activerain: There is a shift in Americans Moving Again. - 05/10/10 07:47 AM




The Percentage of people moving has sightly increase,after a historic slow down.
Most demographic groups saw a small increase, in U.S. migration

Why do we move? There are many factors in why we choose to travel and relocate. To other places which are better, bigger or can afford a better opportunity,whether it is across town, within the same state, or across the country. 
After hitting a 60-year low, the share of Americans who moved edged upwards last year again, but they do not go far, people are taking fewer chances, the reason been the wreaking housing market, jobs,and lack of opportunity in the down turn in the economy.
"This … (3 comments)

activerain: Economic Aspects Of Real Property: A Brief History And Origins of Real Estate. - 07/05/09 09:39 AM




Where The Term Real Estate Come From.  
 A Brief History And Origins of Real Estate. 
Definition: Real Estate
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The Industrial Revolution.
The industrial revolution was one of the great equalizers in human history, The use of machines for manual labor freed many peasants for different tasks, and allowed a privileged few time for education and specialization into new fields of labor opened up by the mechanization of industry. Cobblers, seamstresses and cabinetmakers found that their once invaluable skills were now obsolete, leaving them to return to the land and the coal … (2 comments)

activerain: Where The Term Real Estate Came From. - 05/27/09 12:57 AM
 
Where The Term Real Estate Came From.  
 A Brief History And Origins of Real Estate. 
  Definition: Real Estate   A piece of land, including the air above it and the ground below it, any buildings or structures on it also called realty, and improvements there to, also called real property.
    In law, the word real means relating to a thing (res/rei, thing, from O.Fr. reel, from L.L. realis "actual," from Latin. res, "matter, thing"), as distinguished from a person. Thus the law broadly distinguishes between "real" property (land and anything affixed to it) and "personal" property (everything … (0 comments)

activerain: Who Owns My Mortgage? - 04/28/09 12:31 AM
Who Owns My Mortgage?
by Ralph Roberts
When trying to contact your lender to work out a payment plan or some other deal, knowing who owns your mortgage can be very helpful. Unfortunately finding out is not as easy as it sounds. You should be able to call the phone number on your last mortgage statement or the number in your payment coupon book and connect directly with your lender.
More often than not, this merely puts you in touch with the servicer - the business that collects and processes your payments. In some cases, the servicer is prohibited from divulging … (4 comments)

activerain: Descriptions of Agency: The Buyer Agency Agreement - 04/13/09 11:44 PM
Descriptions of Agency: The Buyer Agency Agreement
There are agents, and then there are agents. Yes, it sounds confusing. That's because the term "agent" is often used in a casual manner, referring to any real estate practitioner.But agent also refers to someone with whom you've established a formal agency relationship-someone who represents your best interests in a real estate transaction and owes you fiduciary responsibilities. Agency relationships are usually established in writing with buyer agency agreements, and require:
loyalty obedience disclosure confidentiality reasonable care and diligence accounting The birth of buyer agency
For many years, real estate was practiced in such … (0 comments)

activerain: The Ten Commandments of a Successful IDX Solution - 03/09/09 04:55 AM
The Ten Commandments of a Successful IDX Solution
 Published on Monday, February 23, 2009, 1:04 PM Last Update: 3 hour(s) ago
by Peyman Aleagha Tags: idx free idx realtysoft.com
The Internet is changing the way that Realtors do business and market themselves to such an extent that many will not be around in a few short years. Survival of the fittest is the way of the world, and the fittest in real estate will be those agents and brokers who understand the new Internet consumer and how to engage them from first contact through a commission. The very first contact that most of … (2 comments)

activerain: Housing Opportunity Program - 02/05/09 01:15 PM
Housing Opportunity Program
REALTORS® are ideally situated to improve housing opportunities where they live. They are the first stop for the prospective homebuyer or renter. Accordingly, REALTORS® can reach out - through personal involvement in their own communities - to those who need greater access to quality, affordable homeownership and rental opportunities.
NAR's Housing Opportunity Program was created in 2002 with the vision of positioning, educating and assisting REALTORS® to create housing opportunities for all. The Housing Opportunity Program offers programs, grants, trainings, and resources that help REALTORS® and REALTOR® associations expand housing availability and insure an adequate supply of rental … (2 comments)

activerain: Fed plans new rules to protect future homebuyers - 07/08/08 08:04 AM
 
Fed plans new rules to protect future homebuyers
By JEANNINE AVERSA, AP Economics Writer
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve will issue new rules next week aimed at protecting future homebuyers from dubious lending practices, its most sweeping response to a housing crisis that has propelled foreclosures to record highs.
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Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke spoke of the much-awaited rules in a broader speech Tuesday about the challenges confronting policymakers in trying to stabilize a shaky U.S. financial system. To that end, Bernanke said the Fed may give squeezed Wall Street firms more time to tap the central … (3 comments)

activerain: Selling Your Home In a Market Full of Foreclosures - 04/18/08 04:19 AM
 
 
by Phoebe Chongchua
Take a look in just about any neighborhood and you may find the sign of distressed times. Foreclosures are on the rise and that can cause a lot of panic for sellers who aren't in the same financial crisis.

"We're in a very price-sensitive market and obviously in any buyers' market that's the case," says Chris Heller, President of The Heller Real Estate Group, Inc. at Keller Williams.
The increase of awareness about foreclosures is stimulating buyers to keep fishing and pushing for even lower prices for homes.
"So the sellers who are not in … (3 comments)