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  • 13 Questions Romney Needs to Answer on Financial Regulation

    National Mortgage News
    15 May 2012 | 12:44 pm
    Mitt Romney has participated in numerous debates and sat for scores of interviews since launching his campaign for president, but nearly a year later, he's still maddeningly vague about his views on financial policy.

  • 3 Key Factors in Buy and Hold Real Estate Investing Success

    Real Estate Investing For Real | A BiggerPockets Investment Property Blog
    Michael Zuber
    15 May 2012 | 7:10 am
    As a Buy and Hold Investor for 10+ years I have seen a lot of things, made some mistakes and met a lot of people in the real estate business.  This collection of experience has lead me to form an opinion on what makes a Buy and Hold Investor Successful. In this article I will focus on 3 characteristics or strategies that I find are key to long term success in Buy and Hold Investing.You Make Money When You BuyThe first thing I want to discuss is the standard statement of “You make your Money when you Buy.” When I started investing I thought I knew what this meant but in reality I had no…

  • Habitat for Humanity Bets Big in Oregon

    NYT > Real Estate
    By KIRK JOHNSON
    15 May 2012 | 2:08 pm
    By betting big on property in a down market, and with the help of a donor network, the group is creating entire Habitat neighborhoods.

  • Top Deadbolt Locks to Keep Your Home Safe

    HomeGain Blog
    HG Blog Admin
    10 May 2012 | 11:00 am
    One excellent home safety tool is the use of dead bolts. Keeping your doors protected by sturdy dead bolt locks is a great way to keep your home safe from would-be intruders. Of course, it’s vitally important to find the best deadbolt you can purchase. Some are simply far more effective and thus more discouraging [...]

  • Can I trust my Estate Agent (part 1)

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    xavi
    15 May 2012 | 10:16 am
    Employing an estate agent to sell your home is one of the most obvious and often the first place anyone would go. In recent times for obvious reasons estate agents have found it hard. In the uk alone approximately 15,000 estates agents went out of business during the recent recession. They do of course make out that they have your best interests at heart, but at the end of the day business is business and there are a few tricks that they have up their sleeves that will benefit them but also leave the consumer out of pocket.This article will discuss some of the tricks an estate agent will use…
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    WSJ.com: Real Estate

  • If Kids Can Play, Will Mom Shop?

    15 May 2012 | 9:26 pm
    In their bid to keep shoppers from deserting to the Internet, more malls are adding sprawling play spaces.

  • Billings Slip Back

    15 May 2012 | 9:12 pm
    After five months of positive readings, the Architecture Billings Index slipped back into negative territory during April, an indication that demand for design services declined.

  • More Real-Estate Loans Default in Europe

    15 May 2012 | 6:43 pm
    European commercial real-estate markets are struggling with a sharp increase in mortgages falling into trouble, just as more European countries slip back into recession.

  • Brookfield to Spin Off Holdings

    15 May 2012 | 6:22 pm
    Brookfield Asset Management plans to bundle together its wide array of commercial-property holdings into a new publicly traded subsidiary, with an eye toward further growth.

  • CBRE Taps New Vein From Old Deal

    15 May 2012 | 5:42 pm
    The real-estate company's top-of-the-market acquisition of Trammell Crow Co. has turned out to be the deal that keeps on giving, in the form of incoming CEO Robert Sulentic.
 
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    Commercial Real Estate Industry News Headlines | Bizjournals.com

  • D.C. woman sentenced in $70M mortgage fraud scheme

    16 May 2012 | 2:33 am
    Carole Nelson, a 53-year-old District woman, was sentenced to 29 months in prison for her role in a $78 million mortgage fraud scheme, The Washington Post reported. Nelson pleaded guilty to a single county of money laundering in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt and was among the co-conspirators connected to a fraud run through her employer, Metro Dream Homes, prosecutors said.

  • Virginia Supreme Court overturns winery restrictions

    16 May 2012 | 2:20 am
    A fight between Marterella Winery and a local homeowners association has ended with the Virginia Supreme Court overturning a ruling that had effectively shut down the Fauquier County winery's tasting room last summer, The Washington Post reported. The court upheld a jury's verdict that found the winery was allowed to start its business and operate as a tasting room, despite a covenant by a homeowners association that said any commercial activity on the property required approval from a committee.

  • General Services Administration hires IBM to run smart building initiative

    16 May 2012 | 12:31 am
    The General Services Administration has awarded IBM Corp. a one-year contract to develop a system to monitor how much energy the government's buildings use nationwide, Federal News Radio reported. IBM will collect the data in a central location, enabling the GSA's Public Buildings Service employees to perform analyses that could lead to energy savings and reduced operating costs across the agency's entire 182 million-square-foot inventory.

  • Albright University close to deal for Mesa campus

    16 May 2012 | 12:14 am
    Albright University is nearing a deal with the Mesa to bring a campus to the city. Business Journal reporter Angela Gonzales writes the deal would be the city’s third in its effort to bring higher education to Mesa. Albright would look at taking 3,000 square feet of space in the Mesa Financial Plaza to start. The deal still needs the approval of the Mesa City Council, which is expected to vote on it in May 17.

  • Phoenix, other markets lack home sellers

    16 May 2012 | 12:05 am
    Phoenix and other markets around the U.S. are seeing home price increases as a lack of properties on the market is prompting bidding wars. Bloomberg reports that brokers in various cities, including Phoenix, are resorting to interesting tactics to find sellers to meet a growing number of buyers who sense the bottom of the housing market has been reached. Many markets are seeing inventories that haven’t been this low since 2005.
 
