Marketing & Statistics

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 8, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- A new survey released by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) shows common remodeling projects have increased, compared to a similar survey from 2010. The survey, released today in conjunction with National Home Remodeling Month, describes the changes the remodeling market has undergone in recent years.

Destin, FL - May 8, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- For the second time in less than a year, respondents to a Housing Predictor poll say that banks and other mortgage lenders should be forced to reduce mortgage principal and cut loan payments for underwater homeowners.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 4, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mortgage applications increased 0.1 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending April 27, 2012.

Asheville, NC - May 3, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Here’s a new and exciting concept in buying a second home; buy a million dollar luxuriously furnished lakefront home on beautiful Deep Creek Lake in Garrett Country, MD for one-eight the price, and ge...

VALPARAISO, IN - April 27, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- According to the latest housing data compiled by RE/MAX of Indiana, Northwest Indiana’s real estate market recorded modest growth for the early months of 2012. Eight percent more homes sold during...

JEFFERSONVILLE, IN - April 27, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- According to the latest housing data compiled by RE/MAX of Indiana, Southeast Indiana’s real estate market recorded relatively strong growth for the early months of 2012. Sixteen percent more ...

CHICAGO, IL - April 27, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon will visit Rupley Elementary School, 305 Oakton St., Elk Grove Village, Ill., on May 7 when the balloon crew will present an interactive educational program developed and sponsored by the RE/MAX Northern Illinois real estate network.

NORFOLK, VA - April 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- For Rent Media Solutions™ (FRMS),a leading resource for searching apartments nationwide and a division of Dominion Enterprises, continues its stronghold in the multifamily industry as comScore reports continue to position FRMS as the leading internet listing service website for total year-to-year growth in unique website visitors for 2012 thus far and second overall in monthly unique website visitors for February and March.

La Jolla, CA - April 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The number of California homes entering the formal foreclosure process during the first quarter declined to its lowest level in almost five years, the result of a more stable economy and housing market, as well as policies that increasingly favor short sales, a real estate information service reported.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mortgage applications decreased 3.8 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending April 20, 2012.

Destin, FL - April 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- More than half of all homeowners with a mortgage are unable to move or make a change in their housing situation as a direct result of being underwater on a mortgage, according to a new Housing Predictor survey.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Sales of newly built, single-family homes declined 7.1 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 328,000 units in March from an upwardly revised, robust pace of 353,000 units in February, according to newly released figures from HUD and the U.S. Commerce Department.

VIENNA, VA - April 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network today released its full year 2011 update of mortgage loan fraud reported suspicious activity reports (MLF SARs) that shows financial institutions submitted 92,028 MLF SARs last year, a 31 percent increase over the 70,472 submitted in 2010. The increase can primarily be attributable to mortgage repurchase demands.

IRVINE, CA - April 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- RealtyTrac® (www.realtytrac.com), the leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties, today announced that it has acquired online data aggregator Homefacts® (www.homefacts.com) in the company’s latest move to grow its market presence and effectively arm consumers with the information they need during the home-buying process. RealtyTrac enters this agreement poised to expand upon its data collection capabilities and broaden its data analytics offering with innovative new products that will further enhance the company’s value proposition.

SPRINGFIELD, IL - April 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Illinois home sales posted the best March sales numbers in four years, and median prices snapped a 20-month streak of price declines, data released by the Illinois Association of REALTORS® show.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mortgage applications increased 6.9 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending April 13, 2012.

WASHINGTON, DC - April 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Existing-home sales were down in March but continue to outpace year-ago levels, while inventory tightened and home prices are showing further signs of stabilizing, according to the

CLEVELAND - April 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Spring brings many new beginnings, especially around the home, as people look to freshen up their living spaces this season. In fact, seven out of 10 homeowners are planning home improvement projects, with nearly half (49 percent) citing painting as the most-desired need, followed by landscaping at 47 percent and remodeling a room at 29 percent, according to the 2012 Spring Home Improvement Survey conducted by the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) and Sherwin-Williams

Denver, CO - April 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- For the second month in a row, home prices have risen higher than a year ago. Median prices in March were an impressive 5.8% higher than March 2011 in the 53 metro areas surveyed for the RE/MAX National Housing Report. February marked the first time in 18 months that home prices rose higher than the previous year, and year-to-year price increases haven’t occurred in two consecutive months since August 2010.

CHICAGO, IL - April 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- A RE/MAX analysis of March home sales activity in the metropolitan Chicago real estate market indicates that the marked increase in home sales activity seen in recent months is beginning to have a positive impact on home prices. According to RE/MAX, combined sales of detached and attached homes in the seven-county metro area totaled 6,501 units and were 22 percent higher in March than in the same month last year and were up 37 percent over the February total.