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  • Real Estate 360 Live With Louis Cammarosano 5/7/12

    Real Estate 360 Live With Louis Cammarosano 5/7/12
    On Monday May 7, 2012, Louis Cammarosano, General Manager of HomeGain, was a guest on the Real Estate 360 Live radio show on The Big Talker 1580 WHFS AM, hosted by Ryan Sloper. Listen to the show. Part 1 (14:54) Ryan discusses the issues in Europe relating to the Euro and austerity plans. Louis notes [...]

  • Real Estate 360 Live With Louis Cammarosano 4/30/12

    Real Estate 360 Live With Louis Cammarosano 4/30/12
    On Monday April 30, 2012, Louis Cammarosano, General Manager of HomeGain, was a guest on the Real Estate 360 Live radio show on The Big Talker 1580 WHFS AM, hosted by Ryan Sloper. Listen to the show. Part 1 (15:27) Louis and Ryan discuss Ben Bernanke’s recent comments relating to keeping interest rates low for [...]

  • Top Deadbolt Locks to Keep Your Home Safe

    Top Deadbolt Locks to Keep Your Home Safe
    One excellent home safety tool is the use of dead bolts. Keeping your doors protected by sturdy dead bolt locks is a great way to keep your home safe from would-be intruders. Of course, it?s vitally important to find the best deadbolt you can purchase. Some are simply far more effective and thus more discouraging [...]

  • Which Home Loan is Right For You

    Which Home Loan is Right For You
    The steady uptick in temperature ushers in more than just pool-side cocktails and barbeques. It?s the start of real estate season, and people are hitting the MLS and local Realtors in search of For Sale signs to lead them to their perfect home. But before you move from hunter to homeowner, the mortgage industry must [...]

  • Real Estate 360 Live With Louis Cammarosano 4/23/12

    Real Estate 360 Live With Louis Cammarosano 4/23/12
    On Monday April 23, 2012, Louis Cammarosano, General Manager of HomeGain, was a guest on the Real Estate 360 Live radio show on The Big Talker 1580 WHFS AM, hosted by Ryan Sloper. Listen to the show. Part 1 (14:40) Ryan notes that the Fed is going to meet again next week and that many [...]
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  • The Day Ahead: Markets Free To "Trade It Out" Amid Data-Free Session

    The Day Ahead: Markets Free To "Trade It Out" Amid Data-Free Session

    Posted To: MBS Commentary

    With so many unprecedented and hefty considerations, markets might enjoy today's complete absence of scheduled economic data as some sort of chance to seek its own equilibrium. That sentence was actually lifted from an article we wrote in July 2011 when European drama was first beginning to collide with impending Fed policy changes. The first four days of the week contained plenty of events informing both of those heavy hitters and markets attempted to reconcile those versus the decreasingly significant scheduled econ calendar. Back then, we thought that the data-less Friday looked like a decent opportunity for markets to "trade it out," but as it happened, things didn't move too much until two weeks later when 10yr yields dropped about 60bps in 5 days in the run up to NFP. Interestingly enough...(read more)

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  • MBS RECAP: Snowball Buying As Fedspectations Team Up With Euro-Drama

    MBS RECAP: Snowball Buying As Fedspectations Team Up With Euro-Drama

    Posted To: MBS Commentary

    MBS Live : MBS Afternoon Market Summary Two of our favorite made-up terms joined forces today to carry MBS to yet another all-time high and 10yr yields to the high 1.6's! The day looked as if it would be a deceleration in terms of volume and volatility this morning, but we turned out to be quite wrong about that, although rates moved in the right direction for MBS watchers. The culprits were overnight headlines in Europe that noted a similar "run on the bank" going on in Spain as the one just seen in Greece. Even if the news and events themselves weren't responsible for subsequent all-time lows in German Bund yields, they certainly reminded investors that there are bigger fish to fry regardless of how Greece plays out. Then there was the Philly Fed data, which in and of itself, isn't cause...(read more)

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  • Mortgage Rates Officially Hit New All-Time Lows!

    Mortgage Rates Officially Hit New All-Time Lows!