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  • Take Control of Your Life by Setting Boundaries

    Coester
    16 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Do you keep agreeing to do tasks you don’t have time to do? Do you allow people to interrupt you at their whim? Do you allow your children to ignore your requests? Do you allow people to treat you with … Continue reading →

  • Improving Your Written Communication Skills

    Coester
    16 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Do you form opinions about people based upon their written communications with you? Can you distinguish between the people who take pride in their communications and those who don’t? In today’s electronic age, one of the primary ways we are … Continue reading →

  • 10 Key Elements of a Persuasive Presentation

    Coester
    16 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    If you are growing and advancing your life, there will be times when you need to give a presentation. A presentation is not limited to the times you stand in front of a group of people. It also includes conference … Continue reading →

  • 10 Life Guiding Decisions

    Coester
    16 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    There’s no denying the fact that our lives are a mirror image of the decisions we make. Sure there may be a rare exception—such as a major health challenge— but in the big picture of life, we are where we … Continue reading →

  • Don’t Worry About What You Can’t Control

    Coester
    16 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    This is lesson #48 from my book Little Things Matter, 100 Ways to Improve Your Life Today. If you are like most people you probably spend more time worrying than you should. Worrying about job security, project deadlines, health, shrinking … Continue reading →
 
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  • Buyers Guide

    anellis
    7 May 2012 | 4:36 pm
    Time for an UpdateThe inPulse smartwatch links to Android or BlackBerry phones, allows users to check messages, download apps, and customize clock faces.read more

  • Commercial Real Estate Apps

    anellis
    7 May 2012 | 4:14 pm
    Apple’s App Store recently surpassed 25 billion app downloads. How many of those were for commercial real estate?read more

  • Functional Fliers

    rrosfelder
    7 May 2012 | 3:29 pm
    Despite recent technological innovations, property fliers continue to be an integral part of commercial real estate marketing programs.read more

  • Down, but not Out

    rrosfelder
    7 May 2012 | 3:25 pm
    Retail construction is a shadow of its former self with development activity falling to its lowest levels in more than a decade.read more

  • Flier Right

    rrosfelder
    7 May 2012 | 3:16 pm
    Once the cornerstone of commercial real estate marketing efforts, printed property fliers have since been overshadowed by listing services, emails, and other digital platforms.read more
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    Bubble Meter

  • Why did America's housing bubble decline more than in other countries?

    James
    27 Apr 2012 | 11:52 pm
    Much of the developed world (especially America and Europe) had a housing bubble. The Economist asks why America's fell so much faster than the bubbles in Europe:Perhaps the difference is institutional. American banks had poorer lending standards and have been quicker to foreclose on properties; borrowers have been readier to walk away from their homes. In European countries, owners have been able to sit tight in the hope that prices will recover. European markets are certainly a lot less liquid. Irish transaction volumes dropped by 83% from their peak and Spanish ones by 64%, but American…

  • Updated housing graphs

    James
    19 Apr 2012 | 6:02 am
    I have updated my national housing bubble graphs to reflect the latest data available. It covers home prices from 1970-2011. It looks like U.S. home prices are fairly valued, although it varies by metro area. As I said in the past, I don't expect any significant overshooting nationally. I stick by that prediction.Here, the red line represents inflation-adjusted housing prices, and the blue line reflects nominal housing prices: The graph below compares the change in home prices to the change in owner-equivalent rents over time. Without any bubbles, they should increase at roughly the same rate…

  • S&P/Case-Shiller national HPI shows 4% fall in home prices

    James
    28 Feb 2012 | 12:05 pm
    U.S. home prices fell 4.0% during 2011:Data through December 2011, released today by S&P Indices for its S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, the leading measure of U.S. home prices, showed that all three headline composites ended 2011 at new index lows. The national composite fell by 3.8% during the fourth quarter of 2011 and was down 4.0% versus the fourth quarter of 2010. Both the 10- and 20-City Composites fell by 1.1% in December over November, and posted annual returns of -3.9% and -4.0% versus December 2010, respectively. These are worse than the -3.8% respective annual rates…

  • Warren Buffett is a housing bull

    James
    27 Feb 2012 | 10:51 am
    Billionaire investor Warren Buffett believes housing is a better investment than stocks right now:Warren Buffett says along with equities, single-family homes are a very attractive investment right now.Appearing live on CNBC's Squawk Box, Buffett tells Becky Quick he'd buy up "millions" of single family homes if it were practical to do so.If held for a long period of time and purchased at low rates, Buffett says houses are even better than stocks. He advises buyers to take out a 30-year mortgage and refinance if rates go down.His housing recommendation is likely based on the fact that…

  • Happy Valentine's Day, renters!

