seller information: CENTURY 21 Real Estate Sweeps J.D. Power 2014 Home Buyer/Seller Satisfaction Study
- 08/11/14 04:10 AM
MADISON, N.J., Aug. 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- CENTURY 21 Real Estate, the iconic brand with the world's largest real estate franchise sales organization, announced that it has been ranked highest in overall customer satisfaction by the J.D. Power 2014 Home Buyer/Seller Satisfaction Study(SM) , released today. Specifically, CENTURY 21(R) Real Estate swept the awards by receiving the highest ranking among national real estate companies across all four customer satisfaction segments in the study, including: First-Time Home-Buyer Satisfaction, Repeat Home-Buyer Satisfaction, First-Time Home-Seller Satisfaction and Repeat Home-Seller Satisfaction. "CENTURY 21 sales professionals understand that real estate is about developing relationships and building … (0 comments)
seller information: High-Priced Properties Drive Housing Recovery
- 11/06/13 05:03 AM
Daily Real Estate News | Wednesday, November 06, 2013 <!-- /.section-date-author --> <!--<pre><?/*php print_r($node);*/?></pre>--> <!--paging_filter--> Sales growth is strongest among homes in the highest home tiers, according to a new analysis of housing data from the National Association of REALTORS®. Homes in the above-median-priced categories are outselling homes in the lower-priced tiers. Over the past year, more than 11 percent of homes sold were priced at over $500,000. A big variation exists among regions for median prices. The median price reflects half of the homes in an area that sold at a higher price and half of the homes that sold … (0 comments)
seller information: Housing Moves Toward 'Healthy Equilibrium'
- 10/17/13 04:21 AM
Daily Real Estate News | Thursday, October 17, 2013 --> The housing market is finding its center again, showing signs of greater balance, according to realtor.com’s latest National Housing Trend Report. The analysis finds year-over-year trends revealing strong gains in median list prices and declines in days on the market. “Our September data on inventory counts, median list prices, and median time on market has shown another month of steady leveling, but the recovery certainly remains uneven in some pockets,” says Errol Samuelson, president of realtor.com. “Some of the more industrial-based markets clearly continue to struggle, yet others are showing significant … (0 comments)
seller information: Despite Rising Mortgage Rates, Housing Remains a Positive Contributor
- 07/24/13 08:05 AM
July 22, 2013 Economy Poised for a Stronger Second Half of 2013 Despite Rising Mortgage Rates, Housing Remains a Positive Contributor Pete Bakel 202-752-2034 WASHINGTON, DC – The ongoing housing recovery coupled with improvement in both consumer confidence and the labor market are expected to boost economic growth in the second half of the year, according to Fannie Mae’s (FNMA/OTC) Economic & Strategic Research Group. The latest jobs report showed steady year-to-date job creation and measures of consumer confidence are at or near recovery highs. Furthermore, despite a sharp increase in mortgage rates during the past two months, home sales have … (0 comments)
seller information: 6 Reasons Why This Winter Is a Great Time to Sell
- 01/23/13 05:05 AM
Daily Real Estate News | Wednesday, January 23, 2013 <!-- /.section-date-author --> <!--<pre><?/*php print_r($node);*/?></pre>--> <!--paging_filter--> Forget the myth that winter is a bad time to sell real estate. While sales usually inch lower in the cooler months, some real estate pros are saying this winter in particular may be a great time to sell a home. Here’s why: 1. Mortgage rates are near record-breaking lows. 2. Home prices are starting to rebound in many markets across the country. The National Association of REALTORS® reported that home prices in December were 11.5 percent higher than a year earlier. 3. Homes still remain … (2 comments)
seller information: Housing Called ‘Hottest Trade of 2012’
- 01/02/13 03:43 AM
Daily Real Estate News | Wednesday, January 02, 2013 <!-- /.section-date-author --> <!--<pre><?/*php print_r($node);*/?></pre>--> <!--paging_filter--> Record low mortgage rates and rising consumer confidence has been helping to give the housing market a lift and helped it become the hottest trade in 2012, CNBC reports. For example, stock shares of Pulte Homes and Lennar doubled or nearly doubled and helped the iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF rise more than 75 percent in 2012. Housing-related stocks started moving higher earlier on in 2012 as anticipation built over an increase in home prices. "The homebuilding sector was one of those stories that you knew … (1 comments)
