Traverse City Area Real Estate

Daily Real Estate News | Monday, December 16, 2013 --> A year ago, the Federal Housing Administration was projected to face a $16.3 billion shortfall, but the shortfall now has fallen to $1.3 billion, a new independent audit shows.  FHA received $1.7 billion in funds from the U.S. Treasury in September to help cover projected ...

July 22, 2013Economy Poised for a Stronger Second Half of 2013Despite Rising Mortgage Rates, Housing Remains a Positive ContributorPete Bakel202-752-2034WASHINGTON, DC – The ongoing housing recovery coupled with improvement in both consumer confidence and the labor market are expected to boost economic growth in the second half of the year, ...

Mortgage Giants to Limit Loan Purchases to 'Qualified Mortgages'Daily Real Estate News | Tuesday, May 07, 2013 -->Mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will begin next year to purchase only loans that meet new “qualified mortgage” requirements, the Federal Housing Finance Agency announced Monday. In January, the Consumer ...

SOURCE: Century 21 Real Estate LLCFebruary 19, 2013 16:19 ETSurvey Shows Century 21 Real Estate Is Most Respected Brand in Industry PARSIPPANY, NJ--(Marketwire - Feb 19, 2013) - Century 21 Real Estate LLC, the franchisor of the world's largest real estate sales organization, announced the results of a third-party survey that shows consumers ...

Press Release: Century 21 Real Estate LLC – Mon, Sep 24, 2012 3:08 PM EDT PARSIPPANY, NJ--(Marketwire - Sep 24, 2012) - Century 21 Real Estate LLC, the franchisor of the world's largest residential real estate sales organization, today announced the launch of its Recruiting America's Heroes program. The initiative is designed to ...

Daily Real Estate News | Wednesday, September 05, 2012 -->The next president of the United States -- whether Democratic incumbent Barack Obama or Republican challenger Mitt Romney -- could have a big influence over the recovery taking shape in the real estate market, according to political pundits. “The next president, whoever it turns out ...

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What Makes CENTURY 21® Agents Faster? How About The Fastest Growing Real Estate Franchise Website In The Business?19714216ShareBy Molly on June 5th, 2012 0 CommentsAccording to metrics recently produced by Comscore, traffic to the CENTURY 21 website, CENTURY21.com, is up 40% year over year through April 2012. This number not only outpaces ...

Find out which remodeling projects will provide the biggest bang for your buck this year, according to Remodeling magazine.March 2012 | By Erica Christoffer--> Optimizing the use of space in a home will not only attract buyers but also give sellers more bang for their buck, according to Remodeling’s “2011–12 Cost vs. Value ...

Daily Real Estate News | Friday, January 20, 2012 -->Existing-home sales continued on an uptrend in December, rising for three consecutive months and remaining above where they were a year ago, according to the National Association of REALTORS®. The latest monthly data shows total existing-home salesrose 5.0 percent to a seasonally adjusted ...