If a home has bedbugs, setting it on fire is not considered to be an effective means of removing them. Want the tools to succeed in the changing real estate market? Enter the HomeFinder.com Agent Makeover Sweepstakes for your chance to win a … [Read more...]

Realtors reading about a CoreLogic story were quick to call shenanigans, making for an amusing read. See, HousingWire reported about a CoreLogic roundtable on mortgage fraud. It wrote: In a round table discussion on mortgage fraud, Matthias Blume, … [Read more...]

Mortgage rates plummeted last week… er, sorry. I mean "mortgage rates dropped slightly last week." Either way, average mortgage rates in the country were down a bit — the first drop in six weeks. 30-year fixed went from 3.98 … [Read more...]

FannieMae reported that “American’s confidence in their ability to buy and sell their home climbed sharply in May, “according to their Monthly National Housing Survey.  The large boost in pace of residential sales from April to May, … [Read more...]

From left: Delene Adams, Minnie Stevenson, Greater Augusta Association President Fred Morgan, and VAR Interim CEO Rick Lugg The Greater Augusta Association of REALTORS® was one of several prestigious supporters of a “Business at … [Read more...]

For the first time since 2006, a survey of the nation’s homebuilders found them with a positive outlook about the market. It’s not scientific, but it’s still nice to see. The National Association of Home Builders’ Housing … [Read more...]