By Glenn Roberts Jr., Tuesday, July 27, 2004. SAN FRANCISCO–Home listings used to be the real estate equivalent of the "black box," said Bob Hale, president and CEO of the Houston Association of Realtors. And Realtors were the only ones who held the keys. Things have changed. There is more competition these days, and there is a more pressing need for Realtors and their associations to keep up with trends and to work more efficiently, said Hale, who spoke on a panel today at Inman News' Real Estate Connect 2004 conference in San Francisco. more...
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By Inman News, Tuesday, July 27, 2004. Marcus & Millichap arranged the sale of the newly constructed Bandera Commons Apartments in San Antonio, Texas. The value of the transaction was $15.2 million. more...
By Inman News, Tuesday, July 27, 2004. Irvine, Calif.-based Premier Business Centers acquired three executive office centers totaling more than 40,000 square feet in California and Texas. The total value of the transactions was not disclosed. more...
By Inman News, Tuesday, July 27, 2004. Cushman & Wakefield announced Tuesday that Financial Security Assurance Inc., a New York-based monoline bond insurer, will relocate its headquarters from 350 Park Ave. to larger space at 31 W. 52nd Street. The value of the transaction was not disclosed. The triple-A rated insurer signed a 110,380-square-foot sublease for the 25th through the 29th floors, space previously occupied by Deutsche Bank. more...
By Inman News, Tuesday, July 27, 2004. SAN FRANCISCO – InSight Realty is launching a new search engine that lets potential home buyers search not only properties listed by Realtors but also For Sale By Owner properties and government and bank foreclosure homes, the company announced today at Inman News' Real Estate Connect 2004. more...
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By Inman News, Tuesday, July 27, 2004. SAN FRANCISCO–Online real estate company HomeGain has partnered with Overture in a recently launched Local Sponsored Search Listing program. Under the agreement, HomeGain will provide Overture's local search program with detailed information for local real estate agents nationwide. HomeGain matches online home buyers and sellers with real estate agents. more...
By Inman News, Tuesday, July 27, 2004. SAN FRANCISCO – Pay Rent, Build Credit and Prudential Action Real Estate have partnered to help consumers qualify to buy a house by using their renting history as proof of credit, the companies announced today at a press conference at Inman News' Real Estate Connect 2004. The two companies have put together a marketing brochure that Prudential Action plans to distribute both in English and Spanish to potential homebuyers in the New York City more...
By Carol Lloyd, Tuesday, July 27, 2004. I have done it again. more...
By Inman News, Tuesday, July 27, 2004. The First American Corp. reported net income of $116.5 million for the second quarter, down 9.4 percent from $127.5 million in the second quarter of 2003. Net income per diluted share was $1.27, down from $1.47 during the same period last year. Total revenues reached $1.72 billion, up 11.7 percent from $1.54 billion in the second quarter of 2003. more...
By Inman News, Tuesday, July 27, 2004. Mortgage technology provider AppIntell today announced a partnership with Ellie Mae that will expand loan compliance services offerings within Ellie Mae's ePASS Web transaction platform. Mortgage originators using Genesis, Contour, Encompass and other loan origination systems connecting to the ePASS portal will now have a direct interface with AppIntell's High Cost Loan Filter and PredProtect, the company's anti-predatory lending compliance tool. more...
By Inman News, Tuesday, July 27, 2004. Overall mortgage applications increased 0.6 percent last week on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's weekly survey. The MBA seasonally adjusted purchase index increased by 1 percent to 444.8 from 440.3 the previous week. The seasonally adjusted refinance index decreased by 0.1 percent to 1,648.8 from 1,651.1 one week earlier. more...
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