The following is a statement by National Association of Realtors® President Richard F. Gaylord:
“The National Association of Realtors® is truly relieved that members of the U.S. House of Representatives, like their counterparts in the Senate, were able to come together in a bipartisan effort to pass the Emergency Economic Stability Act of 2008. As we [...]

Oman International Trade & Exhibitions, leading organizer of exhibitions, conferences and events today announced its 3rd property and real estate exhibition, the International Property Exhibition (IPE) from the 15th to 17th April, 2008. Scheduled to be held at the Oman International Exhibition Centre, this three day event will showcase a full spectrum of services in [...]

In the first half of 2007, home and condo sales in Washtenaw County fell nearly 16 percent compared to the same period in 2006 - the largest midyear sales drop in at least seven years, statistics show.
“The inventory of homes is still very large and getting larger, in my opinion,” said Timm Williams, an [...]

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has sued two real-estate brokerages, accusing them of receiving kickbacks for steering home sellers to a provider of hazard reports.
The suit, filed on Wednesday in the central district of California, seeks to recover “illegitimate profits” generated by “sham” joint ventures formerly operated by Realogy Corp., Prudential California [...]

Like the final minutes of a TV makeover show, construction crews and designers are scrambling to put the finishing touches on some downtown condominium models for the big reveal this weekend.
More than 2,000 people are expected to tour 13 downtown condos Saturday on the Downtown Living Tour.
Developers and the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce first [...]

Even as experts fret over a dramatic burst of the bulging U.S. real estate bubble that might send prices plunging across the nation, the land and housing values in the Potomac Highlands are defying the trend.
“With an average unit price of $174,503 and a lot of wild life,” the RealtyTimes.com reported last month, “the buyers [...]

For almost anyone selling a condo, 2006 was a bleak year. Condos bore the brunt of the housing slump: Inventory was high, sales were down, buyers pulled out of contracts, and prices in most places either stagnated or dropped.
The first two months of 2007 have been promising, though, real estate agents across the region say. [...]

ORLANDO, Fla. - Dozens of Central Floridians claim they were lured into real estate deals that left them fighting for their financial lives in what may be one of the biggest scams in Central Florida, according to a Local 6 News report.
The report featured Joan and Mary, who asked to remain anonymous, and their complaints [...]

From coast to coast, home staging is quickly becoming the industry standard in a competitive real estate market, especially in the New Hampshire real estate market. Real estate agents have always emphasized the importance of appealing to a buyer’s emotions when selling a home. New research now validates that theory and local data shows that [...]

MANATEE - The bad news: the number of existing-home sales fell 8 percent in Bradenton-Sarasota in January, compared to a year earlier. The good news: Bradenton-Sarasota was the second strongest performing market in the state, which saw the number of sales fall 27 percent.
Helping more homes change hands was a 20 percent fall in the [...]

QuinStreet, Inc. has recently revamped GuideToRealty.com, its online consumer resource for real estate buyers and sellers. The newly implemented enhancements will help to ensure quality results for GuideToRealty.com clients (http://www.GuideToRealty.com).
“After testing a series of successful enhancements with a subgroup of GuideToRealty.com customers and clients, QuinStreet decided to implement several changes across our entire real estate [...]

Jack Pray, realtor with Assist-2-Sell in Palm Springs, California has updated his website to accommodate an increased holding of homes for sale in the surrounding area. Pray and his team pride themselves on their vast offerings within this vacation destination, and their premier ability to market their properties through their website.
In keeping with his efforts [...]