by Susanne Dwyer | Jun 4, 2011 | For Your Clients, Marketing, News |
RISMedia, June 4, 2011— U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced Green Refinance Plus, a program between HUD’s Federal Housing Administration (FHA) and Fannie Mae to allow owners of existing affordable rental housing properties to...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jun 4, 2011 | For Your Clients, Marketing, News |
RISMedia, June 4, 2011—Only one market among the 20 tracked by the S&P/Case-Shiller index released recently reported positive price growth in the first quarter. This honor went to Washington, D.C., a market that’s different from others in some ways and similar in...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jun 4, 2011 | For Your Clients |
(MCT)—If you’ve been worrying yourself silly about $4 gasoline, it may be time to relax. Lower oil prices are finally trickling down to retail fuel pumps, prompting experts to wonder whether gas prices have peaked for the year. The fading fears of $4 gas came...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jun 2, 2011 | Best Practices, For Your Clients, News |
RISMedia, June 3, 2011—When it comes to private mortgage insurance (MI), there are several myths that exist that make buyers reluctant to consider a conventional loan with MI as an option when purchasing a home. One of the more common misconceptions is that cancelling...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jun 2, 2011 | For Your Clients, Marketing, News |
RISMedia, June 3, 2011—Seventeen local and state REALTOR® associations have been awarded over $60,000 through the Housing Opportunity Program Grants, a National Association of REALTORS® grant program. The funds will be used by the associations to promote and...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jun 2, 2011 | For Your Clients |
RISMedia, June 3, 2011—(MCT)—When a team of activists wearing white hazmat suits showed up at a Chicago grocery store to protest the sale of food containing genetically modified ingredients, they picked an unlikely target: Whole Foods Market. Organic foods, by...