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An Inside Look at MRIS from This Agent’s Perspective

February 23, 2012  |  by Scott

Good day my friends, my name is Scott Saghirian and I am the Manager of Client and Association Alliances here at MRIS. Prior to joining MRIS I was a full time real estate agent in Maryland. I must admit, in the hectic life that is real estate, I didn’t discover everything there was to know about MRIS. Sure I logged... Continue Reading

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NEW FED PLAN: Sell Foreclosed Properties To Investors To Rent Out

January 9, 2012  |  by MRIS_CMO

Diana Olick, Real Estate writer at CNBC, reports today that: “The Obama Administration, in conjunction with federal regulators and led by the overseer of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are very close to announcing a pilot program to sell government-owned foreclosures in bulk to investors as rentals, according to administration officials.”  While the DC/Baltimore region has not been on the “hot list” of states with... Continue Reading

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Pricing a Home? Local Data is Key

September 23, 2011  |  by Corey

As we at RBI have often stressed in our blog, real estate market trends are LOCAL!  Consumers are inundated with articles about the national market, so it’s critical that REALTORS® can speak with confidence about the hyper-local market and how it diverges from any national or even regional trends. Being able to answer the question “How’s the market?” is often... Continue Reading

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July 2011 RBI Pending Home Sales Index Released – Washington, D.C. and Baltimore Metro Areas

August 10, 2011  |  by Jonathan Miller

July went into the record books as the fourth-warmest month in U.S. history as temperature records fell across the country. Although Washington, D.C. had its warmest month in history, with an average temperature of 84.5 degrees, breaking the previous record of 83.1 set in the previous July 2010 and Baltimore was hot as well, there were a few signs that... Continue Reading

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[Absorption Rate] Washington, D.C. Metro Remains Close To 10-Year Average

July 15, 2011  |  by Jonathan Miller

Over at Curbed DC, I posted a chart in my regular Three Cents Worth column titled “Length Of Time On The Market Is Right About Average” showing how monthly absorption rate has behaved in the Washington, D.C. metro area over the past decade. I like the absorption rate as a market indicator because it shows the interaction between supply and... Continue Reading

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June 2011 RBI Pending Home Sales Index Released – Washington, D.C. and Baltimore Metro Areas

July 11, 2011  |  by Jonathan Miller

It’s been a little over a week into July and both RBI and moi have been busy. We just released the June market recap for the Washington, D.C. and Baltimore metro area housing markets via our Pending Home Sale Index series for both markets. Rest assured, in about 3 weeks you’ll get the NAR National Pending Home Sales Index and... Continue Reading

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S&P/Case Shiller Out Today, RBI Reported Same Info Early February

June 28, 2011  |  by Jonathan Miller

Ok, so I’ve been on a bit of a Case Shiller tear for the past month (here, here, here, here and here) but deservedly so. Today’s release covers the same window of information released by MRIS/RBI last January. My Case Shiller mantra these days is: Market information that misinforms by being late or out of context does everyone a disservice... Continue Reading

Washington, DC Versus Manhattan, A Listing Story

March 18, 2011  |  by Jonathan Miller

[click to expand] Here’s my first “Three Cents Worth” chart I posted on Curbed DC, a new addition to the Curbed blog network with a rabid fan base that is located in a number of large metro areas like NY, San Fran, Curbed, LA plus has other related sites. My future columns will be DC centric on the site and... Continue Reading

Podcasts On The February 2011 RBI Home Sales Index Are Live!

March 10, 2011  |  by Jonathan Miller

Just posted my recap of the February 2011 Pending Home Sales Index for both the Washington, DC Metro and Baltimore Metro housing markets. I’ve included links to the releases. Make sure you visit RBI to go granular. Washington, DC Metro Podcast Briefing Baltimore Metro Podcast Briefing

Podcasts! RBI Year End Housing Market Summaries Now Available

March 4, 2011  |  by Jonathan Miller

Check out my quick, easy to listen to (that’s my opinion, of course) podcasts that summarize the 2010 housing markets for the Baltimore Metro and Washington, DC Metro housing markets. Of course you’ll also want to check out the market summaries and drill down even further at RBI. Washington, DC Metro Podcast Briefing Baltimore Metro Podcast Briefing

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