    Posted To: Mortgage Rate Watch

    Mortgage Rates hit new all-time lows today. In most cases, lenders' offerings are just slightly better across the board than they were in late January, the last time we officially noted "new all-time lows," though some lenders are not quite back to their previous best levels. A much weaker-than-expected reading on a widely followed report on business conditions in the mid-Atlantic region gave rates markets a bit of an early jolt lower. From there, an absence of additional data gave way to technical momentum, helping rates even lower. Markets are facing tremendous uncertainty over the eventual outcome of Greek elections in June as well as the fate of the Spanish banking sector. Today, Spain saw their own version of the "run on banks" that occurred in Greece yesterday, reminding traders that...(read more)

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  • NAHB, NAR Agree, Homes Never More Affordable

    NAHB, NAR Agree, Homes Never More Affordable

    Posted To: MND NewsWire

    For the second time in a week a national housing trade organization has shown that purchasing a home is now within the reach of a record number of Americans. On Tuesday the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) published its affordability index indicating the purchasing power of American households had broken through 200 on its index for the first time in its history. Today the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and Wells Fargo released their Housing Opportunity Index (HOI) which showed that 77.5 percent of all new and existing homes sold in the first quarter of 2012 were affordable to families earning the national median income. This is up from 75.9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2011. While NAR used a national median income of just under $61,000 the one used by the NAHB...(read more)

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  • MBS MID-DAY: More Gains On Philly Fed Miss

    MBS MID-DAY: More Gains On Philly Fed Miss

    Posted To: MBS Commentary

    MBS Live : MBS Morning Market Summary The main market-mover of the morning was the release of the Philadelphia Fed Survey, the chief component of which fell from 8.5 last month to -5.8 today. This happens occasionally with regional manufacturing reports and particularly, we're reminded of the August Philly Fed Index that fell to -22 from a +6.2 in July. Although that instance constituted a bigger discrepancy, today's is arguably as much of a surprise considering the recent relative stability of the data (or even "uptrend" with the exception of last month's minor pull-back). Amazingly, it kicked off the biggest hour of volume of the week by a small margin over y'day's hour following the Greece/ECB news. MBS hit another all time high albeit by a small margin and 10yr yields now trade under 1...(read more)

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  • Roost Blog

  • Just Like Steve Austin, Roost by VerticalResponse Gets Better, Stronger & Faster!

    Just Like Steve Austin, Roost by VerticalResponse Gets Better, Stronger & Faster!
    We are excited to announce some great new features to the Roost by VerticalResponse social marketing platform. They include the following: * LinkedIn Integration * Top Blogs & Breaking News Content * Quotes Library * Conversations To read more about these exciting new features, hop over to the VerticalResponse Product Blog to get the details.  

  • Big news for Roost users ? Roost is now part of VerticalResponse!

    Big news for Roost users ? Roost is now part of VerticalResponse!
    We?re excited to share a big announcement today. VerticalResponse, a leading email, survey and event marketing provider, who shares our passion for helping Small and Medium businesses, has acquired Roost. This is terrific news for all our customers because it means that we?ll soon be able to provide an even easier and smarter way to [...]

  • 7 Billion People Sharing the Same Planet (Infographic)

    7 Billion People Sharing the Same Planet (Infographic)
    Well it’s Friday and we thought we would drop a little information that impacts pretty much everyone…The World’s Population. Thanks to the good folks at Masters Degree Online who provided the awesome infographic below, we can think about some very interesting data points that will impact the world now and into the future. We would love [...]

  • New Roost Data Report Finds SMB?s In Music, Entertainment & Luxury Goods Have Highest Social Marketing Reach

    New Roost Data Report Finds SMB?s In Music, Entertainment & Luxury Goods Have Highest Social Marketing Reach
    Social Marketing for small- and medium-sized businesses (SMB’s) is still in its infancy. Because of this, there’s not a lot of information regarding trends or even data on industries that seems to be winning the social marketing battle. But due to Roost’s unique position in the marketplace, we have access to data that can can [...]

  • Roost Launches ?Less Than 5? Social Tip Video Series

    Roost Launches ?Less Than 5? Social Tip Video Series
    Here at Roost we get a ton of questions. From Facebook to Twitter to our own products we’ve probably heard them all. So we wanted to be a little proactive in helping people find answers to all these great questions. That’s why we started the “Less That 5″ Social Tip Video Series. Each week we [...]
 