    James
    14 Feb 2012 | 5:22 am
    We get no respect, no respect at all:In a survey of 1,000 single people, more than a third of women and 18% of men said they would much rather date a homeowner than a renter.Ouch!Only 2% of women said they preferred to date a man who rents, while only 3% of men said they would choose a woman who rents over one that owns her home, according to the survey, which was conducted by Harris Interactive for real estate site Trulia.Both sexes also clearly prefer it when there's no roommate in the picture; 62% of survey respondents, men and women, prefer to date singles who live alone. ...Trulia also…
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    Paper Economy - A US Real Estate Bubble Blog

  • Index of Stress: May 2012

    SoldAtTheTop
    14 May 2012 | 9:17 am
    The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis recently began publishing a new weekly index that seeks to track the general level of financial stress.As periods of financial stress come and go a whole host of fundamental economic indicators immediately adjust to meet the near and long term expectations of market participantsInterest rates, yields spreads, popular market volatility indices all move in real time giving observers unequivocal evidence of changes general sentiment.The St. Louis Fed has devised a method of crunching eighteen of these sensitive indices down into one convenient index it calls…

  • On The Stamp: Food Stamp Participation February 2012

    SoldAtTheTop
    9 May 2012 | 8:46 am
    As a logical consequence of the prolonged economic downturn it appears that participation in the federal food stamp program is continuing to rise.In fact, household participation has been climbing so steadily that it has far surpassed the last peak (which looks like a minor blip by comparison) set as a result of the immediate fallout following hurricane Katrina.The latest data released by the Department of Agriculture shows that in February, 123,385 recipients were removed from the food stamps program with the current total still increasing 4.81% on a year-over-year basis while household…

  • Reading Rates: MBA Application Survey – May 09 2012

    SoldAtTheTop
    9 May 2012 | 8:33 am
    The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) publishes the results of a weekly applications survey that covers roughly 50 percent of all residential mortgage originations and tracks the average interest rate for 30 year and 15 year fixed rate mortgages as well as the volume of both purchase and refinance applications. The purchase application index has been highlighted as a particularly important data series as it very broadly captures the demand side of residential real estate for both new and existing home purchases. The latest data is showing that the average rate for a 30 year fixed rate…

  • Radar Watching: March 2012

    SoldAtTheTop
    8 May 2012 | 9:48 am
    As I have noted in the past, since the home price index data provided by Radar Logic is more timely, unadjusted and un-smoothed it is particularly useful for gaining deeper visibility over our housing markets. As for the latest trends, it’s important to note that the 25-MSA Composite is showing significant year-over-year declines while prices continue to bounce from the lows set in late-January.The latest data shows that as of early-March, prices have declined 2.71% below the level seen in March 2011 continuing the pattern of past years with prices now heading higher as the data moves into…

  • Hong Kong Bubble?: Hong Kong Residential Property Prices February 2012

    SoldAtTheTop
    7 May 2012 | 11:05 am
    Today, the University of Hong Kong released their Hong Kong Residential Real Estate Series (HKU-REIS) indicating that, in February, the price of residential properties increased a notable 2.05% since January and climbed 5.96% above the level seen in February 2011. It appears that after a notable pullback in late-2011 prices are beginning to show some improvement with all measures rising on the month.The HKU-REIS is a set of property price indices constructed monthly using a “modified” repeat-sale methodology similar to that of the S&P/Case-Shiller indices yet suited to the Hong Kong…
 
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    Residential Real Estate Industry News Headlines | Bizjournals.com

  • D.C. woman sentenced in $70M mortgage fraud scheme

    16 May 2012 | 2:33 am
    Carole Nelson, a 53-year-old District woman, was sentenced to 29 months in prison for her role in a $78 million mortgage fraud scheme, The Washington Post reported. Nelson pleaded guilty to a single county of money laundering in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt and was among the co-conspirators connected to a fraud run through her employer, Metro Dream Homes, prosecutors said.

  • Phoenix, other markets lack home sellers

    16 May 2012 | 12:05 am
    Phoenix and other markets around the U.S. are seeing home price increases as a lack of properties on the market is prompting bidding wars. Bloomberg reports that brokers in various cities, including Phoenix, are resorting to interesting tactics to find sellers to meet a growing number of buyers who sense the bottom of the housing market has been reached. Many markets are seeing inventories that haven’t been this low since 2005.

  • D.C. to rebid Hill East parcels nearest Stadium-Armory Metro

    15 May 2012 | 6:42 pm
    The D.C. government will issue a new solicitation for the development of two District-owned parcels near the Stadium-Armory Metro Station. The parcels, both part of Reservation 13 in Hill East, were the subject of bids submitted two years ago by a pair of development teams — one led by William C. Smith & Co. and the other by the Franklin L. Haney Co. Those were the same finalists competing to develop the entire 67-acre Reservation 13 (home of the shuttered D.C. General Hospital and numerous existing...

  • GreenBuilt Tour features eco-friendly homes

    15 May 2012 | 6:34 pm
    The 13th annual GreenBuilt Tour is slated for June 8-10 and will make stops in Algodones, Taos, Albuquerque and Santa Fe. There are 21 homes participating in the tour sponsored by The U.S. Green Building Council New Mexico Chapter. The event kicks off June 8 at the Algodones home of Roger and Marlane Barton, who built the first modular home to be featured in the tour. The catered event includes music by Claystone. The entry fee for the tour is $2 per person per home. Visitors can pay at the door...

  • Hudson Pacific to buy 901 Market Street for $90M

    15 May 2012 | 3:54 pm
    One of the formerly distressed Market Street properties between Fifth and Sixth streets is now spoken for -- but not the one everyone is talking about. Hudson Pacific Properties has agreed to buy 901 Market St. in San Francisco for $90 million. The former Hale Department Store building sold for about $425 a square foot. The price represents a 28 percent increase over the $65 million that Urban Realty and Commonfund Realty paid for the property in the summer of 2006. The building, across the street...
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  • Builder Confidence Rises Five Points in May

    susanne
    15 May 2012 | 3:26 pm
    Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes gained five points in May from a downwardly revised reading in the previous month to reach a level of 29 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), released today. This is the index’s strongest reading since May of 2007. “Builders [...]

