Tag Archives: Association Of Realtors

Is There a Housing Shortage?

It’s hard to imagine, given that the nation’s housing market is still digging itself out of an epic foreclosure crisis, that there just are not enough homes available to buy. That, apparently, is the case, according to the National Association … Continue reading

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Trulia working with more MLSs on listing data quality

Real estate search and marketing company Trulia is making strides in its push to cooperate with multiple listing services nationwide in order to better the quality of listing information online. The company announced this week that it has signed up … Continue reading

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Housing Alert: Short Sales May Be in Big Trouble

As lenders plow through a backlog of over five million delinquent mortgages, short sales are becoming an ever more popular escape route. A short sale is when the bank allows a home to be sold for less than the value … Continue reading

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After Brisk Summer, Pending Home Sales Drop in August

Fewer Americans signed contracts to buy existing homes in August. After gains in home sales over the spring and summer, an industry survey surprised expectations, registering a 2.6 percent drop in pending home sales from July. This drop forecasts that … Continue reading

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Flat-fee real estate startup automates selling process

Mark Thomas, Reesio co-founder and CEO A San Francisco-based real estate brokerage is offering to help home sellers in California by advertising their home in the local multiple listing service, and providing tools to automate transaction paperwork and tasks normally … Continue reading

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