seller information: Political Deadlock Prompting Sales Deadlines
- 07/23/12 06:10 AM
Wealthy home owners are reportedly contacting their real estate agents with an urgent request: They must sell their home within the next five months, CNBC reports. Why are they suddenly in such a rush to sell? Wealthy home owners—those with million-plus home values—are seeing Jan. 1 as a deadline to sell their home in case Congress allows the Bush tax cuts to expire and for capital-gains taxes to rise (the current 15 percent rate could rise to 20 percent). If these go into effect, wealthy home owners could owe millions of dollars more in taxes on their home sales, CNBC reports. … (1 comments)
seller information: Home Ownership - Still HIGHLY Important to Americans
- 07/23/12 06:07 AM
Home Ownership - Still HIGHLY Important to Americans REALTORS® rallied for the American dream of home ownership. But the nation’s voters are just as committed to the cause, according to a national survey released in May by the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. July 2012 --> Visitors to the nation’s capital saw a sea of blue gathered near the Washington Monument May 17 for the Rally to Protect the American Dream. Some 13,800 Realtors® from 50 states, three territories, and Canada joined the rally, and more than 15,000 have signed on virtually. The goal: Remind lawmakers that Realtors® … (0 comments)
seller information: Traverse City area Home Sales Surge in May
- 06/25/12 03:47 AM
June 23, 2012 Sales surge continues in May 236 homes were sold in the five-county area last month By Bill O'Brienbobrien@record-eagle.comThe Record EagleSun Jun 24, 2012, 10:06 AM EDT TRAVERSE CITY — Housing sales continued a spring-time surge in May across the 5-county region. Existing home sales totaled 236 last month in Grand Traverse, Leelanau, Benzie, Antrim and Kalkaska counties, according to data from the Traverse Area Association of Realtors. That's a 14.5 percent increase from April, and is up 41 percent from May sales in 2011. Year-to-date sales through May totaled 866 homes, the highest in at least seven years. … (0 comments)
seller information: Shadow Inventory Drops to 2008 Lows
- 06/18/12 03:30 AM
Daily Real Estate News | Monday, June 18, 2012 <!-- /.section-date-author --> <!--<pre><?/*php print_r($node);*/?></pre>--> <!--paging_filter--> Shadow inventory dropped nearly 15 percent year-over-year in April and is at about a four-month supply—reaching its lowest level in nearly three years, real estate data provider CoreLogic reports. Shadow inventory, as defined by CoreLogic, refers to properties that are seriously delinquent by 90 days or more, in the foreclosure process, and properties that have completed the foreclosure process but not yet have been listed for sale. CoreLogic reports that “the flow of new seriously delinquent (90 days or more) loans into the shadow inventory has … (0 comments)
seller information: Century 21 -Fasting Growing Real Estate Franchise Website
- 06/06/12 05:52 AM
What Makes CENTURY 21® Agents Faster? How About The Fastest Growing Real Estate Franchise Website In The Business? 197 14 216 Share By Molly on June 5th, 2012 0 Comments According to metrics recently produced by Comscore, traffic to the CENTURY 21 website, CENTURY21.com, is up 40% year over year through April 2012. This number not only outpaces the growth rate of all other real estate franchise websites, but it surpasses the growth rate for Realtor®, Zillow and Trulia for the same time period. Now that is Smarter. Bolder. Faster.SM! The website has received several enhancements in 2012 including: smart … (0 comments)
seller information: Very Satisfied Seller
- 05/31/12 09:49 AM
I was extremely proud and happy to recieve this email from my sellers today....listed and sold their home in 4 days!
Thank you again for everything you have done on the sale of our house.From our first informational meeting before the listing to the closing you were very impressive. Your knowledge about the market, the extensive market analysis and your communication with all of us made it very smooth. You made everything so easy.We have bought and sold homes and dealt with several personalities and real estate agents and it had never gone so smooth and quickly.I really can't say … (2 comments)
seller information: New Michigan Principal Residence Exemption Law Passed
- 05/02/12 05:45 AM
Yesterday, Governor Snyder signed into law the revised Principal Residence Exemption statute. The revised statute changes the filing deadline for the Principal Residence Exemption Affidavit from May 1 to June 1 and adds a new second filing date of November 1.
