The New Rules of Real Estate First, the bad news. In August the median sales price for existing U.S. homes slipped to $225,000, down from its record high, a year earlier, of $229,000. The 1.7 percent dip marked the first year-over-year drop in more than a decade, according to the National Association of Realtors. To many economists, that was irrefutable evidence that the nationwide housing slump is here to stay.
K-Wings Week in Review For only the third-time this month, Kalamazoo returned to Wings Stadium on Friday (1/26) to host the Elmira Jackals. The K-Wings exploded out of the gates scoring three first period goals, including a shorthanded tally from Kory Karlander (24), extending his league leading goal streak to 11 games.
• Booming Russian real estate: Will it burst? The real estate sector of Russia has been gaining strength for five consecutive years estimated at 70 percent last year. Large sums of dollar investments were pouring in from banks and oligarchs. According to Trust Bank in Moscow, $113 billion or 15% to GDP came from construction alone.
Promise issues HIPs warning Mortgage brokers need to establish relationships with estate agents and other third parties in the run up to the introduction of Home Information Packs (HIPs).
The End Of Murder The No. 18 bus ambles down Whittier Boulevard every 10 minutes on weekday mornings, letting its mostly low-income riders on and off as it rolls past cinder-block medical clinics, stuccoed beauty parlors and fenced auto yards.
Real estate agents hang blogging signs Though practioners remain few, experts see industry on the cusp of a blogging revolution When Ellen Moorman wanted to list her home for sale, she started on the Internet, where, of course, she found scores of home pages for Chicago-area real estate agents.
LOCAL NEWS Business owners and local officials from all four communities surrounding Lake Hopatcong plan to have a brainstorming session Thursday for ideas on how to get funding for the Lake Hopatcong Commission, as it appears money is unlikely to come from the state.
2006 Hall of FAME Emerging Business of the Year: GetMyHomesValue.Com By Anonymous Finalist David Conklin, Steve Young, Rory Wilfong co-owners, Lancaster GetMyHomesValue.co The Internet has become a major tool in the red estate industry, both for agents and consumers.
A tailored service Love them or loathe them, lead providers look set to stay, as brokers and IFAs continue to recognise the benefits of third-party leads.
Mortgage fraud’s new super sleuths Mortgage fraud is being called the country’s fastest-growing white-collar crime. It costs lenders more than $1 billion a year and has turned increasing numbers of federal agents into experts on real estate paperwork. These days, they quickly crack cases that once took years to work, experts say. Post a Comment
