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FHFA Sends Congress Strategic Plan for Fannie and Freddie
Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Acting Director Edward J. DeMarco recently sent to Congress a strategic plan for the next phase of the conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises). The plan builds on the Acting Director?s February 2010 letter to Congress on the conservatorships and sets forth objectives and steps FHFA is [...]
CAP Proposes Plan to Put Americans Back to Work
Recently, as lawmakers continue to debate infrastructure bills, a new report released by the Center for American Progress proposes a plan to enable significant progress in bringing America’s infrastructure up to par. In addition to proposing a new level of federal investment and how to pay for it, the report outlines a set of critical [...]
Freddie Mac Prices New $4.5 Billion Three-year Reference Notes® Security
Freddie Mac (OTC: FMCC) announced recently that it priced its new 0.50 percent $4.5 billion three-year USD Reference Notes® security due on April 17, 2015. The issue, CUSIP number 3137EADD8, was priced at 99.728 to yield 0.587 percent, or 20 basis points more than three-year U.S. Treasury Notes. The issue will settle on Tuesday, February [...]
Top 5 in Real Estate Network® Spotlights: Working with Sellers in Challenging Times
In the following spotlight, Lesley Geary of RISMedia chatted with Greg Waldmann of RE/MAX Alliance to learn how he educates sellers and works with expired listings. Read on to glean Waldmann?s best time management tip, and his most creative advertising strategy. Greg Waldmann RE/MAX Alliance Region served: South Denver Metro area What challenges and concerns [...]
Deadline to Request Mortgage Review Extended to July 31
People seeking a review of their mortgage foreclosures under the Federal banking agencies’ Independent Foreclosure Review now have until July 31, 2012, to submit their requests. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve) announced yesterday that the deadline for submitting requests [...]
Productivity Boosters: Apps That Can Help
(MCT)?With a gazillion applications available now for smartphones and tablets, which are really most useful day-to-day? Here are a few that I find myself returning to. Stitcher Radio, free from Stitcher Inc., delivers on-demand audio programs that do away with downloads and syncing. It?s an app I fire up most days on my long commute [...]
2012 Starts with Increased Sales and Stable Prices
For the 7th straight month, home sales in January inched higher, rising 3.4 percent above the level seen last January. This data is based on a weighted average of 53 metropolitan areas surveyed for the RE/MAX National Housing Report. After an unexpected jump in sales at the end of 2011, January sales returned to a [...]
Century 21 Real Estate Welcomes Results Realty Services in Georgia
Century 21 Real Estate LLC recently announced the expansion of its system in Georgia. Results Realty Services has joined the CENTURY 21® System, and is now doing business as CENTURY 21 Results Realty Services. Results Realty Services is ranked No. 1 in Forsyth County and No. 8 in all of North Atlanta for office production [...]
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Housing Expected to Add to GDP for First Time in 7 Years
The 2012 outlook is improving modestly from a disappointing 2011. Economic growth picked up in the fourth quarter of 2011 to 2.8 percent and is expected to come in at 2.3 percent for 2012, up from 1.6 percent growth for all of last year, according to Fannie Mae?s (FNMA/OTC) Economic & Strategic Research Group. However, [...]
What?s New from NAR
NAR Pulse?This week?s headlines: REALTOR® University Granted Approval to Offer Master of Real Estate Degree Program REALTOR® University now offers a Master of Real Estate degree for real estate professionals who are interested in expanding their education to advance their career and improve their business. The University will deliver its programs through a global online [...]
Rand on Real Estate: Analyzing the Micro Market vs. the Macro
This week, Greg Rand (@gsrand), CEO of OwnAmerica.com and host of Rand on Real Estate on 770 WABC, discusses the importance of visiting an area where you are interested in investing with live caller Dan. Investing in a property and area that you have never seen is a great risk, and researching is important. It?s [...]
Mobile Listing Marketing System
REALTOR.com® Business Beat?Winning listings is hard work. Agents spend hours preparing comps, painstakingly perfecting an online property marketing plan, and nailing a winning pricing strategy. And once you have a listing, the next step is creating all of the property-specific marketing collateral you need. This collateral is important; sellers want to inform the neighborhood of [...]
The Real Estate Book Releases Android App to Reach More Home Shoppers On the Go
Finding a new place to live just became easier for consumers?who can now browse homes on their smartphones. The Real Estate Book recently launched an additional mobile tool?a free Android app to make looking through photos, maps, and more information a better experience for home shoppers. Consumers may download the app for free from the [...]
Taxing Matters: Now?s the Time to Start Planning for Possible Hikes
(MCT)?As tax return season starts, many of us are thinking of what we could have done last year to lower our taxes and what we can do now to lower taxes in the future. While it may be too late to change 2011 taxes, it?s the perfect time to plan moves to make in 2012. [...]
Mobile Real Estate Welcomes a New Face in Real Estate
Mobile Real Estate recently welcomed a new VP of Business Development to their team, amid focus on Google?s GoMo? Initiative. Mike Batiste is new to the real estate outreach team, however no stranger to mobile. With seven years of experience in developing Web-based interactive solutions in the broadcasting industry, Batiste began his journey into mobile [...]
Coldwell Banker High Country REALTOR® Jack Brown Awarded REALTOR® Emeritus
Coldwell Banker High Country REALTOR® Jack Brown was recently awarded the REALTOR® Emeritus by the National Association of REALTORS® for his leadership role in the field. ?We are keenly aware that the long and faithful service, for which you are being honored, reflects myriad efforts and activities on behalf of the Association or Associations of [...]
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Home Remodelers Betting on a Rebound
(MCT)?Residential contractors are hoping that tight-fisted consumers will decide they need a new bathroom. Or maybe it?s time for those old kitchen counters to go. Perhaps it would be better to add another bedroom than move? After three years of slumping business, builders anticipate that the home remodeling and improvement sector will pick up in [...]
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