Marketing & Statistics

Green Homes Market Expected to Increase Five-Fold by 2016—Up From a $17 Billion Opportunity Today

WASHINGTON, D.C. – February 9, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — McGraw-Hill Construction, a part of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), today released findings from a new Green Home Builders and Remodelers Study at the National Association of Home Builder…

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Refinance Activity Increases as Rates Hit Survey Lows

WASHINGTON, D.C. – February 8, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Mortgage applications increased 7.5 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Febru…

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Solid Second-Half Activity Let 2011 Metro Chicago Real Estate Market Surpass Prior Year Home Sales Total

CHICAGO, IL – February 8, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — The metropolitan Chicago real estate market enjoyed a solid six months of home sales activity during the last half of 2011, recovering from a lackluster performance during the January-June period to …

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SIOR PRESIDENT GEOFFREY KREUSSER URGES GOVERNMENT TO ENERGIZE PRIVATE SECTOR BUSINESS

NEW YORK, N.Y. – February 7, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — “The annual joint meeting of the Industrial and Office Brokers Association of the New York Metropolitan Area (IOREBA) and the New York and New Jersey Chapters of the Society of Industrial and Of…

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MBA: Ten Percent of Non-Bank Commercial/Multifamily Debt Will Mature in 2012, Down From 2011

Atlanta, GA – February 6, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Ten percent, or $150.6 billion, of commercial and multifamily mortgages held by non-bank lenders and investors will mature in 2012, a 3 percent decline from the $154.7 billion that matured in 2011, a…

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2011 Q4 Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Originations Up 13 Percent from 2010 Q4; 2011 Total Up 64 Percent from 2010 Total

Atlanta, GA – February 6, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Commercial/multifamily originations during the fourth quarter of 2011 were up 13 percent over the fourth quarter of 2010, but fell 7 percent from the third quarter of 2011, according to the Mortgage …

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VOIT REPORTS POSITIVE NET ABSORPTION FOR THE TENTH CONSECUTIVE QUARTER IN INLAND EMPIRE INDUSTRIAL MARKET

Inland Empire, CA – February 2, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — In the fourth quarter of 2011, the Inland Empire industrial market displayed positive net absorption for the tenth consecutive quarter, posting 1.8 million square feet, for a total of 13.6 mi…

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Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey

WASHINGTON, D.C. – February 1, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Mortgage applications decreased 2.9 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Janua…

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CHFA Mortgage Rate hits a historic low of 3.250%

ROCKY HILL, CT – January 31, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA) provides below-market rate mortgages to first- time homebuyers in the state. In January, CHFA’s interest rate dropped to a record low of 3.250 pe…

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Agents Take the Helm at RE/MAX Countryside in Hoffman Estates

CHICAGO, IL – January 31, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — RE/MAX Countryside at 1634 W. Algonquin Road, Hoffman Estates, Ill., is now under new ownership. Enrique Aguilar and Sergio Cardoso, who have been affiliated with the office as agents, purchased the …

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