Realtor.com® recently released their 2015 Housing Forecast which highlights several key developments projected for the coming year. One of the main highlights of the report is that 2015 will see first-time homebuyers returning to the market due to increases in employment opportunities. The report also includes predictions for home prices, home sales, mortgage rates, and affordability, as well as the Top 10 Markets for Housing Growth.

Click here to read more, including Realtor.com®’s Top 5 Housing Predictions for 2015.

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HomeFinder.com announced a new partnership with The Local Media Consortium, a nationwide alliance of leading local media outlets, an agreement that will provide consumers with local access to more than four million real estate listings on HomeFinder.com.

In a press release, Christian A. Hendricks, chair of the Local Media Consortium’s Executive Committee, stated, “HomeFinder.com’s experience delivering superior real estate products to consumers and real estate agents, as well as its dedication to working with local media companies, will benefit our members, customers and consumers for years to come.”

Click here to read more about this partnership. To view HomeFinder’s extended network login to your ListHub account and select HomeFinder under your marketing choices to view the entire network of websites powered by HomeFinder.

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Homes.com® recently announced that the company has earned the Real Estate Transaction Standard (RETS) 1.7.2 Client Certification by the Real Estate Standards Organization (RESO). RETS is a nationally recognized real estate technology certification that provides the industry with the ability to effortlessly connect and communicate using the same computer language. The RETS certification will increase the quality and accuracy of listings on Homes.com, and allow the real estate industry to communicate more efficiently with Homes.com.

Click here to read more about this exciting announcement.