by Susanne Dwyer | Dec 6, 2014 | Best Practices, Consumer, News |
After nearly three years of deliberation, regulators have finalized the Qualified Residential Mortgage (QRM) rule and abandoned the onerous and costly down payment requirement while giving creators of mortgage-backed securities one less uncertainty on their road to...
by Beth McGuire | Nov 12, 2014 | Consumer, News |
REALTORS® shouldn’t be afraid of the plethora of available real estate data online, and it’s their responsibility to educate buyers and sellers about the different valuation models and data available, according to panelists at a property valuation...
by Susanne Dwyer | Nov 3, 2014 | Consumer, News |
Along with positive news of a rapidly rebounding market come certain challenges. Competition in the real estate market is fierce. Securing increased exposure for listings online has never been more important—to individual agents and brokers. In order to successfully...
by Susanne Dwyer | Nov 3, 2014 | Consumer, For Your Clients, News |
(MCT)–The scary stuff is out there — shaky days a few weeks ago on Wall Street, Ebola, sticker shock in the dairy aisle, you name it. But consumers posted their most optimistic outlook since before the start of the Great Recession. Consumer confidence rose in...
by Susanne Dwyer | Oct 30, 2014 | Best Practices, Consumer, News |
Prudential Real Estate, part of the HSF Affiliates LLC family of real estate brokerage franchise networks, released this week the results of its third quarter Consumer Outlook Survey indicating that consumer optimism may lead to a stronger close for real estate in...
by Beth McGuire | Oct 28, 2014 | Consumer, News |
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index®, which had decreased in September, rebounded in October. The Index now stands at 94.5, up from 89.0 in September. The Present Situation Index edged up from 93.0 to 93.7, while the Expectations Index increased sharply...