Real Estate News

Real Estate News

• Nearly half of all US homeowners with a mortgage still ‘underwater’ in Q1 May 23, 2013
  Despite rising home prices early in the year, a significant portion of U.S. homeowners with a mortgage — about 44 percent — still owed more on their home than it was worth or didn’t have enough equity to move at the ... […]
  Paul Hagey
• 3 game-changing reasons for getting started with Google Analytics [Infographic] April 29, 2013
  For most people, analytics is one of those subjects that other people pay attention to. There are a number of reasons why this is the case: there’s not enough time, it doesn’t seem important, or maybe it seems way too ... […]
  Seth Price
• Calculated Risk: Housing inventory won’t bottom until 2014 [VIDEO] April 10, 2013
  Former tech executive turned blogger Bill McBride was one of the first to suggest that homes were precariously overvalued back in 2005. When he spots a trend, people have learned to listen. McBride — who gets up early every day ... […]
  Paul Hagey
• New ad campaign highlights California Realtors’ role in state economy April 1, 2013
  The California Association of Realtors announced a new TV, Web, radio and print ad campaign today that highlights the positive impact its 155,000 members have on the state's economy.Two 30-second TV spots, featuring the "ripple" effect that the facilitation of home buying and selling has on the economy and families, will air on the ABC network […]
  Inman News
• National Association of Realtors to release national MLS April 1, 2013
   A national multiple listing service run by the National Association of Realtors should be ready by late summer, the large trade association announced today.NAR has been working for the last decade to put all of the nation's agent-represented homes for sale into one database, consolidating the 800-plus multiple listing services in the U.S. in the proces […]
  Inman News
• April Fools’ Day real estate roundup April 1, 2013
  On the first day of April each year, communities, businesses and news outlets come up with stories intended to fool, amuse, and, sometimes, satirize. Here's a roundup of the posts ... […]
  Inman News
• NAR Tech Edge to launch this month April 1, 2013
   The National Association of Realtors will launch its tech-conference tour this month, the trade group announced today. The first event of the tour will be held on April 12 in Fairfax, Va., and others will follow in different locations throughout the summer and fall ... […]
  Inman News
• More millennials see homeownership as a good investment April 1, 2013
   Most ... […]
  Inman News
• Study: Neighborhood zoning helped cause crisis April 1, 2013
   A new study published in the journal Housing Policy Debate may have identified another contributing factor to the financial crisis: neighborhood zoning ... […]
  Inman News
• Protect yourself against loan lock scams April 1, 2013
  A price quote means nothing until it is properly locked with the lender. A rate lock, as it is commonly called, is the lender's commitment that it will make the specified loan at the specified price within a specified future period. The price includes not only the interest rate but also points, which are upfront charges expressed as a percent of the loa […]
  Jack Guttentag