Marketing & Statistics
Home Marketing & Statistics
Jones Lang LaSalle Reports Manhattan’s Trophy Buildings Boosting Rents Citywide
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...
Jones Lang LaSalle Sees Flat New York Office Market in 1st Quarter of 2012
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...
Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
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...
HOPE NOW: 45K Proprietary Loan Mods for Homeowners in February
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, afford...
Investment and Vacation Home Sales Surge in 2011
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 o...
Northwest Indiana Housing Market in January and February Outpaces 2011
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 ...
Saint Joseph Housing Market in January and February Outpaces 2011
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...
NYU FURMAN CENTER QUARTERLY HOUSING REPORT FINDS HOME SALES DOWN IN EVERY BOROUGH, FORECLOSURES...
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 ...
Refinance Applications Drop for Sixth Consecutive Week
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 2...
Chicago home sales surge on last day of February; last-minute transactions add to already...
SPRINGFIELD, IL - March 27, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- A surge of activity on Leap Day drove home sales to even higher levels in the state, according to data collected by the Illinois Association of REALTORS®.
California pending home sales climb from previous month and year; tight inventory in distressed...
LOS ANGELES, CA - March 27, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Pending home sales in California gained ground for the second consecutive month in February, while the share of equity sales posted higher after two months of decline, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF...
Christina Ethridge, of The Ethridge Group Launches New Short Sale Service for Idaho
Coeur d'Alene, ID - March 27, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Christina Ethridge is CEO of The Ethridge Group based in Coeur d'Alene and just announced an exclusive new short sale service designed to help homeowners who owe more on their home than it's curr...
Federal Housing Finance Agency Reports Mortgage Interest Rates
Washington, DC - March 27, 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 some ...
ABA RELEASES REAL ESTATE LENDING SURVEY
WASHINGTON, DC - March 27, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The increasing regulatory burden, growing compliance costs and ambiguity over rules still in the pipeline left real estate lending conditions mostly unchanged from the previous year, according to th...
RE/MAX Agents Led DeKalb and Grundy Counties Markets In Residential Listings Sold During 2011
CHICAGO, IL - March 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- RE/MAX agents were the market-share leaders for listed homes sold in both DeKalb and Grundy counties in northern Illinois during 2011. RE/MAX agents listed 19 percent of homes sold in DeKalb County and...
February Existing-Home Sales Slip But Up Strongly From a Year Ago
Washington, DC - March 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- February existing-home sales declined from an upwardly revised January pace but are well above a year ago, while the median price posted a slight gain, according to the National Association of Realt...
FHFA House Price Index Unchanged in January
Washington, DC - March 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. house prices were unchanged on a seasonally adjusted basis from December to January, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s monthly House Price Index. The previously reported 0.7 p...
RE/MAX Town Center Broker/Owner Earns Prestigious Regional Awards and International Recognition
Denver, OC - March 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The RE/MAX Central Atlantic Region presented Joe Sabelhaus of RE/MAX Town Center (Germantown, MD) with both the Broker/Owner of the Year and Eagle Awards for his outstanding performance in 2011. These p...
Interest Rates Highest Since December, Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mortgage applications decreased 7.4 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending March 1...
The Smarter Way to Own a Vacation Home And Live Your Bucket List.
Asheville , NC - March 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Bill and Meg Conrad from Alexandria, VA had been looking for a second home in Asheville, North Carolina for some time, when they heard of brand new luxury condos and an ownership concept that was in...
Redfin Puts Home Pricing Power in Consumers’ Hands
SEATTLE - March 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Redfin launched an online tool that seeks to put the power of accurate home pricing in consumers' hands. Redfin's Home Price Tool helps home owners determine a fair price range for their home, using the sa...
Housing Starts Decline 1.1 Percent in February
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Nationwide housing starts edged down 1.1 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 698,000 units in February, according to newly released figures from the U.S. Commerce Department. This was ...
Strong Southern Indiana Housing Market in January and February Outpaces 2011
JEFFERSONVILLE, IND - March 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- So much for the winter doldrums for area realtors. According to the latest housing data compiled by RE/MAX of Indiana, the Southern Indiana real estate market recorded strong growth for the ear...
California home sales post higher in February; inventory remains low
LOS ANGELES, CA - March 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Recent improvements in the overall economy, combined with extremely low interest rates lifted California home sales from both the prior month and year in February, according to data from the CALIFO...
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS PRICES ACCELERATE SHARPLY IN FEBRUARY, FORCING CONTRACTORS TO PAY MORE FOR SUPPLIES...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The cost of construction materials accelerated dramatically in February after moderating for several months, according to an analysis of producer price index figures released today by the Associat...
South Carolina REALTORS® Release February Market Numbers
COLUMBIA, S.C. - March 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- South Carolina REALTORS® (SCR) today released its February Statewide Market Reports. New Listings in South Carolina decreased 7.2 percent to 8,228. Pending Sales were up 16.9 percent to 4,653. Inve...
Outer Banks Real Estate Owners Invited to the 3rd Annual Night at the Races
Devil Hills, NC - March 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The 3rd Annual Night at the Race, which will be held on the 17th of March at the Hilton Garden Inn, is sponsored by the Corolla Wild Horse Fund together with former professional jockey Jeffrey Carl...
DataBridge Marketing Systems Appointed List Manager by RealtyTrac®
MONTVALE, NJ - March 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- DataBridge Marketing Systems Corporation announced today that it has been contracted by RealtyTrac®, the foreclosure authority™, to manage and act as service bureau for two of the company’s covet...
RE/MAX Reports Northern Illinois Commercial Real Estate MarketExhibits Positive Signs for 2012
CHICAGO, IL - March 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Northern Illinois can expect fewer empty storefronts in 2012. Renters will have fewer vacant apartments from which to choose and should expect to pay more to rent the units that are on the market. But ...
Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 14, 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 March 9...
