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RISMedia’s 22nd annual Power Broker Survey Now Available for Completion

RISMEDIA, February 1, 2010—RISMedia’s 22nd Annual Power Broker Report & Survey—the industry’s leading report ranking the nation’s top brokerages—is now available for completion online. Inclusion in this listing of the real…

RISMEDIA, February 1, 2010—Last week we looked at the brief history of the mobile phone and its 0-60-mph transition from utility to brand recognized phenomenon and beyond. Just this week, T-Mobile released its new ad campaign featuring Eric Clapton in which…

RISMEDIA, February 1, 2010—Marketing. Advertising. Promotions.

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RISMEDIA, February 1, 2010—Here at Zillow, we’ve assumed for a long time that, in most markets, buyers can get pretty good deals on foreclosures. Our chief economist, Dr. Stan Humphries, has called foreclosures and non-foreclosures two distinct markets—a comment that has…

RISMEDIA, February 1, 2010—As part of the Administration’s ongoing housing market stabilization plan, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently released updated guidance for servicers participating in the Administration’s mortgage modification…

RISMEDIA, February 1, 2010—A new study released by Bankrate, Inc. shows that the majority of Americans think wealth is beyond their reach and that it won’t be easier to get rich any time soon. The poll, conducted by Princeton Survey Research…

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RISMEDIA, February 1, 2010—(MCT)—The U.S. economy grew at an accelerated pace in the last quarter of 2009, driven largely by a rebound in manufacturing and better-than-expected gains in consumer spending and commercial investments, according to Commerce Department statistics.

The nation’s gross…

RISMEDIA, February 1, 2010—The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index, which had increased in December 2009, improved further in January 2010. The Index now stands at 55.9 (1985=100), up from 53.6 in December. The Present Situation Index increased to 25.0 from…