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4 Things YOU Should Know About Copyrights on the MLS, with Ward Arendt, Chairman of the HAR MLS Advisory Group

The First Multiple Listing Service (FMLS), a 55-year-old MLS that serves more than 30,000 agents throughout Georgia, was in the news last week when Lane Bailey, a Realtor in the state, discovered that when uploading photos to FMLS, agents

App Takes Real Estate Selling To New Dimension

Agents looking to take their selling skills to another dimension will have one more tool in their arsenal. Miami-based software development company Evolution Ventures has recently launched their Sage iPad and web-based application for Realtors in the Chicago

How Cody Phillips of Prudential Gary Greene is Shaking, not Stirring, His Marketing Efforts

The current technological landscape allows for seemingly limitless creativity when it comes to agent marketing efforts, and Cody Phillips of Prudential Gary Greene has surely offered one of the most interesting (and fun) videos of

New Home Sales Increase 9.9 Percent, Christi Borden of Prudential Gary Greene in Katy on ‘Smart Builders’

The housing recovery continued rolling along this morning, with the Commerce Department reporting that new home sales rose 9.9 percent in April from last year. Sales rose 3.3 percent from March to April, and year-over-year median price of new properties rose

Are Nonjudicial Foreclosure States Leading the Recovery?

Judicial and nonjudicial states have radically different approaches to foreclosure proceedings, and they may produce different recoveries in the appropriate states. Currently, few analysts argue that a housing recovery is not happening; debate still persists, though, on the particulars –

Mortgage Interest Rates Reach Historic Lows

Freddie Mac yesterday released the latest results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey, and it found what by now has become common – that average fixed mortgage rates hit record lows last week. The 30-year FRM averaged just 3.79

Foreclosure Activity Lowest in Five Years

Foreclosure filings, which encompass default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions, were the lowest in April in five years, according to the latest data from RealtyTrac. The 188,780 filings for April were a 5 percent decline from March and a

John Daugherty Realtors Tops Its 2012 Home Sale Goals

  After experiencing record-breaking home sales in March, John Daugherty Realtors are continuing to exceed its goals. March set the tone for the best month in a 45-year history with sales of $136.2 million this year. The month of

Houston Agent Among NAR’s “30 Under 30”

Today’s real estate market is challenging and competitive, but this year’s Realtor Magazine “30 Under 30” honorees haven’t let that deter them. The 2012 class is following in the strong entrepreneurial tradition of real estate, creating their own pathways

Houston Home Sales Positive for 11th Straight Month

Home sales in the Houston area were positive again in April, increasing for the 11th straight month and reaching their highest level since August 2011. According to the latest data from the Houston Association of Realtors (HAR), single-family home

Heritage Texas Properties Goes Paperless with SureClose Software

The successful adoption by Heritage Texas Properties of the Electronic Transaction Solution (HAR-ETS) to go paperless was announced by PropertyInfo Corporation, a Stewart company. The paperless utility is powered by SureClose software and owned by Stewart Transaction

Blaire Nunely Joins Weichert, Realtors – Wayne Murray Properties

  Weichert, Realtors – Wayne Murray Properties have announced Blaire Nunely as a realtor for The Woodlands office.  As a seven-year resident of the area, she will assist homebuyers and sellers in The Woodlands and

New Chapter in the Homeownership vs Renting Debate

The homeownership/renting debate has gotten fierce in recent months, but a new chart may have settled the dispute. A new chart of analysis has reinvigorated the homeownership vs renting debate, with another nod of economic approval heading for the homeowners’

Bob Miles is Ten Year Legend Award Recipient

Bob Miles is a real estate agent at Prudential Gary Greene, Realtors Katy office and this years Prudential annual sales convention held in Orland Florida in March, he won the the Ten Year Legend Award. Miles has been in

Houston Housing Overcomes Adversity

Despite a tough mortgage market, Houston’s housing market continues to flourish, thanks to consumer demand and a strong local economy. For the Houston area, home sales increased 9 percent year-over-year in the first quarter, and the median home price

SWMJ Construction Announces Expansion

Houston-based SWMJ Construction announced that they will no longer only be a government rehabilitation and remodeling and small to medium commercial construction group; the company will enter the residential remodeling industry because, the company says, the Houston market has

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