Marketing & Statistics
Home Marketing & Statistics
RE/MAX of Indiana Welcomes New Vice President David Linger
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - May 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Effective immediately, David Linger has been named executive vice president, regional director of RE/MAX of Indiana. He succeeds Dan Breault in managing the regional office as Breault transitions to...
Kitchens and Bathrooms Remain Top Remodeling Jobs According to NAHB Survey
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 conjun...
Lenders Should be Forced to Cut Mortgages, Poll Shows
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...
Purchase Applications Increase in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
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, ...
Experience your dream lakefront vacation home, with an added bonus, at a fraction of...
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...
Northwest Indiana Housing Market Shows First-Quarter Growth
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...
Southeast Indiana Housing Market Shows First-Quarter Growth
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 ...
RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon to Visit Rupley Elementary on May 7
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 spo...
For Rent Media Solutions Exemplifies Strong Web Presence in 2012
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 report...
Mortgage Applications Decrease Despite Survey Low Rates in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
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 2...
Half of US Homeowners Can’t Move
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...
March Home Sales Decline From Upwardly Revised Earlier Pace
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, ac...
FinCEN Reports Mortgage Fraud SARs Increased in 2011 Even as Fourth Quarter Level Decreased
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 92,02...
RealtyTrac® Acquires Homefacts®, Expanding Its Offering and Enhancing Its Value Proposition for the Real...
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
March home sales in Illinois best in four years; median prices show signs of...
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.
Refinance Applications Up, Purchase Applications Down in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
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 1...
Existing-Home Sales Decline in March but Inventory Down, Prices Stabilizing
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
PAINTING TOPS SPRING HOME IMPROVEMENT WISH LISTS
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,...
Home Prices Surge, Signaling Strong Selling Season
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 Nationa...
22 Percent Increase in March Home Sales and Firmer Prices Suggest Rebound Continues...
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 posi...
Almost 60 Need-Based Student Scholarships for University of Missouri System to be Offered Using...
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.
Making Indianapolis Homes for Sale Lovelier at the Indiana Artisan Marketplace
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...
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS PRICES SPIKE IN MARCH EVEN AS THE PRICES CONTRACTORS CHARGE TO COMPLETE...
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 ...
March 2012 Market Report
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...
HomeFinder.com and Imperial Valley Press Online Announce New Partnership
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)...
Mortgage Bankers’ Commercial/Multifamily Originations up 55 Percent to $184.3 Billion in 2011
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 Mo...
Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
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...
RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon to Visit Charles Gates Dawes Elementary School in Chicago on...
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 interac...
RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon to Visit Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary on April 18
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 develo...
MBA: Fourth Quarter Mortgage Banker Production Profits Decline Despite Higher Origination Volumes
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 t...
