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Weichert Expand Global Presence to Aruba
The partnership comes just months after the Weichert brand’s international debut in Portugal. Continue Reading Weichert Expand Global Presence to Aruba
New Jersey Lawmaker Seeks Statewide Property Title Fraud Alerts
“Our biggest investment, for most of us in life, is our home,” said State Sen. Robert Singer. Continue Reading New Jersey Lawmaker Seeks Statewide Property Title Fraud Alerts
Economists’ crystal balls are growing cloudier. But they still expect a recession
Source: CNN Business --- The US economy is confusing: Jobs are surging. Inflation has been cooling but still running relatively hot. Gas prices are on the rebound. Consumers keep spending, and their confidence is growing. But holiday sales were tepid. Corporate...
Rick Grant Takes Editorial Director Role for Real Estate Publication
Experienced editor comes aboard to help provide direction for the growing company. SALT LAKE CITY, UT, USA, March 1, 2023 -- Weekly Real Estate News, a publication dedicated to providing the best real estate and mortgage industry news and information available...
Australia Recession Risk Rises as RBA Seen Hiking More Than Fed
Source: Bloomberg --- Reserve Bank of Australia chief Philip Lowe’s expectation of further interest-rate rises ahead has prompted economists and money markets to narrow the odds of a recession in the $1.5 trillion economy. There is now a better than one-in-three...
Analog strategies to improve productivity and performance
Source: Inman --- For many agents specializing in luxury homes, apps and tools are essential for streamlining workflows and ensuring high-quality client services. But it’s important for real estate professionals not to let them drain their time and attention. “It...
Home remodeling is slowing down, but ‘historic boom’ is coming
Source: Yahoo! News --- Americans looking to remodel their home are pulling back, but better days are ahead for the industry. "Remodeling is slowing, but there's a historic boom coming," Eric Finnigan, VP of research & demographics at John Burns Real Estate...
Equifax Adds More Monthly Payments to Consumer Credit Files
Equifax is now offering additional insight into consumer credit by including certain telecommunications (telco), pay TV and utilities attributes available to the mortgage industry. The company says this will help create greater home ownership opportunities for more...
Credit Union Documentary Racks up Festival Wins
A documentary film produced by the digital media division of PenFed Credit Union, the nation's second-largest federal credit union, has been winning awards on the film festival circuit. The documentary short film "The Shot" has won numerous awards and screened for...
S&P Corelogic Case-Shiller Index Declined Again in December
Home price gains continued to drop across the United States according to the latest results for the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices. Before seasonal adjustment, the U.S. National Index posted a -0.8% month-over-month decrease in December, while the 10-City and...
How does the housing market affect UK productivity?
Source: Economics Observatory --- Where we live – and how much that costs us – affect our ability to work, to find suitable jobs and to access good schools. House prices also influence whether money is invested in property or in developing businesses. All this means...
Republicans: Affordable housing isn’t just the Democrats’ issue
Source: The Hill --- Expanding affordable housing is commonly considered a Democratic issue. But the issue is tailor-made for Republican approaches to policymaking — and Republicans in Congress should seize this opportunity. A renewed Republican focus on affordable...
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