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CHARLOTTE, NC, June 10, 2009 - Today RealEstate.com rolls out its all-new website, offering even faster, easier access to nearly three million homes for sale, as well as current home values, local resources and advice for homebuyers and sellers. At the heart of the website is Town Square SM, a re...
06/10/2009
  Talk to Us About Our Great Career Opportunities for Agents   Training We consider training one of our core tenets for success. Many agents have been in business for years, but few have seen our industry change as rapidly as it has in the last few years. Our training is designed to help our agen...
06/04/2009
Today, RealEstate.com's Town Square opened up to the world. It has been under construction for a while within the virtual walls of our office, but today anyone and everyone can see it. In a nutshell, Town Square is where anyone, from consumers to agents to brokers to industry professionals (reall...
06/04/2009
    After much debate HUD has authorized the use of the $8000 first time buyer tax credit to be used as a downpayment, however there are a few ground rules.  To qualify as a first time buyer you must not have owned a primary residence in the past 3 years.  First, the credit can NOT be used to cov...
05/30/2009
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Did you know... We celebrate Memorial Day as a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation's service. In contrast, Veterans Day honors all who have served. 1.1 million Americans have died in all the nation's wars. At Arlington National Cemetery, three unknown servicemen are buried a...
05/22/2009
RealEstate.com, Realtors is the rare brokerage that closed more deals and generated more commissions in the fourth quarter of 2008 than in the fourth quarter of 2007. The company says its closingsspiked 55 percent over the year as RealEstate.com embarked on an aggressive strategy of recruitingag...
05/19/2009
What a week it's been for Tree.com, the parent company of RealEstate.com, LendingTree, HomeLoanCenter and more.  First, Tree announced it had made a profit the first quarter of 2009 beating Wall Streets expectations.  Then on May 1st Tree.com was the biggest percentage gainer on the Nasdaq when t...
05/05/2009
The CA Association of REALTORS just released information on Assembly Bill 957, also called "The Buyer's Choice Act".  The bill, authored by Assemblywoman Galgiani, will require fair treatment for real estate owned (REO) buyers in the choice of title and escrow providers.  Here is an excerpt form ...
05/04/2009
Today marks day 1 of the new brand...Bank of America Home Loans...finally putting an end to the Countrywide name.  Link here:  http://www.inman.com/news/2009/04/27/bofa-launches-loan-summary-form.  Countrywide has been hit hard in the mortgage meltdown and perhaps this new brand will help them ov...
04/27/2009
A marketing coup... CHARLOTTE, NC - President Obama recently encouraged Americans to take advantage of historically low interest rates by refinancing their mortgages.  To show their appreciation for the President's efforts, Charlotte-based LendingTree responded by naming President Obama their "Em...
04/20/2009
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