A collection of articles from ReloJournal about the relocation industry. en-us Copyright 2008, ReloJournal.com http://www.relojournal.com/news Chamness Relocation Services, Inc., a nationwide provider of destination services headquartered in Chandler, Arizona, is proud to celebrate its 20 year anniversary. Darla Chamness, CEO founded the company in 1988 with the support of her husband Larry. The company has grown from a small family-run corporate housing firm to an internationally recognized corporation specializing in US destination solutions. Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.relojournal.com/news/95/Chamness_Relocation_Celebrating_20_Years_of_Success http://www.relojournal.com/news/95/Chamness_Relocation_Celebrating_20_Years_of_Success Watson Wyatt Data Services’ Latest Report Details Total Reward Benefit and Compensation Data to Help Organizations Assess Their Marketplace Effectiveness and Plan for the Future Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.relojournal.com/news/94/Press_Release_20072008_Survey_Report_on_Total_Reward_Compensation_Benefits http://www.relojournal.com/news/94/Press_Release_20072008_Survey_Report_on_Total_Reward_Compensation_Benefits Condominium median sales prices continue to go up Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.relojournal.com/news/93/January_Home_Sales_Continue_to_Decline_after_Difficult_Fourth_Quarter http://www.relojournal.com/news/93/January_Home_Sales_Continue_to_Decline_after_Difficult_Fourth_Quarter Crown is a Gold Sponsor for the Federation of American Women's Club Overseas Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.relojournal.com/news/92/CROWN_WORLDWIDE_GROUP_RETAINS_FAWCO_GOLD_STATUS http://www.relojournal.com/news/92/CROWN_WORLDWIDE_GROUP_RETAINS_FAWCO_GOLD_STATUS New consumer protection laws on real estate sales and rentals in France by Karl-Heinz Schabmüller MBA Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.relojournal.com/news/91/New_Consumer_Protection_Laws_on_Real_Estate_Sales_and_Rentals_in_France http://www.relojournal.com/news/91/New_Consumer_Protection_Laws_on_Real_Estate_Sales_and_Rentals_in_France WASHINGTON, February 14, 2008 - Roughly half of metropolitan areas continued to show rising home prices in the fourth quarter of 2007, according to the latest quarterly survey by the National Association of Realtors®. Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.relojournal.com/news/90/Metro_Areas_Show_Greatly_Mixed_Home_Price_Performance_Half_Show_Gains_ http://www.relojournal.com/news/90/Metro_Areas_Show_Greatly_Mixed_Home_Price_Performance_Half_Show_Gains_ Files Pre-Packaged Plan of Reorganization; Secures $150 Million DIP Financing Facility, to Convert to $215 Million; Senior Secured Exit Facility; Expects Normal Operations to Continue; Only U.S. Operations are Part of Filing Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.relojournal.com/news/88/SIRVA_Reaches_Restructuring_Agreement_with_its_Lenders_ http://www.relojournal.com/news/88/SIRVA_Reaches_Restructuring_Agreement_with_its_Lenders_ Effective January 1, 2008, Clark & Reid Company, Inc. successfully gained formal approval under GSA's Centralized Household Goods Traffic Management Program to perform domestic household goods moves for its governing agencies. Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.relojournal.com/news/89/Clark_Reid_Company_Inc_Appointed_as_Newly_Approved_Carrier_to_Government_Agencies_through_the_General_Services_Administration http://www.relojournal.com/news/89/Clark_Reid_Company_Inc_Appointed_as_Newly_Approved_Carrier_to_Government_Agencies_through_the_General_Services_Administration Sales down for fourth straight month in December WALTHAM, Mass. - January 28, 2008 - The Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® (MAR) reported today that despite the troubles in the subprime market and the tightening of credit, 2007 finished as the eighth best year on record for residential home sales. Residential sales were down only 4.4 percent compared to 2006, while median prices were down less than one percent. On a monthly basis, single-family home sales and condo sales were down substantially in December at 20 and 28 percent respectively. Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.relojournal.com/news/87/Massachusetts_REALTORS_Report_Modest_Decline_in_2007_Sales_Median_Prices_ http://www.relojournal.com/news/87/Massachusetts_REALTORS_Report_Modest_Decline_in_2007_Sales_Median_Prices_ Crown Introduces a Workplace AIDS Education Model, Developed by SCB, to Employees and Customers. Fri, 18 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.relojournal.com/news/86/Crown_Worldwide_And_SCB_Join_Efforts_In_Aids_Education http://www.relojournal.com/news/86/Crown_Worldwide_And_SCB_Join_Efforts_In_Aids_Education The publication of Dan Immergluck’s From the Subprime to the Exotic: Exotic Mortgage Risk and Foreclosures explores the detrimental impact that subprime and exotic mortgages can have on local housing markets, and how planners must learn to respond to increasing foreclosures and minimise the social impacts that can arise. Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.relojournal.com/news/85/Surviving_The_Mortgage_Crisis http://www.relojournal.com/news/85/Surviving_The_Mortgage_Crisis ROCHELLE PARK, N.J., (January 10, 2008) – Watson Wyatt Data Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Watson Wyatt Worldwide, today announced the publication of its 2007/2008 Survey Report on Board of Directors Compensation, Policies & Practices, now in its thirty-ninth edition. Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.relojournal.com/news/83/Watson_Wyatt_Data_Services_Newest_Report_Covers_Latest_Trends_in_Board_of_Directors_Compensation_Policies_Practices http://www.relojournal.com/news/83/Watson_Wyatt_Data_Services_Newest_Report_Covers_Latest_Trends_in_Board_of_Directors_Compensation_Policies_Practices WALTHAM, Mass. - December 27, 2007 - "If your New Year's resolution is to buy a home, you have the market to do it in," said Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® President Doug Azarian, broker/owner of Century21 Dream Homes in Falmouth, in response to the latest housing numbers released today by MAR. "We are in a 'buyer's market' that really favors first-time homebuyers who don't have a home to sell. In fact, first-time homebuyers could be one of the keys to reversing the downward sales trend of the last several months." Thu, 03 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.relojournal.com/news/82/Massachusetts_Home_Sales_Down_for_Third_Straight_Month_in_November_ http://www.relojournal.com/news/82/Massachusetts_Home_Sales_Down_for_Third_Straight_Month_in_November_ (SALT LAKE CITY, Utah) – Obeo, a leading provider of full-service residential real estate online marketing products in North America, and RE/MAX International, Inc. are pleased to announce a renewed commitment to providing state-of-the art technological tools and targeted solutions to the real estate industry. Wed, 26 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.relojournal.com/news/81/REMAX_International_Inc_Renews_Approved_Supplier_Relationship_with_Obeo_ http://www.relojournal.com/news/81/REMAX_International_Inc_Renews_Approved_Supplier_Relationship_with_Obeo_ Trade Group Lifts Outlook for 2008 Home Sales, Insists US Housing Market Is Stabilizing Mon, 10 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.relojournal.com/news/80/Realtors_Forecast_Bucks_Common_Wisdom http://www.relojournal.com/news/80/Realtors_Forecast_Bucks_Common_Wisdom Additional EMEA office location to support increased business activity. Mon, 10 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.relojournal.com/news/79/MSI_Opens_Continental_Europe_Office_in_Germany http://www.relojournal.com/news/79/MSI_Opens_Continental_Europe_Office_in_Germany FAIRFAX, VA (Nov. 30, 2007) - CORT announces the addition of relocation industry veteran Gloria Newman as the director of Rental Relocation Services. Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.relojournal.com/news/76/CORT_Names_New_Director_of_Rental_Relocation http://www.relojournal.com/news/76/CORT_Names_New_Director_of_Rental_Relocation Crown Beijing Relocates to new, state-of-the-art facility. Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.relojournal.com/news/74/Crown_Expands_in_China http://www.relojournal.com/news/74/Crown_Expands_in_China Salary increases for Durable Goods Manufacturing and Health Care groups take the lead among industry sectors.; Almost half of surveyed employees received bonuses last year. Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.relojournal.com/news/71/20072008_Survey_Report_on_Accounting_Finance_Personnel_Compensation http://www.relojournal.com/news/71/20072008_Survey_Report_on_Accounting_Finance_Personnel_Compensation Buyers Continue to Remain on the Sidelines in October. Median sales prices of single-family homes down slightly while condo prices are up. Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.relojournal.com/news/73/Home_Sales_Down_for_the_Second_Straight_Month http://www.relojournal.com/news/73/Home_Sales_Down_for_the_Second_Straight_Month