January 2013 Newsletter

ERA Wilder Realty January 2012 Newsletter

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Monthly Newsletter * JANUARY 2012

In This Issue

A Holiday Greeting from Eddie Wilder

Video New Year Ecard Cookbook Training Schedule HUD Class

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ERA Wilder Realty Sells Cookbooks for Children's Chance Columbia, SC December 1, 2012- Sheila Bell and Novella Taylor, sales agents in the Northeast office of ERA Wilder Realty, are putting together a cookbook to sell for Children's Chance to benefit families who face pediatric cancer. Bell and Taylor, as co chairs of the fundraiser, are gathering recipes from the general public to be included in the cookbook.

There is no charge for submission and recipes will be accepted through February 1, 2013.

The cookbooks will be available for pickup by February 10, 2013 and the cost will be $14.99. The goal is to include over 200 recipes with the possibility of creating a seasonal version cookbook.

"We are looking forward to sharing all of the great food we make here in the midlands," says Bell, "Not only will we be swapping recipes, but supporting families with the proceeds from food prepared with love."

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of children and families who are dealing with the trauma of child's cancer. The ultimate goal of Children's Chance is to assist families in remaining intact and functional during their crisis. Children's Chance and their ambassador, Zig the Pig, raise money to fund a variety of programs to meet the emotional, psychological and financial needs of the pediatric cancer patient and their families. This is the only statewide organization that offers programs that focus completely on non-medical assistance for the entire family during a child's cancer treatment and recovery.

If you are interested in submitting a recipe or preordering a cookbook, please email Sheila at Sheila.bell@gmail.com or Novella at novella@myexcel.com by February 1, 2013. You may also call Novella to order at 803.736.7870.

For more information on Children's Chance, please visit www.childrenschance.org

Housing News Update: One in four landlords intend to put their rents up in 2013, according to new figures from Rightmove, with just over a third of these planning to raise it more than 5%. Around 60% of landlords say they will keep rents at existing levels. Read more.

January 2013 Training Schedule

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More Americans Believe Economy Headed in Right Direction

By Pete Bakel Despite continued uncertainty surrounding fiscal cliff, Americans are showing increased confidence in the housing market and the direction of the economy.

According to results from Fannie Mae's November 2012 National Housing Survey, such improvement bodes especially well for continued strengthening in the housing sector, which in turn is likely to support overall economic growth.

"Consumer attitudes toward the economy and the housing market continue to gather momentum, with many of our 11 key National Housing Survey indicators at or near their two-and-a-half-year highs," says Doug Duncan, senior vice president and chief economist of Fannie Mae. "On the housing front, attitudes about the current selling environment continue to improve with a significant increase in those saying it would be a good time to sell. This growing confident in a housing recovery, in addition to other factors, may reinforce growing consumer optimism regarding the improving direction of the general economy. Those indicating that the economy is on the right track has risen to 44 percent while those saying it's on the wrong track has fallen to 50 percent, the smallest gap since the survey's inception."

The November survey results show significant movement across many of the indicators.

The share of respondents who say now is a good time to sell a home jumped 5 percentage points in November to 23 percent - the highest level since the survey began in June 2010 narrowing the gap with those who say it is a good time to buy. The percentage of respondents who expect mortgage rates to go up increase by 4 percentage points to 41 percent. Those expecting home prices to go down within the next year also rose by 4 percentage points to 14 percent over last month, a rebound from the survey's record low in the prior month, while the share who believe home prices will go up in the next 12 months edged up to 37 percent, tying the survey high. Of note, 51 percent of respondents now say it would be easy to get a mortgage making the highest rate since the survey's inception (this survey finding is in addition to the 11 National Housing Survey indicators).

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