Buyers searching for real estate will find more homes for sale overall, but supply of lower-priced homes is growing more slowly than high-priced homes in most of the country. -Inventory of all for-sale homes nationwide rose 15.8 percent year-over-year. -The number of homes for sale in the bottom price tier rose less over the last […]
MCLEAN, VA – Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today announced that it is increasing investor transparency by adding loan-level actual loss data to its Single Family Loan-Level Historical Dataset. The enhanced dataset will increase transparency, which helps investors build more accurate credit performance models in support of the company’s Single-Family credit risk offerings. Quotes Attribute to […]
MCLEAN, VA- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) released today its U.S. Economic and Housing Market Outlook for November showing that the home purchase market is expected to continue strengthening along with the broader economy during 2015. A video preview, along with the complete November 2014 U.S. Economic and Housing Market Outlook and forecast table, is available […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Real economic growth in the U.S. appears ready to exceed 3.0 percent for the second half of the year, providing a sound basis for growth in 2015, according to Fannie Mae’s (FNMA/OTC) Economic & Strategic Research (ESR) Group. The Group’s macroeconomic theme for 2014, Private Forces Move to the Fore, materialized in […]
TAYLOR, Mich. — Masco Corporation (NYSE: MAS) today announced its Board of Directors has approved the strategic initiatives recommended by management under the leadership of Keith Allman, its President and Chief Executive Officer. The strategic initiatives, which are designed to drive shareholder value over the mid- to long-term, are comprised of: • The spin-off of […]
MOORESVILLE, N.C – This holiday season, Lowe’s Innovation Labs will introduce two autonomous retail service robots in an Orchard Supply Hardware store in midtown San Jose, California to study how robotics technology can benefit customers and employees. Called OSHbot, the robots will assist customers to quickly navigate stores by directing them to specific products and […]
SAN JOSE, Calif., — As real estate enters the seasonally slower fall, properties in 12 major metro areas are still selling quickly, less than two months on the market, according to the realtor.com® September National Housing Trend Report released today. These markets also demonstrate strength in standard economic indicators and share unexpected commonalities, including large […]
New York, NY – News Corp and Move, Inc. (“Move”) announced today that News Corp has agreed to acquire Move, a leading online real estate business that brings consumers and Realtors® together to facilitate the sale and rental of real estate in the United States. REA Group Limited (“REA”), which is 61.6% owned by News […]
WASHINGTON, DC – A recent rebound in business investment has bolstered expectations for solid economic growth during the remainder of 2014, according to Fannie Mae’s (FNMA/OTC) Economic & Strategic Research (ESR) Group. The robust headline growth in the second quarter was upgraded from 4.0 to 4.2 percent in the government’s second estimate, with contributions from […]
GRAPEVINE, Texas –GameStop (NYSE: GME), a family of specialty retail brands that makes the most popular technologies affordable and simple, announced today that its GameStop Technology Institute (GTI) business unit is collaborating with AT&T to further its focus on delivering to its brick-n-mortar retail stores technology advancements that drive positive customer experiences and accelerate the […]
