It’s more — comparatively — good news for the Southern region again this week. This come on the tails of a report from the National Association of Realtors published this Monday that shows the most recent data for roughly half of the metro areas in the U.S. are seeing price increases, with healthy gains in [...]

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When last we looked, both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were the backstop of the American mortgage system, the place most local lenders were able to sell their loans, get cash and then have funds to make more loans.
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Think you really know how to go green at home?
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It didn’t take long for the bloom to leave the rose. The notoriously pessimistic backward-looking S&P Case-Shiller Index says housing prices fell a record 2.4 percent between December and January and 10.7 percent for the year. Following on the heels of the February report from the National Association of Realtors, the Case-Shiller report appears to [...]

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Long known for its continued loss of jobs in the last seven years and one of the highest foreclosure regions in the country, condo and home sales are jumping dramatically in Detroit.
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Committees are a frequently untapped treasure available to the HOA board. Besides benefitting the board by spreading the work around, committees are an excellent training ground for future board members. Folks that may be reluctant or too timid to step up to a board position often feel right at home on a committee with limited [...]

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As a business coach for real estate agents, I often hear my clients say to me, “I just can’t pick up the phone and call my sphere of influence.””Why not?” I ask.
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Like many urban areas, fitting new construction into existing neighborhoods while keeping the flavor of the area is always a challenge. In fact, Portland, Oregon’s citizens began complaining about lackluster new construction so much that city officials decided to do something proactive about it.
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Trick #1: People Detective Extradordinaire - On the Deep Web!
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For the first time in seven months, existing home sales increased, says the National Association of Realtors. February sales rose nearly three percent over January. For the first time in seven months, existing home sales increased, says the National Association of Realtors. February sales rose nearly three percent over January. That’s encouraging says the NAR, [...]

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