The Super Committee, the congressional panel charged with cutting $1.2 trillion from the federal budget, failed to meet a deadline this week, casting government budget conflicts and housing-related cuts in further distress. Though the cuts would not be scheduled

Thanksgiving is a time for family, community and scrumptious dining; or, if you’re an agent, a great time to list and sell properties! A new story in The Los Angeles Times by Lauren Beale has spotlighted several agents off the West

Housing affordability displayed slight improvements in the third quarter of 2011, with interest rates at their lowest levels and  affordability near the highest levels it has been in over twenty years, according to the National Association of Home Builders

Both Republicans and the Obama administration agree, surprisingly enough, that the government should back off a little from the housing market, according to a Washington Post article by Zachary Goldfarb. But executing the plan is easier said than

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan recently announced the recipients of the 2011 sustainable communities grants. The goal of the grants, which totaled to nearly $96 million this year, is to help communities and

Auctions for penthouse apartments, waterfront mansions and grand country estates traditionally carry the stigma of a ‘last resort’ for desperate sellers or banks trying to get rid of foreclosed properties. The upkeep of homes $10 million and above can

Freddie Mac released its Economic and Housing Outlook report for November 2011 yesterday, and according to the report, the country is right in the midst of the most affordable home-buying market in decades, though recent home sales don’t reflect

There may be more than 3 million homes officially for sale nationwide, but a recent Miami Herald investigation has shown that millions of additional properties lay dormant in housing’s “shadow inventory,” many of them tucked away on bank’s balance

The House of Representatives voted in favor for a bill that re-raised the limit of conforming jumbo mortgages for the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), ending a nearly two month gridlock in

The 2011 National Association of Realtors (NAR) Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers surveyed 5,708 home buyers and sellers, learning that the demographics of home buyers and types of homes being sold has shifted drastically this year, mostly due

Have you ever paid attention to some of the words used to describe properties in the MLS? LeapRE searched for keywords in descriptions that could be signals to have your affiliate recommendations ready for clients who buy the properties.

Although reality doesn’t always match the expectations of any buyer, according to the 2011 National Association of Realtors (NAR) Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, which surveyed 5,708 homebuyers and sellers this summer, homebuyers expect to stay in their

Is the conforming loans controversy finally settled? What is going on with the Chicago rental market? And how did housing starts data look? Here’s a quick rundown of stats from this week’s news (Nov. 14 – Nov. 18) by the

Year-over-year housing inventory was down 21 percent in October, according to a RE/MAX housing report cited by HousingWire. The decline is the 16th straight month of falling inventories. In addition, agents reported a 7.7 month supply of homes to

States with the slowest foreclosure processes might see their federal funding suspended until conditions improve, according to HousingWire’s Jon Prior. During a House committee hearing Wednesday over bonuses paid to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac executives, Edward DeMarco, Federal

The annual conference and exposition held by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) in Anaheim, California, included an inaugural dinner and awards ceremony for new inductees in the Council of Residential Specialists’ (CRS) 2012 leadership team, on November 12.