RealtyUSA Merges with Howard Hanna Real Estate Services
Hoddy Hanna Yesterday at a joint press conference held in Buffalo, N.Y., Howard W. “Hoddy” Hanna, III, chairman of Howard Hanna...
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Brexit Vote Drives down Mortgage Rates, Results Show
Slow growth in China and the Brexit vote in the U.K. have played a major role in driving down mortgage...
Rose-Colored Glasses: Homeowners Value Properties 2 Percent Higher Than Appraisers
Home values assigned by appraisers were 1.93 percent lower than what homeowners estimated in June, according to the Quicken Loans'...
Lots in 2015 Are Smallest on Record
The median lot size of a new single-family detached home sold in 2015 dropped under 8,600 square feet for the...
Surprisingly Strong Job Rebound Provides Some Temporary Relief
Following a disappointing (and downwardly revised) 11,000 jobs gained in May, the economy generated a whopping 287,000 jobs in June....
Top U.S. Metros for Real Estate Investment Revealed in New Report
With the U.S. homeownership rate falling to its lowest rate since 1967 in July 2015, this has been a banner...
Survey Shows International Home Sales Dollar Volume Retracts in U.S.
Waning economic growth in many countries and higher home prices further enhanced by a strengthening U.S. dollar resulted in a...
What the Latest Fair Housing Guidance on Criminal Background Checks Means for Real Estate
The Fair Housing Act (the “Act”) unequivocally prohibits intentional discrimination by housing providers, but last year, the United States Supreme...
Property Tax Revenue Grows Over Four Percent
NAHB analysis of the Census Bureau’s quarterly tax data shows that $524 billion in taxes were paid by property owners...
Mortgage Rates Limbo Lower Now
New data shows average fixed mortgage rates have dropped to new 2016 lows in the wake of the Brexit vote,...
What Recent Pre-Marketing Studies Say About Pricing, Policy and Privacy
How can the industry (and you) use data to steer policy and clients in a direction that best serves everyone—whether that is toward “seller choice” or “transparency,” or perhaps both? Read more.
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