• Americans Grow Optimistic, One Looming Question Remains
  • Good time to buy
  • Question remains

• Home Affordability At Record High
• Foreclosure Logjam Starting to Clear Up
• Apartment, Condo Market Heats Up
• Student Debt Killing the First-Time Homebuyer Market
• Seniors Don't Want Outdated Look To Their Retirement Homes, and They Want Them Close By
• Survey Reveals Sellers More Willing to Price Competitively

• Property 'Rehab' Loans Surge in Popularity

INDUSTRY

• Magazine:  Real Estate Agent a "Best Job" for the Future

• How to Read Your Prospect Like a Book
• Body Postures
• Head Positions
• Facial Gestures
• Gain the competitive edge

• Secrets to Closing More Sales
  • Capturing online leads
  • Abandoning leads
  • Longer sales cycle
• Make Your Opportunities

• Is the Foreclosure Crisis Finally Fading?

• Cash Buyers Driving Market, Pushing Prices Down
• Home Ownership Rate Drops to 1997 Levels
• Study Reveals Main Culprit Behind Falling Home Values
• Builders Constructing More Green Homes

MARKETS

• Nearly 100 Metro Markets Now Listed as Improving
• Major Mover:  Atlanta and Destinations South Most Popular
• Renters Believe They Can't Afford To Own

INDUSTRY

• Reminder:  3.8 Percent Tax Is Not a Transfer Tax on Real Estate
• Realtor Membership Drops Below One Million

• Five Ways to Pump Up Your Mobile Website

• Spring Awakening:  Housing Rebound Begins to Thaw Nation
  • Economists Upbeat
  • Homebuilders See Improvement

• Voters to Politicians:  Keep Hands off Homeownership
• Home Affordability Offering Up 40-Year Deals
• Empty Shopping Malls Find New Life With New Tenants

INDUSTRY

• Exterior Home Improvements Provide Biggest Payback

• Serious Mortgage Delinquencies See Slow but Steady Decline
• Builders Blast Fannie, Freddie Plan

MARKETS

• Looking for Growth?  Texas and California Lead Nation
• Foreigners Eye Vacation Destinations

• Six Tips for Working with Foreign Real Estate Buyers
• Six Winning Strategies to Turbocharge Your Website

• Multiple Surveys Show More Evidence of Housing Stability
  • Job boost
  • More optimism

• Fastest-Growing Niche:  Seniors
• 20 Cities Added to Improving Housing Market List
• Cheaper to Buy Than Rent in Many Markets

• Numbers of Movers Now at Historic Low
• Typical First-Time Buyer Is 31 and Buys a $155,000 Home
• Study:  The Quickly Disappearing Middle-Income Neighborhoods

INDUSTRY

• New Agent Rating System Accepts Only Input from Consumers
• More Contracts Come With a Time Contingency
• NAR Changing Method For Counting Home Sales

• Home Builders:  Appraisers Quashing New Home Deals
• Housing Recession Hits Both Rich and Poor

• The Five Rules of QR Codes

• Welcome 2012:  The Year of Increasing Demand
  • Watching and waiting
  • Jobs and credit

• Buyers Remain Optimistic About Home Value Appreciation
• Millennials:  Life With Parents Not so Bad After All
• Home Affordability Remains High
• Baby Boomers Delay Selling their Homes
• Home Ownership Falls Slightly

• Take Advantage of Free Listings on International MLS
• New Online Tool Provides Free Data for 300 Markets
• See a House, Win A Botox Treatment

• Bill Would Give Foreigners Visas if They Purchase Home

• Homeowners Opting for 15-Year Fixed-Rate Loans
• Inter-family Loans Making More Sense

• Can Groupon Get Buyers Moving?
• Are Your Listing Photos Driving Traffic Away?

• Using Buyer Incentives to Create Buzz and Traffic
  • Incentives That Work
  • Price Is King

• "Catfish" Recovery on its Way
• More Agents Upbeat
• Homeownership Still A Desirable Goal

• HUD Seeks More Funds For Foreclosure Counseling
• Freddie Mac Will Not Flood Foreclosures Market
• Flood Insurance
• BofA to End Correspondent Lending
• Demographic Trends Favor Rental Housing

• Top 10 Cities for Retirement

• Four Ways to Perk Up the Open House
• Eight Easy, Budget-Slashing Business Improvements

• Bring on the Boomers!
  • Pent-up demand
  • Long wish list

• Second Recession Fears Ease

• New Trend:  Anchoring Homes Around Farms

• More Americans Embrace Smartphones

• 12 Housing Markets Seeing the Biggest Turnarounds
• Chinese Banks ♥ New York
• Boston Tops List of Best College Rental Cities

• Just In:  New FHA Loan Limits Now in Effect
• Freddie Mac Offers Incentive to Buyers of Foreclosed Condos

• HUD Launches Foreclosure Map
• Five Ways to Fight a Low Appraisal

• Tomorrow's Success Pinned to Today's Smart Technology Choices
  • Where to Start?

