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LOS ANGELES, CA - October 18, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Heightened economic uncertainty contributed to a decrease in California home sales in September, according to data from the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.). However, September home...

Scottsdale, AZ - October 18, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- In September 2011, GPE Commercial Advisors reported closing four purchase transactions for $1.7M (83,658 square feet, including two-acre land sale), 20 lease transactions for $5.2M (64,478 square ...

Austin, TX - October 18, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- As summer sizzled across the U.S., remodeling activity continued to be red hot. Today, BuildFax unveiled its BuildFax Remodeling Index (BFRI) for August 2011 which showed that remodeling activity reached a record high during the month. BuildFax also released data today showing, based on its national footprint of permit data, an estimate of over 3.3 million residential remodeling projects will be permitted in 2011. This figure is up from the estimated 3.1 million residential remodeling projects that were permitted in 2010, an almost 9.5 percent increase.

Destin, FL - October 18, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- A new opinion poll shows that Americans are unsure whether demonstrations outside of Wall Street will lead to social change. That was the finding of a survey conducted over the past two weeks, during which time the protests elevated to include more than 1,500 cities in the U.S. by the website that forecasted the economic crisis.

COLUMBIA, S.C. - October 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- South Carolina REALTORS® (SCR) today released its September 2011 statewide market reports. Like the weather, all real estate is local. As we embark on the fourth and final quarter of 2011, let's ...

Winter Springs, FL - October 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Real estate marketing has shifted from newspapers, classifieds, and brochures to websites, online classifieds, and videos. Nearly 90% of homebuyers begin their home search online, so there is ...

IRVINE, CA - October 13, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- RealtyTrac® (www.realtytrac.com), the leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties, today released its U.S. Foreclosure Market Report™ for the third quarter of 2011, which shows foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions— were reported on 610,337 properties in the third quarter, an increase of less than 1 percent from the previous quarter and a decrease of 34 percent from the third quarter of 2010. The report shows one in every 213 U.S. housing units with a foreclosure filing during the quarter.

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - October 13, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- For the third year in a row, RE/MAX was ranked as the number one real estate franchisor by Franchise Times® magazine. Results from the 2011 Franchise Times Top 200 Survey identify RE/MAX in the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 12, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mortgage applications increased 1.3 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending October 7, 2011.

Chicago, IL - October 12, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) today announced the election of Tari L. Flannery, CMB, President, M&T Realty Capital Corporation as the new Chair of the Commercial Real Estate/Multifamily Finance Board of Governors at the association's 98th Annual Convention & Expo in Chicago. Vice Chair Brian F. Stoffers, CMB, President, CBRE Capital Markets returns as a Vice Chair for COMBOG. Joining him as a new Vice Chair is Mark Wilsmann, Managing Director, MetLife, Inc.

Destin, FL - October 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Home foreclosures have destabilized the U.S. economy and sent home prices in the majority of the country much lower. The foreclosure crisis has had a massive impact on the livelihoods of millions of Americans, and is forecast to impact millions of additional homeowners in coming years.

WASHINGTON, DC - October 10, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that it is charging Metro Net Realty, LLC, a Queens, NY, real estate agency, and a salesperson for the agency with violating the Fair Housing Act by placing advertisements on Craigslist that discriminated against families with children. HUD brings the charge on behalf of the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA), alleging that the advertisements that stated “Looking For: Mature couple or single with no children” were evidence of an effort to exclude children from housing.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 6, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) --Mortgage applications decreased 4.3 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending September 30, 2011.

UNITED STATES, - October 5, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- ReiFreeClassifieds.com answers a demand for niche marketing within an online classifieds industry, which is dominated by general public sites. Comprehensive REI-specific categories accommodate real estate investors, real estate agents and real estate investing support services, including contractor services, home service specialists, funding sources, property management, legal and tax professionals, title and escrow services, REI education and various networking and Internet resources.

Washington, DC - September 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Pending home sales slipped in August with a mixed regional performance but are higher than a year ago, according to the National Association of Realtors®.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mortgage applications increased 9.3 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending September 23, 2011.

LOS ANGELES, CA - September 27, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- California pending home sales climbed in August from both the previous month and year, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) reported today. The year-to-year increase was the highes...

Washington, DC - September 22, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The level of commercial/multifamily mortgage debt outstanding increased by 0.1 percent in the second quarter of 2011, the first quarterly increase since the third quarter of 2009, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA).

WASHINGTON, DC - September 22, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- In an effort to end discriminatory treatment African Americans and other people of color often experience, HUD and the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB) today announced a new partnership to work together to promote fair housing in minority communities. In Fiscal Year 2010, 27.8% (2,820) of the 10, 157 fair housing complaints HUD and its fair housing partner agencies received alleged race discrimination against blacks. At the same time, a recent HUD report showed that the nation’s “worst case housing needs” increased by 3.2 percentage points among African American families

WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 21, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mortgage applications increased 0.6 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending September 16, 2011.