Marketing & Statistics
Home Marketing & Statistics
Purchase Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mortgage applications decreased 1.0 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Febr...
South Carolina REALTORS® Release January Market Numbers
COLUMBIA, S.C. - February 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- South Carolina REALTORS® (SCR) today released its January Statewide Market Reports. As we delve into a new year, we're seeing mostly positive signs. New Listings in the state of South Carolina d...
Collar Counties Lead January Home Sales Surge
CHICAGO, IL - February 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Home sales in the seven-county metropolitan Chicago real estate market continued their upward momentum in January, led by strong sales gains in five of the collar counties, according to an analysis ...
GPE Closes 227,355 Square Feet for $12.4M in January 2012 – For Immediate Release...
GPE Commercial Advisors (gpe1.com) reported closing 12 commercial transactions in the amount of $12.4M for 227,355 square feet in January 2012. • $11.1M in commercial sales (215,132 SF) • $1.3M in commercial leases (12,243 SF) GPE Management Servic...
Q4 2011 Housing Affordability Index
LOS ANGELES, CA - February 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- California’s housing affordability rose to its highest level in fourth-quarter 2011, matching a record high set in 2009, thanks to lower home prices and record-low interest rates, the CALIFORN...
Illinois Home Sales surge 14.8 percent in final quarter of 2011
SPRINGFIELD, IL - February 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- According to the Illinois Association of REALTORS® fourth quarter 2011 report, Illinois home sales (single family and condominiums) totaled 25,394, up 14.8 percent from 22,114 home sales in the...
Green Homes Market Expected to Increase Five-Fold by 2016—Up From a $17 Billion Opportunity...
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...
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...
Solid Second-Half Activity Let 2011 Metro Chicago Real Estate Market Surpass Prior Year Home...
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 ...
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...
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...
2011 Q4 Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Originations Up 13 Percent from 2010 Q4; 2011 Total Up...
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 ...
VOIT REPORTS POSITIVE NET ABSORPTION FOR THE TENTH CONSECUTIVE QUARTER IN INLAND EMPIRE INDUSTRIAL...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
Most Likely Housing Markets to Recover Announced
Destin, FL - January 30, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The five most likely U.S. metropolitan housing markets forecast to recover in 2012 are being announced by Housing Predictor, which forecasts more than 230 cities housing markets. The pack is lead by M...
New-Home Sales Slip 2.2 Percent in December
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Following three consecutive months of gains, sales of newly built, single-family homes edged down 2.2 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 307,000 units in December, according to newl...
TRYKO CAPS YEAR OF GROWTH WITH ATLANTIC CITY MULTIFAMILY ASSET
BRICK, N.J. - January 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- With the January acquisition of Barclay Arms in Atlantic City, N.J., private equity real estate group Tryko Partners, LLC, marked a 12-month period of aggressive growth that nearly doubled its multif...
Remodeling Market Index Rises to Five-Year High
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Remodeling sentiment rose to the highest level in five years, according to the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) Remodeling Market Index (RMI) for the fourth quarter of 2011. Relea...
California pending home sales lower in December; distressed sales rise as lenders push through...
LOS ANGELES, CA - January 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®’ (C.A.R.) Pending Home Sales Index dropped as expected between November and December, tracking the annual seasonal slowdown. However, the index was hig...
Pending Home Sales Decline in December, Remain Above a Year Ago
Washington, DC - January 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- After reaching a 19-month high, pending home sales eased in December but stayed above year-ago levels, according to the National Association of Realtors®.
Central Indiana Housing Market Remained Flat in 2011
INDIANAPOLIS, IND. - January 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- According to the latest housing data compiled by RE/MAX of Indiana, the Central Indiana real estate market remained flat throughout 2011 compared to 2010. The nine-county area reported a 0.99-...
Real Estate Ads Use Personal Motivations
DENVER, CO - January 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- This month, global real estate franchisor, RE/MAX rolls out an entirely new national ad campaign focusing on “all the things that move you.” The innovative campaign strikes an emotional note with ...
December Illinois Home Sales Mark Sixth Month of Year-over-Year Gains 2011 Sales Close to...
SPRINGFIELD, IL - January 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- A combination of unseasonably mild weather, historically low mortgage rates and attractive market pricing led to a sixth straight month of increases in home sales, according to data released by t...
Present Value Properties Names Shannon Labowitz-Coleman as Associate Broker
TUSTIN, CA - January 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gregory A. Fisher, President of Present Value Properties, Inc., a full service retail real estate brokerage and consulting firm headquartered in Tustin, Calif., announced today that Shannon Labowitz-C...
December Existing-Home Sales Show Uptrend
Washington, DC - January 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Existing-home sales continued on an uptrend in December, rising for three consecutive months and remaining above a year ago, according to the National Association of Realtors®.
Single-Family Housing Starts Rise 4.4 Percent in December
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Nationwide production of new single-family homes rose 4.4 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 470,000 units in December, according to newly released figures from the U.S. Commerce De...
Government-Mandated Down Payments would Block Creditworthy Home Buyers
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- As federal regulators consider setting down-payment standards on new mortgages, a new study shows such rules could push 60 percent of creditworthy borrowers into high-cost loans or out of the ma...
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS PRICES DROP AGAIN IN DECEMBER AS AMOUNT CONTRACTORS CHARGE IS STAGNANT FOR...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The amount contractors pay for a range of key construction materials edged down 0.2 percent in December but climbed 5.3 percent from a year earlier, according to an analysis of producer price in...
