Marketing & Statistics
Home Marketing & Statistics
Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Debt Outstanding Flat in 4th Quarter; Down 0.6 percent in 2011
Washington, DC - March 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The level of commercial/multifamily mortgage debt outstanding was essentially unchanged in the fourth quarter of 2011, as three of the four major investor groups increased their holdings, according ...
Geneseo, Genoa and Rock Falls Agents Honored by RE/MAX for Career Achievements
CHICAGO, IL - March 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- RE/MAX affiliates from offices in Geneseo, Genoa and Rock Falls, Ill., recently earned career awards from RE/MAX, the leading international real estate organization. The awards were based on the agents...
Metro Atlanta Luxury Home Sales Report
ATLANTA, GA - March 9, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Sales of million-dollar-plus homes in metro Atlanta at large were flat in 2011. Sound boring? Look a bit closer. While some high-end communities welcomed scores of new neighbors last year, others were l...
RE/MAX Retained No. 1 Rank in Home Sales Across the Metro Chicago Real Estate...
Chicago, IL - March 9, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The RE/MAX Northern Illinois real estate network once again led the seven-county metropolitan Chicago real estate market in home sales during the year just ended. RE/MAX agents sold 12,337 listed reside...
Outer Banks Real Estate Owners Invited to Volunteer at 4th Annual Duck and Wine...
Outer Banks, NC - March 8, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The annual Duck and Wine Festival is back on its fourth year and Outer Banks real estate owners are more than welcome to apply for volunteer posts. Those interested in participating in the event may...
University of Missouri Declares Intent to Invest in Startup Ventures
Columbia, MO - March 8, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- According to University System Pres. Tim Wolfe, a pair of MU research teams had been recently selected to receive almost $1M in terms of capital. The pair’s choice had resulted from a rigorous review...
An Indianapolis Home for Sale Will Benefit from PicturesqueSurroundings as Depicted in the 6th...
Indianapolis, IN - March 8, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- How beauty can be defined is truly subjective, but when captured in a photograph by a professional, something as simple as an Indianapolis homes for sale can be immediately transformed to a work ...
Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 7, 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 March 2,...
Housing Affordability Index Hits Record High
Washington, DC - March 7, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Housing affordability conditions have reached the highest level since recordkeeping began in 1970, according to the National Association of Realtors®.
National Quilting Day As Introduced by Pinellas County Short Sale Realtor Wendy Smith
Crystal Beach, FL - March 7, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- To celebrate one of the most historically significant pastimes of the nation, Pinellas County short sale realtor Wendy Smith. invites locals and visitors alike to join in the festivities for Natio...
THE LAUREL REPORTS $23MM IN FEBRUARY SALES
NEW YORK, NY - March 7, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Laurel Condominium, located on the Upper East Side, reports brisk activity with over $23 million in sales in February. The building is experiencing tremendous interest, especially on the two an...
Syracuse NY Realtors Congratulate Judith Mower for Winning the 2012 Wisdom Keeper Award
New York, NY - March 7, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Syracuse NY realtors warmly extend their felicitations to Ms. Judith Mower, this year’s recipient of the Wisdom Keeper award. The awarding ceremony will take place at the Nicholas J. Pirro Convention...
University of Missouri Phelps County Extension Now Accepting Class Applications for Volunteer Training with...
Columbia, MO - March 7, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The University of Missouri Phelps County Extension started a volunteer training program with their Master Gardeners in 1997. Now in its 15th year, the program has opened again to accept applications fo...
Large NYC Apartments More Popular Than Ever
New York, NY - March 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Whereas real estate condo developers in the past focused on apartments for singles and couples, they are lately rethinking their strategies and changing layouts to create three-, four- and even five-be...
Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 29, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mortgage applications decreased 0.3 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Febr...
Federal Housing Finance Agency Reports Mortgage Interest Rates
Washington, DC - February 28, 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 so...
FHA TAKES ADDITIONAL STEPS TO BOLSTER CAPITAL RESERVES
WASHINGTON, DC - February 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- As part of ongoing efforts to encourage the return of private capital in the residential mortgage market and strengthen the Federal Housing Administration’s (FHA) Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund...
January Pending Home Sales Rise, Market on Uptrend
Washington, DC - February 27, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Pending home sales are on an upward trend, which has been uneven but meaningful since reaching a cyclical low last April, and are well above a year ago, according to the National Association of R...
January Pending Home Sales Index
LOS ANGELES, CA - February 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Pending home sales in California climbed in January from both the previous month and the previous year, according to data collected by the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.). Additio...
California Housing Starts Dip Across the Board in January, CBIA Announces
SACRAMENTO, CA - February 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The state’s homebuilders pulled permits for fewer new single-family and multifamily homes in January when compared to the previous month and when compared to January 2011, the California Buildi...
Real Estate Agent Technology Provider and Training Company Praxius Showcases Boston Real Estate Site
BOSTON, MA - February 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Real estate agent technology services provider and web marketing training company Praxius Technology is showcasing its real estate marketing services in the Boston area with its Boston-focused website.
Illinois sees 16.1 percent increase in home sales; strongest January sales report since 2007,...
SPRINGFIELD, IL - February 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Illinois Home sales in January were the strongest for the month since 2007, according to data released today by the Illinois Association of REALTORS
Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mortgage applications decreased 4.5 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Febr...
Existing-Home Sales Rise Again in January, Inventory Down
Washington, DC - February 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Existing-home sales rose in January, marking three gains in the past four months, while inventories continued to improve, according to the National Association of Realtors®
INDUSTRIAL REAL ESTATE BELLWETHERS SIGNAL POSITIVE START FOR 2012
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Key market bellwethers—increased leasing velocity; the reemergence of speculative construction; and strong retail, manufacturing and transportation industry performance—signal the start of ...
Housing Starts Rise 1.5 Percent from Upwardly Revised Numbers in January
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Building on significant upward revisions to numbers for the previous two months, nationwide production of new single-family homes and apartments increased 1.5 percent to a seasonally adjusted a...
Delinquencies and Foreclosures Decline in Latest MBA Mortgage Delinquency Survey
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 16, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The delinquency rate for mortgage loans on one-to-four-unit residential properties decreased to a seasonally adjusted rate of 7.58 percent of all loans outstanding as of the end of the fourth q...
Housing Affordability Reaches Record Level as Tight Credit Conditions Impede Housing Market
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 16, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Nationwide housing affordability, as measured by the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index (HOI), rose to a record level during the fourth quarter of 2011,...
MassHousing, AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust, and Building America CDE Unite to Provide $46.8 Million...
BOSTON, MA - February 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) --Financing from MassHousing, New Market Tax Credits and union pension funds will provide $46.8 million in capital to help construct the 225 Centre Street development in Jamaica Plain, a project that wi...
January California home sales, median price dip, C.A.R. reports
LOS ANGELES, CA - February 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- California home sales declined from both the prior month and year in January, according to data from the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.). The median price also was lower, primaril...