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Explosive growth of the world's largest online real estate community is evidenced in increased membership, features, and new tools. Realty pros are embracing a social networking model that offers free blogs and advanced community building tools.

Concrete patios can take on many different shapes and sizes and it's important to take into consideration factors regarding placement, size, materials and more. The Concrete Network has put together a list of tips for creating the perfect backyard patio.

According to America's Watchdog, "The U.S. Federal Reserve's suggestion to clamp down on mortgage bankers, and US banks is a pathetic joke. The most important issue, called a yield spread premium, was for obvious reasons overlooked. The U.S. Federal Reserve should be forced to explain to Congress why U.S. banks and Mortgage Bankers do not have to disclose a huge kick back for inflating 50 million+ U.S. homeowners interest rate/monthly mortgage payment."

White's City Auction to be listed on EBay® The EBay® auction is open until July 10th. Interested parties may also visit WhitesCityAuction.com or Higgenbotham.com to obtain information about the sale.

Housing stimulus bill in Congress is key to a healthy economy, according to Lawrence Yun, chief economist of the National Assn. of REALTORS.

LandDesign Inc. and Audubon Lifestyles, LLC, announce a new strategic partnership aimed at helping businesses and municipalities to implement green design and development and build more sustainable communities.

PropertyShark.com, in collaboration with the Corcoran Group, announce the release of the first Corcoran Report with sales data audited and supplemented by PropertyShark.com. The Corcoran Report covers Manhattan residential real estate sales for the second quarter of 2008. Key takeaways from 2Q08 Manhattan Sales include new information on sales transactions, median sale prices and on the region of Manhattan.

Curtis Seltzer offers thought provoking commentary about the wisdom of restoring pre-flood controls in disaster areas where measures to prevent damage are unlikely to survive another storm.

Housing Opportunity Fund grants help support NAR’s mission of advocating solutions to today’s critical housing needs and help position REALTORS® as leaders in their communities by increasing access to affordable housing and homeownership.

Real estate buyers see value in present market. The national median existing-home price for all housing types was $208,600 in May, down 6.3% from a year ago when the median was $222,700.