Marketing & Statistics
Home Marketing & Statistics
Sales, Prices Remain Higher than 2011
Denver, CO – November 15, 2012) - October saw a continuation of the trend throughout the year, with both home prices and home sales rising above the levels seen one year ago. In the October RE/MAX National Housing report, a survey of MLS data in 52 m...
Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mortgage applications increased 12.6 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Nov...
South Carolina REALTORS® Release October Market Numbers
COLUMBIA, S.C. - November 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- South Carolina REALTORS® (SCR) today released its October Statewide Market Reports. It's been a comeback year for the housing market. As we round out the remaining two months of the year, let's ...
Higher home prices reduce California housing affordability, C.A.R. reports
LOS ANGELES, CA - November 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rising home prices offset lower interest rates, reducing housing affordability in California during the third quarter of 2012, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) reported today.
Third Quarter Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Originations Down 7 Percent from Q3 2011
Washington, DC - November 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Commercial and multifamily mortgage origination volumes during the third quarter of 2012 were seven percent lower than during the third quarter 2011, 17 percent lower than during the second quart...
FEMA Announces Temporary Housing Rental Assistance Increase in New York and New Jersey
WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 8, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- As part of ongoing efforts to ensure families and individuals impacted by Hurricane Sandy get the support they need, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today that the agenc...
Rep. McCarthy Announces Rental Assistance Increase for Hurricane Sandy Victims
GARDEN CITY, NY - November 8, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY4) announced that the amount of temporary rental assistance for storm survivors in her district available through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is incr...
Storm Leads to Decrease in Mortgage Applications
WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 7, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mortgage applications decreased 5.0 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Novem...
Realty Executives Hosts Charitable Event
Westmont, IL - December 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Realty Executives of Illinois, Executive Council hosted "BOO~ling For Wishes" on Wednesday October 24. There were over 70 Halloween costumed guests in attendance for Cosmic Bowling, raffles, and a ...
Apartment Market Expansion Continues as Growth Rate Moderates
WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 1, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Apartment markets improved across all areas for the seventh quarter in a row, but the pace of improvement moderated according to the National Multi Housing Council’s (NMHC) Quarterly Survey of...
Coldwell Banker’s Laleh Hedayat: A One-Stop Shop for Residential Real Estate
Torrance, CA - October 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- When buying or selling a home, it has always been vital to have an agent who understands the local market and the complexities behind each transaction. However, as the multifaceted real estate busin...
Federal Housing Finance Agency Reports Mortgage Interest Rates
Washington, DC - October 30, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today reported that the National Average Contract Mortgage Rate for the Purchase of Previously Occupied Homes by Combined Lenders, used as an index in som...
New-Home Sales Rise 5.7 Percent in September
WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Sales of newly built, single-family homes rose 5.7 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 389,000 units in September, according to newly released figures from HUD and the U.S. Census Bu...
Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mortgage applications decreased 12.0 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Octo...
FHFA House Price Index Up 0.7 Percent in August
Washington, DC - October 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. house prices rose 0.7 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from July to August, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s monthly House Price Index (HPI). The previously reported ...
Tight housing inventory hinders California pending home sales in September; share of equity sales...
LOS ANGELES, CA - October 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- A continued lack of housing inventory constrained California pending home sales in September, while the share of equity sales reached its highest level in four years, CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF RE...
September Existing-Home Sales Down but Prices Continue to Improve
WASHINGTON, DC - October 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- September existing-home sales declined modestly, but inventory continued to tighten and the national median home price recorded its seventh back-to-back monthly increase from a year earlier, accor...
Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mortgage applications decreased 4.2 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Octob...
Housing Starts, Permits Post Big Gains in September
WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Nationwide production and permitting of new homes rose sharply in September to their highest levels in more than four years, according to newly released figures from HUD and the U.S. Census Bure...
Tight housing inventory hurts September home sales; median price continues to post higher than...
LOS ANGELES, CA - October 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- A continued shortage of available homes for sale lowered California home sales in September, while the median price reached the highest level in more than four years, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION O...
South Carolina REALTORS® Release September Market Numbers
COLUMBIA, S.C. - October 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- South Carolina REALTORS® (SCR) today released its September Statewide Market Reports. In comparing the numbers to September 2011, New Listings in South Carolina increased 0.5 percent to 7,173, wh...
Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mortgage applications decreased 1.2 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Octob...
New York Fed Releases an Assessment of the Distressed Residential Real Estate Situation
NEW YORK, NY - October 8, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York today released new data1 about the distressed residential real estate market, including the inventory of real estate owned properties, or REO. Through interactive...
September Market Report
MEMPHIS, TN - October 8, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Memphis-area home sales for September rose 17.1 percent from a year ago, with 1,287 total sales recorded in the Memphis Area Association of REALTORS® MAARdata property records database. Total sales d...
CONSTRUCTION SECTOR ADDS 5,000 JOBS BETWEEN AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER AS INDUSTRY’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HITS...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 8, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Construction employers added 5,000 jobs in September while the industry's unemployment rate hit 11.9 percent, according to an analysis of new federal data released today by the Associated General...
CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT DECLINES IN 164 OUT OF 337 METRO AREAS BETWEEN AUGUST 2011 &...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 8, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Construction employment declined in 164 out of 337 metropolitan areas between August 2011 and August 2012, increased in 130 and was stagnant in 43, according to a new analysis of federal employme...
Discounted Sprint Plans Make it Easier for Realtors® to Connect
WASHINGTON, DC - October 8, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- When working with a real estate professional, home buyers and sellers count on their agent to be accessible and easy to reach any time of day. The National Association of Realtors® is making this ...
C.A.R. releases its California Housing Market Forecast for 2013
LOS ANGELES, CA - October 3, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- California’s housing market will continue to recover in 2013, as home sales are forecast to increase for the third consecutive year and the median price to rise for the second straight year, acc...
Mortgage Refinance Applications Highest Since 2009 as Rates Reach Record Lows in Latest MBA...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 3, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mortgage applications increased 16.6 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Septe...
MassHousing Announces Largest Lending Year in Agency’s 46-year History Shatters previous record amount by...
BOSTON - October 1, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing announced today that it provided nearly $1 billion in financing for affordable housing in fiscal year 2012, setting a new one-year lending record.
