real esate: The Rick Martinez Weekly Report
- 03/12/10 09:20 AM
In real estate news the number of short sales has been going up. Short sale just means when an owner owes more on the home than it’s worth and the lender is willing to accept the difference between the sales price and the loan balance, thus allowing the homeowner and the lender to avoid the costly foreclosure process. INMAN news reported that nearly 16% of all sales last month were short sales. The unemployment numbers remain at 9.7% and the number of people filing for unemployment was down. The Fed Chairman Ben S. Bernanke told Congress that the Central … (0 comments)
real esate: Rick’s Weekly Real Estate Report
- 03/05/10 08:11 AM
The report that came out for January 2010 figures by Realty Trac indicates that overall foreclosure activity was down by about 10% from the previous month. Overall it is still above the 15% from that reported in January 2009. According to James Saccacio, CEO of Realty Trac, he indicated that he expects a similar pattern like last year where there will be a surge of foreclosures over the next few months as delinquent loans, modification programs and short sales continue to rise. The New York Times reports that the Obama Administration is under intense pressure to help millions of people in … (0 comments)
real esate: Houston 2010 Forecast
- 02/19/10 07:15 AM
The Greater Houston Builders Association (GHBA) held its annual forecast luncheon last month. 2010 HAR Board Chair Margie Dorrance made introductory remarks at the January 11 event, saying that there’s reason to be optimistic about the Houston real estate market in 2010.The keynote speaker, housing analyst Mike Inselmann, president of Houston-based research firm Metrostudy, said Houston likely passed the low point in the housing cycle in the early months of 2009. Inselmann expects the industry to build 18,000 new homes in the Houston area in 2010, on par with 2009, but down from the market’s 2006 peak. Here are additional highlights of … (0 comments)
I just wanted to update everyone with some of the things we are doing to get increased exposure in the market place. We have been updating our websites and tweaking our exposure through the various networks and home property websites. With the introduction of Mari to our team, she has been painstakingly making changes and renovations to our sites and we are beginning to see positive results.
For example, our traffic on the popular real estate web site, Trulia, has increased over 500%. Our real estate traffic on Facebook … (1 comments)
real esate: Social Networking - A Whole New Market!
- 02/09/10 08:21 AM
If you happened to be one of the 106 million people who tuned into Super Bowl 44 this past Sunday, you might have noticed a bit of a difference in the commercial ads you saw between plays. Some of the usual giants, such as Pepsi, scaled back this year on their Super Bowl media campaigns, chosing to focus instead on a two-way social media campaign, promoting it's Pepsi Refresh initiative. Now, if you are like most Americans that live in houses, instead of under rocks, you would have noticed that these social network sites have been flooding into the lives of ordinary hard working … (0 comments)
real esate: Ways to Cut Your Electric Bill and Save a Bundle!
- 03/27/09 04:24 AM
Plug ins Look for those electronic devices, especially those with digital time and date displays that are infrequently used such as alarm clocks, TVs and VCRs in a guest room and unplug them. Unplug devices used to recharge electronics/batteries when they're not being used. Transformers consume energy. Consider unplugging devices like calculators that are not in use. Appliances Wait until you can fill up your dishwasher before running it. And if you have a heated-dry option, switch it off. Prop open the door a bit after the cycle to air dry your load. If you have an electric cooktop, turn the … (0 comments)
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