Paige on Nov 20, 2008 02:33PM

NAR Pulse: This Week?s Top Stories from the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS

RISMEDIA, November 21, 2008-This week’s headlines from the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS include: e-PRO special offer extended; join in the NAR Centennial celebration and enter for your chance to win a new NAR Green Designation package; and help ease your clients’ confusion on buying a home with this REALTOR Benefits® Publication. For more information, visit [...]

Paige on Nov 20, 2008 02:28PM

Featured Listing- World Famous Tennessee ?Space House? on the Auction Block

Crye-Leike, Realtors Cleveland, Tennessee auction team prepares to sell the most recognized space house on the planet, Sunday December 14, 2008 at 2 p.m. RISMEDIA, November 21, 2008-To most observers, the legendary Space House on Signal Mountain, Tennessee sold to the highest bidder during a highly publicized Reserve Auction back on March 15, 2008. In reality [...]

Paige on Nov 20, 2008 02:18PM

Daniel Gale Sotheby?s Voted Best Residential Real Estate Company and Best Relocation Firm

RISMEDIA, November 21, 2008-Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty (DGSIR), one of the nation’s leading realtors, recently received local accolades as Best Residential Real Estate Company and Best Relocation Firm in the 2008 Best of Long Island Business Awards, presented by Long Island’s leading business publication, Long Island Business News (LIBN). Overall more than 20,000 LIBN readers [...]

Paige on Nov 19, 2008 02:10PM

Luxury Real Estate Board of Regents Continues Its Expansion in Australia

RISMEDIA, Nov. 20, 2008-Luxury Real Estate’s Board of Regents has announced its continued expansion in Australia with Marquette Turner Luxury Homes, which will be the exclusive representative of the New South Wales, Australia territory. LuxuryRealEstate.com is the most-viewed luxury real estate Web site in the world, featuring more than 66,000 high-end properties in 106 countries. Marquette [...]

Paige on Nov 18, 2008 02:08PM

Home Prices Rise in Some Metros, Buyers More Active in Other Areas

RISMEDIA, Nov. 19, 2008-Four out of five metropolitan areas recorded lower home prices in the third quarter from a year earlier, while existing-home sales fell in 32 states from the second quarter, according to the latest quarterly survey by the National Association of Realtors(R). In the third quarter, 28 out of 152 metropolitan statistical areas(1) showed [...]

Nov 20, 2008 03:40PM

Freddie, Fannie suspend foreclosure actions

Mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are suspending foreclosures for about 16,000 U.S. households during the holiday season.

Nov 20, 2008 10:54AM

Mortgage rates fall for a third straight week

Mortgage rates dropped for a third straight week, reflecting the impact the weakening economy is having on financial markets.

Nov 19, 2008 11:56AM

U.S. home construction at record low

A government report says construction of new homes plunged 4.5 percent last month to the lowest level on government records.

Nov 18, 2008 12:14PM

Homebuilder sentiment plunges to new low

The National Association of Home Builders says its housing market index plunged to another record low this month.

Nov 14, 2008 02:31PM

FDIC plan could help 1.5 million keep homes

Publicly breaking with the Bush administration, the FDIC proposed to use $24 billion in government funding to help 1.5 million American households avoid foreclosure.

Nov 13, 2008 10:39AM

Foreclosures spike 25 percent year-on-year

The number of homeowners caught in the wave of foreclosures in October grew 25 percent nationally over the same month in 2007, data released Thursday showed.

Nov 11, 2008 05:09AM

New breed of investor looks to housing market

Falling prices and rampant foreclosures are not the stuff of healthy housing markets. But to some real estate investors, the dismal market can signal that it is time to invest.

Edward Beckett and Parmy Olson on Nov 18, 2008 02:00PM

Europe's Most Idyllic Places To Live

The greenback is regaining value. For Americans considering a move to Europe, locales such as these are becoming more affordable.

Matt Woolsey on Nov 17, 2008 10:00AM

World's Most Expensive Homes

It still takes at least eight figures to earn a spot on the list, but the millions needed to land atop it are far less than last year.

Helen Coster on Nov 12, 2008 10:00AM

Affordable Places To Weather The Downturn

Well-priced homes, enviable job growth and proximity to vibrant cities make these top 10 spots good choices in recessionary times.