Banks have stepped up purchase of securities that fund loans
Most markets tracked by NAR post annual gains
Demo Day tech profile: DreamCommerce Social Real Estate Platform
Beazer Homes forms REIT with investment group
Realtor.com stats show Florida markets bouncing back
Van Davis is former CEO of Foxtons North America, Century 21
CoreLogic: First month-over-month increase since last summer
California, Florida MLSs boast more than 18,000 members
Electronic signatures can be initiated from within the MLS
Real estate tech briefs
MLS' members gain access to Homes Connect marketing platform
House of the Week: from Curbed.com
New features include push notifications for leads, access to online leasing platform
Banner ads will appear on mapped search results by ZIP code
Standardized data from two dozen MLSs paves way for 'Spark Platform'
Economic growth seems to be slowing, inflation remains subdued
Acquisition is company's third in a year
Partnerships with franchisors, brokerages expected to boost upsales to agents
Nearly 100 neighborhoods added to search site
Nonjudicial foreclosure states see most improvement
