Archive for February, 2006

57% of California Realtors Quit within Five Years

A recent study by the California Association of Realtors suggests that more than half of that state’s real estate agents quit within their first five years on the job.

Freddie Mac Mortgage Rates Edge Upwards

The cost of financing a home continues on its gradual ascent, as Freddie Mac 30-year mortgage rates edge upwards from 6.23% to 6.24%, in the third increase in under a month.

Florida Town Immersed in Residential Zoning Battle

Fred Schorr, Mayor of Lighthouse Point, FL, has made it his mission to limit the size of “monstor-homes” that are popping up all around the town.

New Online Property Reference Service in Southeastern US

A company by the name of Real Estate Data Services has recently launched a new internet service that lets users in the southeastern US track the property transactions going on in their neighborhoods.

More Single Women Buying Real Estate in the US

According to America’s National Association of Realtors, the number of single women buying real estate has grown by 50% in the past ten years.

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