Bloomington Real Estate

FHFA Responds to NPR Freddie Mac Refinance Story

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:42:06 +0000

A ProPublica–NPR news story recently suggested that a mortgage financing vehicle utilized by Freddie Mac may be preventing homeowners from refinancing. While FHFA does not typically comment on its supervisory activities, the circumstances here require some clarification, according to the …

RISMedia » Financing a Home

Survey Reveals Nation’s Leading Real Estate Firms: RISMedia Annual Power Broker Survey Launches Today

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:19:34 +0000

Despite a challenging real estate market, the industry’s leading residential brokerage firms continue to demonstrate resiliency and growth, and will prove this by participating in RISMedia’s 24th Annual Power Broker Report & Survey. As the industry’s preeminent report ranking the …

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New England 2012 Housing Market Outlook & Forecast

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 07:04:10 +0000

Regional Spotlight—RE/MAX of New England recently released their 2012 Housing Market Outlook & Forecast.

According to the study, Connecticut experienced the largest declines in 2011, as single-family home transactions slid -8.4 percent and average price dipped -1.8 percent, compared to …

RISMedia » Real Estate

Obeo’s New SEO Optimization Drives Traffic Back to the Broker

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:44:59 +0000

Obeo, a leading provider of online real estate virtual tours and real estate in North America, announced a new search engine optimization (SEO) feature to help brokers and agents win the battle for their listings.

Studies show that 96 percent …

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RISMedia to Showcase Celebrity Home Listings

admin — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 04:22:28 +0000

Agents, have you ever listed or sold a home owned by a celebrity? If so, we want to know about it! RISMedia is excited to announce that in 2012 we will be significantly expanding our coverage of celebrity homes and…

RISMedia » Real Estate

Monday Morning Mobile: Time to GoMo and Test Your Site

admin — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 03:33:47 +0000

We all know that Google is no stranger to the world of mobile, after all its operating system, Android, is the most popular in the world; all their apps (Gmail, Google calendar, flicker, etc.) are all designed for use on…

RISMedia » Real Estate

Mobile Goes Mainstream: MRE Announces Support of Google’s Go Mo Initiative

admin — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 02:01:30 +0000

In support of Google’s Go Mo initiative, Mobile Real Estate (MRE), a leading industry leading mobile solutions provider, has launched a free online tool that allows REALTORS® to test their website to ensure it is optimized for mobile. When Google…

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Homeownership Counseling Helps Keep Modified Loans Current

admin — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 13:30:14 +0000

Just three weeks after Congress restored million in its budget for homeownership counseling, a new study by the Urban Institute reports that counseling greatly increased the ability of homeowners to stay current once they cured a serious delinquency or…

RISMedia » Homeowner’s Toolkit

Mid Atlantic Region Expected to be ‘The Exception, Not the Rule,’ in 2012 Housing Market

admin — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 00:13:32 +0000

REGIONAL SPOTLIGHT—As the new year begins, potential home buyers and sellers throughout the Mid Atlantic region are anxious about how their properties will fare in this coming year. To explore the issue, MRIS has released a list of several key…

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Investment Alert: Can You Afford a Second Home?

admin — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:05:04 +0000

Most of us have dreamt of having a vacation home. It could be on the beach in New England, somewhere tropical, or even somewhere foreign. Many consumers don’t realize that with the proper research, their dream vacation home might actually…

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