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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The one positive in all the uncertainty surrounding the nation’s debt was a plunge in Treasury yields, which in turn sent mortgage rates to record lows.

The 30 year fixed hit a near-low of 4.45 percent last week from 4.57 percent, and the 15 year made a new low of 3.52 percent, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. Those low rates pushed refinance applications up 7.8 percent and purchase applications up 5.2 percent (both seasonally adjusted).

So are we housing geeks now jumping for joy? All good? Maybe not so much.

“Refinance application volume increased, but even though 30-year mortgage rates are back below 4.5 percent, the refinance index is still almost 30 percent below last year’s level. Factors such as negative equity and a weak job market continue to constrain borrowers,” notes the MBA’s VP of research and economics, Michael Fratantoni. “Purchase activity increased off of a low base, returning to levels of one month ago, but remains weak by historical standards.”

So even ridiculously low rates are not exactly boosting the housing recovery; that’s because rates have been historically low for a while.

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