 
  • Real Estate Market Conditions

  • Phoenix, AZ ? Pinal County Housing Update for November 2010

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    Phoenix, AZ ? Pinal County Housing Update for November 2010
    County: Pinal Year to Year Comparison Month to Month Comparison Month Nov-2009 Nov-2010 % Change Oct-2010 Nov-2010 % Change % Sold Price to Asking Price 98% 96% -2% 95% 96% 1% Sold Homes 803 690 -14% 635 690 9% Asking...

  • Phoenix, AZ ? Maricopa County Housing Update for November 2010

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    Phoenix, AZ ? Maricopa County Housing Update for November 2010
    County: Maricopa Year to Year Comparison Month to Month Comparison Month Nov-2009 Nov-2010 % Change Oct-2010 Nov-2010 % Change % Sold Price to Asking Price 97% 96% -1% 96% 96% 0% Sold Homes 6,562 5,886 -10% 5,777 5,886 2% Asking...

  • Los Angeles, CA (County) ? Housing Update for November 2010

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    Los Angeles, CA (County) ? Housing Update for November 2010
    County: Los Angeles Year to Year Comparison Month to Month Comparison Month Nov-2009 Nov-2010 % Change Oct-2010 Nov-2010 % Change % Sold Price to Asking Price 98% 97% -1% 97% 97% 0% Sold Homes 5,528 4,924 -11% 4,937 4,924 0%...

  • Orange County, CA ? Housing Market Update for November 2010

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    Orange County, CA ? Housing Market Update for November 2010
    County: Orange Year to Year Comparison Month to Month Comparison Month Nov-2009 Nov-2010 % Change Oct-2010 Nov-2010 % Change % Sold Price to Asking Price 98% 104% 6% 96% 104% 8% Sold Homes 2,193 1,864 -15% 2,028 1,864 -8% Asking...

  • Los Angeles, CA ? Riverside County Housing Market Update for November 2010

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    Los Angeles, CA ? Riverside County Housing Market Update for November 2010
    County: Riverside Year to Year Comparison Month to Month Comparison Month Nov-2009 Nov-2010 % Change Oct-2010 Nov-2010 % Change % Sold Price to Asking Price 100% 98% -2% 100% 98% -2% Sold Homes 3,160 2,693 -15% 2,794 2,693 -4% Asking...
 
 
  • Commercial Property Executive

  • Cresa Opens Baltimore, Salt Lake City Offices

    Cresa Opens Baltimore, Salt Lake City Offices
    Already holding the distinction of being the largest commercial real estate tenant-representation firm in North America, Cresa is expanding its reach with the opening of new offices in Baltimore and in Salt Lake City.

  • KBS REIT Acquires 199 KSF Salt Lake City Office Building

    KBS REIT Acquires 199 KSF Salt Lake City Office Building
    KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III has shelled out $30.3 million for the acquisition of Gateway Tech Center, a 198,600-square-foot office building in downtown Salt Lake City.

  • CBRE: Americas Takes Top Spot for Global Investments

    CBRE: Americas Takes Top Spot for Global Investments
    According to a report by CBRE Group, the Americas was the world's best-performing region for real estate investment value, shifting the focus from the Asia-Pacific region, which led the world during most of 2011.

  • Trigild Named Receiver for $80M Puerto Rico Condo Complex

    Trigild Named Receiver for $80M Puerto Rico Condo Complex
    San Diego-based Trigild has taken over a 300-unit luxury condo development in Puerto Rico after being named receiver and asset manager of Ocean Club at Seven Seas by the U.S. District Court of Puerto Rico.

  • Ivanhoe, Hines Announce $300M Chicago Office Tower to ?Satisfy Pent-Up Demand?