• Housing Economy Mixed, But Appears to be Strengthening

• NAREB Announces $800 Million Minority Initiative

• FSBO Founder Uses Agent to Sell NY Condo

• Beware When Connecting to Public Wi-Fi Hot Spots
• Four Ways to Keep Your Phone Safe From Hackers

• Keys to Winning Landing Page Conversions
• Should You Add Rentals to Your Services?

• QR Codes:  Finding a Strategy that Works for You
  • Audience
  • Purpose
  • Production
  • Back-end management
  • Measurement

• Things Looking Up for Housing Market in Last Half of 2011
• More Home Owners Turn to "Homesharing"
• Recession Keeping More Families Together
• Survey:  Lifestyle is Key Component in Move Decision

• Gen Y to Le3ad Increase In Housing Demand
• Bargains Abound in Second-Home Market

• HUD Offers Boost to Underwater Homeowners
• More Buyers Turn to Investors for Hard-Money Loans
• Buyers Rejected for Loans Can Now Find Out Why

• Attract More Short Sale Business Through Your Site
• Mobile App Rankings
• Brokerages Not Successful at Reaching Hispanic Buyers

• Real Estate Pros Are Expanding.  Their Offerings to Get Ahead.  Are You?
  • Stage Hand
  • Getting Technical

• Which Social Network Is Rated Most Important?
• Seven Tips for LinkedIn Success
• Trulia Adds Crime Maps to Site

• Housing Shortage Is Likely Coming, Report Says
• Economist Dismisses Notion Of Long-Term Housing Slide

• Seven Highest-Performing Major Housing Markets

• Lenders Cannot Discriminate On Basis of Pregnancy
• New Policy Framework to Strengthen Cybersecurity

• Strategy Session:  Four Mobile
• Marketing Retention Methods

• Recovering Economy Means Higher Household Formations, Selling Opportunities 
  • Perfect Storm
  • Resonating Message

• Turmoil in Mideast to Bring More Buyers to U.S.
• Housing Recession Continues for Minorities

• Young Buyers Want Game Room, Not Living Room

• Builders Applaud Efforts to Loosen Credit

• Fees Are Biggest Determining Factor in Agent Selection
• How to Reach the 'Camouflage' Buyer

• Advanced Negotiations:  Defending Against the 'Crunch'
• Seven Things Every Internet Advertiser Should Know

• Are you Plugging into Gen X, Gen Y Preferences?
• Trusted Resource
• Across Generations

• Rising Rents Make Rentals Less Appealing
• Foreign Buyers Cashing in on Market
• People Prefer to Live in Walkable Communities

• Housing Industry Objects to High Down Payment Proposal
• They're Back!  Welcome the Return of Subprime Bonds

• Brokerage Uses Groupon to Lure More Clients

• Are You Working in a "Stubborn Seller" City?

• Top Five iPad Apps For Real Estate Agents

• Wealthy Buyers Re-Emerge in Real Estate
• Trickle down?
• Foreclosures down

• Better Buildings Incentive Encourages Commercial Buildings to Go Green
• Size of Down Payments Up Dramatically
• Six Most Promising Real Estate Markets
• Half of Vegas Deals Are Cash

• Agents Open Down Payment Wedding Registry
• 'RealBird' Tags Homes with URLs
• Survey:  Agents Continue to Be Important to Transaction

• Banks Launch Programs To Aid Military Families
• HARP Program Extended Through June 2012

• Keep Your Social Media Campaigns Safe and Legal
• Four Red Flags That Send Buyers Running

• Home Affordability Returns to Pre-Bubble Levels
• "As affordable as it gets"
• A waiting game

• First-Time Buyers Demand Move-In Ready Starter Homes
• FSBOs Vanish As Sellers Return to Real Estate Pros
• Survey Finds Strong Belief in Homeownership
• Investment Firm Sees Prices Edging Up

• Banks Push Home Buyers to Plunk Down More Cash

• Buying is Cheaper Than Renting in Most Cities
• African American Niche Growing
• Homes for Heroes Spreads to Wisconsin
• Senior Housing Market Caught in Economic Squeeze

• Zillow Makes Agent Ratings Available to Public

• Use Video to Create a Positive First Impression

• Demand for Vacation Homes Is on the Rise

• Analysts:  Look for Spring Thaw
• Fannie Mae:  People Still Want to Own a House
• 2011's Strongest and Weakest Markets
• Rising Rates Could Get Buyers Moving

• Texas Leads the Way in Recovery

• Upscale California County Ordered to Attract More Minorities
• Appraisal Groups Seek Better Fee Disclosure

