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Bing Video Search Gets Fancy New Features For A Better User Experience | Bedford Hills Realtor

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Bing Video Search Gets Fancy New Features For A Better User Experience

Bing are giving their video search results a much  needed makeover and users of the site will find larger video thumbnails, extra  search filters and pop out hover previews part of the new package. In an  announcement via their blog, the company promised the new  streamlined navigation would lead to a better browsing experience for the video  content it pulls in via YouTube and Vimeo as well as from Dailymotion, Hulu, Vevo, CBS,  MTV and MSN amongst others.

Bing wants to provide a “completely re-imagined search experience” for video  so let’s take a look at some of the new upgrades:

Improved Navigation and Video Overlay Features

The new video overlay tweak allows users to multitask by continuing to browse  through their search results whilst currently watching a video. Bing have also  introduced a side bar of ‘related videos’ to provide the user with more relevant  results.

Larger Video Thumbnails For Easier Recognition

New larger thumbnails should make it much easier for users to scan through  videos until they find the one they want.

Pop-out Hover Previews Keep Users On Bing Longer

Rather than take you off site to see whether the video you have chosen is the  one you want, the new pop out hover preview allows you to see just that. Bing  have provided much more information regarding the video (favicons from the top  sites, descriptions, view counts etc). There is also a new volume control  feature.

 

 

Source:  Bing Video Search Gets Fancy New Features For A Better User Experience

 

http://www.reelseo.com/bing-video-search-new-features/#ixzz2eOvjJPKw

What $16.95M buys in Honolulu | Bedford Hills Real Estate

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The five priciest listings on Oahu include a four-bedroom beachfront home in Honolulu that sold for $25 million in 1998.

Now it’s on the market for the bargain price of $16.95 million.

 

Source: honolulumagazine.com.

 

 

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http://www.inman.com/wire/what-16-95m-buys-in-honolulu/#sthash.2OEr6wuV.dpuf

Fewer Delinquencies Cost Lenders Jobs | Bedford Hills Real Estate

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For the past six years, mortgage delinquencies, often a result of homeowners losing their jobs, created employment among mortgage servicers who process delinquencies and defaults.  Now the shoe is on the other foot as declining numbers of delinquencies are costing lenders jobs.

Declining delinquency drove mortgage servicers to reduce headcount in the second quarter. The biggest casualties were suffered by the nation’s largest servicers, while up-and-coming servicers added to their payrolls. Preliminary data for the current and upcoming quarters indicate the pain will deepen

There were 2,981 more mortgage layoffs than hirings during the three months ended June 30, according to the Second Quarter 2013 Mortgage Employment Index from Mortgage Daily.

The index reflects mortgage-related hirings and layoffs tracked by Mortgage Daily and is based on public company reports, state government employment data and quarterly surveys conducted by Mortgage Daily.

The second quarter net job loss in real estate finance contrasted the first quarter, when the industry had net gain of 5,129 jobs — the biggest expansion in nearly four years.

In the second quarter, mortgage lenders reported 9,950 layoffs — the highest level of layoffs since the first-quarter 2009, when mortgage firms laid off 10,953 employees.  In the second quarter of last year, industry-wide staffing grew by 1,335 positions.

The Mortgage Bankers Association recently report that the percentage of home loans that were more than 90 days behind or in the foreclosure process fell to 5.88 percent in the second quarter from 7.31 percent a year earlier. That was the lowest since the third quarter of 2008, when it was 5.17 percent.

More second-quarter job losses were experienced by Bank of America Corp. than any other company: 5,000. BofA, the nation’s third-biggest servicer in the second quarter, has aggressively been unloading mortgage servicing rights.  Staffing was also down at down JPMorgan Chase & Co., the second-largest servicer, where 1,826 jobs were cut.

However, Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc. expanded headcount by 2,300 employees during the second quarter, more than any other mortgage-related firm.  Walter Investment Management Corp. grew its staffing by 1,400.  A third mortgage company that has also been rapidly expanding its servicing portfolio, Ocwen Financial Corp., relies primarily on offshore employees and has had little impact on U.S. job growth.