The law will also allow lenders who foreclose on property to retain the principal residence exemption on the property, although a new tax is imposed on the lenders to offset the exemption. However, retaining the principal residence exemption will help subsequent owner-occupied buyers to immediately pay the lower homestead rate.
For taxes levied after December 31, 2011, … (0 comments)
seller information: Investment and Vacation Home Sales Surge in 2011
- 04/16/12 03:00 AM
WASHINGTON (March 29, 2012) – Sales of investment and vacation homes* jumped in 2011, with the combined market share rising to the highest level since 2005, according to the National Association of Realtors®. NAR’s 2012 Investment and Vacation Home Buyers Survey, covering existing- and new-home transactions in 2011, shows investment-home sales surged an extraordinary 64.5 percent to 1.23 million last year from 749,000 in 2010. Vacation-home sales rose 7.0 percent to 502,000 in 2011 from 469,000 in 2010. Owner-occupied purchases fell 15.5 percent to 2.78 million. Vacation-home sales accounted for 11 percent of all transactions last year, up from 10 percent … (0 comments)
seller information: 2011-12 Cost vs. Value: Big-Bang Remodeling Projects
- 03/30/12 05:26 AM
Find out which remodeling projects will provide the biggest bang for your buck this year, according to Remodeling magazine. <!-- /.deck --> <!--|--> March 2012 | By Erica Christoffer <!-- /.section-date-author --> <!--<pre></pre>--> <!-- troubleshooting--> <!-- /.main-image-desc --> <!-- /.main-image --> <!--paging_filter--> Optimizing the use of space in a home will not only attract buyers but also give sellers more bang for their buck, according to Remodeling’s “2011–12 Cost vs. Value Report,” conducted in cooperation with REALTOR® Magazine and NAR’s HouseLogic.com. An attic bedroom addition costing $50,148 was expected to recoup 72.5 percent of the cost nationally—inching up 0.3 percent … (0 comments)
seller information: Grand Traverse Regional Home Sales jump in February
- 03/22/12 05:04 AM
March 22, 2012 Regional home sales jump in February 141 existing homes were sold last month in five-county area By Bill O'Brienbobrien@record-eagle.comThe Record EagleThu Mar 22, 2012, 07:14 AM EDT TRAVERSE CITY — Local home sales continued a fast start in 2012, and jumped more than 16 percent in February.Sales figures from the Traverse Area Association of Realtors showed 141 existing homes sold in the 5-county area last month. That's up from 121 homes sold in January, and represents a 9.3 percent increase from February 2011.TAAR executive vice president Kim Pontius said several factors appear to be at work in the … (0 comments)
seller information: Housing Market Reaches Turning Point, Economists Say
- 03/20/12 05:10 AM
Daily Real Estate News | Tuesday, March 20, 2012 <!-- /.section-date-author --> <!--<pre><?/*php print_r($node);*/?></pre>--> <!--paging_filter--> Economists say the housing market is starting to heal, but too many people aren't aware of it because they're judging a housing recovery on the wrong sign: What’s happening with home prices. Paul Dales at Capital Economics says higher prices won’t be the sign that the housing market is on the mend — that can be a lagging indicator — but rather an increase in overall home sales. And that's showing signs of improvement: Existing home sales in 2011 rose to 4.26 million compared to 4.19 … (0 comments)
seller information: Traverse City area Rentals now available
- 01/04/12 07:14 AM
Starting January 2012 the Traverse Area Association of Realtors will now be offering residential rentals to be posted listed/ posted through our local MLS ( multiple listing service) just homes for sale are. If you are looking for a residential rental in the Traverse City area or possible a lease w/ option to purchase please contact Jon Becker - Century 21 Northland to assist you. Jon will have access to all listed rentals in the area. Also if you have a home that you would like to list for rent and want Jon to assist you in finding a renter he … (0 comments)
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MADISON, N.J., Aug. 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- CENTURY 21 Real Estate, the iconic brand with the world's largest real estate franchise sales organization, announced that it has been ranked highest in overall customer satisfaction by the J.D. Power 2014 Home Buyer/Seller Satisfaction Study(SM) , released today. Specifically, CENTURY 21(R) Real Estate swept the awards by receiving the highest ranking among national real estate companies across all four customer satisfaction segments in the study, including: First-Time Home-Buyer Satisfaction, Repeat Home-Buyer Satisfaction, First-Time Home-Seller Satisfaction and Repeat Home-Seller Satisfaction.
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