    Ivanhoe, Hines Announce $300M Chicago Office Tower to ?Satisfy Pent-Up Demand?
    In the first major office-construction project in Chicago for the past five years, Ivanhoe Cambridge and Hines have announced plans to complete a 45-story, $300 million tower on the city's riverfront at 444 W. Lake.
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  • The condo that's home to 'Fifty Shades of Grey'

    The condo that's home to 'Fifty Shades of Grey'

    Banned, embraced and parodied for its graphic sexual content, "Fifty Shades of Grey," is fiction, but the home much of it takes place in is real. A luxury condominium in Seattle.Banned, embraced and parodied for its graphic sexual content, "Fifty Shades of Grey," is fiction, but the home much of it takes place in is real. A luxury condominium in Seattle.




  • Mortgage rates still falling, hit record lows

    Mortgage rates still falling, hit record lows
    Mortgage rates have continued to fall over the past week, setting record lows for both 30-year and 15-year contracts, mortgage giant Freddie Mac said Thursday. The 30-year benchmark now stands at 3.79 percent, down from 3.83 percent a week ago, with an average "point" fee of 0.

  • Back from foreclosure to homeownership

    Back from foreclosure to homeownership

    Daniel and Robin Akerman inspect their new house after buying in short sale in Pensacola, Fla.When Jennifer Anderson's family could no longer afford their mortgage and lost their home, she expected many years to pass before they would again become property owners.




  • Housing starts rev up, although permits slip

    Housing starts rev up, although permits slip

    The nation's homebuilders broke ground on a higher-than-expected number of homes in April, laying the foundation for what could be an improving housing market after a long housing slump. The nation's homebuilders broke ground on a higher-than-expected number of homes in April, laying the foundation for what could be an improving housing market after a long housing slump.




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  • New evidence in Trayvon Martin case raises more questions

    New evidence in Trayvon Martin case raises more questions

    Cops, Witnesses Back Up George Zimmerman's Version of Trayvon Martin ShootingTrayvon Martin's autopsy shows he had marijuana in his system the night he was killed by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman, and a gunshot to his chest came from close range, according to nearly 200 pages of previously undisclosed documents released Thursday.


  • Next on the agenda: Guns-and-butter diplomacy

    Next on the agenda: Guns-and-butter diplomacy

    British PM Cameron: Eurozone is at a crossroadsPresident Barack Obama on Friday kicks off a frenetic four days of guns-and-butter diplomacy, including a pair of high-stakes international summits focused on reviving the sputtering global economy and winding down the unpopular war in Afghanistan. Both issues will shape Obama's legacy ? not to mention his hopes for re-election in November.  And the back-to-back [...]


  • Facebook set for big first-day pop

    Facebook set for big first-day pop

    The Facebook logo appears on a display inside the NASDAQ Marketsite in Times Square Thursday, May 17, 2012, in New York. Facebook priced its IPO at $38 per share on Thursday, at the high end of its expected range. If extra shares reserved to cover additional demand are sold as part of the transaction, Facebook Inc. and its early investors stand to reap as much as $18.4 billion from the IPO. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)Facebook Inc is set to raise up to $18.4 billion in its IPO and become the first U.S. company to be worth more than $100 billion at its debut, as investors bet on a big pop in the stock when it begins trading on the Nasdaq on Friday.


  • Colorado wildfire grows amid erratic wind gusts

    Colorado wildfire grows amid erratic wind gusts

    Fire burns through trees on the Hewlett wildfire in the Poudre Canyon northwest of Fort Collins, Colo., on Thursday, May 17, 2012. More than 50 homes were evacuated on Thursday. The fire has grown from 1.5 square miles to 8 square miles in the last day as erratic wind gusts of up to 50 mph moved into the area fueled by thunderstorms that didn?t produce rain. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)Hundreds of firefighters worked to combat a growing blaze that was scorching terrain around a scenic canyon in northern Colorado.


  • 6 shot, 3 dead in west Louisville neighborhood

    6 shot, 3 dead in west Louisville neighborhood

    A woman is overcome with grief at the scene where four people were shot on a street corner in a west Louisville neighborhood Thursday, May 17, 2012. Police say two of the four people have died after being shot near 32nd and Kentucky Streets, and more gunfire rang out while officers were investigating. (AP Photo/The Courier-Journal, Michael Clevenger) NO SALES; MAGS OUT; NO ARCHIVE; MANDATORY CREDITThree people were killed Thursday after a chaotic shooting scene that had crowds running for cover in a crime-ridden section of Louisville.