By Inman News, Tuesday, March 26, 2013.       Hispanics accounted for more than half of new owner-occupied households last year and have the purchasing power "to push the U.S. housing recovery into high gear," according to an annual report from the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP) released today.   In its 2012 State of Hispanic Homeownership report, the trade group said Hispanics have posted gains in jobs, income, education, and... read more

  By Inman News, Tuesday, March 26, 2013.     Editor's note: This story has been updated.   The S&P/Case-Shiller 20-City Composite index posted its largest year-over-year gain in January since the summer of 2006.   The index, which tracks single-family home prices in 20 large U.S. metros, was up 8.1 percent in January from a year ago with all 20 areas including New York, which hadn't seen year-over-year positive light in 28 months, registering gains.   ... read more

By Mary Shanklin, Orlando Sentinel   11:08 a.m. EDT, March 19, 2013     For the first time since the housing slump, Orlando-area home prices have rebounded to half their height at the peak of the market in 2007, thanks partly to a 20 percent annual increase in February.         Last month's median home price for the core Orlando market, which consists mostly of Orange and Seminole counties, was $133,000, according to a new report from the Orlando Regional R... read more

Survey shows Americans upbeat about housing Fannie Mae: Consumers expect home prices and mortgage rates to rise By Teke Wiggin, Thursday, March 7, 2013. Inman News®     Americans continued to view housing as a relative bright spot in the economy, even as their sentiment towards the broader economy and household finances limped along, according to Fannie Mae's February 2013 National Housing Survey.   Americans who believe home prices will increase over the next year and hom... read more

  2013 Training Top 125: Coldwell Banker’s Sold on Training     No. 3 Coldwell Banker Real Estate took sales training to the next level last year, offering innovative online and offline programming, and even user-generated content.   Article | Tue, 02/19/2013 - 00:00 By Margery Weinstein   Mastering the art of the deal may be the oldest corporate learning pursuit. After all, is there anything harder in business than assisting home buyers to make the biggest purchase in their li... read more