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The latest National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) Remodeling Market Index (RMI) edged up to 41.5 in the fourth quarter of 2010, compared to 40.8 in the third quarter. An RMI below 50 indicates that more remodelers say market
FHFA this week sent a proposed rule to the Federal Register to begin formal rulemaking on private transfer
Zillow.com and Yahoo! Real Estate launched yesterday an exclusive partnership that brings together the two sites and creates the largest real estate network on the web, according to
According to a recent report from comScore, online real estate site Trulia has the highest concentration of first-time homebuyers among top real estate search
According to the results of a National Association of Realtors survey of 3,793 adults conducted online by Harris Interactive, a substantial majority of both homeowners and current renters agree that owning a home is a smart decision over the
Pending home sales improved further in December, marking the fifth gain in the past six months, according to the National Association of
RealtyTrac recently released its 2010 Year-End Metropolitan Foreclosure Market Report, which shows that foreclosure activity increased from 2009 in 149 of the nation’s 206 metropolitan areas with a population of 200,000 or more. At the same time, the metro
Google’s Earth and Maps team announced this week that they will drop the real estate listing search feature from their maps technology due to limited user
Members of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) elected four senior officers to top leadership positions within the federation during the association’s International Builders’ Show in
Data through November 2010, released yesterday by Standard & Poor’s for its S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, show a deceleration in the annual growth rates in 17 of the 20 MSAs and the 10- and 20-City Composites compared to what
Trulia.com released yesterday its latest Rent vs. Buy Index which found that it is more affordable to buy than to rent a two-bedroom home in 72 percent of America’s 50 largest
By Tom Butala According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the amount of married households in the United States now accounts for less than half of all
Nationwide existing-home sales rose sharply in December, when sales increased for the fifth time in the past six months, according to the National Association of
Fictional character Don Vito Corleone’s mansion has been put on the market for $2.9 million. The Tudor-style home is where Francis Ford Coppola’s 1972 iconic film The Godfather was
Despite an encouraging forecast from panelists at the NAHB’s International Builders’ Show last week, a recent survey by the organization reveals that builder confidence at the time remains relatively
By Jessica Bollman Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have been directed to work together along with the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to develop an alternative plan for future mortgage