 

 

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http://www.realestateeconomywatch.com/2013/08/fewer-delinquencies-cost-lenders-jobs/

Recovery Lags in Baltimore, Philadelphia, Rockford, Fresno, Stockton | Bedford Hills Homes

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Markets in northern Maryland, southeast Pennsylvania and downstate Illinois are lagging the furthest behind in the recovery while metro area markets in upstate New York, southwest Florida and the Bay Area of Northern California are leading the housing recovery, according to RealtyTrac’s Housing Market Recovery Index.

The market recovery index in Baltimore was lowest among the 100 major metro areas ranked in the report thanks to underperforming numbers for all factors except for underwater percentage and cash purchase percentage. Although home prices have risen 9 percent from the bottom in Baltimore, that is short of the 19 percent increase nationally. Similarly, foreclosure activity was down 26 percent from its peak in Baltimore, but that decrease is well below the 65 percent decrease nationally. The Maryland metro of Hagerstown-Martinsburg also posted one of the five lowest recovery index scores.

Two metros in southeastern Pennsylvania posted total index scores that were in the five lowest among the 100 major metro areas ranked in the report: Allentown and Philadelphia. Although both had below-average percentages of underwater homeowners and distressed sales, both also underperformed in the areas of home price increases, foreclosure decreases, institutional investor and cash purchases, and unemployment rate.

An 11 percent unemployment rate helped place Rockford, Ill., among the five lowest recovery index scores. The downstate Illinois metro area also underperformed in the areas of underwater homeowners, decrease in foreclosure activity, percentage of distressed sales and cash sales, and rebounding home prices.

Three California metros posted recovery index scores among the 20 lowest despite above-average increases in home prices: Fresno, Visalia-Porterville, and Stockton. Unemployment rates above 12 percent, along with above-average percentages of underwater homeowners and distressed sales, lowered the index scores in these Central Valley California cities.

Four Florida cities posted recovery index scores among the 20 lowest: Pensacola-Ferry Bass-Brent, Tallahassee, Ocala, and Port St. Lucie. All four cities had above-average percentages of underwater homeowners along with below-average participation by institutional investors.

 

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http://www.realestateeconomywatch.com/2013/08/recovery-lags-in-baltimore-philadelphia-rockford-fresno-stockton/

Connecticut increases protection for homeowners against foreclosure | Bedford Hills Real Estate

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According to Stamford, Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy signed a new housing bill into law that will increase homeowners protection from foreclosure.

“It will help keep more people in their homes, it will help the homeowner, it will help the lender and help the neighborhoods,” Malloy said during his first bill-signing in his hometown.

                    Source: Stamford

Immigration reform would boost housing markets | Bedford Hills Real Estate

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Author William R. Alger once said that public opinion is a second conscience. That seems to be the case with public sentiment towards our nation’s immigration policy. A CNN poll shows 84 percent of Americans back a program that would allow undocumented workers to stay in the U.S. and apply for citizenship if they have been in the country for several years, have a job and pay back taxes.

Reforming our broken system and bringing 11 million people out of the shadows is not only the right thing to do, but also a smart economic move that would generate billions in federal, state and local taxes, stimulate housing purchases and trigger increased consumer spending. According to the Center for American Progress (CAP), new reforms would yield about $1.5 trillion in cumulative U.S. gross domestic product over 10 years.

All of which lawmakers seem to be adding up as a bipartisan committee of senators delivers a common-sense plan that could gain wide support — that is if anti-immigrant advocates don’t derail the bill. A study released by the American Action Forum, a conservative think tank, estimates that immigration reform would increase GDP by a percentage point each year over the next decade and, through this stream of tax revenue, reduce federal deficits by a combined $3.5 trillion.

If fiscal conservatives are doing the math on this, you know serious money is involved. What a difference a few years make. Back in 2004, the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals published a study — “The Potential for Homeownership Among Undocumented Workers” — that estimated that these families would generate about $44 billion in new mortgages.

This was a conservative estimate that factored only 200,000 householders and did not account for the consumption of goods and services these homeowners would incur –

 

See more at: http://www.inman.com/2013/07/15/immigration-reform-would-boost-housing-markets/#sthash.oOcNlgNC.dpuf

Dig This Trend: French Flair | Bedford Hills Real Estate

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Freshly baked baguettes and striped blouses, step aside! The allure of French-inspired interior design has Zillow Digs users saying “oui, oui.” From gilt furnishings to French-country plaid — check out what’s inspiring homeowners across the nation.

