VAR has produced a another “Facts You Need to Know About the Virginia Real Estate Market” postcard. It includes: 1) Virginia Outperforms the Nation Sales, foreclosures, mortgage applications and homeownership rates – in every one of these areas the Commonwealth is in better shape than the nation as a whole. 2) The Commonwealth’s Overall Economy [...]
Archive for November, 2008
7 Facts
Posted in Market Stats, Positive Economic News, Real Estate News, Selling Info, tagged Northern Virginia Real Estate, Positive Economic News, Virginai Real Estate on November 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Vote for Brian
Posted in RE/MAX Allegiance News, Winners, tagged Brian Block, RE/MAX Allegiance, VAR, Virginia Association of REALTORS on November 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Our very own Brian Block, of the Leesburg Pike office, has made it through to the semi-finals of VAR’s Virginia Real Estate Blog Brawl. Won’t you please vote for him so he can make it to the finals and a chance at a free registration at Inman’s Real Estate Connect conference. Voting ends soon so [...]
Richmond Third Quarter Housing Report
Posted in Market Stats, Positive Economic News, Real Estate News, tagged Central Virginia Real Estate, CVRMLS, Henrico Real Estate, RE/MAX, RE/MAX Allegiance, RE/MAX Allegiance Richmond, RE/MAX Chesterfield, Richmond Housing, Richmond Real Estate, Richmond Real Estate News, Richmond Third Quarter Housing Report, Tri Cities Virginia on November 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Amid the national financial uncertainties and news about the economy and stock markets, the Central Virginia and Richmond economy and housing market are out-performing the country and most metropolitan areas. It is expected that the area’s economy will continue to have moderate growth in spite of the national economic turbulence. More significantly, the region’s housing [...]
A Trend?
Posted in Allegiance Stats, Market Stats, Positive Economic News, RE/MAX Allegiance News, tagged Alexandria Real Estate, Annapolis Real Estate, Arlington Real Estate, Ashburn Real Estate, Blacksburg Real Estate, Burke Real Estate, Chesapeake Real Estate, DC Real Estate, Fairfax Real Estate, Fredericksburg Real Estate, Harrisonburg Real Estate, Join RE/MAX, Maryland Real Estate, RE/MAX, RE/MAX Allegiance, RE/MAX Allegiance News, RE/MAX Franchise, RE/MAX Services, Reston Real Estate, Richmond Real Estate, Roanoke Real Estate, Stafford Real Estate, Stafford Real Estate Careers, Virginia Beach Real Estate, Virginia Real Estate, Washington DC Real Estate, Woodbridge Real Estate on November 13, 2008 | 2 Comments »
RE/MAX Allegiance conducted 843 transactions in September and 722 in October. These stats may not seem like a big deal, but they may be. See, that is two months in a row that we had an increase in the number of transactions compared with the same months last year. That is the first time this [...]
RE/MAX: What Does it Stand For?
Posted in RE/MAX Allegiance News, Winners, tagged Pat Sykes, RE/MAX, RE/MAX History, Top RE/MAX Agents, What Does RE/MAX Stand For? on November 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The RE/MAX mark originated in the early 1970s when co-founders Dave and Gail Liniger developed a real estate concept that permitted Associates to receive as much as 100 percent of the commissions they earned in exchange for paying a management fee and their pro rata share of office overhead. This concept enabled Associates to retain [...]
Number of First-Time Home Buyers is Increasing
Posted in Positive Economic News, Real Estate News, Selling Info, tagged First Time Homebuyer, Lawrence Yun, NAR, National Association of REALTORS, RE/MAX Allegiance on November 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Low home prices and excess supply helped drive a rise in first-time U.S. home buyers and reduce excess inventory, according to a study released Saturday by The National Association of Realtors. According to the survey, which was released at the 2008 Realtors Conference & Expo, the number of first-time buyers rose to 41 percent from [...]
Buyer Insight Testimonial
Posted in RE/MAX Allegiance News, tagged Buyer Insight, Eddie Rangel, Steve Dean, Voice Pad on November 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The following is a testimonial for the Allegiance service, Buyer Insight. More info can be found on WorkSmart. We began using Buyer Insight as soon as RE/MAX Alleginace offered it. For our buyers, we register them in the system, and we give them the telephone to call if they see something. Relocation buyers seem to [...]
NAR to Keep Focus on Economic Stimulus
Posted in Real Estate News, tagged Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, interest rate buydown program, loan limits, NAR, REALTOR Stimulus Package on November 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Board of Directors of the National Association of REALTORS® in its meeting Nov. 10, 2008, in Orlando, took actions to keep its members positioned for success in today’s challenging real estate markets. Economic Stimulus The Board affirmed the four-point legislative plan that NAR is presenting to Congress as necessary to stimulate housing:- Make the [...]
