Fannie Mae and Its Lenders Finance $33.8 Billion in Multifamily Loans in 2012
Fannie Mae, provided $33.8 billion in financing to the multifamily market in 2012, the third highest acquisition year in its...
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Housing Recovery Is Real but Risks Remain
The U.S. housing recovery is real and underway. The end-of-year numbers are in for the primary housing measures. Existing home...
Getting Listings in a Low-Inventory Market
With many areas of the country being considered a seller’s market, it is it important to hone your skills and...
NAHB Announces Best of Show Product Winners at 2013 International Builders’ Show
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) named the winners in its inaugural Best of IBS Awards last week during...
To Paraphrase Cheshire Cat…Vision
Real estate sales are a business. REALTORS®, like all business owners, must establish a clear vision and then plan the...
Donovan and DeMarco Announce Extended Foreclosure Relief for Hurricane Sandy Storm Victims
U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan, who serves as President Obama’s Chairman of the Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task...
Four Ways to Stir up Your Database and Find Opportunities
Leads, leads, leads. They’re probably always on your mind. Where to find new leads, how to respond to them quickly,...
Monday Morning Mobile: Residential Trends Hit Commercial Real Estate
The commercial real estate industry is often seen as the older, antiquated sibling of the residential real estate industry. However,...
Facebook Graph Search: 3 Reasons Why It Matters to Real Estate Professionals
I was excited to gain access to a new feature that Facebook is rolling out, the Graph Search. For me,...
FHA Takes Additional Steps to Bolster Capital Reserves
As part of a broad effort to strengthen the Federal Housing Administration’s (FHA) Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund (MMI Fund), FHA...
3 Ways Agents Can Build Trust in the First Conversation
In today’s market, trust is often the deciding factor in whether a client chooses to move forward with an agent or keep looking. And that trust is usually built, or lost, in the very first conversation. Read more.
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