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Week in Review: Things We Liked from the Week That Was

Week in Review: Things We Liked from the Week That Was

Posted on 25. Jun, 2010 by Sherry Chris.

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Even with a whirlwind of news this week – from General McChrystal’s departure to the longest tennis match in the history of Wimbledon – real estate remained a major focus. Sales of new single-family homes were down 32.7 percent to a record low. Sales of previously owned homes, although up 19.2 year over year, fell 2.2 percent. Rounding it out, mortgage applications dropped to their lowest level since 1997. All of these [...]

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Next Step!

Next Step!

Posted on 05. May, 2010 by Rick Gregory.

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Last week, the tax credit expired. Is that good or is that bad? California has made their decision to state-fund their version of a tax credit in an attempt to continue to drive their housing market – but what about everyone else?

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Week in Review: Things We Liked from the Week That Was

Week in Review: Things We Liked from the Week That Was

Posted on 23. Apr, 2010 by Sherry Chris.

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We talked a lot last week about the swirling arguments in the real estate industry. This week, it seems as if we are starting to see some solutions. Fannie Mae is reducing the waiting period by two years for distressed borrowers to become eligible for a new mortgage. Great news for those who can take [...]

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Week in Review: Things We Liked from the Week That Was

Week in Review: Things We Liked from the Week That Was

Posted on 09. Apr, 2010 by Sherry Chris.

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The warmer temperatures have brought, along with seasonal allergies, a sense of hope and perhaps a flurry of optimism to the housing market. Last month, as home buyers felt a sense of urgency to take advantage of the tax credit and an influx of foreclosed homes lured them to the market, pending home sales shot [...]

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Week in Review: Things We Liked from the Week That Was

Week in Review: Things We Liked from the Week That Was

Posted on 26. Mar, 2010 by Sherry Chris.

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What a busy week! Health care reform, believe it or not, was not the only thing happening (although the flurry of articles surrounding it may have fooled you). The Obama administration announced broad new initiatives to help troubled homeowners, potentially refinancing millions of them into fresh government-backed mortgages with lower payments. There was also much [...]

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Week in Review: Things We Liked from the Week That Was

Week in Review: Things We Liked from the Week That Was

Posted on 19. Mar, 2010 by Sherry Chris.

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At last, spring has arrived! During the harsh winter months, you might have thought animals were the only creatures hibernating, but apparently home buyers and builders go into a similar deep sleep as well. Due to blizzards in the northeast and south, housing construction fell 5.9 percent in February. (But, happily, building permits were up [...]

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Week in Review: Things We Liked from the Week That Was

Week in Review: Things We Liked from the Week That Was

Posted on 26. Feb, 2010 by Sherry Chris.

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This week, we are having what I like to call a “Hesitation Moment.” In different data released this week, the housing market went back in time, with numbers being reported similar to those we saw in the 40s, 60s and 80s. Mortgage applications fell to the lowest level in 13 years and in January, sales [...]

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Week in Review: Things We Liked from the Week That Was

Week in Review: Things We Liked from the Week That Was

Posted on 29. Jan, 2010 by Sherry Chris.

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Although President Obama said in his State of the Union Address that the worst is over, we know—at least for the housing market—that we still have a steep hill ahead of us to climb. That’s because everyone loves a good deal, and shoppers in the housing market are no exception. People looking to buy are [...]

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Week in Review: Things We Liked from the Week That Was

Week in Review: Things We Liked from the Week That Was

Posted on 22. Jan, 2010 by Sherry Chris.

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If you are a frequent CNN viewer, you know well about the political upheaval that has unfolded this past week, from a Republican taking the late Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat in Massachusetts, to the likelihood of health care reform bring shoved “off the table”, to President Obama’s new proposal for stricter rules on banks, in [...]

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Friday Blog Scan: Things We Liked from the Week That Was

Friday Blog Scan: Things We Liked from the Week That Was

Posted on 11. Sep, 2009 by Sherry Chris.

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From TechFlash, what if you wanted to subscribe to the Twitter feeds of large groups instead of just one individual? TweepML is a new service that let’s you do that. For those who Twitter:  Some Twitter client updates and improvements for Tweetdeck and HootSuite worthy of note from Mashable. From ReadWriteWeb this week, How Facebook [...]

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Next Generation: Talent Attraction and Retention

Next Generation: Talent Attraction and Retention

Posted on 19. Aug, 2009 by Wendy Forsythe.

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Attracting and retaining talent to a real estate office has never been more important or more challenging then it will be in the decade ahead. Not only has the housing market seen dramatic changes, but the expectations of current and future industry professionals have dramatically altered. During the market boom of the early to mid [...]

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