by Susanne Dwyer | Jun 3, 2009 | For Your Clients, Marketing |
RISMEDIA, June 4, 2009-(MCT)-Generation Y is getting jazzed about a new $8,000 federal tax credit for first-time home buyers-jumping at the opportunity to move up and out of their rentals. “The last 90 days I’ve seen it go crazy,” Kevin Foster, a...
by Beth McGuire | Jun 3, 2009 | For Your Clients, Marketing, News |
RISMEDIA, June 4, 2009-Although national consumer confidence has risen in recent months, the recession is still significantly affecting homeowners. RealtyTrac reported in April 2009 that national home foreclosures were up 32% over just one year ago. More, according to...
by Beth McGuire | Jun 2, 2009 | Marketing |
RISMEDIA, June 3, 2009-The weekly average mortgage rate borrowers were quoted on Zillow Mortgage Marketplace for 30-year fixed mortgages increased last week to 5.25%, up from 5.02% the week prior, according to the Zillow Mortgage Rate Monitor, compiled by leading real...
by Beth McGuire | Jun 2, 2009 | Marketing, News |
RISMEDIA, June 3, 2009-The long-term land use implications posed by population growth, urbanization, aging, and migration are examined in Global Demographics 2009: Shaping Real Estate’s Future, a new publication from the Urban Land Institute. Global Demographics...
by Beth McGuire | Jun 2, 2009 | For Your Clients, Marketing, News |
RISMEDIA, June 2, 2009-Record low mortgage interest rates boosted pending home sales for the third consecutive month, with some benefit now from the first-time buyer tax credit, according to the National Association of Realtors®. The Pending Home Sales Index, a...
by Beth McGuire | Jun 1, 2009 | Marketing |
RISMEDIA, June 2, 2009-The Dow Jones Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) continued a trend of modest improvement in May rising to 29, up from 27.6 in April. While the ESI is up nearly seven points from its all-time low of 22.2 in November of last year, the figure for...