Marketing & Statistics

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mortgage applications decreased 0.8 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending June 15, 2012.

Atlanta, GA – June 19, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Spring has brought both change and clarity to our local market. Some sellers are seeing competing bids on their properties which have led to modest price gains. Buyers have fewer option...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Single-family housing production increased for a third consecutive month and builders pulled more permits for both single- and multifamily construction in May, according to newly released figures from HUD and the U.S. Census Bureau. The data reveals that the seasonally adjusted annual rate of single-family housing starts rose 3.2 percent to 516,000 units – the best pace since December of 2011

LOS ANGELES, CA - June 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- California’s housing market continued to improve in May, with home prices posting solid gains for the third straight month and home sales well above last year’s pace, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION ...

MILWAUKEE, WI - June 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Starting in the last row of a 22 car field, Gary Mitidiero of Homer Glen, Illinois came from behind to win the Vintage Stock Car Feature driving the RE/MAX Synergy Camaro at the famous Milwaukee Mile. “This is really a thrill to win at this race track” said Mitidiero in Victory Circle. “When I was a kid we’d come up here to watch some of the greatest drivers in the history of auto racing compete. To be able to stand in the same A.J. Foyt Victory Circle as they did is as good as it gets.”

Chicago Real Estate Publisher Expands into Other Markets Chicago, IL - June 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Agent Publishing, founded and based in Chicago, launched...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mortgage applications increased 18.0 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending June 8, 2012. Last week’s results included an adjustment for the Memorial Day holiday

SEATTLE, WA - June 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Technology-powered real estate broker Redfin today released its Real-Time Price Tracker for May 2012, showing an annual price gain of 2.2% and a monthly gain of 2.7% across the U.S. Inventory levels were down 23.5% compared to last year, and down 1.7% compared to last month. Sales volumes were up 7.4% over this time last year, and pending sales were up even more, by 10.7%. The May 2012 Redfin Real-Time Price Tracker is the broker's first monthly analysis of home prices, sales volumes and inventory levels across the 19 markets Redfin serves nationwide.

CHICAGO, IL - June 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon will visit the Lutheran Outdoor Ministries Center, 1834 S. Ill. Hwy. 2, Oregon, Ill., on June 13 when the balloon crew will present an interactive educational program developed and sponsored by the RE/MAX Northern Illinois real estate network.

Washington, DC - June 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The level of commercial/multifamily mortgage debt outstanding increased by $8.1 billion, or 0.3 percent, in the first quarter of 2012, as three of the four major investor groups increased their holdings, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA).

MEMPHIS, TN - June 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Memphis-area home sales for May increased 24.8 percent from a year ago, with 1,441 total sales recorded in the Memphis Area Association of REALTORS® MAARdata property records database. Total sales jump...

Destin, FL - June 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Respondents to an online poll have given the U.S. government a no confidence vote when it comes to helping the real estate market. An over-whelming majority of 83% say the government will not take major steps to help the housing market.

RESTON, VA - June 8, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Earlier this year, locally-based Calkain Cos., and New York-based Chandan Economics announced a new mission: they would partner to provide research in one of the few areas of commercial real estate.

Chicago, IL - June 8, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The first weekly winner in the RE/MAX “What Moves You?” contest is Roger Blackwell, of Lombard, IL for his story and photo entitled “My Wife Moves Me.” Roger has won an Apple gift card worth $750 and a chance to win a Grand Prize of $10,000

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 6, 2012 - (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 June 1, 2012. This week’s results include an adjustment for the Memorial Day holiday.

Phoenix, AZ - June 5, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Wake Up, world! Violence and suffering abound. The world is in crisis--crisis, whose expression according to the Chinese kanji, indicates danger/crucial point when change happens.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 1, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction Suffers Largest Employment Decline Within Sector, Likely Reflecting Impacts of 1.4 Percent Decrease in Public Construction Activity During the Previous Month

PORTAGE, IN - May 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- According to the latest housing data compiled by RE/MAX of Indiana, Northwest Indiana’s real estate market continued to show moderate growth during the first four months of the year. Eight percent more...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 30, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mortgage applications decreased 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 May 25, 2012. This week’s results do not include an adjustment for early closings on Friday before the Memorial Day holiday.

CHICAGO, IL - May 30, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon will pay a visit to Josephine Locke Elementary School, 2828 N. Oak Park Ave. in the Montclare neighborhood of Chicago on June 1 when the balloon crew will present an interactive educational program developed and sponsored by the RE/MAX metro Chicago real estate network