  • Opportunity Knocks with Property Management

    susanne
    14 May 2012 | 3:59 pm
    Many agents across the country are experiencing strong and stable sales. For others, the market is more uncertain. And if the recent economic situation of the last couple of years has taught us anything, it’s reinforced that old adage: You shouldn’t put all of your eggs in one basket. One solution that agents all across [...]

  • Six Keys to Selling Your Home in Today’s Market

    susanne
    13 May 2012 | 1:06 pm
    According to the National Association of Realtors®, more than 4.25 million homes sold in 2011. That’s a lot of real estate and such numbers raise the question: How are sellers doing it? “Because individual homes are unique, there isn’t one single strategy that works equally well for every property,” says Wendy Forsythe, the executive vice [...]

  • Eye on the Economy: Waiting for Stronger Growth

    susanne
    12 May 2012 | 12:03 am
    The new year opened with hope that the 3 percent growth rate of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) reported for the end of 2011 would lead to stronger job growth and improving housing markets. While January and February offered positive economic news, March and April reporting suggested that unusually warm weather may have accelerated some economic [...]

  • 70 Percent of Affluent Homeowners Looking to DIY Projects to Save Money

    susanne
    10 May 2012 | 3:13 pm
    According to the Summer 2012 Merrill Edge Report, many mass affluent Americans are willing to make short-term sacrifices in order to get their finances in better shape. The report, released on April 26 by Bank of America, explores the financial concerns and priorities of mass affluent consumers, Americans with $50,000-$250,000 in investable assets. This group, [...]
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    WSJ.com: Commercial Real Estate

  • If Kids Can Play, Will Mom Shop?

    15 May 2012 | 9:26 pm
    In their bid to keep shoppers from deserting to the Internet, more malls are adding sprawling play spaces.

  • Brookfield to Spin Off Holdings

    15 May 2012 | 6:22 pm
    Brookfield Asset Management plans to bundle together its wide array of commercial-property holdings into a new publicly traded subsidiary, with an eye toward further growth.

  • Pointed Spat Over World Trade Spire

    10 May 2012 | 1:52 pm
    One World Trade Center's owners are sparring with their architects over what goes on top—a dispute that could stop the structure being recognized as America's tallest.

  • Tax Terms Amended in Empire State Building IPO

    9 May 2012 | 10:15 am
    The Malkin family that controls the Empire State Building has agreed to change the terms of the skyscraper's public offering, making the tax treatment less punitive to small investors.

  • Plots & Ploys: Looks Don't Matter

    9 May 2012 | 8:30 am
    Strange looks of a building apparently aren't enough to scare off big-name investors. That's the case with 100 Federal Street in Boston—the so-called "pregnant building" recently purchased by Boston Properties.
 
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    Commercial Property Executive

  • William Jenczyk: Tax Implications of Maintenance vs. Capital Improvement

    Nicholas Ziegler
    15 May 2012 | 1:38 pm

  • From Warehouse to Data Center

    Nicholas Ziegler
    15 May 2012 | 1:23 pm
    Bob Holmes, vice president, portfolio management, Digital Realty Trust Inc., takes Commercial Property Executive on a tour of a 268,000-square-foot data center in Piscataway, N.J. The property, which was acquired by Digital Realty in 2008, was originally a built as a warehouse in 1974. Holmes takes us through the infrastructural changes that were needed to transform this warehouse into a state-of-the-art data center.

  • Gaia Real Estate, Starwood Capital Acquire 9,500 Unit Multi-Family Portfolio Via Chapter 11 Auction

    Nicholas Ziegler
    15 May 2012 | 1:19 pm
    By Barbra Murray, Contributing Editor It’s not every day that a company can get its hands on 9,500 apartment units in one fell swoop, but Gaia Real Estate and an affiliate of Starwood Capital Group have done just that. Through the $22.5 million recapitalization of PJ Finance Co., Gaia and Starwood Capital can now claim ownership of a portfolio of 32 multifamily properties located primarily in major cities in the Sunbelt region. The deal did not just fall into the new owners’ hands. The group of assets was essentially made available for bidding as part of PJ’s $500 million debt…

  • Record-Breaking Net-Lease Sale in Las Vegas Hits $1,736 PSF Mark

    Nicholas Ziegler
    15 May 2012 | 7:54 am
    By Nicholas Ziegler, News Editor Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services Inc. has closed a record-breaking sale on the Las Vegas Strip for a 16,016-square foot Walgreens drugstore. While the sales price of $27.8 million may not be the largest transaction by dollar amount, it breaks down to $1,736 per square foot, making this the most valuable single-tenant drugstore ever to trade in the United States. Ray Germain, a net-lease specialist with Marcus & Millichap’s Las Vegas office, noted that investors are “flee(ing) to the safety of net-leased real estate assets” and…

  • Crown Acquisitions Buys 49.9 Percent Share of Manhattan’s Olympic Tower for Nearly $1B

    Nicholas Ziegler
    15 May 2012 | 7:12 am
    By Scott Baltic, Contributing Editor In a deal reportedly worth nearly $1 billion, Crown Acquisitions Inc. has entered into a strategic joint venture partnership with Olympic Tower Associates for the latter’s Olympic Tower complex on Fifth Avenue in New York City. Crown assumed a 49.9 percent equity interest in the four-building asset, a transaction facilitated by Colliers International, led by tri-state chairman Robert Freedman and executive managing director Harry Seherr-Thoss. The Olympic Tower complex comprises four buildings: Olympic Tower itself at 645 Fifth Avenue, plus the Versace…
 
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    Housing Doom

  • Pets In Foreclosure Get Their Own Shelter

    twist
    12 May 2012 | 2:01 am
    For an animal lover like me, it’s heartbreaking to see how many animals are abandoned when their owners go into foreclosure.  It happens more often than you might imagine.  An organization called Lost Our Home Pet Foundation started in Phoenix as a resource for realtors who keep finding abandoned pets in foreclosed homes.  They have taken in 2000 animals in the past four years as well as starting a “pet food bank” to try and help people in difficult financial situations be... Read this item at Housing Doom...