• Australian Investors Buying U.S. Properties
• HUD Says Grants Save 3,800 Children From Lead

• Facebook:  The Best and Cheapest Lead Generation Strategy of  Them All
• Got Downtime?  Use it Well

• Homeownership Aspiration Remains Strong Among Americans
  • Desire remains
  • Shifting lifestyles

• Freddie Mac:  Upbeat Predictions for 2011
• Affordability Still at Historic Highs
• More Singles Buying Homes
• Buyers Show Growing Interest in Tiny Houses

• Fed Keeping Watch on Rising Farmland Prices
• Commercial Real Estate Prices Show Gains
• Waco Named Best City For Military Retirees

• New Standards Protect Appraisers From Coercion
• Conforming Loan Limits Remain the Same

• FSBO Sales Continue to Fizzle
• HUD Launches Massive New Housing Data Site

• Five Ways to Use Mobile to Your Advantage

• End in Sight?  Analysts Have High Hopes for 2011
  • Business spending key
  • Fed spurs growth

• Bright Future For Bilingual Agents
• Buyer "How-to" Videos Available on YouTube
• EPA Posts Bed Bug Pesticide Site
• Thief Can Wait for Improved Market Before Selling his Home for Restitution

• Return of the Jumbo Loan?
• Consumers Union, Consumer Federation Oppose Transfer Fees

• Mobile Device Use Soars

• Mixed Signals from Buyers
• More Singles Buying Homes

• Writing Better Craigslist Ads
• Maximize Your Success with Social Media

• Goal for 2011:  Reach the Coveted Millennial Market
  • Educate
  • Expand Your Web Presence
  • Improve Your Mobility

• Multifamily Property Market Is On the Mend
• Home Buying Fundamentals Remain Sound
• It's a Good Time to Buy:  Survey

• Ten US Markets Most Likely to Appreciate
• HUD Wants More Use of Its Good Neighbor Next Door Program

• Report:  Markets Would Stabilize If Troubled Owners Could Rent
• NAR Backs Financial Reform

• Mortgage Interest Deduction Helps Young the Most
• Voters:  Don't Mess With the MID
• Survey:  Walking Away from Mortgage is Wrong

• Webby Awards Still Open
• Regulator Group Takes Over Educator Organization
• Magazine Poll Finds Agent Income Down

• Turn Facebook into a Brand-Building Tool

• What International Home Buyers Want and How You Can Attract Them
  • Regional Affinities
  • Cash Buyers

• Landlords See Opportunities in Down Housing Markets
• Feng Shui Taking Hold In Commercial Transactions
• African Americans, Hispanics Most Likely to Use Cell Phones
• Most Home Buyers Have No Regrets

• MLS Internet Addresses, Going, going . . .
• Ten Questions to Ask Your Short Sale Certification Provider
• Seven Must-Have Apps For Your Smartphone
• Realtors' HouseLogic Web site Offers Survival Tips

• Buyers Now Getting More Accurate Good Faith Estimates

• Nine Killer Content Creation Ideas For Your Real Estate Blog or Website

• Can You Earn More By Understanding the Psychology of Real Estate
  • Here's a roundup of some pertinent findings

• HUD Offers Refi Option to Some Underwater Borrowers
• Fannie Mae Wants Lenders to Check Buyers for Last-Minute Loans

• Is a Housing Shortage Coming?
• Homeowners Still Love Their Houses
• Consumer Outlook Mixed Over Next Six Months

• Company Sees Broad Improvement in Home Prices
• 10 Best Cities for Working Women With Kids
• Study:  California is Hot, Florida Not
• Top 10 Best Small Cities for 2010
• Chinese Government Teaching Citizens How to Buy U.S. Homes

• NAR, Others, Attach Private Transfer Fees
• Title Association Worried About Energy Efficiency Loans
• Home Rescue Scams Top Consumer Complaints

• Practitioners Taking Cautious View of Market

• Manage Your Social Media Presence For Time Savings and Effective Return

• What's It Worth Anyway?  Solving the Pricing Dilemma in an Unsettled Market
  • The perception gap
  • The right price

• Is This the Dawn of The "Urban Century?"
• Single Buyers Remain Committed to Homeownership
• Generational Shift:  Sizes of New Homes Going Down
• More Foreign Buyers Investing in U.S. Homes

• Consumer Loan Delinquencies Fall To 2002 Levels
• Minorities Disproportionate Victims of Foreclosures
• Delinquencies Hitting The Rich Hardest

• Yahoo, Zillow in Partnership To Challenge Realtor.com

• Farmland Prices Continue to Move Up
• Gulf Property Values Victim of the Spill
• Top Ten:  Most Affordable Popular Retirement Locations

