Friday, April 15, 2011

REALTOR® Magazine-Daily News-Broker Wins Appeal in 'Flip This House' Lawsuit

REALTOR® Magazine-Daily News-Broker Wins Appeal in 'Flip This House' Lawsuit

REALTOR® Magazine-Daily News-Banks Get Failing Grade in Foreclosure Handling

REALTOR® Magazine-Daily News-Banks Get Failing Grade in Foreclosure Handling

REALTOR® Magazine-Daily News-Mortgage Rates on the Rise Again This Week

REALTOR® Magazine-Daily News-Mortgage Rates on the Rise Again This Week

REALTOR® Magazine-Daily News-House Flippers Return, Still Finding Profits

REALTOR® Magazine-Daily News-House Flippers Return, Still Finding Profits

REALTOR® Magazine-Daily News-IRS Loses $513M to Tax Credit Cheaters

REALTOR® Magazine-Daily News-IRS Loses $513M to Tax Credit Cheaters

LI-based title company Titleserv closes doors | The Real Deal | New York Real Estate News

LI-based title company Titleserv closes doors | The Real Deal | New York Real Estate News

Trump Soho in talks with Elliman on marketing | The Real Deal | New York Real Estate News

Trump Soho in talks with Elliman on marketing | The Real Deal | New York Real Estate News

Foreclosed multi-family rentals plague NYers | The Real Deal | New York Real Estate News

Foreclosed multi-family rentals plague NYers | The Real Deal | New York Real Estate News

Brooklyn condo market going strong in 1Q | The Real Deal | New York Real Estate News

Brooklyn condo market going strong in 1Q | The Real Deal | New York Real Estate News

New North Manhattan investment portfolio could be worth $100M | The Real Deal | New York Real Estate News

New North Manhattan investment portfolio could be worth $100M | The Real Deal | New York Real Estate News

Investment sales volume could rise by 50% | The Real Deal | New York Real Estate News

Investment sales volume could rise by 50% | The Real Deal | New York Real Estate News

Malkin family plans to sell stock on the Empire State Building | The Real Deal | New York Real Estate News

Malkin family plans to sell stock on the Empire State Building | The Real Deal | New York Real Estate News

Rising rents highlight Manhattan office rental market in Q1 | The Real Deal | New York Real Estate News

Rising rents highlight Manhattan office rental market in Q1 | The Real Deal | New York Real Estate News

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Mortgage REITs Are on a Tear - WSJ.com

Mortgage REITs Are on a Tear - WSJ.com

REALTOR® Magazine-Daily News-Agency Investigates Bad Upkeep in Minority REOs

REALTOR® Magazine-Daily News-Agency Investigates Bad Upkeep in Minority REOs

REALTOR® Magazine-Daily News-Avoid Sellers' Worst Mistakes

REALTOR® Magazine-Daily News-Avoid Sellers' Worst Mistakes

REALTOR® Magazine-Daily News-Survey: Americans Still Optimistic About Housing

REALTOR® Magazine-Daily News-Survey: Americans Still Optimistic About Housing

Home Ownership Matters


Home ownership has a significant impact on net worth, educational achievement, civic participation, health, and overall quality of life. And, home ownership helps create jobs—lots of them—right here at home.



Home Ownership matters…to people, to communities, and to America. Why?
  • For every two homes sold, one job is created in the U.S.
  • Each purchase generates as much as $60,000 in economic activity over time.

The home ownership debate

Some who care about creating jobs also argue that home ownership may be overrated, and that we might be better off as a nation of renters.
If that’s of concern to you, follow the debate about federal government incentives to home ownership—the outcome of which will determine whether the average American can still get an affordable mortgage and whether home owners can continue to deduct their mortgage interest as a benefit of home ownership. 

Monday, April 11, 2011

Real Estate Math: What Can Increase and Decrease a Home’s Value : Styled, Staged & Sold

Real Estate Math: What Can Increase and Decrease a Home’s Value : Styled, Staged & Sold

REALTOR® Magazine-Daily News-Commercial Mortgage Backs Looking Up

REALTOR® Magazine-Daily News-Commercial Mortgage Backs Looking Up

REALTOR® Magazine-Daily News-3 Tips for Smart Vacation-Home Buying

REALTOR® Magazine-Daily News-3 Tips for Smart Vacation-Home Buying

REALTOR® Magazine-Daily News-Brokerage Uses Groupon to Lure More Clients

REALTOR® Magazine-Daily News-Brokerage Uses Groupon to Lure More Clients

REALTOR® Magazine-Daily News-Critics: New Foreclosure Rules Don't Do Enough

REALTOR® Magazine-Daily News-Critics: New Foreclosure Rules Don't Do Enough

REALTOR® Magazine-Daily News-Investors, Foreign Buyers Cashing in on Market

REALTOR® Magazine-Daily News-Investors, Foreign Buyers Cashing in on Market