  • Foreign Cenbank Holdings to May 9, 2012

    John M.
    11 May 2012 | 8:51 pm
    After a day of Whale Watching it’s simply awesome how the powers that be always seem to circle the wagons and keep the status quo together (how’s that for cliches? ).  Anyway, the Fed’s own holdings of MBS remained stalled, rising but by just $0.006 billion while foreign central bank holdings of US obligations swung to a $1B / day drain. This week’s Reuters report1 is, as usual, based on the weekly update from the NY Fed’s H.4.1 table site.2 Here is Doom’s... Read this item at Housing Doom...

  • Florida Supreme Court To Consider Whether “Foreclosure Do-Overs” Should Be Allowed

    twist
    10 May 2012 | 2:01 am
    I remember playing games out on the playground with all the neighborhood kids back when I was small.  It always seemed that there would be some annoying kid who couldn’t stand it when things didn’t go his way and it looked like he was likely to lose.  If he struck out or a ball went out of bounds he would demand that most annoying and juvenile of solutions– the “do-over”. Lenders, who have been playing for high stakes since the robo-signing scandal, aren’t... Read this item at Housing Doom...

  • Being Coy: MSM Sees Housing Bottom

    John M.
    9 May 2012 | 2:11 pm
    Perhaps this old Doom friend could have chosen a better graphic on the 20th anniversary of Westray BL/BW (5/9 ’12): “Housing Bottom? Fannie Mae Won’t Seek Tax Dollars” Evidence is mounting that U.S. home prices are finally hitting bottom, and now comes the best news yet: Fannie Mae says that for the first time since 2008, it won’t need money from the Treasury Department to balance its books. The last time we checked the Fed was holding just south of $848 billion of MBS.... Read this item at Housing Doom...

  • Crack of Doom: Fun With Godzilla’s Bathtub

    John M.
    7 May 2012 | 10:12 am
    About a year ago, and much to the bemusement of the majority of our housing market readers, I spent much time speaking to the aftermath of 3/11.  By the summer this series was pretty much exhausted, as you can see from this feeble Aug ’11 effort. But if the story went underground the danger has continued, as perhaps best summarized in this short YouTube (which because of Mr. Matsumura’s pronounced accent requires close attention before you realize the dire implications): This... Read this item at Housing Doom...
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    Information Central

  • Local Housing Prices

    Dave
    14 May 2012 | 10:32 am
    As many of you know, NAR releases a quarterly Metropolitan Area Home Price report. But what if you need more local data – say for a neighborhood or a single community rather than a whole metro region? Or what if you need historic data? Probably your best bet would be your local MLS, or if your area is a member, the REALTORS Property Resource (RPR®). But even for non-members or consumers there are some other options to consider. In Chicago for example, there was a publication called Living in Greater Chicago that provided neighborhood and local community data during the 1990s. For other…

  • What We’re Reading: May 5 – May 11

    Dave
    11 May 2012 | 10:16 am
    White House value, goodbye yard signs, and summer travel A couple of firms have estimated the value of the White House as if it were for sale. A local DC firm has put the asking price of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave at $110 million, though it estimates it would probably close for around $80 million. That figure doesn’t take into account the historic one-of-a-kind nature of the deal. Zillow is more generous, estimating the value at over $220 million, though like much of the country the price has declined over the last year. Inman’s recent review of The Seven Pearls of Financial Wisdom (on…

  • What We’re Reading: April 28 – May 4

    Kate
    4 May 2012 | 9:29 am
    Living with the ‘rents, sustainable design, and the economy joins us for lunch Though the economy is showing signs of recovery, and housing inventory is down, many of us are still working with a tight budget. A Times economist offers some budgeting guidance on dining out. Speaking of recovery, we’ve noticed a lot of new construction in our downtown Chicago neighborhood, including this 1970s office building converted to green hotel. A $600/month eletricity bill for a 63 room hotel ain’t too shabby. So you’ve moved back home since you can’t afford to buy a house.  Are you…

  • New Books – May 2012

    Donna McCormick
    1 May 2012 | 10:08 am
    NAR members and Association staff can borrow up to three books for 30 days from the Library for a nominal fee of $10.  Members and staff can also borrow up to six electronic books, digital audios and/or videos at no cost, through the Virtual Library eBooks Collection Capitalization Theory and Techniques Study Guide, Third Edition By Charles B. Akerson Appraisal Institute, 2009 While markets, methodologies and technology may change, the need to understand the mathematics of finance does not. Capitalization Theory and Techniques Study Guide, third edition, provides practitioners and students…