• EPA Delays Mandatory Lead-Based Paint Certification

• Desperately Seeking Fool-Proof Video

• Housing Market Poised for Slow Rebound
  • Tax credit catalyst
  • Inventory excess

• Mortgage Rates Might Not Be Low for Long
• Foreclosure Activity Decreases Three Percent
• Short Sales:  Look What a Year Can Do

• Affordability Still High Across the Nation
• Sellers Remain Optimistic About Pricing
• 2009:  People Are Moving Again
• Minorities Hit Hardest By Housing Recession

• Post-Tax Credit Buyers May Save Money
• Senior Housing Still Flat

• Squatter Claims Adverse Possession in Seizing Home

• Five Ways to Gain More Clients

• Market Buoyed by Tax Incentives, Looks Strong For Second Half of 2010
  • Market bump
  • Beyond the deadline

• More Agents, Less Income
• Corporations Tightening Relocation Housing Policies
• Few Women Buyers Seek Advice of Real Estate Agents

• Stats Show Gradual Market Improvement
• First-Time Home Buyers, Sellers Optimistic
• Rent vs. Mortgage Payment Gap Narrowing

• Chicago is Hot, Beverly Hills Not
• Rural Properties Seeing Better Sales

• New Standards Simplify MLS Data-Sharing

• Fannie Tightens Interest-Only Requirements
• States Craft Programs For Stressed Owners

• Five Steps to Video Success

• The Comeback Kids:  Report Finds Shift Toward Multi-generational Families
  • Trend Reversal
  • Bigger Homes

• Despite All, Americans Still Believe in Home Ownership
• New Immigrants Seeking Smaller Cities
• Economy, Opportunity Driving Factors in Relocation

• Federal Attorney Clarifies Add-on Fees
• FHA to Accept Documents Signed Electronically
• Buyer Agents Urge Removal of Marriage Penalty for Tax Credit

• Fed:  Low Rates Likely Through 2010
• Top 10 Best Cities For Borrowers

• Hottest Markets in the Country
• Mexicans Snatch Up US Border Properties
• Ten Fastest-Growing Small Towns in U.S.

• Tips to Profit from the Clients You Already Have

• Lending Thaw?  Foreclosed Borrowers Getting Loans Again
  •  Home-saving loans afoot
  • Encouraging short sales

• NAR & FHA Head Agree:  Don't Raise Down Payments

• More Families Seeking Homes For Multiple Generation Members
• Worried Home Sellers Abandoning FSBO Option
• NAR Hoping Jobs Will Pick Up by Second Part of Year
• Agents Expect to Spend Less on Marketing
• Poll Shows Strong Su8pport For Government Housing Initiatives

• Boomers Ready For Retirement Housing
• Casinos Help Vegas Workers Buy Homes

• Colorado Bill Would Allow Brokers to File Liens
• NAR Urges Government to Create Natural Disaster Insurance Plan
• Housing Downturn Finding Its Way Into Divorce Court

• How to Make the Most Of Your Direct Marketing Campaign

• New Guidelines and Incentives Ease Short Sales
  •  Wait and see
  • Incentives all around

• Bankers Predict Low Interest Rates Through 2010
• Mortgages Becoming easier to Obtain
• Industry Faults New Home Appraisal Regulations

• Researchers Name Top Price Gain Prospects for 2010
• Half-Built Homes Can Be Bargains . . . with Strings Attached

• HUD Urging Buyers to Stick With Exclusive Buyer Agents
• Montana Realtors Seek Permanent Ban on Transfer Tax
• FHA May Give Breaks to Families Repairing Chinese Drywall

• Best Bang for Your Buck?  Exterior Remodeling

• Find Interested Sellers Via Canceled Listings
• No Cost E-mail Campaign Still a Valuable Marketing Tool

• Looking Back on a Decade of Dramatic Real Estate Developments
  •  Median values up
  • Looking ahead

• Four in 10 Recent Buyers Used FHA Loans
• Study:  Mortgage Rates to Rise Slightly By End of 2010

• Report:  Home Prices Likely To Hit Bottom This Month
• Census:  Americans Stayed Put in 2009
• Agent Good News & Bad:  Commission Rates Up, but Commission Dollars Down
• New Rebates Available for ENERGY STAR Appliances

• Cities Where Housing Is on the Mend
• Tax Incentives Help Move-Up Market
• Ultra-Cheap Homes Sitting on the Market

• IRS Sets New Rules For Tax Credit
• Builders Applaud Obama "Cash for Caulkers" Program
• Illegal Landlord Sues to Collect Illegal Rent

• Touting the Big Pluses Of Buying a Small Home

• Survey Shows Steady, Strong Rise In First-Time Homebuyers, Single Women
  •  Tax breaks working
  • Women take the plunge

