Apartments.com

Apartment buildings nationwide on-line. Interior and exterior photographs, floor plans, amenities and directions.

Appraisal Institute

The Appraisal Institute is a Chicago, Illinois-based international association for professional real estate appraisers formed in 1991 from the merger of the American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers and the Society of Real Estate Appraisers. (Additionally, prior to this merger, the American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers was known informally as the Appraisal Institute). As of March 2009, the association has more than 24,000 members and 91 chapters throughout the United States, Canada and overseas.

Century 21 Real Estate

Century 21 Real Estate LLC is a real estate agent franchise company owned by Realogy, which also owns Coldwell Banker and ERA Real Estate. Century 21 Real Estate is headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey.

The Century 21 System consists of over 7,800 independently owned and operated offices. Century 21 has offices in all 50 states and in more than 67 countries and territories.

ERA Real Estate

ERA Real Estate was founded by Jim Jackson in 1972 as Electronic Realty Associates, Inc.. It is a national real estate franchise and a subsidiary of Realogy. ERA has approximately 3,000 franchise and company owned offices and approximately 38,700 sales associates located in 51 countries and territories across the world.

Federal Housing Administration

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) is a United States government agency created as part of the National Housing Act of 1934. The goals of this organization are: to improve housing standards and conditions; to provide an adequate home financing system through insurance of mortgage loans; and to stabilize the mortgage market.

Government National Mortgage Association

The Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA, also known as Ginnie Mae) is a U.S. government-owned corporation within the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and is headquartered in Washington, D.C..

Ginnie Mae provides guarantees on mortgage-backed securities (MBS) backed by federally insured or guaranteed loans, mainly loans issued by the Federal Housing Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, Rural Housing Service, and Office of Public and Indian Housing. Ginnie Mae securities are the only MBS that are guaranteed by the United States government

HomesByOwner.com

HomesByOwner.com enables you to find homes for sale by owner or advertise your real estate in over 900 metro areas in the U.S. and Canada. With local experts in hundreds of these locations, we are the largest network of FSBO experts in North America. With over a million hits every day, we provide National Exposure, Local Experts.

HUD auction

A HUD auction is a form of foreclosure auction except the original lender was a federal agency instead of a private lender. The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), is the insurer of loans made through a variety of government programs, particularly FHA loans. When a lender forecloses on a government insured loan, HUD takes possession of the property.

Move.com

Move.com (NASDAQ: MOVE) is a real estate web site, parent company Move, Inc., which also operates Realtor.com. Move provides search tools for rentals and new homes, in addition to operating several subsidiaries.

National Association of Home Builders

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) is one of the largest trade associations in the United States. Headquartered in Washington, DC, NAHB's mission is to enhance the climate for housing and the building industry. Chief among NAHB's goals is providing and expanding opportunities for all consumers to have safe, decent and affordable housing.

National Association of Realtors

The National Association of Realtors (NAR), whose members are known as Realtors, is North America's largest trade association. representing over 1.2 million members (as reported November 2008), including NAR's institutes, societies, and councils, involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries. NAR also functions as a self-regulatory organization for real estate brokerage.

New Condos Online

Information on new and preconstruction condominiums in several localities in the United States.

Real Estate Roundtable

The Real Estate Roundtable is a non-profit public policy organization based in Washington, D.C. that represents the interests of real estate. It focuses on policy areas governing tax, capital and credit, environment and energy, and homeland security. The Real Estate Roundtable holds four annual meetings in Washington, D.C. and publishes a weekly electronic newsletter as well as its Annual Report and Policy Agenda.

RE/MAX

RE/MAX International is an international real estate company. It was founded in 1973 by David and Gail Liniger in Denver, Colorado, and is still owned by its founders. RE/MAX is an acronym for Real Estate MAXimum.

RE/MAX International oversees a network of more than 100,000 agents in more than 65 countries with more than 7,000 offices. The network is made up of more than 70 regions, varying in size from a metropolitan area to an entire country. The RE/MAX franchise network is described as "a global real estate system of franchisee owned and operated offices and their affiliated independent professionals".

Zillow.com

Zillow.com is an online real estate database that was founded in 2005 by Rich Barton and Lloyd Frink, former Microsoft executives and founders of Expedia. The website uses a proprietary algorithm called the "Zestimate" to appraise property values based on undisclosed factors. Sellers can use Zillow as a marketing tool by appraising their properties, posting property information such as improvements and access to major roads; and comparing nearby property value appraisals. Buyers can freely access and track such information online. The website currently tracks 52 million valuations throughout the United States. Although Zillow is ranked in the top 300 U.S. sites in terms of traffic by Alexa, it has encountered controversy over appraisal licensing violations in some states and inaccuracies and inconsistencies of its Zestimate appraisal algorithm.