The number of homes sold in Northern Virginia spiked 39 percent in January, as more buyers took advantage of falling prices. During the month, 998 homes were sold in the area, which includes the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax and Falls Church as well as the counties of Fairfax and Arlington, according to Rockville-based market research [...]
Archive for February, 2009
Northern Virginia Home Sales Jumped 39% in January
Posted in Market Stats, Positive Economic News, Real Estate News, tagged Alexandria Real Estate Sales, Arlington County Home Sales, Fairfax County Home Sales, Good Economic News, Positive Economic News, RE MAX, RE MAX Allegiance, RE/MAX, RE/MAX Allegiance on February 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Hundreds Attend KickStart Events
Posted in RE/MAX Allegiance News, Real Estate Education, tagged John Tuccillo, RE MAX, RE MAX Allegiance, RE/MAX, RE/MAX Allegiance, Real Estate, Real Estate Education on February 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Several hundred RE/MAX Allegiance Associates attended KickStart events in Nortern Virginia and Hampton Roads over the last week. Keynote speaker John Tuccillo, a former NAR Chief Economist spoke about today’s economy, his predictions in the near term and how REALTORS can prepare for the future demographic shift. “We wanted to bring our Associates the most [...]
RE/MAX Dominates January Hitwise Top 25
Posted in Real Estate News, tagged Hitwise, Hitwise Real Estate, Hitwise Real Estate Search Terms, RE MAX, RE MAX Allegiance, RE/MAX, RE/MAX Allegiance, RE/MAX Web Presence, Real Estate Search Terms on February 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
RE/MAX has three search terms in the Hitwise Top 25 for January 2009. No other company has more than one or ranks higher. The following report lists the most popular search terms for the 4 weeks ending 01/31/2009, that resulted in traffic to websites classified by Hitwise within the ‘Business and Finance – Real Estate’ [...]
Senior RE/MAX International Officers Share Reasons for Optimism
Posted in Positive Economic News, tagged Housing Market, Margaret Kelly, Positive Economic News, RE MAX, RE/MAX, RE/MAX Allegiance, Vinnie Tracey on February 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The RE/MAX Times Online sat down with the RE/MAX International CEO Margaret Kelly (CRB) and President Vinnie Tracey (CRB) to learn their reasons for optimism in spite of negative reports and dismal statistics surrounding housing markets across the United States. RE/MAX TIMES ONLINE: What is your assessment of the U.S. housing industry? Kelly: We have [...]
Helpful Site: Market Strength Report
Posted in Real Estate News, tagged Hme Smart Reports, House Smart Reports, Housing Market, RE MAX, RE MAX Allegiance, RE/MAX, RE/MAX Allegiance, Real Estate News on February 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I recently saw a blurb about a helpful site, HomeSmartReports.com, which allows the user, for free, to enter a zip code and find what risk level that real estate market is in. A more detailed report is available for purchase. Check it out.
David Knox: Negotiating Low Offers
Posted in David Knox, Real Estate Education, tagged David Knox, Negotiating Low Real Estate Offers, Negotiating Real Estate, Real Estate Education, Real Estate Training on February 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Did you miss this month’s David Knox video? Check it out below, it is worth your ten minutes.
Pending Home Sales Show Healthy Gain
Posted in Positive Economic News, Real Estate News, tagged Housing Affordability Index, Lawrence Yun, NAR, Pending Home Sales, RE MAX, RE MAX Allegiance, RE/MAX, RE/MAX Allegiance, Real Estate News on February 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Pending home sales increased as more buyers took advantage of improved affordability conditions, according to the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®. Big gains in the South and Midwest offset modest declines in other regions. The Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indicator based on contracts signed in December, rose 6.3 percent to 87.7 from an upwardly [...]
RE/MAX Elevated to Race for the Cure National Sponsor
Posted in RE/MAX Allegiance News, tagged Race for the Cure, RE MAX, RE MAX Allegiance, RE/MAX, RE/MAX Allegiance, RE/MAX Premier Community Citizenship on February 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
After six years of co-sponsoring the Survivor Recognition Program at Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure events, RE/MAX in 2009 takes a key step forward in the fight against breast cancer by becoming a national sponsor of the full race series. Joining the likes of American Airlines and Ford, RE/MAX is one of only [...]
Top Hampton Roads Associates
Posted in RE/MAX Allegiance News, Winners, tagged Alex Nova, Gerry Sessor, Judy Reed, Linda Fox-Jarvis, Michael Miller, RE MAX Allegiance Hampton Roads, RE MAX Hampton Roads, RE/MAX Allegiance Hampton Roads, RE/MAX Hampton Roads, Ron Sawyer, Top Hampton Road Agents, Top RE MAX Agents, Top RE/MAX Agents, Top Virginia Beach Agents, Willie Colston on February 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Please join me in giving special recognition to our 2008 top Associates who ranked in the top 100 agents for sales volume in the Hampton Roads area. Willie Colston Michael Miller Judy Reed Ron Sawyer Alex Nova Linda Fox-Jarvis Gerry Sessor These agents individually sold between 9.5 million and 49 million in total sales volume [...]
