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Upper Fannie management implodes

on January 5, 2005

Fannie Mae's board on December 21st ousted its two top executives and fired its auditor, KPMG, as the company's accounting standards violations crept into the light and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ordered a restatement of possibly $9 billion. Chief Executive Officer Franklin D. Raines and Chief Financial Officer Timothy Howard were temporarily replaced […]

Existing home sales blow market away

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November existing home sales shattered expectations, rising to a new record pace, and virtually sealing the deal on another record year for the U.S. housing market, Wachovia Securities economists reported to their customers. Sales rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 6.94 million in November. Months of available supply held steady and sales prices […]

Superb customer service still reigns real estate business

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Although frantic holiday shopping can bring out the worst in anyone, first-rate customer service should remain a top priority for any American business if they want those customers to return after the New Year, according to a recent Coldwell Banker® Customer Service Study.

Customer service still key element to successful real estate business

on December 17, 2004

Although frantic holiday shopping can bring out the worst in anyone, first-rate customer service should remain a top priority for any American business if they want those customers to return after the New Year, according to a recent Coldwell Banker® Customer Service Study. In fact, nine out of 10 consumers surveyed declared that great customer […]

Generation Y expected to drive the real estate market over next decade

on December 8, 2004

Many of them wear multiple piercings, own cell phones that take pictures and they’re even more technologically savvy than their older brothers and sisters of Generation X. They’re Generation Y – and many of them are going to be your customers very soon. The label “Gen Y” roughly refers to those born between 1979 through […]