A report by HomeGain indicates real estate professionals are much more optimistic about the future of the housing market than homeowners. The results of the survey, conducted between May 21 and June 1, indicate that 48 percent of real

By Tara Steele, AGBeat Third-party real estate media sites Realtor.com, Trulia and Zillow have come under fire recently, with small brokers in the spotlight making public declarations as to which listing sites they will not syndicate to and why.

By county, what percentage of properties with at least one contract as of January 1, 2012 have had a contract fall through? The first column shows the number of properties that had a contract as of January 1, 2012.

With interest rates well below 4 percent for the week ending June 8, total mortgage applications soared 18 percent from the previous week, an industry trade group said Tuesday. The Mortgage Bankers Association noted that the refinance index increased more

National foreclosure filings, which include default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions, were up 9 percent from April to May but down 4 percent from May 2011, according to new data from RealtyTrac. For May, one in every 639

Contract failures have been one of the more recurring problems in real estate in recent months, and with roughly a third of agents experiencing them, they have easily garnered a reputation among Realtors as one of the main inhibitors to

Capitalizing on the success of their smartphone app, Sotheby’s International Realty has recently released a version of their popular luxury property listing site for iPad users. With an extensive search engine detailing all of Sotheby’s local and international listings,

The shadow inventory decreased by 14.8 percent year-over-year in April, according to new data from analytics firm CoreLogic. Since April 2011, the shadow inventory has fallen by more than 300,000 units to its present level of 1.5 million, which

Extroverts make up 60 to 75 percent of the human population, and occasionally, it can seem like introverts – the other, more subtle side of the equation – are left behind. Which is a shame, because even though real

Last week, the mortgage markets reflected what would appear to be an ideal homebuying environment; mortgage applications were up 18 percent, reaching their highest level since 2009. Yet, when looking at big numbers like that, it’s easy to forget this

Total international residential sales in the U.S. was $82.5 billion in the past year ending on March 2012, a 24 percent increase from 2011. According a new report from the National Association of Realtors, a number of factors have

It’s election season, and polls seem to be more prevalent than the cherry trees in Washington, D.C., but a new Q2 2012 survey from HomeGain has some interesting findings for how the real estate community views the president –

Acceleration clause. Addendum. Amortization. Assignment. Oh yes, we’re talkin’ real estate jargon – and we haven’t even gotten through the A’s yet! Real estate is one of those industries that can lay on the jargon pretty thick sometimes, and

The fifth season of “Mad Men” concluded on Sunday, and in the show’s trademark fashion, it mixed business and pleasure in ways that only Don Draper, Roger Sterling and co. are capable of doing. But although Mr. Draper may

Social networking is one of those areas that can seem impossible to master, a style of marketing so broad that a coherent strategy is all but impossible. But as with most concepts that appear daunting, social networking can be

The parent company of Realogy, which owns Century 21, Coldwell Banker, Better Homes and Sotheby’s International Realty, is hoping to raise $1 billion today in an initial public offering. The IPO is a full circle for Domus Holdings, Realogy’s owner,