On Monday September 19, 2011, Louis Cammarosano, General Manager of HomeGain, was a guest on the Real Estate Radio show on The Big Talker 1580 AM, hosted by Ryan Sloper.

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Part 1 (15:01)

Ryan notes that HomeGain has released its third quarter home values survey.  Louis reviews the results of the HomeGain home prices survey.Louis notes that Virginia and Massachusetts homeowners are far more optimistic regarding the direction of home prices than their REALTOR counterparts.  Louis notes the high disapproval rating that Obama receives from real estate professionals. Louis and Ryan discuss the President’s job plan. Louis discusses the speculation that the Fed will reinvest its short term treasuries into long term treasuries. Louis notes that this might not lower rates but allows the Fed to reinvest the proceeds from the prior quantative easing purchases. Louis notes the general failure of government stimulus, citing Solyndra and the post office. Ryan notes the purchase by Fannie Mae of Bank of America’s troubled assets.

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HomeGain inducts nine new real estate agent members into its elite commissions based award clubs; Total club membership reaches 1,026, each member earning at least $50,000 in commissions from HomeGain’s Agent Evaulator Program

Emeryville, CA – September 27, 2011 – HomeGain, a leading website that connects REALTORS® with home buyers and sellers, today announced that it is inducting nine new members into its commission based award clubs. The total number of award clubs members now stands at 1,026.

“We are delighted to induct nine new members to our AgentEvaulator Awards Clubs and we salute their achievement,” stated Louis Cammarosano, General Manager at HomeGain. “Over 1,000 agents using HomeGain’s AgentEvaultor program have made at least $50,000 using the program which is solid proof of the effectiveness of the program.”

Since the second quarter of 2011, HomeGain has inducted the following real estate club members:

• One new HomeGain Diamond Club member (totaling 28 members who have earned $500,000 or more in gross commissions)
• Five new HomeGain Platinum Club members (totaling 393 members who have earned $125,000 or more)
• One new HomeGain Gold Club member (totaling 315 members who have earned $75,000 or more)
• Two new HomeGain Silver Club members (totaling 279 members who have earned $50,000 or more)

There are currently two members in the HomeGain Million Dollar Club, Erik Pakulla and Jeffery Bastress.

AgentEvaluator® is an online marketing program for real estate agents who are looking to connect with home buyers and sellers.

Real Estate Agents can sign up here.

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Sixty-four percent of Texas real estate professionals and 62 percent of homeowners expect home values to increase or stay the same in the next six months

HomeGain, one of the first companies to provide free instant home valuations online, released the results of our third quarter 2011 nationwide home values survey of over 500 HomeGain current and former members and more than 2,200 home owners. The survey asked their opinions on home prices and what they thought of President Obama’s performance as President. On this real estate blog we published the 3rd quarter 2011 national results as well as the complete 3rd quarter 2011 regional results, including commentary from real estate agents and brokers.

Yesterday we released the California and Virginia home values survey data. Today we are releasing the Texas and Florida home values survey data. In the coming days we will be releasing home values survey data from Illinois, New York, New Jersey, Arizona, Virginia, North Carolina, Colorado, Georgia, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and other states.

Set forth below is the third quarter 2011 real estate professional and home owner Texas home prices survey data along with the second quarter 2011 real estate professional survey data and the third quarter 2010 national home prices survey data: (click on each question to see complete results):

1. Have home prices increased, decreased or stayed the same in the last year?
2. On average, what do homeowners believe that their home is worth?
3. How do buyers feel that homes for sale are priced?
4. What is the average difference in price between what sellers believe their home to be worth and the amount at which the home gets listed?
5. What is the average difference in price between what a home is listed at and what a home sells for?
6. In the next six months, will the values of homes in your market increase, decrease or stay the same?
7. What percentage of homes for sale are foreclosures in your area?
8. What is the average home price in your area?
9. What percentage of your clients are first-time buyers?
10. How do you think Barack Obama is performing in his role as President?
11. If the Presidential election were today, who would you select for President?

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Thirty-three percent of Florida real estate professionals and 31 percent of homeowners think home prices will decline over the next six months; 54% of Florida agents and brokers strongly disapprove of Obama’s performance as President.

HomeGain, one of the first companies to provide free instant home valuations online, released the results of our third quarter 2011 nationwide home values survey of over of over 500 HomeGain current and former members and more than 2,200 home owners. The survey asked their opinions on home prices and what they thought of President Obama’s performance as President. On this real estate blog we published the 3rd quarter 2011 national results as well as the complete 3rd quarter 2011 regional results, including commentary from real estate agents and brokers.

Earlier we released the California home values survey and Virginia home values survey data. Today we are releasing the Florida and Texas home values survey data. In the coming days we will be releasing home values survey data from Illinois, New York, New Jersey, Arizona, Virginia, North Carolina, Colorado, Georgia, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and other states.

Set forth below is the third quarter 2011 real estate professional and home owner Florida home prices survey data along with the second quarter 2011 real estate professional survey data and the third quarter 2010 national home prices survey data: (click on each question to see complete results):

1. Have home prices increased, decreased or stayed the same in the last year?
2. On average, what do homeowners believe that their home is worth?
3. How do buyers feel that homes for sale are priced?
4. What is the average difference in price between what sellers believe their home to be worth and the amount at which the home gets listed?
5. What is the average difference in price between what a home is listed at and what a home sells for?
6. In the next six months, will the values of homes in your market increase, decrease or stay the same?
7. What percentage of homes for sale are foreclosures in your area?
8. What is the average home price in your area?
9. What percentage of your clients are first-time buyers?
10. How do you think Barack Obama is performing in his role as President?
11. If the Presidential election were today, who would you select for President?

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Fifty percent of California real estate professionals expect home prices to decrease  in the coming six months; just 15% expect home values to rise.

HomeGain, one of the first companies to provide free instant home valuations online, released the results of our third quarter 2011 nationwide home values survey of over 500 HomeGain current and former members and more than 2,200 home owners. The survey asked their opinions on home prices, what they thought of President Obama’s performance as President, and who they would vote for if the Presidential election were to take place today. On this real estate blog we published the 3rd quarter 2011 national results as well as the complete 3rd quarter 2011 regional results, including commentary from real estate agents and brokers.

Today we are releasing the California home values survey data. In the coming days we will be releasing home values survey data from Texas, Florida, Illinois, New York, New Jersey, Arizona, Virginia, North Carolina, Colorado, Georgia, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and other states.

Set forth below is the third quarter 2011 real estate professional and home owner California home prices survey data along with the second quarter 2011 real estate professional survey data and the third quarter 2010 national home prices survey data: (click on each question to see complete results):

1. Have home prices increased, decreased or stayed the same in the last year?
2. On average, what do homeowners believe that their home is worth?
3. How do buyers feel that homes for sale are priced?
4. What is the average difference in price between what sellers believe their home to be worth and the amount at which the home gets listed?
5. What is the average difference in price between what a home is listed at and what a home sells for?
6. In the next six months, will the values of homes in your market increase, decrease or stay the same?
7. What percentage of homes for sale are foreclosures in your area?
8. What is the average home price in your area?
9. What percentage of your clients are first-time buyers?
10. How do you think Barack Obama is performing in his role as President?
11. If the Presidential election were today, who would you select for President?

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