• Fannie to Tighten Loans to Borrowers
• FHA Drops Second-Appraisal Requirement for High Loans
• HUD Asks Early Restraint on RESPA Enforcement

• Key Senator Doubts Any More Tax Credit Extensions
• Law Professor:  Underwater Homeowners Should Walk Away

• Wind Farms Do Not Harm Sales Prices

• Home Affordability Remains Near Record High
• Last Year's Price Reductions Amount to About 10 Percent
• Foreclosure Filings Still Coming Down
• NAA, NMHC, to Continue Opposing Help for Homeownership

• Momentum Builds for Broader Acceptance Of Digital Signatures

• Your Buyers List:  Work it Like a Cash Machine for Your Real Estate Business
• Stand Out?  Blend In?  Here Are Your Top Car Colors

• Housing Industry Poised to Fuel Economic Recovery
  • Housing rebound
  • Sustaining the gains

• Inventory Decline Leads to Leveling of Home Prices
• "Brain Gains" for High-Tech Cities
• Ohio Offers Low-Rate Loans to Keep College Grads

• Government Web Site Helps Homeowners Overcome Mortgage Problems
• Fannie Mae Offers Rent-Back In Lieu of Foreclosure
• Foreclosures Seen Rising in New Areas

• International Buyers Squeezed by Credit Crunch

• How to Write Craigslist Ads That Get Results
• California Realtors Click With Social Networking

• 2009 Year in Review:  Turnaround Begins with Challenges Ahead
  • Challenges Remain
  • Reason for Optimism

• NAR:  Make FHA Loan Limits Permanent
• U.S. Data Show High Mortgage Denial Rate for Minorities
• HUD Inundated With Loan Modification Requests

• Boomers Aren't Choosing Urban Retirement
• List Prices Still Being Reduced to Attract Buyers

• Industry May Soon Get Its Own Web Extension

• Continued Tax Credit Could Create 334,000 New Buyers
• EPA Publishes Guidelines for Meth Lab Cleanup

• How to Use Bonuses and Incentives to Get More Clients and Sell More Homes
• Four Ways to Use Zillow to Your Advantage

• Homeowners Increasingly Optimistic About Real Estate Market's Future
  • Supporting data
  • Slow growth

• Popular Housing Tax-Credit Window is Closing
• BofA Makes Jumbo Play With Slashed Rates
• Obama Program to Reduce Mortgage Payments Gaining Use

• Good News for Sellers:  'Rent or Own' Payment Gap is Narrowing
• ZipRealty Says Its Website Helps Consumers Negotiate Commissions
• Make Sure It Supports Broadband
• Home Still Seen as Top Investment Vehicle

• Price Reductions Decrease In Major Markets
• United States Getting More Views From International Buyers
• Nudist Housing Market Remains Strong in Florida

• Calif. Law Would Give REO Buyers Choice of Closing Service Providers
• HUD Posts New FAQ About RESPA

• Single Property Sites Add Visibility to Listings, Aid in Search Engine Optimization
• Realtors Launch Short Sales Certification Program

• Going Up?  All signs Point to a Sustained Recovery
  • First-timers lead the charge

• Treasury Announces Home Price Decline Protection Incentives
• City May Use Foreclosures As Affordable Housing
• Bank Gives Tenant Home Rather Than Foreclose

• Helena, Montana Named Top Locale for Young Retirees
• Luxury Home Sales Showing Signs of Life
• Company Will Shrink Wrap Abandoned Homes
• Consumers Increasingly Using Web for Financial Advice

• Owner Threatens To Sue Over Fence With No Gate
• Despite MLS Photo, Garage Not Part of Deal

• Study:  'Added Value' More Important Than Ever for Agents & Brokers
• Small Market, Big Online Success

• Surge in Optimism and Affordability Fuel Turnaround Hopes
   
  • Record affordability
  • Rocky turnaround

• Housing Starts Up As Inventory Thins
• Mayflower Says Moves Are Getting Lighter
• Most Buyers Fret Over Down Payment
• Economist:  Optimism, Not Bad Loans, Triggered Recession
• Mommy, Daddy, I Want To Sell Real Estate

• Appraisers to HUD:  Try Again, Please
• CEOs Want Tax Credit Expanded
• Florida County to Begin Buying, Selling Foreclosed Homes

• California Buyers Motivated by Price Declines
• Decline Continue to Affect NYC
• Glut of Luxury Homes Dampens Prices
• Many Sales Prices in Dallas Being Kept Confidential

• Easy Ways to Cultivate First-Time Home Buyers

• Tempered Optimism Greets Fed Foreclosure Relief Program
  • Foreclosures decline

• Are Low Appraisals Hurting Market Recovery?
• HUD Releases Details of $8,000 Credit for Down Payment

• Pending Home Sales, Affordability Continue to Improve
• Home Sellers Collectively Shave $27.4 Billion in Price Drops

• Empty Condos Become Needed Dorm Rooms
• Huntsville, Ala., Named Best for Economic Prosperity
• Could Foreclosed Homes Become Emergency Shelters?

