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RISMedia to Showcase Celebrity Home Listings

Marcus — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 09:40:01 +0000

Agents, have you ever listed or sold a home owned by a celebrity? If so, we want to know about it! RISMedia is excited to announce that in 2012 we will be significantly expanding our coverage of celebrity homes and …

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Rand on Real Estate: Jacksonville, Florida – Vacation vs. Investment Home

Marcus — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 17:40:00 +0000

RISMEDIA, August 9, 2011—Greg Rand (@gsrand), CEO of OwnAmerica, hosts “Rand on Real Estate” on 770 WABC. This week, Rand speaks with a caller from Long Island, N.Y. who is interested in the Jacksonville, FL market.…

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Home Prices Rise Second Month in Row, Will Uptick Continue?

Marcus — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 01:41:34 +0000

RISMEDIA, July 29, 2011—(MCT)—Home prices in major U.S. cities increased in May for the second consecutive month, according to a closely watched index, although experts dismissed the uptick as seasonal while separate reports provided fresh evidence of a weak housing…

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3 Tips for the First-Time Home Seller

Marcus — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 17:41:38 +0000

RISMedia, June 14, 2011—Today’s buyer-take-all bonanza is a boon for fence-sitters and buyers with great credit and deep pockets. But sellers are steeling themselves to new realities that include paying (rather than making) money at the closing table, providing extras…

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Owning a Home Essential to the American Dream, Survey Shows

Marcus — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 01:40:49 +0000

RISMedia, June 10, 2011—Despite the ups and downs of the housing market, home owners and non-owners alike consider owning a home essential to the American Dream.

That’s the key finding of a recent survey of people likely to vote in…

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Your Leadership Needed: Nearly Half of Home Buyers Surveyed Don’t Understand Essential Information about Mortgages

Marcus — Wed, 04 May 2011 21:41:12 +0000

RISMEDIA, May 5, 2011—As the housing market continues to struggle, home buyers appear ill-prepared to take out a mortgage, answering basic questions about mortgage information wrong nearly half (46 percent) of the time, according to a Zillow® Mortgage Marketplace survey.…

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Building Homeownership: What the April 18th FHA Price Increase Means for You and Your Low-Downpayment Home Buyers

Marcus — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 09:42:30 +0000

RISMEDIA, April 13, 2011—In one of the first articles I wrote for this column, I said that the majority of home buyers today without 20% to put down on a new home are getting an FHA loan. I also said…

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For Your Clients: How to Manage Unexpected Home Expenses

Marcus — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 01:44:01 +0000

RISMEDIA, April 15, 2011—(MCT)—Homes are more affordable these days, the selection is abundant, and interest rates are still fairly low. For some people, it could well be a great time to buy.

But as too many struggling borrowers now realize,…

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Consumers Have the Motivation – But Lack the Money for Home Improvement

Marcus — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 17:43:55 +0000

RISMEDIA, March 29, 2011—The arrival of spring brings not only warmer weather, but also spring cleaning and the undertaking of do-it-yourself (DIY) home improvement projects. Much to the chagrin of home improvement stores, the DIY home improvement market has seen…

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Young Home Buyers Will Lead Housing Market Recovery, Says NAHB

Marcus — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 13:41:43 +0000

RISMEDIA, March 21, 2011—Generation X—young families and adults ages 31 to 45—are likely to lead the home-buying recovery as it gets underway, according to real estate experts who spoke at an educational webinar produced by the National Association of Home…

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