Real Estate Round Up
August 29th, 2006 • Finance, Real Estate
- Mortgage lenders see stock prices sink
- Homeowners under insured due to surge in home prices
- If you’re ready to list your home with an agent, you’ll have plenty of candidates. There are a record 2.6 million licensed real-estate agents in the U.S. — “way too many,” says Stefan Swanepoel, chief executive officer of Realty U, a real-estate education and training company in Aliso Viejo, Calif.
- The new, revised Yahoo Real Estate went live with new features including interactive maps, aerial views of homes, and a valuation comparison tool. The site is loaded with about 3 million real estate listings, provided by Prudential Real Estate.
- Growing mortgage company will add 245 jobs