that other people pay attention to. There are a number of reasons why this is the case: there's not enough time, it doesn't seem important, or maybe it seems way too .....[read more]
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Calculated Risk: Housing inventory won't bottom until 2014 [VIDEO]
Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:09:54 +0000
Former tech executive turned blogger Bill McBride was one of the first to suggest that homes were precariously overvalued back in 2005. When he spots a trend, people have learned to listen. McBride — who gets up early every day .....[read more]
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New ad campaign highlights California Realtors' role in state economy
Mon, 01 Apr 2013 22:27:44 +0000
The California Association of Realtors announced a new TV, Web, radio and print ad campaign today that highlights the positive impact its 155,000 members have on the state's economy.Two 30-second TV spots, featuring the "ripple" effect that t..[read more]
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National Association of Realtors to release national MLS
Mon, 01 Apr 2013 19:12:40 +0000
A national multiple listing service run by the National Association of Realtors should be ready by late summer, the large trade association announced today.NAR has been working for the last decade to put all of the nation's agent-represented ho..[read more]
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April Fools' Day real estate roundup
Mon, 01 Apr 2013 19:10:14 +0000
On the first day of April each year, communities, businesses and news outlets come up with stories intended to fool, amuse, and, sometimes, satirize. Here's a roundup of the posts .....[read more]
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NAR Tech Edge to launch this month
Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:49:51 +0000
The National Association of Realtors will launch its tech-conference tour this month, the trade group announced today. The first event of the tour will be held on April 12 in Fairfax, Va., and others will follow in different locations throughou..[read more]
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More millennials see homeownership as a good investment
Mon, 01 Apr 2013 13:58:53 +0000
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Study: Neighborhood zoning helped cause crisis
Mon, 01 Apr 2013 13:22:38 +0000
A new study published in the journal Housing Policy Debate may have identified another contributing factor to the financial crisis: neighborhood zoning .....[read more]
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Protect yourself against loan lock scams
Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:33:55 +0000
A price quote means nothing until it is properly locked with the lender. A rate lock, as it is commonly called, is the lender's commitment that it will make the specified loan at the specified price within a specified future period. The price incl..[read more]
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8 tips for buying in a tight market
Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:09:55 +0000
It's always hard to predict how long it will take to find a home to buy. Given the current low-inventory environment, it may take you longer than it would in a balanced market that has enough homes for sale to satisfy the current buyer demand. Pat..[read more]
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'Inman Incubator' program aims to accelerate innovation
Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:06:11 +0000
Inman News announces that applications for Inman Incubator, a real estate startup accelerator program, are now open.The Inman Incubators program is a yearlong mentorship, advisory and promotional program to help up to 25 new companies in the rea..[read more]
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How to jump on the video bandwagon
Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:02:42 +0000
Are you still stuck in "E" rather than moving forward into "V"? If so, it's time to shift from email, E-cards, email newsletters, blogs, and autoresponders to the next generation of communication: vmail, vcards, vresponders, viewslett..[read more]
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Good times are back for ranch land brokers
Sat, 30 Mar 2013 00:18:42 +0000
For a while it seemed that anyone with a lot of money, from Hollywood stars to business moguls, wanted a piece -- make that a very large piece of -- America, and they came west looking to buy their own ranches. Many, following the lead of flamb..[read more]
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Glenn Kelman on Redfin's site redesign [VIDEO]
Fri, 29 Mar 2013 23:14:43 +0000
Redfin launched a redesigned website this week and Inman News caught up with the Seattle-based brokerage's CEO, Glenn Kelman, to talk about its new features.The site's new design and features include more prominent Redfin branding, increased white..[read more]
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Companies team up to offer small lenders REO asset management
Fri, 29 Mar 2013 19:23:41 +0000
Carrington Property Services has joined forces with financial services company LendingXpress to offer small lenders Carrington's asset management services to handle their inventory of bank-owned homes. San Antonio, Texas-based LendingXpress, a South..[read more]
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NYC brokerage gets behind same-sex marriage
Fri, 29 Mar 2013 19:21:17 +0000
Anyone on Facebook in the last few days has likely seen the pink-and-red logo that many people are setting as their profile images this week in support of gay marriage, the subject of two cases the U.S. Supreme Court is currently hearing. Bond New..[read more]
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Time to take the measure of the recovery
Fri, 29 Mar 2013 19:15:30 +0000
Trading everywhere has ceased for Passover, Good Friday, and Easter, but next week brings a flood of brand-new information for March, capped on Friday by employment data. Thus a good time to reflect.I do not recall a moment in which so many economic ..[read more]
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