Apr 24, 2012
Low-ball Offers a Thing of the Past? Last year, 10 percent of REALTORS® complained about receiving low-ball offers on listed homes — offers usually submitted by the buyer for 25 percent or more below the list price, according to a National Association of REALTORS®...
Apr 23, 2012
REALTOR.com Cracks Down on Listing ‘Scraping’ More real estate professionals have become concerned about the unauthorized use of their listing data, also known as “scraping.” REALTOR.com recently announced several efforts to prevent the...
Apr 20, 2012
Having Good Schools Nearby Improves Home Values Living near a high-scoring public school district can raise home values $205,000 higher compared to homes located in neighborhoods with low-scoring school districts, according to a new study by Brookings Institution....
Apr 19, 2012
Short Sales Start to Outpace Foreclosures Banks are agreeing to more short sales, and for the first time, short sale transactions are exceeding foreclosure deals, according to the most recent housing data from Lender Processing Services (LPS) Inc....
Apr 18, 2012
Speed Up Short Sales, FHFA Directs Servicers The Federal Housing Finance Agency announced a new policy to speed up the process that mortgage servicers use to handle short sales, deeds-in-lieu, and deeds-for-lease for mortgages that are backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie...
Apr 17, 2012
Inventory of For-Sale Homes Posts Big Drop The nationwide inventory of residential homes for-sale dropped 21 percent in March compared to a year ago, according to newly released housing data from Realtor.com, tracking 146 metro markets....
