SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Feb 29, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) –
Today, McGuire Real Estate launches its redesigned Facebook Page
showcasing new timeline features, a large cover photo, historic
highlights and more. McGuire combines its new Page with an active
social media strategy to better connect with its clients, colleagues,
and communities across the Bay Area.

McGuire is honored to have been selected as one of the first small
businesses to roll out the new design and integrated features for
Facebook Pages. As a multi-generational, family-owned brokerage
specializing in high-end properties across San Francisco, Marin, the
Peninsula, and East Bay, McGuire believes that the new design allows
organizations to express their identity on Facebook in a more
accurate and entertaining fashion.

New layout upgrades include: a large cover photo, easy navigation and
access to company information and services, historic milestones
documenting 90+ years of business, in-depth page Insights, and pinned
post features that better highlight its Neighborhoods, Restaurants,
and Listings of the Week.

“We’re excited to enhance people’s experience and knowledge of the
McGuire brand as they connect with our new Facebook Page,” said Alex
Buehlmann, VP of Marketing. “For us, it’s really about creating and
curating valuable content to share with our readers — both on and
offline.”

You can visit the new McGuire Real Estate Facebook Page at

www.facebook.com/McGuireRealEstate .

ABOUT MCGUIRE REAL ESTATE

McGuire Real Estate has been an integral part of the San Francisco
Bay Area real estate scene for more than 90 years. A mid-sized,
regional boutique, McGuire specializes in luxury real estate but
upholds the highest standards of service to properties in every price
range, area, and to every client. Its customer first philosophy and
local focus continues to be the proven winning formula as a Bay Area
real estate leader. McGuire’s affiliation with Luxury Portfolio — an
exclusive network of luxury properties worldwide, and its parent
organization Leading Real Estate Companies of the World, the largest
global real estate network in the industry — successfully connects
its clients and agents to a worldwide marketplace. McGuire operates
three offices in San Francisco, one in Burlingame serving the
Peninsula, two in the East Bay, and one in Marin County.

To learn more about McGuire Real Estate, contact us at
clientcare@mcguire.com, 1-800-4-RESULT, or visit
www.mcguire.com .
Like our Facebook Page or follow us @mcguire_re to join the
conversation.

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I was hoping not to have to write this particular piece, but it seems I may have no choice, so here we go with housing.

What happens to today’s housing market without FHA loans?

Right now FHA loans are about 20 percent of the overall mortgage market (purchases and refis) and 40 percent of purchase applications.

Compare that to around 11 percent of the overall market during the last shutdown in 1995. For the nation’s big public home builders, it’s far more of an impact, according to analysts.

FHA Share of Borrowers:

“We have been alerted that FHA will maintain the ability for lenders to secure case numbers – one of the first steps in originating a FHA mortgage – and underwriting will not be impacted either. However, lenders will be challenged to close these loans during a government shutdown as they will not be able to secure mortgage insurance,” says Bob Walters, chief economist at Quicken Loans.

No FHA, which is really the only low down payment (3.5 percent) game in town for the somewhat less credit-worthy, would hit first time buyers particularly hard:

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