Marketing & Statistics

WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Nationwide housing starts declined 5.0 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 571,000 units in August, according to figures released by the U.S. Commerce Department today. The decline was primarily on the more volatile multifamily side, with single-family housing production edging down just 1.4 percent. Meanwhile, permits for new construction posted modest gains in both sectors.

Scottsdale, AZ - September 19, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- In August 2011, GPE Commercial Advisors reported closing five purchase transactions for $1.6M (35,559 square feet), 17 lease transactions for $5.4M (52,220 square feet) and one dental practice s...

LOS ANGELES, CA - September 16, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- California home sales posted an increase from both the previous month and previous year in August, while the median home price rose to its highest level this year, according to data from th...

IRVINE, CA - September 15, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- RealtyTrac® (www.realtytrac.com), the leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties, today released its U.S. Foreclosure Market Report™ for August 2011, which shows foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions — were reported on 228,098 U.S. properties in August, a 7 percent increase from the previous month, but still down nearly 33 percent from August 2010. The report also shows one in every 570 U.S. housing units with a foreclosure filing during the month.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The amount contractors pay for a range of key construction materials declined in August, but contractors continue to be squeezed as materials cost increases have outstripped the price of finished buildings over the past year, according to an analysis of producer price index figures released today by the Associated General Contractors of America.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mortgage applications increased 6.3 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending September 9, 2011. This week’s results include an adjustment to account for the Labor Day holiday

Rockville, MD - September 12, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The following analysis of the Washington, D.C. Metro Area housing market has been prepared by housing market expert Jonathan Miller of Miller Samuel, based on the August 2011 RBI Pending Hom...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 12, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Commercial/multifamily mortgage delinquency rates among four out of five major investor groups decreased in the second quarter of 2011, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Commercial/Multifamily Delinquency Report.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mortgage applications decreased 4.9 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending September 2, 2011.

Destin, FL - September 7, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Volatility in the stock market has diminished confidence in the U.S. housing market from recovering any time soon for the large majority of Americans, according to a new Housing Predictor survey.

WASHINGTON, DC - August 31, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Independent mortgage banks and subsidiaries made an average profit of $575 on each loan they originated in the second quarter of 2011, up from $346 per loan in the first quarter of 2011, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Second Quarter 2011 Mortgage Bankers Performance Report released today.

Phoenix, AZ - August 31, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Despite the current economic malaise in the job sector of the US economy, recent travel news indicates a concurrent reality of optimism

WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 31, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mortgage applications decreased 9.6 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending August 26, 2011.

Washington, DC - August 30, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Federal Housing Finance Agency today reported that the National Average Contract Mortgage Rate for the Purchase of Previously Occupied Homes by Combined Lenders, used as an index in some ARM contracts, was 4.57 percent based on loans closed in July. This is a decrease of 0.05 percent from the previous month. This ontract Rate series can be found at http://www.fhfa.gov/Default.aspx?Page=251.

SACRAMENTO, CA - August 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- California housing production fell sharply in July and posted the lowest monthly permit total since January of 2009, the California Building Industry Association announced today.

IRVINE, CA - August 25, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- RealtyTrac® (realtytrac.com), the leading online marketplace for foreclosure homes, today released its Q2 2011 U.S. Foreclosure Sales Report™, which shows that sales of homes that were in some stage of foreclosure or bank owned accounted for 31 percent of all U.S. residential sales in the second quarter of 2011, down from nearly 36 percent of all sales in the first quarter but up from 24 percent of all sales in the second quarter of 2010.

Scottsdale, AZ - August 25, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- In July 2011, GPE Commercial Advisors reported closing five purchase transactions for $4.2M (51,850 square feet plus a 38.16 acre land sale), 12 lease transactions for $1.8M (37,136 square feet). C...

ELIZABETHTOWN, PA - August 22, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Commercial real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. has brokered a long-term, 111,000-square-foot industrial lease to MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc. at 1499 Zeager Road in Elizabetht...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 22, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The delinquency rate for mortgage loans on one-to-four-unit residential properties increased to a seasonally adjusted rate of 8.44 percent of all loans outstanding as of the end of the second quarter of 2011, an increase of 12 basis points from the first quarter of 2011, and a decrease of 141 basis points from one year ago, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) National Delinquency Survey. The non-seasonally adjusted delinquency rate increased 32 basis points to 8.11 percent this quarter from 7.79 percent last quarter.

LAS VEGAS, NV - August 22, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- In today’s economy, every penny counts. The Myers Team with the Caliber Realty Group recognizes that there are many homeowners in Las Vegas who still have equity and do NOT need to do a short sale. While real estate commissions are negotiable, the fact remains that most real estate companies still charge a 6% commission to sell your home, even though Las Vegas home values have depreciated by 50% or more. Additionally, many Brokers feel it is acceptable to charge a “transaction fee” on top of the commission (a.k.a. document fees, storage fees, compliance fees, etc.) and these fees can range anywhere from $400.00 – $700.00. Why pay top dollar to sell your home when you can get BETTER SERVICE, BETTER MARKETING and BETTER RESULTS for less?