RealtyBid.com Named America’s #1 Real Estate Team by The Wall Street Journal, REAL Trends and Lore Magazine

RAINBOW CITY, Ala., Nov. 15 /PRNewswire/ — RealtyBid.com has been named America’s top real estate team in transaction sides by The Wall Street Journal, REAL Trends and Lore Magazine. Because of the honor, Tony Isbell, broker and CEO/president of RealtyBid.com, is now a member of “The Real Estate Top 200,” a prestigious national ranking sponsored […]

Fox Valley hasn’t been seriously impacted by cut in housing jobs

Housing-related job cuts have climbed to new levels, reflecting the soft underbelly of the real estate industry’s progress at reversing sputtering home sales, according to Chicago-based Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc., a leading international outplacement firm.

Older homes’ appeal growing

By Michelle Koetters
A growing number of homebuyers around the Twin Cities have found a similar attachment to older homes.
Real estate agents sold 561 homes built before 1940 in 2006, 87 more than they did in 2005, according to the Bloomington-Normal Association of Realtors. Old home sales in 2006 were at the highest level since 1999 when agents sold 490 pre-1940s […]