  • Top Field Guides for April 2012

    Donna McCormick
    1 May 2012 | 9:20 am
    Field Guides are one-stop resource packages on dozens of subjects of interest to REALTORS®. On each page you’ll find links to articles, books, web sites, statistics, and other material on each subject. The list of the most-used field guildes from Information Central for the month of April 2012 was released today: Field Guide to Quick Real Estate Statistics Field Guide to 1031 Exchanges Field Guide to Marketing Tips for REALTORS® Field Guide to Open Houses Field Guide to Real Estate Office Policy Manuals Field Guide to Buying vs. Renting Field Guide to Listing & Selling Luxury…
 
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    Death + Taxes

  • A New Beginning (and Theme)

    Jeramie Fortenberry
    15 May 2012 | 9:00 am
    I just finished building a new WordPress theme for Death and Taxes and thought I’d share a few design notes here.  For those of you who follow this site via RSS, I also want to give a quick update on what’s been going on with the site over the past few months. A Short Backstory Deathandtaxesblog.com was founded by Chicago attorney Joel Shoenmeyer in the mid-2000s.  It was a popular trust and estate blog for several years before Shoenmeyer let it go after he moved in-house toward the end of 2011. I bought the domain through a reseller several weeks ago and threw together a WordPress…

  • Document Automation

    Jeramie Fortenberry
    10 May 2012 | 3:27 pm
    Document automation is good. It allows you to increase your productivity. And when used in combination with a flat fee system … Document automation can make you a bunch of money. Which is really good. I plan to write about document automation. But I’m not quite there yet. Stay tuned.

  • Understanding the Annual Exclusion

    Jeramie Fortenberry
    17 Apr 2012 | 8:00 am
    There seems to be a great deal of confusion about the annual exclusion from gift taxes.  Most of my clients with taxable estates have been told that they can give a certain amount (currently $13,000) per individual each year. Many view this as a hard rule.  They believe that any gift over the annual exclusion will have catastrophic tax consequences. This isn’t always the case.  The vast majority of people need not be concerned with gifting more than $13,000 per year, especially under the current estate tax laws.  Let’s take a quick look at the estate and gift tax rules involving the…

  • Post-Mortem Estate Planning with Disclaimers

    Jeramie Fortenberry
    13 Apr 2012 | 10:21 am
    A disclaimer is a refusal by someone to accept property that was left to them through a trust or estate. The person signing the disclaimer makes an irrevocable and unqualified decision to refuse any interest in the disclaimed property. Disclaimers are incredibly useful for straightening out tax planning and drafting problems with an estate plan.  The disclaimer allows a “second look,” giving attorneys the ability to rewrite portion f of the estate plan to reach tax or practical goals or to fix problems with the estate.  Common examples include: Avoiding generation-skipping transfer tax…

  • Premarital Agreements – Interdisciplinary Considerations

    Jeramie Fortenberry
    12 Apr 2012 | 8:00 am
    A premarital agreement can be a tough topic to discuss and a tricky document to draft.  The discussion part is primarily the concern of the client.  Although the attorney can make suggestions about why premarital agreements might be a good idea in a given situation, it’s up to the clients to discuss this sensitive matter with each other.  But the drafting falls squarely on the attorney. The drafting difficulty is a result of the interdisciplinary nature of premarital agreements.  At a minimum, the attorney needs to be familiar with estate planning, probate (including elective shares and…
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  • When Investing In Real Estate – There’s Planning and There’s PLANNING

    Jeff Brown
    15 May 2012 | 3:14 pm
    The concept of planning is used and abused, especially when it comes to real estate investing for retirement. I know, cuz I’ve seen me do it. The hardest, most expensive lessons I’ve learned came from planning instead of PLANNING. Investors whose end game is retirement income, simply can’t afford to rely on planning. It’s not that they won’t accomplish their goal(s), as many will. It’s just that their goals were originally set using the limited options menu provided by planning vs the much thicker menu available to those who PLAN.The AnalogyKnew a guy in…

  • 3 Key Factors in Buy and Hold Real Estate Investing Success

    Michael Zuber
    15 May 2012 | 7:10 am
    As a Buy and Hold Investor for 10+ years I have seen a lot of things, made some mistakes and met a lot of people in the real estate business.  This collection of experience has lead me to form an opinion on what makes a Buy and Hold Investor Successful. In this article I will focus on 3 characteristics or strategies that I find are key to long term success in Buy and Hold Investing.You Make Money When You BuyThe first thing I want to discuss is the standard statement of “You make your Money when you Buy.” When I started investing I thought I knew what this meant but in reality I had no…

  • How to Address Closing Cost Credits in Short Sale Transactions

    Melissa Zavala
    15 May 2012 | 6:20 am
    Agents, buyers and sellers are abuzz because it’s a seller’s market again. Just a few weeks ago an agent friend of mine received 24 offers on his short sale listing, and another property in my area got 10 offers the very same weekend.When reviewing short sale offers with clients, it is important to look at the type of loan that the buyer will obtain: VA, FHA, or conventional financing. And, will the buyer require a closing cost concession from the seller?One of the unknown factors often associated with a short sale is whether the bank will approve the closing cost concession. For…

  • Setting Up Your Database for Your Real Estate Investing Business

    Sharon Vornholt
    14 May 2012 | 7:06 am
    If you’ve been following my past few articles on direct mail campaigns and the use of databases to help manage thee campaigns, you’re probably asking how exactly to set up such a database. Once you have decided on a database for your real estate business, the next thing you need to do is set it up.  I gave this a considerable amount of thought before I dove into this process.  Your database needs to be easy to use; in the end, I decided it would be much easier to manage if I had everyone in groups.I have a number of different groups and sub-groups in my database, but I am just…

