http://www.eraknightrealty.com Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:35:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en January 2012 Real Estate Intern Danielle Brown interviews Aubri Knight, Knight's Relocation Coordinator Danielle:  What does a relocation coordinator do? Aubri:  We work with relocation companies on assignments and transferees. They are placed with specially trained agents that handle relocation clients. ... Danielle: What is corporate relocation? Aubri: We help companies and organizations with transferring employees. Danielle: ... http://www.eraknightrealty.com/danielle-brown-interviews-aubri-knight/ December Existing-Home Sales Show Uptrend Washington, DC, January 20, 2012 Existing-home sales continued on an uptrend in December, rising for three consecutive months and remaining above a year ago, according to the National Association of Realtors®. The latest monthly data shows total existing-home sales1 rose 5.0 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate ... http://www.eraknightrealty.com/2011-national-home-sales-up-17/  Danielle Brown  ERA Knight Realty Real Estate Intern Danielle Brown interviews Helen Polito about the ERA Home Protection Plan by American Home Shield Warranty [caption id="attachment_413" align="alignleft" width="175" caption="Danielle Brown"][/caption] Danielle: What is a home warranty? Helen: A home warranty is to protect your home's systems such as your heating, air conditioning, electricity, plumbing, ... http://www.eraknightrealty.com/real-estate-intern-danielle-brown-interviews-helen-polito-about-the-era-home-protection-plan-by-american-home-shield-warranty/ Gina Compton earned the top spot as Top Producer in 2011.  John Baynes came in 2nd place in production.  These brokers do an excellent job in marketing, and both have outstanding negotiating skills.  "We are very proud of these guys.  2011 was a tough year and they worked very hard.  ... http://www.eraknightrealty.com/2011-era-knight-realty-top-producers/ MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Freddie Mac (OTC: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing mortgage rates easing to new all-time record lows for all products covered in the survey helping to keep homebuyer affordability high. The average for the 30-year fixed mortgage ... http://www.eraknightrealty.com/mortgage-rates-continue-to-fall/   November 16, 2011   ERA Mortgage Craig Snyder and Rick Knight about FHA loans. Rick ask Craig, "Can you give us an update on FHA loans with ERA Mortgage.  Like what kind of down payments, credit scores etc that are needed?" Craig reply's,"Standard would be 3.5% for the down payment.  The only exception would ... http://www.eraknightrealty.com/interview-with-craig-snyder-era-mortgage-about-fha-loans/ September Stats for ERA Knight Realty was an average month.      "We have seen our units sales increase in 2011 but our sales volume stay about the same."  says Rick Knight, President of Knight Realty.  "Our average sales price is lower this year than 2010.  We anticipated that because of the price pressures ... http://www.eraknightrealty.com/september-2011-sales-stats/ Existing-Home Sales Off in September but Higher Than a Year Ago Washington, DC, October 20, 2011 Existing-home sales were down in September on the heels of a strong gain in August, but remain well above a year ago, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Total existing-home sales1, which are completed transactions that ... http://www.eraknightrealty.com/existing-home-sales-off-in-september-but-higher-than-a-year-ago/ Emac's Bottom Line Foreclosure Settlement Imminent, Bank Sources Say By Elizabeth MacDonald Published October 10, 2011 | FOXBusiness Sources at Citigroup and Bank of America tell FOX Business that bank officials worked through the weekend and were in close talks with state attorneys general and the Department of Justice to try to wrap up ... http://www.eraknightrealty.com/are-there-more-foreclosures-coming-in-2012/ By NICK TIMIRAOS of the WSJ The Federal Reserve's decision to reinvest payments from mortgages in its portfolio into government-backed mortgage securities signals a renewed effort to help consumers take advantage of interest rates that have fallen to their lowest levels in decades. More Fed Launches New Stimulus Wednesday's announcement follows recent talks ... http://www.eraknightrealty.com/mortgage-interest-rates/