Homebuyers Struggle to Find New Digs as Inventories Shrink" alt="Homebuyers Struggle to Find New Digs as Inventories Shrink" />

Editor's note: This is the first of a two-part series on the impact of shrinking inventories on buyers and sellers. In Part 1, Inman News reporter Andrea V. Brambila looks at how the scarcity of of listings in many markets is affecting buyers. Part 2 will look at impacts on sellers. Homebuyers nationwide are discovering ... Continue Reading »

Home Price Gains Pull 400,000 Homeowners Above Water" alt="Home Price Gains Pull 400,000 Homeowners Above Water" />

Home price increases helped more homeowners regain some equity in their homes during the second quarter, according to an analysis by Zillow. Zillow's Negative Equity Report estimates that 30.9 percent of homeowners with mortgages owed more than their homes were worth at the end of June, down from 31.4 percent at the end ... Continue Reading »

NAR Launches Email Campaign to Tout Value of Homeownership" alt="NAR Launches Email Campaign to Tout Value of Homeownership" />

By Inman News The National Association of Realtors has launched an email campaign designed to educate roughly 82 million consumers about the value of homeownership and the government incentives in place that support it. Starting last week, the three-part campaign sent out its first set of emails directly from NAR to ... Continue Reading »

London 2012: Century 21 Commercials Air During Olympics" alt="London 2012: Century 21 Commercials Air During Olympics" />

Real estate franchisor Century 21 Real Estate LLC is taking its "Smarter, Bolder, Faster" TV ad campaign to the 2012 Summer Olympics. The Realogy Corp. subsidiary says the TV commercials -- part of a high-profile campaign launched last year -- will air more than 100 times during NBC Sports Network and MSNBC ... Continue Reading »

Top 10 Metros With Rising Home Prices" alt="Top 10 Metros With Rising Home Prices" />

Editor's note: Data is from Realtor.com's June 2012 Real Estate Trend Data Report. The report analyzes data for 146 U.S. metros and includes single-family homes, condos, townhomes and co-ops. Three California metros -- Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, San Francisco and Oakland -- shot to the top five of metros with the ... Continue Reading »