  • 10 Critical Steps to Take Before Investing in Real Estate

    James W. Vermillion III
    13 May 2012 | 10:14 am
    Anyone who has ever invested in real estate started somewhere, from the 9-5er who owns a second home and rent it out to pay for their gym membership, to the world-famous toupee-wearer Donald Trump himself. Perhaps the most common question asked among potential real estate investors is “how do I get started” and as with most basic questions there is no simple answer.First you have the old-school, hardcore, Nike motto quoting gunslingers yelling “just do it already!” On the other side you have the analytical, bow-tie wearing scaredy cats cautioning “be careful, you are going to get…
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  • The real estate young guns

    Greg Fischer
    15 May 2012 | 10:01 am
    A few weeks ago I wrote a post titled Where are the real estate young guns? that highlighted a few very successful (and one might add “tenured”) bloggers, agents, and marketing mavericks in the real estate industry. Their stories are inspirational and serve as a benchmark for anyone looking to make an impact in the real estate spaces. If you don’t follow “The Guard” yet – you should. But this is a new era and like Emilio Estevez says in the movie “we’re gonna show these guys they’ve finally met their match”. Surprisingly, I…

  • An MBA in real estate

    Greg Fischer
    10 May 2012 | 9:45 am
    It was about a year ago today that I accepted admission into TCU’s MBA program in Fort Worth. It was a very tough decision for me at the time because I had also just decided to launch a real estate brokerage. I weighed the advantages/disadvantages carefully, and although I knew that developing a company was going to require my full attention – I decided to move forward with the MBA program for a number of reasons.   I’m fascinated by education. I’m a terrible student though – I don’t do all of the work, attend every class, or get really good grades. I…

  • Where Have All the Real Estate Bloggers Gone?

    Joe Salcedo
    9 May 2012 | 5:36 am
    SAD DAY today when I was looking for one of my favorite real estate blogs (FOREM), and it was nowhere to be found. Where have the bloggers gone? I suspect  two things: mother companies like Inman or Zillow want to go in a different direction.  Or blogger cannot be sustained by the current business model.  My hunch is it’s usually the second one.  Bless you Drew, for trudging forward (and successfully.) I have been blogging for five years and I’ve stopped twice, for a combined 1 year.  It cost me a lot in lost opportunities but I had to go back to the profound vision when I…

  • Disqus Commenting System Updated

    Drew Meyers
    8 May 2012 | 6:49 am
    I just hit the upgrade switch to the latest version of the Disqus commenting system. Let me know what you think in the comments… FYI that you can request an invite for the new version for your own site from this link.

  • How Cloud CMA Helped Me Win Over a Home Seller

    Daniel Beer
    6 May 2012 | 2:05 pm
    Every year I look for one or two things to add to my arsenal of tools and I also look to get rid of the most under used or under performing ones.  I figure this will help my real estate  business stay fresh and continually improving. Cloud CMA is by far my favorite new toy I have come across, not just this year, but in the last several. Why?  Because it gives me two things I desperately want.  Efficiency (time) and professionalism.  In an industry that sometimes stinks of cheese, Cloud CMA reports look great, professional, and best of all, they take only minutes more than printing out a…
 
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  • D.C. woman sentenced in $70M mortgage fraud scheme

    16 May 2012 | 2:33 am
    Carole Nelson, a 53-year-old District woman, was sentenced to 29 months in prison for her role in a $78 million mortgage fraud scheme, The Washington Post reported. Nelson pleaded guilty to a single county of money laundering in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt and was among the co-conspirators connected to a fraud run through her employer, Metro Dream Homes, prosecutors said.

  • Virginia Supreme Court overturns winery restrictions

    16 May 2012 | 2:20 am
    A fight between Marterella Winery and a local homeowners association has ended with the Virginia Supreme Court overturning a ruling that had effectively shut down the Fauquier County winery's tasting room last summer, The Washington Post reported. The court upheld a jury's verdict that found the winery was allowed to start its business and operate as a tasting room, despite a covenant by a homeowners association that said any commercial activity on the property required approval from a committee.

  • General Services Administration hires IBM to run smart building initiative

    16 May 2012 | 12:31 am
    The General Services Administration has awarded IBM Corp. a one-year contract to develop a system to monitor how much energy the government's buildings use nationwide, Federal News Radio reported. IBM will collect the data in a central location, enabling the GSA's Public Buildings Service employees to perform analyses that could lead to energy savings and reduced operating costs across the agency's entire 182 million-square-foot inventory.

  • Albright University close to deal for Mesa campus

    16 May 2012 | 12:14 am
    Albright University is nearing a deal with the Mesa to bring a campus to the city. Business Journal reporter Angela Gonzales writes the deal would be the city’s third in its effort to bring higher education to Mesa. Albright would look at taking 3,000 square feet of space in the Mesa Financial Plaza to start. The deal still needs the approval of the Mesa City Council, which is expected to vote on it in May 17.