• Agents Need to Know What Warranties Will Cover
• Median Realtor Income Falls to $36,700

• HUD Withdraws 'Required Use' Definition

• Summer of Love?  Experts and Agents Find Reason to be Optimistic

• Builders Urge Buyers to Snag Expiring Tax Credit
• Home Prices:  California, Florida Gain the Most, Lose the Most
• Young Retirees Buying Homes at Bargain Prices

• Boomers Preferring Not to Age in Place Slightly Up
• New Trend:  Open House Clusters
• One in Four Listings Have Seen Price Reductions
• Corporate Relocations Decline

• NAR Offers Health Insurance Program to Members
• Man Sells House He Doesn't Own
• Would You Like a Divorce With That House?
• Under-35 Hispanics Engage With Hispanic Newspapers
• Realty Membership Slightly Up in April

• A Third of Mortgaged Homes Are Upside Down

• Get Those Voicemails Returned Right Away

• Gain Seen in Pending Home Sales; Housing Affordability Sets New Record
  • Affordability shines
  • Stabilization near

• El Paso Awaiting Housing Boom
• Iowa Farm Land Prices Decline
• Second-Home Sales See Continued Price Decline
• REO Sales Impacting Home Prices

• Vacant 'House-Sitting' Strategy on the Rise
• California Realtors Put Safety Net Under First-Time Buyers
• Wealthy Chinese Eye Bargain U.S. Prices

• Realtors (Finally_ Push Banks Out of Brokerage
• No Resource for Man Who Moved Into Wrong Condo
• Church Begins Rehab On Wrong House

• Homeowners Need Patience With Loan Modifications

• Special Skills Needed When Working with Distressed Seller

• Industry Watch:  Will Feds' Mortgage Aid Program Thaw Market?
  • Two-pronged attack
  • NAR applauds effort

• California Working Out Of Its Housing Slide
• U.S. Home Values Drop $2.4 Trillion

• Local Law Says Owners Must Register Foreclosed Properties
• Texas Law Aims to Protect Buyers From Meth Contamination

• Trulia Sees Surge in Consumer Real Estate Interest
• Surprised?  Real Estate Agents Have Stressful Jobs
• Realtor Member Numbers Decline

• Buy a House, We'll Give You a Job
• Only Royalty Can Afford Monte Carlo

• For New Listings, Tap the FSBO Market
• Rise of the Buyer's Agent?

• Realtors Urge Higher Loan Limits as First-Time Buyers Crowd Market
  • High-end squeeze
  • Equal Access

• Congressman Seeks to Reinstate Down Payment Assistance
• Report:  Foreclosures Intentionally Left Off MLSs
• HOPE NOW Prevents Record Number of Foreclosures

• Builders Offer Delayed Payments, Low Rates, Layoff Insurance
• Texas is Top Relocation Destination
• Industry Sees Changes As Baby Boomers Keep Skiing

• Agents & Builders Say Sprinklers Would Reduce Buyer Eligibility
• Rise of 'A a Carte' Real Estate?

• Online Marketing Becoming A Staple For Agents
• Ultraportable 'Netbooks' Fill Lightweight Gap

• Widgets Make Your Web Site Worthy of Repeat Visits
• Where to hunt for widgets

• Volatile Market Keeps Buyers, Sellers Guessing Going into Spring
  • Overvalued or undervalued?
  • Conflicting messages

• California Law Restricts Gifts From title Companies to Agents
• Mortgage Brokers Sue To Stop New RESPA
• HUD Delays Ban on Builder Discounts
• FTC Sides with Pittsburgh MLS Discounters

• Study:  Foreclosed Properties Getting Tougher to Sell
• Value of White House Placed at $308 Million

• Who's Moving in Next Door?  Blockshopper Wants You to Know
• Agents Considered Average In Honesty, Ethics - Bankers Dive
• NAR Membership Slips
• U.S. Wealth, Home Equity Down
• Remodelers Start Green Web Site

• HUD Launches Financial Literacy Web Site for buyers
• Calculator Tells Owners The Cost of Walking Away

• America's Most Valuable Niche Market Often Ignored

• First-Timers Diving In as Affordability Soars, Rates Drop
  • Affordability improves
  • California dreamin'

• Builder Trying Rent-to-Own Program
• "Green" Building Up Dramatically
• Company Insures Against Price Decline
• Traffic Building On Realtor.com
• IRS Mileage Deduction Has Declined
• One in Four Baby Boomers Envision A 'Single Level' in the Future

• Most Upside-Down Homeowners Won't Go Into Foreclosure
• HUD's New RESPA Rules Designed For Easier Mortgage Shopping
• 'Hope Now' Assisting 100,000s per month

• Report:  Home Prices Back to Fundamentals
• Farmland Prices Continue to Grow
• Most Metros Seeing Price Declines

• Expired Listings"  Forgotten Diamonds For the Taking
• How Much Multicultural Relational Equity Do You Have?

