Colliers Turley Martin Tucker, Cassidy & Pinkard Colliers, Colliers Pinkard, Colliers ABR, BT Commercial in Northern California, BRE Commercial in Southern California, BRE Commercial in Arizona, and Colliers Houston & Co. of New Jersey made an announcement Monday that the companies are rebranding as Cassidy Turley.

In the wake of the Great Recession, the economy will continue to grow, according to Bob Doll, vice chairman and global CIO of fundamental equities of the asset management firm BlackRock.

A substantial number of homeowners are still facing foreclosure, and some are often desperate for help but don't know where to turn.

Home sales in the Phoenix area fell 6.7 percent in November compared to October, according to a recent report by DataQuick, a provider of real estate news and custom data. However, November's 8,544 total sales were the highest for the month since November 2006.

In an announcement Friday, OwnACondo.com said it has capitalized on the growing popularity of auctions as a preferred method of real estate sales and has purchased the domain RealEstateAuctions.com.

Consumer loan delinquencies fell in seven loan categories in the third quarter of 2009 but not in the housing category, according to the American Bankers Association's (ABA) Consumer Credit Delinquency Bulletin. This marks the first time since 2007 that so many loan categories experienced declines.

In its third quarter Foreclosure Prevention & Refinance Report, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) said as of November 30, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac implemented 405,700 trial and permanent loan modifications under the administration's Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) and refinanced 4 million loans.

The nation's housing market continues to be dominated by foreclosures, and the discounted price tags of these properties are attracting strong interest from many potential homebuyers.

HOPE NOW, the industry-created alliance of mortgage servicers, investors, counselors, and other mortgage market participants, helps bring at-risk homeowners together with mortgage servicers and HUD-approved housing counselors through face-to-face events.

According to reports released today by both Bankrate, Inc. and Freddie Mac, the average rate for 30-year fixed mortgages and 15-year fixed mortgages fell this week.