Realtors Ready to Showcase - Patch.com

Photos (1)PhotosCreditHunt ArchboldAdd your photos & videosAtlanta Realtors looking forward to "Showcase'' must be pleased because the largest Real Estate trade show in the Southeast is almost here. The event will highlight industry seminars, services, items and tools. Commerce Department report that claims that consumer spending was up 0. Yun found this optimistic, despite the fact that the United States' GDP for the first half of 2011 was less than one percent. He explained that buyers are hesitant to purchase real estate for fear that financing will fall through. However, Yun forecast that housing sales would increase between 15 and 20 percent if Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae lowered the required credit score for first-time homebuyers from 762 to 720. If limited by Congress, secondary residences like vacation homes would no longer be eligible for the deduction. Yun explained that this would negatively impact workers in resort towns who rely on tourism. Log in)Create a new Patch accountYour name[["validates_presence_of",{"message":"Please enter your name. Realtors