• Dear Mr. President, Don't Forget About Real Estate
  • One percent solution
  • Consumer power

• Law Gives Veterans a Break
• Some State Foreclosures Numbers Decline
• Illegal Aliens Have Low Default Rate
• FHA Refi's More Than 400,000 Homeowners

• Study Finds More Homeowners May Be Stuck Than Displaced
• Homeowners Acknowledging Their Values Have Declined
• Consumers More Willing to Accept government Oversight of Mortgages
• Builders eye Turnaround
• Consumers Seeing "Green"
• OK, Exactly How Many Homes Are There in the US?

• California Home Sales Looking Up

• Disclosing Property Defects Isn't Only About Liability
• Industry Professionals Are Plugged In

• Good Riddance 2008, Hello 2009 and the Promise of Brightening Home Values
  • A perfect storm
  • The indicator to watch

• One in Seven Paying More than 50 Percent for Housing
• States Call for Subprime Help

• New Congressional Program Aims To Rescue Homeowners
• NAR Wants One-Page GFE Summary
• Congress May Permit Down Payment Charities

• Greater Phoenix to Promise Regional as Solar Leader
• Luxury Properties See Slowdown
• Detroit Prices Hit New Lows
• Buy Baghdad Now

• Homeowners Still Rate Benefits Of Homeownership High
• Painting Service Turns Abandoned Lawns Green Again

• Stretching Your Advertising Budget With Remnant Ads
• Better Closing Experience Means More Referrals

• Among Bank Failures & Foreclosures, Experts Remain Confident of Turnaround
  • Sales stabilizing
  • Eyes on next year

• First-Time Buyers Want Larger Homes, Not Fixer-Uppers
• Urban America Becoming More Diverse
• Americans Love to Move - But Not Too Far Away
• Weak Labor Market Count Nix Inflation Worries

• Low Home Prices Keep Texas Foreclosures Under National Average
• Seller Pledges to Drop Price $1,000 Per Day

• Housing Stimulus Law Provision Now In Effect
• HUD Grants $16.9 Million To Help Rural Economies
• Appraisers Want Stricter Appraisal Laws
• Internet Buyers More Efficient Than Those Offline

• How to Attract Canadian Buyers
• Staging Home for Sale Worth the Cost

• Has the Market Bottomed Out?  It Depends on Your Favorite Indicator
  • Good news and bad
  • Obstacles remain

• Gas Prices Apply Brakes to Suburban Migration
• Many Owners Misjudge Home Value Trends

• Los Angeles Attracting Global Interest
• Pending Home Sales Index Dips Once Again

• Consumers Expect More Foreclosures

• Housing Bill  Effects Could Take a While

• Snag Gen Y Buyers Through Social Networking
• How Well Do You Know the Real Estate Consumer?

• Employers Offering Telecommuting to Cut Real Estate Costs
  • Home office premium
  • Big Savings

• IRS Boosts Business Miles Deduction
• Mississippi Adds Meth Labs to Disclosure Form

• Good News:  Home Inventory Begins to Fall
• Green Homes Selling Faster, For More Money
• Existing Home Sales Stage Modest Increase
• California Sales Up, Prices Down
• Northeast Will Likely Lead Home Sales Recovery

• Gas Prices Driving Americans Back to Cities
• Can You Guess Agents' Favorite Words?

• Foreclosures Appear to be Slowing
• "Owner Financing" Back with a Vengeance

• A New Approach to Classifieds

• Young, Savvy "Generation Y" Members Go Home Shopping
  • Top at tech
  • The green gen

• California Market Improves for First-Time Buyers
• NAR Says Market is Poised to Improve
• Indianapolis Still Tops in Affordability

• Consumers Check Many Sources to Find Homes
• Do Techno-Savvy Agents Earn More?
• U.S. Home Prices Lure Foreigners
• Renters More Reluctant to Buy
• Americans Delay Retirement

• Many Buyers Wary of Foreclosed Homes
• Nevada, California & Florida Top Foreclosures
• HUD Launches Fair Lending Campaign

• Does Search Engine Marketing Generate Sales?

