The links below offer a diverse list of real estate industry resources and publications.
Organization
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Key Publication
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American Land Title Association
www.alta.org
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Title Insurance: A Comprehensive Overview
The objective of title insurance remains the same as it has always been – helping the parties in real estate transactions to determine their rights and interests, and assuring that land transfer is expeditious and secure. Protecting the parties involved in real estate transactions is the reason the title insurance product was developed. |
FannieMae
www.fanniemae.com
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Fannie Mae Monthly Economic Outlook
The Fannie Mae Monthly Economic Outlook is comprised of the Economic and Mortgage Market Developments report -- which details movement of interest rates, the housing market, the mortgage market, and the overall economic climate -- as well as various historical and forecast tables that track and project housing market indicators, residential mortgage originations, secondary mortgage market trends, and more.
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Freddie Mac
www.freddiemac.com
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Economic & Housing Outlook
A monthly perspective from the office of the Chief Economist. |
Federal Housing Finance Agency
www.fhfa.gov |
House Price Index
The HPI is a broad measure of the movement of single-family house prices. The HPI serves as an indicator of house price trends in various geographic areas. |
Harvard University Joint Center for Housing Studies
www.jchs.harvard.edu
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The State of the Nation's Housing 2009 (New)
Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies is the nation's leading center for information and research on housing in the United States. This year’s report provides a current
assessment of the housing market downturn; housing’s role in the economy; housing affordability challenges;
and the demographic trends driving long-run housing demand.
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Mortgage Bankers Association
www.mbaa.org
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MBA Weekly Economic Commentary
A summary of economic news and events of each week that affects interest rates and MBA members' business.
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National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals
www.nahrep.org
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AREAA/NAHREP Marketing Convention and Expo
This event brings together experts, industry leaders and some of the most successful entrepreneurs in the business for a dynamic exchange geared toward helping real estate professionals better serve their Hispanic customers.
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National Association of Home Builders
www.nahb.org
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Housing Facts, Figures and Trends
Housing Facts, Figures and Trendsprovides a snapshot of various aspects of the housing market including new home starts and sales, characteristics of new homes, homeownership rates and more.
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National Association of Realtors
www.realtor.org
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Real Estate Insights
This free web-based publication provides monthly economic news, forecasts and trends of today's real estate market. Included are insightful commentaries by NAR's Chief Economist, Dr. Lawrence Yun.
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REAL Trends www.realtrends.com
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REAL Trends National Housing Market Report
The REAL Trends Housing Market Report tracks actual housing sales from real estate brokerage firms from every state in the nation and compares the most recent month’s activity with the same month one year earlier. REAL Trends is a leading provider of trends and research for the residential real estate service industry, and annually publishes the REAL Trends 500 list of leading residential brokerage firms and the Real Estate Top 200 list of real estate professionals.
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Worldwide Employee Relocation Council
www.erc.org
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Mobility
Mobility magazine is an informative tool for HR and relocation professionals across corporate, government, military, and service provider industries. In each issue, relocation leaders share experiences, offer new solutions to age-old challenges, set industry trends, describe best practices and polices, as well as comment on key issues affecting the relocation profession.
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U.S. Department of Commerce
www.commerce.gov
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Census Bureau Reports on Residential Vacancies and Homeownership
The Housing Vacancies and Homeownership report provides current information on the rental and homeowner vacancy rates, and characteristics of units available for occupancy. These data are used extensively by public and private sector organizations to evaluate the need for new housing programs and initiatives.
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