With the overwhelming number of foreclosures and short sales looming over much of the country, sticking a sign in the yard or just opening the door with your MLS key ...

Foreclosures are persisting and so too with unemployment; sales of houses have been abysmally low mainly because of a cash crunch. Mortgage rates are at an all time low but ...

As more homes fall into foreclosure, more "I Buy Houses" signs pop up. The majority of these signs belong to private real estate investors or investment groups. Investors buy houses ...

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Sy Harding

A MIXED PICTURE IN THE HOUSING INDUSTRY. Oct. 23, 2009.

In early 2007, after the real estate bubble began bursting and the extent of the ...

A new report from the National Association of Realtors® reveals a record 1.07 million people bought vacation homes last year. Industry expert and author Christine Karpinski explains why now ...

Energy Efficiency and Green Building Offer New Hope for Real Estate

All of the changes that are still being proposed for more bailout money, these are still not addressing the ...

First time house buyer tips can help buyers prepare to purchase a home they can afford. Buying a house is one of the biggest financial decisions you will ever make ...

According to various sources there are big difference between the real estate head count of the National Association of Realtors and other credible sources. Recently,  RIS media stated total agents ...

Homeownership is part of the "American Dream" for many people. At the very core, a home is a building that provides you with shelter. It also symbolizes an environment that ...

According to the National Association of Realtors, house sales have declined nearly 3.5 percent in comparison to the same period, last year. Among the perils of recession is inability ...

Falling sales and rising foreclosures has chopped 18% from home prices in 20 major U.S. cities from Oct. 2007 to Oct. 2008, the fastest rate on record.

According to ...

The National Association of Realtors recently issued a report showing that when the sales of homes slow down, the amount of rentals increase. Rented homes, whether in a house or ...

Consumers can become easily confused and misinterpret housing reports. This may cause them to take action that could harm rather than help them when buying or selling a home.

The ...

?Efficient kitchen = Too small to fit two adults? ?don?t let your real estate advertising miss the mark

I once went online to view the ad for one of my ...

The home buyer profile keeps changing over time along with the shifting dynamics of American demographics. Today's home buyer is very much different from yesterdays. This article throws light ...

Second home sales have been increasing over the last few years with more people becoming second home owners. In 2005 alone, 40 percent of the homes sold were second homes ...

Baby boomers, baby boomers, baby boomers; we all hear this term over and over again. So who are the baby boomers? Baby boomers are people in the United States who ...

Home sellers and agents: take advantage of the annual report by the National Association of Realtors profiling homebuyers and sellers. The findings reveal some interesting information about how and where ...

The number of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes fell in December after hitting the highest level in a year and a half.. . The National...

Rates for U.S. 30-year mortgages climbed from the lowest level on record after Federal Reserve officials pledged to keep their benchmark interest...

With apartment rents climbing across the U.S., but costs to buy a home still low, housing analysts expect to see more apartment dwellers opting to...

Both monetary and fiscal policymakers share one mutual problem: housing's drag on the economy.. iStockPhoto . The lack of new construction is...

UPDATE: New home sales in the United States fell unexpectedly in December to an annualized rate of 307,000 units, down 2.2% from November and 7.3%...

The housing market is showing signs of life but slowed a touch at year end. The National Association of Realtors index of pending home sales, which...

48 Contracts Signed in 2011 with SentriLock. Cincinnati, OH (PRWEB) January 26, 2012 . . SentriLock, the number-one rated provider of electronic...

39 o create a portfolio now:. Add . Create Portfolio or Cancel Already have a portfolio? Log In . . Pending home sales fell 3.5% in December after...

Fewer prospective buyers signed home purchase contracts in December, according to data released today by the National Association of Realtors...

The number of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes fell in December after hitting the highest level in a year and a half.. The National...