• Signs of Life in a Down Market
  • Market upturns
  • Ordinary people

• New Plan Aimed at Struggling Homeowners
• Banks Toughen Terms on Loans
• Freddie, Fannie Get Tough With "Walk Aways"

• Second-Home Buyers Go Condo
• Rate of Delinquencies Slows
• NAR:  Median Resale Home Price To Fall a Modest 2.4 Percent

• New Features Beef Up Industry Web Sites
• Numbers Add up at Krunching.com

• Learn What Hooks Buyers Online
  • The Commute
  • The Kid's School
  • The Neighborhood
  • Web Tools
  • Photos
  • Point of View

• 10,000 Fair Housing Complaints Filed Last Year

• States Step Up to Help At-Risk Homeowners with Mortgage Assistance
  • Shared interest
  • Stepped up efforts

• Guaranteed Home Value Brings Out Buyers
• Lenders Paying Troubled Homeowners Not to Trash Properties
• Industry Leaders See Some Improvement
• Real Estate Web Sites Seeing Increase in Traffic
• Are Agent Commissions Rising

• People Returning to New Orleans Area
• Iowa Farmland Prices Up 18 Percent
• Charlotte, Raleigh Best Cities to Buy Foreclosed Homes
• MLS to Use Square Footage Ranges

• Americans Spend Little Time Researching Home Mortgage Loan
• Foreclosure Filings Dip Slightly

• Will Would Give Home buyers $15,000 Rebate

• Stay Positive in a Discouraging Market

• Rally is on to Stem Foreclosures and Jumpstart Market
  • New Mortgage Rules

• Metro Markets Divided Between Gainers and Losers
• Hollywood Also Suffering From Housing Crunch
• Indianapolis Is Most Affordable Market
• Northeast Sales Prices Up
• Rural Real Estate Still Selling Well, Biofuels Helping

• More States Consider Anti-Appraiser Coercion Bills
• Agent Helps Catch Copper Thief

• Consumers Spend Green to Go Green at Home
• Home Auctions Growing Fast
• Can't Sell?  Then Rent

• Web Design:  The Ins and Outs of Using Flash for Flair
• Homeowners Don't Believe Values Have Dropped

• Get Ready for the Resurgence of Mortgage Financing
  • Tighter credit
  • Bigger jumbo?

• Researchers:  Worst is Over for Builders of New Homes
• Sellers Looking to 'Mega-Remodeling' for Sales Boost
• Architects Get a Little More Humble
• I'll Buy Your House If You Buy Mine
  • Getting Financing

• Women in Charge of Home-Buying Process
• Los Angeles May Tighten Control on McMansions

• NAR Seeks Higher Fannie, Freddie Loan Limits
• Rate Cuts Have Positive Influence on Agents
• Foreclosures Up in 2007

• Five Ways to Make Cold Calls Easier

• Exchange Rates Give Foreigners the Edge in U.S. Housing Market
  • Offshore outreach
  • Europe bubble

• Modest Gain Seen in Pending Sales
• Home Equity Now Close to 50 Percent
• Hidden Incentives Distort Home Prices
• Builder Confidence Remains Unchanged

• Fed Looking to Require Proof of Income

• Managing Your Way Out of Adjustable Mortgages
• Feds Outline Plan to Clean Up Subprime Lending Woes
• Preventing Problems When a Mortgage Company Fails

• 10 Ways to Utilize Downtime and Create a Profitable 2008

• California Primed to Lead Nationwide Turnaround

• Study:  Recession Unlikely As Mortgage Markets Begin to Stabilize
  • Lower rates ahead?
  • Risks ahead

• Many Metro Markets Show Some Improvement
• Home Builders Add Perspective to Home Price Declines
• $175 million Sale Sets New U.S. Residential Sales Record
• New Orleans Still Waiting for Affordable Housing
• Farmland Prices Up 13 Percent

• Housing Slump Prods Employers to Buy Some Employees' Houses
• St. Louis MLS Latest to Go Green
• Realtor.com Creates Site for iPhone users
• More Real Estate Ad Dollars Being Spent Online
• Consumers Willing to Pay More for Eco-Friendly Home

• New Jersey, N.C. Counties Sour on Tax on Home Sellers

• The Ins and Outs of Forming an Agent Team
• Just Who Is the Average FSBO Seller?

• The Year Ahead in Loans:  Tightening Standards for Prime Loans as Subprimes Ready for a Comeback
  • Back to basics
  • The big picture

• Top 10 Growing U.S. Markets
• Web Site Dedicated to University Properties
• Foreclosure Crisis Going Global

• Company Offers “One Day Sale”
• Americans Still on the Move
• Bad News for Sales is Good News for Rentals
• Housing Jobs Being Eliminated

• Ratings Proliferate for Green Buyers

• Mortgages to Illegal Immigrants Have Lower Default Rates

• DOJ Announces Record Fair Housing Enforcement Year
• Bankrupt Broker Allowed to Sell Listing Contracts
• Oregon, California Lead on Laws Against Pressuring Appraisers

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