Sunday, January 1, 2012

Realogy Enters Into Agreements to Amend and Extend Apple Ridge Securitization Facility

Realogy Corporation (the company) announced recently that it
and its subsidiaries have entered into agreements to amend and
extend the existing Apple Ridge Funding LLC securitization program
utilized by the companys relocation services operating unit, Cartus
Corporation. Under the terms

Broward homicides rise slightly in 2011

A real estate agent whose body was found in a swampy area.
Five young men found slain inside vehicles. And a retired
multimillionaire who was bludgeoned, stabbed and shot.

Kiplingers Housing Forecast: Positive Signs Offset the Negative

The median home price in the U.S. has plunged nearly 40% in a
little over five years, but the worst is definitely over, according
to a recent report by Kiplinger: The market has finally wrung out
the last excess valuations

30-Year Fixed-Rate Mortgage Matches All-Time Record Low

Freddie Mac recently released the results of its Primary
Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS), showing average fixed mortgage rates
at or near their all-time lows. The 30-year fixed matched the
average all-time record low of 3.94 percent, and a new
all-time

Prudential Network Realty Agent Ranked No. 1 Sales Associate in Florida

Prudential Network Realtys Elizabeth Hudgins of the Ponte
Vedra Beach office was recently recognized as the No. 1 sales
associate in the Prudential Real Estate Network in Florida, which
encompasses more than 10,000 agents, the company announced. In
year-to-date statistics

Signs of Stability: November Home Sales in Metro Chicago

Home sales activity in the metropolitan Chicago real estate
market during November delivered another indication that a gradual
increase in the number of homes changing hands is beginning to help
stabilize home prices, according to an analysis by RE/MAX of

Regional Spotlight: Nevada Law Slows Foreclosure Activity

(MCT)For years, the housing news in Nevada has been
unrelentingly bleak: Nearly 3 in 5 homeowners, and even the states
attorney general, are underwater on their home loans. In Las Vegas,
home prices have tumbled further than in any U.S.

Survey Shows Speedy Sales in SoCal Luxury Housing Markets

High end homes in both Malibu and Pacific Palisades are
selling faster, according to a Westside Estate Agency (WEA)
analysis of housing data in the two luxury markets through the
third quarter. The report, which reviews overall total sales
in

10 Simple Steps for Making 2012 a Success

In recent years, it has been hard to ignore all of the
negative publicity that has been circulating about the national
economy, the stock market and current events. The state of the real
estate market in particular has received a

Prudential Network Realty Supports Jacksonville Children

The team of real estate professionals at Prudential Network
Realtys Avondale and San Marco, Fla. offices are helping make the
holiday season a little brighter for some Jacksonville children and
families this year by supporting several charitable events and
activities