Touch of gold

Zillow's Dig This Trend: French Flair gilded mirror entryway
This gilt foyer table pays homage to the days of legendary Francophile Marie Antoinette in an polished entryway by Zillow Digs designer David Scott.

Up above

Zillow's Dig This Trend: French Flair living room
Neutral shades ground lavish crown molding, while cheetah-print pillows add a dash of playful whimsy to lighten the mood in this photo by Zillow Digs user The Corcoran Group.

A peaceful surprise

Zillow's Dig This Trend: French Flair chaise with blue kitchen backsplash
Zillow Digs design firm O Interior Design, Inc. experiments with the unexpected by adding traditional furniture to unconventional spaces. Dating back to horse-drawn carriages of the French Revolution, the chaise tempts weary home chefs with sloping arms and overstuffed pillows.

Black & white

Zillow's Dig This Trend: French Flair black and white kitchen
In this modern kitchen by Zillow Digs design firm Jessica Lagrange Interiors, European influence is apparent in the use of black and white tiling you might find in a French patisserie.

Plaid upholstery

Zillow's Dig This Trend: French Flair plaid chairs in home office
In a stately home office, plaid armchairs and window treatments add some French-country charm.

 

Dig This Trend: French Flair | Zillow Blog.

Associations vote to dissolve Florida-based Regional MLS | Bedford Hills Real Estate

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The board of directors of Jupiter, Fla.-based Regional Multiple Listing Service Inc. has voted to dissolve the 11,000-member MLS following the settlement of a lawsuit filed by one of its shareholder associations.

 

Regional MLS members are now receiving all MLS services directly through their respective associations: the Realtors Association of the Palm Beaches, the Jupiter-Tequesta-Hobe Sound Association of Realtors, and the Realtors Association of St. Lucie.

 

The dissolution of Regional MLS, which was formed in 1987, is expected to be finalized sometime this summer.

 

In April, the Jupiter-Tequesta-Hobe Sound Association of Realtors filed a complaint against Regional MLS and its other two shareholder associations, alleging false and deceptive advertising, unfair competition, and interference with business relationships.

 

The origins of the suit lie in a change in billing structure made by Regional MLS’ board around November 2012. Whereas previously Regional MLS had provided the three associations with MLS services directly, the board voted to allow each association to offer MLS services separately, using a common database provided to the associations by Regional MLS, and thereby making the associations competitors for MLS subscribers, the complaint said.

 

Gary Nagle, general counsel for the Jupiter-Tequesta-Hobe Sound association, declined to elaborate on the complaint, saying it “speaks for itself.”

 

– See more at: http://www.inman.com/2013/06/28/associations-vote-to-dissolve-florida-based-regional-mls/#sthash.IxUx0Wmt.dpuf

 

Associations vote to dissolve Florida-based Regional MLS | Inman News.

Former first daughter Chelsea Clinton lists NY Flatiron condo | Bedford Hills Real Estate

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The couple bought their new place in The Whitman, a secure building on East 26th Street, for $10.5 million in early March, which led them to list their former home at the nearby Grand Madison for $4.475 million. The couple didn’t move far; both buildings are located in the Flatiron District and have views of Madison Square Park.

Mezvinsky bought the Grand Madison condo in 2008 for $4 million, reported the Real Deal. The couple had been living there since their marriage in 2010 until very recently, writes Zillow.

 

Former first daughter Chelsea Clinton lists NY Flatiron condo | HousingWire.

Top housing markets for the next five years | Bedford Hills Real Estate

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Business Insider drew on the latest data to identify the best housing markets for the next five years. The top 15 cities are ranked by the projected annualized change in home prices between Q4 2012 and Q4 2017.

Business Insider also included the median home price, median household income, unemployment rate, and the change in home prices since their peak, to offer a broader view of the local economy and housing market.

Click here to visit Business Insider’s list of top housing markets.

Top housing markets for the next five years | HousingWire.