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“While we grieve the loss of Ebby, our legendary founder and my friend and mentor for over 50 years, we celebrate a long life well lived,” Burleson said. “Each of us who had the good fortune of knowing Ebby has been touched by the grace, fortitude and compassion with which she lived her life. Ebby had a very simple saying that she lived by, ‘Do something for someone every day.’ That small bit of wisdom served Ebby very, very well.”

According to SIGTARP, Zherka secured the loans for the purchase and refinance of apartment complexes across the country, lying all the while about the purchase prices of the real estate, the amount of the down payments he was making, and his assets, income, and tax returns. He also misrepresented the circumstances of a court judgment made against him in 2000 for assault and breach of contract, the special inspector general's office said.

Despite the currently slower environment, RE/MAX CEO Margaret Kelly is keeping a positive view on recent figures, noting that August sales were still more than 10 percent higher than in 2012 and 17.8 percent higher than in 2008, when the company began reporting on monthly activity.

With so many single-family distressed homes out there on the market, real estate investors are aware of the need to choose carefully which homes to buy – and it's more than just the house itself that figures into the equation when buyers are making that determination.

With the mortgage industry becoming more heavily regulated in the last four to five years, those who work within the industry have had to place an increased emphasis on compliance. But compliance does not come without a steep price – it takes a great deal of time, effort, and money.

Auction.com has launched a new portion of its website designed to promote an online community among real estate professionals.

Pro Teck Valuation Servicers released their April Home Value Forecast (HFV), looking specifically at two metros where there is a mix of hot and cold real estate markets. The company's April edition focuses on Phoenix, Arizona and Cleveland, Ohio.

HomeSteps, the real estate sales division of Freddie Mac, announced Tuesday it is offering cash incentives to real estate agents who list or sell HomeSteps homes in 23 states. The incentive is available between February 18, and April 15, 2014.

Prudential Real Estate released results of its fourth quarter Consumer Outlook Survey. The survey showed that consumers perceive residential real estate favorably, and more are committed to buying and selling homes in 2014 than in the previous year.

[ca_audio url_mp3='http://blogtalk.vo.llnwd.net/o23/show/5/629/show_5629689.mp3' css_class='codeart-google-mp3-player' autoplay='false' download='false' html5='false']Matt Slonaker, SVP of Carrington's Institutional Business Channel for the Real Estate Group discusses current real estate trends, asset performance, liquidation rates, impact of short sales, housing & jobs, servicing strategy, future forecast and more.View ...