by Susanne Dwyer | May 2, 2010 | Marketing, News |
RISMEDIA, May 3, 2010—The decline in remodeling activity may be reaching an end, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) Remodeling Market Index (RMI). Current market conditions jumped to 47.0 from 36.4 in the fourth quarter of 2009....
by Susanne Dwyer | May 2, 2010 | Marketing, News |
RISMEDIA, May 3, 2010—In the first quarter of 2010, one-half of borrowers who refinanced their conventional loan lowered their mortgage interest rate by at least 16% according to Freddie Mac’s quarterly Refinance Report. The new interest rate was 0.9 percentage points...
by Susanne Dwyer | May 1, 2010 | For Your Clients, Marketing, News |
RISMEDIA, May 1, 2010—(MCT)—As a consumer with good credit and a 10-year history of paying his mortgage on time, Ed McLaughlin expected that his record would put him in good stead with his bank. But when he approached his lender, Charlotte, N.C.-based Bank of America,...
by Susanne Dwyer | May 1, 2010 | Marketing, National, News, Spotlights |
RISMEDIA, May 1, 2010—Today’s home buyers want numbers and current information in order to paint an accurate picture of the real estate market. While the industry continues to see an influx of new technologies and products that promise to keep consumers up-to-date on...
by Susanne Dwyer | May 1, 2010 | For Your Clients, Marketing, News |
RISMEDIA, May 1, 2010—The impact of the widely publicized mortgage meltdown appears to have caused little change in borrower behavior during the past two years, according to a new Zillow Mortgage Marketplace survey of 2,729 adults conducted on its behalf in April by...
by Susanne Dwyer | Apr 29, 2010 | Best Practices, Marketing, News |
RISMEDIA, April 30, 2010—While there are varying opinions about the current state of the economy, one thing is for certain—continued growth depends heavily on loan availability for every qualified buyer. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) is pushing heavily to...