WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New single-family home sales rose unexpectedly in April to notch their second straight month of gains and prices increased, offering some hope for the stagnant housing market. The Commerce Department said sales increased 7.3 percent to a seasonally adjusted 323,000 unit annual rate, the highest level since December, from a slightly upwardly [...]
Nationally Recognized Industry Leader Hired To Grow Business Birmingham, Michigan, May 23, 2011?Shore Financial Services, Inc., one of the nation?s leading mortgage lenders, has hired David Hall as President of its expanding retail mortgage division and will integrate his mortgage lending company, Hall Financial Corporation, into Shore Financial. Shore Financial Services? Chief Executive Officer Kip [...]
Despite numerous efforts by the Federal Reserve and the policymakers, US economy has still not been able to fully recover from the financial meltdown. It is still staggering under the immense pressure of debt and each and every market has been suffering since the recession. The growth of job had been stalled too and till [...]
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. ? May 19, 2011 ? The University of Southern California Ross Minority Program in Real Estate, a professional training program that teaches real estate fundamentals to individuals interested in creating positive change in emerging communities, is still accepting applications for its summer session that begins June 9.
CHICAGO (May 19, 2011) ? To appropriately value potential wetlands, real estate appraisers must explicitly take into consideration the market for mitigation credits, according to an article published this week in The Appraisal Journal?s Spring issue.
(Oldsmar, FL) In order to provide the best appraisal management services, Nationwide Appraisal Network just received its latest AMC certification for the state of Oklahoma. We are now required to register an annual AMC certification in 19 U.S. states and counting, (all 50 states will soon have AMC registration requirements to meet and fulfill).
US builder outlook for home buying has been stuck at dismal level for 6 of the past 7 months Derek Kravitz, AP Real Estate Writer, On Monday May 16, 2011, 10:21 am WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. homebuilders are concerned that the struggling housing market won’t recover this year and some feel it may be getting [...]
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