Lagging by about 45 days, the FHFA, Federal Housing Finance Agency, House Price Index was just released for the period from January 12 through February 12 of 2012.  The U.S. composite index was up by 0.3%.

A couple of days ago, the FHFA, Federal Housing Finance Agency, issued a press release related to short sales.  Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have developed enhanced and aligned strategies for facilitating short sales, deeds-in-lieu, and deeds-for-lease.  These initiatives are designed to speed the short sale process and help more homeowners to avoid foreclosure.

There are a great many tools and resources at our disposal for managing transactions, transaction tasks and document delivery and management. A new one I’ve been using is Backpack, and I like the features it provides

Are Hotter Real Estate Agents Better At Selling Houses? - Business Insider .

I constantly monitor the traffic to my various websites and blogs, particularly which search engines and key phrases are bringing the most traffic.

This is the formula field calculation entry screen to calculate the number of months to liquidate inventory of listings. It’s all done for you.

There are definite differences in the type of REITs available for real estate investors.

There are definite differences in the type of REITs available for real estate investors. The two basic types are equity REITs and mortgage REITs. Knowing the differences and your tolerance for risk can make all the difference in your investment success.

What better way to position yourself as a real estate expert in your market than by being a published author on the subject? It’s easy now, and can be totally free, and it can generate leads from your website.

Travel agents and some real estate professionals are crying over the ways in which the Internet has changed their business and wondering how to retain value to their customers and clients.  However, the Web has also brought about some other huge changes that can be very beneficial