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Realtors’ websites (and a lack of blogs) The 2011 NAR Member Guide reports that nearly two thirds of all Realtors have had a website...
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Realtors’ websites (and a lack of blogs) The 2011 NAR Member Guide reports that nearly two thirds of all Realtors have had a website...
The average Realtor What does the face of the real estate industry look like? According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), “the typical...
Lowering expectations Pending home sales (contracts signed) dipped far below what was forecast in April, hitting a seven month low, according to the National...
After an all to familiar round of storms jolted us awake early Monday morning with sounds of hail bashing our windows and of trees...
Subpoenas issued The attorneys general in California and Illinois have issued subpoenas to Lender Processing Services, Inc. (LPS) which is said to process 50%...
New home sales The new home sector has been hit extremely hard by the recession but the U.S. Commerce Department’s April data is finally...
Opinion one: Elizabeth Duke Federal Reserve Governor Elizabeth Duke said that because consumers continue to struggle with weak housing and high gasoline costs, the...
Top ten cities Move, Inc. has outlined the top 10 turnaround cities for real estate market turnarounds over the last year via CNNMoney.com citing...
Adios, DC Real estate search site HotPads.com announced today that they are moving their headquarters from Washington D.C. to the Mission District of San...
Existing home sales data The National Association of Realtors is reporting a 0.8% drop in existing home sales in April, a 12.9% drop from...
Cheated mortgage lenders and homeowners Ronald Harris Jr. of Newark pleaded guilty today for his part of his foreclosure-rescue company that cheated mortgage lenders...
Hope for housing? We’ve written extensively on housing since day one and it isn’t easy to keep a sunny disposition as housing has crashed...
Housing starts are down This year has experienced mixed results with new home pricing on the rise but once again housing starts hitting historic...
Dear NAR, I quit Over the weekend, the National Association of Realtors voted to pass an increase in dues of 50% to support the...
Alleged illegal fee-splitting scheme DeKalb County Circuit Judge Randall Cole recently denied a motion by Lender Processing Services (LPS) for their sanctions against Alabama...
Six months of similar confidence levels According to the National Association of Home Builders, builder confidence in single family home construction is at the...
The rent versus buy debate As the rent versus buy pendulum swings and talking heads argue over which is better, the inarguable point is...
Listing syndication- a heated debate Listing and data syndication is one of the biggest elephants in the real estate room right now and there...
NAR dues rising 50% In March, we broke the news that the National Association of Realtors’ annual Mid-Year meeting in Washington DC would play...
First in Hoboken and New Jersey [AGBeat exclusive] Although rebates are not the core tenant of their real estate brokerage model, CondoDomain has opened...
Point2 launches MLS Certified™ Real estate marketing and listing syndication company Point2.com, a Yardi.com brand today launched MLS Certified™ “an initiative designed to drive...
Although police are quiet about what they are searching, four new search warrants have been issued in the murder of young Ashley Okland.