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- Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:07:57 +0000: FHFA Sends Congress Strategic Plan for Fannie and Freddie - RISMedia » Real Estate News
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 [...] - Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:05:46 +0000: Freddie Mac Prices New $4.5 Billion Three-year Reference Notes® Security - RISMedia » Real Estate News
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 [...] - Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:03:43 +0000: Deadline to Request Mortgage Review Extended to July 31 - RISMedia » Real Estate News
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 [...] - Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:00:44 +0000: Century 21 Real Estate Welcomes Results Realty Services in Georgia - RISMedia » Real Estate News
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 [...] - Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:22:33 +0000: Housing Expected to Add to GDP for First Time in 7 Years - RISMedia » Real Estate News
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, [...] - Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:20:32 +0000: What’s New from NAR - RISMedia » Real Estate News
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 [...] - Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:18:02 +0000: Rand on Real Estate: Analyzing the Micro Market vs. the Macro - RISMedia » Real Estate News
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 [...] - Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:15:42 +0000: Mobile Listing Marketing System - RISMedia » Real Estate News
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 [...] - Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:14:32 +0000: The Real Estate Book Releases Android App to Reach More Home Shoppers On the Go - RISMedia » Real Estate News
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 [...] - Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:10:15 +0000: Mobile Real Estate Welcomes a New Face in Real Estate - RISMedia » Real Estate News
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 [...] - Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:09:11 +0000: Coldwell Banker High Country REALTOR® Jack Brown Awarded REALTOR® Emeritus - RISMedia » Real Estate News
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 [...] - Mon, 20 Feb 2012 22:07:15 +0000: Home Remodelers Betting on a Rebound - RISMedia » Real Estate News
(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 [...] - Mon, 20 Feb 2012 21:59:40 +0000: A Program Like No Other - RISMedia » Real Estate News
For REALTORS® on-the-go, any steps one can pursue to save time and aid in effective communication with clients are essential to building and maintaining success throughout a thriving career in real estate. For technology-savvy REALTORS® or for novices-in-training, Lowe’s Program for REALTORS® can help. Through the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) REALTOR Benefits® Program, Lowe’s [...] - Mon, 20 Feb 2012 21:58:09 +0000: RREIN Broker Spotlights: Success through the Generations - RISMedia » Real Estate News
“The fact is, agents who use the right tools and provide excellent customer service are still doing well,” says Jason Waugh, president and COO of Prudential Northwest Properties. In the following interview, RISMedia columnist Barbara Pronin talks with Waugh, Chairman Bert Waugh, Jr. and CEO & President Bert Waugh III about what it takes to [...] - Mon, 20 Feb 2012 21:53:15 +0000: Foreclosure Activity Increases 3 Percent in January - RISMedia » Real Estate News
RealtyTrac, a leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties, recently released its U.S. Foreclosure Market Report™ for January 2012, which shows foreclosure filings—default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions—were reported on 210,941 U.S. properties in January. That was a 3 percent increase from the previous month but still down 19 percent from January 2011. The report [...]
