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Columbia, MO - April 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Aside from the $1.1M proceeds from the state lottery, the University of Missouri System will also put up an additional $1.1M to supplement the endowment of need-based scholarships for undergrads.

Indianapolis, IN - April 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Homeowners with an Indianapolis home for sale to close a deal can get all the tips they need for home staging at the Indiana Artisan Marketplace. Slated to open on March 31, the event is now on it...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The cost of construction materials jumped in March, even as the amount contractors charge to complete projects remained stagnant, according to an analysis of producer price index figures released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials noted that the spike in materials prices continues despite relatively weak overall demand for construction, and cautioned that current market conditions could force some firms out of business.

MEMPHIS, Tenn., April, 6, 2012 – Memphis-area home sales for March rose 19.8 percent from a year ago, with 1,281 total sales recorded in the Memphis Area Association of REALTORS MAARdata property records database. Total sales jumped 29.1 percent from...

Chicago, IL - April 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- HomeFinder.com, a leading online real estate search site and provider of digital marketing solutions for Realtors, today announced a new affiliate partnership with Imperial Valley Press (El Centro, CA). This partnership provides real estate agents in the El Centro, CA metro region with a new digital marketing platform and the opportunity to further expand their business. It also offers the area’s homebuyers convenient access to HomeFinder.com’s expansive selection of available homes both in the region and nationally.

Washington, D.C. - April 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Commercial and multifamily mortgage origination volumes increased 55 percent in 2011, with mortgage bankers reporting $184.3 billion of closed commercial and multifamily loans, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) 2011 Commercial Real Estate/Multifamily Finance: Annual Origination Volume Summation.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mortgage applications decreased 2.4 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending April 6, 2012.

CHICAGO, IL - April 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon will pay a visit at Charles Gates Dawes Elementary School, 3810 W. 81st Pl., in the Ashburn neighborhood of Chicago, on April 17 when the balloon crew will present an interactive educational program developed and sponsored by the RE/MAX metro Chicago real estate network.

CHICAGO, IL - April 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon will visit Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School, 522 Belvidere Road, Waukegan, Ill., on April 18 when the balloon crew will present an interactive educational program developed and sponsored by the RE/MAX Northern Illinois real estate network.

WASHINGTON, DC - April 5, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Independent mortgage banks and mortgage subsidiaries of chartered banks made an average profit of $1,093 on each loan they originated in the fourth quarter of 2011, down from $1,263 per loan in the third quarter of 2011, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Fourth Quarter 2011 Mortgage Bankers Performance Report released today.

NEW YORK, NY - April 5, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Most of the gains in Manhattan’s average asking rental rates over the past year can be attributed to increases in rates for the city’s trophy buildings. Starting rents in some of New York’s troph...

NEW YORK, NY - April 5, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jones Lang LaSalle announced the New York office market remained relatively flat in the first quarter of 2012. Average asking rental rates rose slightly as more expensive office space is added to the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 4, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mortgage applications increased 4.8 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending March 30, 2012.

CHICAGO, IL - April 3, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- During a time in which real estate offices across the region are downsizing, RE/MAX Premier Properties at 1205 N. Dearborn Pkwy. in Chicago’s fashionable Gold Coast neighborhood continues to add to its roster of top producing real estate agents. Mona Jee, a well known real estate veteran with 15 years experience, is the latest to join the Chicago real estate brokerage.

WASHINGTON, DC HOPE NOW, the voluntary, private sector alliance of mortgage servicers, investors, mortgage insurers and non-profit counselors, released its February 2012 loan modification data. An estimated 45,000 homeowners received permanent, affordable loan modifications via proprietary programs from mortgage servicers during the month.

Washington, DC - March 29, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- WASHINGTON (March 29, 2012) – Sales of investment and vacation homes* jumped in 2011, with the combined market share rising to the highest level since 2005, according to the National Association of Realtors®.

Indianapolis, IN - March 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- So much for the winter doldrums for some area realtors. According to the latest housing data compiled by RE/MAX of Indiana, the Northwest Indiana real estate market recorded modest growth for the ...

Indianapolis, IN - March 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- So much for the winter doldrums for area realtors. According to the latest housing data compiled by RE/MAX of Indiana, the Saint Joseph County real estate market recorded strong growth for the ear...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- According to the New York City Quarterly Housing Update (Q4 2011) released by NYU's Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy, home sales volume continued to decline in the fourth quarter of 2011, with the number of transactions citywide down 15 percent from the previous quarter and 11 percent from the fourth quarter of 2010.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mortgage applications decreased 2.7 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending March 23, 2012.