  • Phoenix, other markets lack home sellers

    16 May 2012 | 12:05 am
    Phoenix and other markets around the U.S. are seeing home price increases as a lack of properties on the market is prompting bidding wars. Bloomberg reports that brokers in various cities, including Phoenix, are resorting to interesting tactics to find sellers to meet a growing number of buyers who sense the bottom of the housing market has been reached. Many markets are seeing inventories that haven’t been this low since 2005.
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  • Mortgage Rates Hold Steady At All Time Lows

    Matthew Graham
    15 May 2012 | 3:53 pm
    Posted To: Mortgage Rate WatchMortgage Rates paused their recent trend of moderate improvement today to hold steady near all-time lows. Despite an abundance of domestic economic data out this morning, r ates continue to be indirectly fueled by political and economic turmoil in the Euro-zone. After failing to form a new government, Greece today announced it would hold new elections. Investors fear that those left in power will lead Greece to back-out of the austerity pledges required by the EU and IMF for recent bailout monies as well as Greece's membership in the EU. If Greece stops receiving…

  • MBS RECAP: Despite Tons of Data, Greece Remains Dominant Market Motivator

    Matthew Graham
    15 May 2012 | 3:23 pm
    Posted To: MBS CommentaryMBS Live : MBS Afternoon Market Summary Today we got to see just how inconsequential our domestic data can be in the face of global financial hyperfocus on the good old Hellenic Republic, aka Greece. Interestingly enough, domestic data DOES matter, as seen in the small, brief reaction to the several pieces of data at 8:30am. It's just that it doesn't matter nearly as much as Greece as seen in the highest volume and sharpest move of the day following the announcement that efforts to form a Greek government had failed and that the country would be going to elections. We…

  • Agencies Absolved of Causing Meltdown; Fifth Third Cuts HARP 2.0; Europe Approves Basel III

    Rob Chrisman
    15 May 2012 | 1:58 pm
    Posted To: Pipeline Press"Apparently, I'm supposed to be more outraged by what Mitt Romney does with his money, than by what Barack Obama does with mine." So wrote a witty LO, regarding our presidential race which seems to have been going on for over a year already, and we still have almost another six months. Regardless of one's political outlook, what is a concern to many of our banks is that in Brussels the European Parliament voted through its version of legislation transposing Basel III capital and liquidity requirements into law . "The outcome of the vote is a very strong statement by…

  • NAR: Housing Affordability Index Breaks into Record Levels

    Jann Swanson
    15 May 2012 | 11:16 am
    Posted To: MND NewsWireHousing affordability may be at an all time high according to the quarterly Housing Affordability Index for the first quarter of 2012. The index, issued this morning by the National Association of Realtors® (NAR), hit 205.9, the first time it has broken through 200 since recordkeeping began in 1970. The companion index measuring the ability of first-time buyers to purchase a home also set a record at 135.8. The index gauges the purchasing power of a household given the relationship between median home price, median family income, and the average mortgage interest…

  • MBS MID-DAY: Busy Morning For Data, But Greece Rules

    Matthew Graham
    15 May 2012 | 10:23 am
    Posted To: MBS CommentaryMBS Live : MBS Morning Market Summary Fewer mornings this year have been busier from an economic data standpoint, and that fact will be apparent in the recap of the 'live updates' below. But European concerns--particularly those related to Greece--trump any domestic data. This isn't to say that markets didn't react to some of this morning's econ. There was, in fact, detectable volume and movement following the 8:30am data, but it was soon replaced and out-done by news that Greece is going to elections after failing a last-ditch effort to form a government earlier…
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  • Hudson Pacific To Buy San Fran, West L.A. Office Assets for $179M

    15 May 2012 | 1:44 am
    Hudson Pacific Properties (NYSE: HPP) agreed to purchase multiple properties in San Francisco and West Los Angeles in two separate deals totaling $179 million. The company will use the proceeds from its recent public offering of 11.5 million shares of common stock for $15 per share to help finance the acquisitions. Hudson Pacific estimates that it will net approximately $166.1 million to $190.8 million from the offering. The 211,000-square-foot...

  • Kennedy Wilson JV Pays $64M for Capitol Towers

    14 May 2012 | 8:22 pm
    Kennedy Wilson led an investment group in the acquisition of the Capitol Towers multifamily complex at 1500 Seventh St. in Sacramento for $64 million. The Bond Cos. was the seller. The purchase was funded with $50 million in financing from HFF/Freddie Mac. Kennedy Wilson provided 50 percent of the deal's equity. The 409-unit apartment community has 203 units in one 15-story tower and 206 villa units surrounding the tower. The villa portion is...

  • PGP Sells Manhattan Office for $850 PSF

    14 May 2012 | 3:56 am
    Property Group Partners has sold the office building at 148 Lafayette St. in New York City for $850 per square foot, or about $131.7 million, to New York-based Epic. The 12-story, 154,953-square-foot, class A office tower was designed by McKenzie Voorhees and Gmelin Architects in 1913, with renovations completed as recently as 2010. It features 14,000 square feet of ground-floor retail at the corner of Lafayette and Howard Streets in Manhattan...

  • CoStar's People of Note (May 6-12)

    10 May 2012 | 9:33 pm
    This week's People of Note includes the following markets: Houston, National, Orange County, Sacramento and Washington, DC. NATIONAL CBRE President Robert Sulentic To Succeed Retiring CEO Brett White By Randyl Drummer Brett White announced he will retire as chief executive of CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBG) at the end of the year, capping a remarkable run in which he rose through the ranks from a sales trainee in 1984 to head the largest commercial...

  • AVEO Pharmaceuticals Inks 126,000-SF Lease

    10 May 2012 | 4:57 am
    AVEO Pharmaceuticals signed a 12-year deal for 126,000 square feet of laboratory and office space at 650 E. Kendall St. in Cambridge, MA. It will relocate its headquarters and primary research facilities to the Kendall Square property by the fourth quarter of this year. The drug company, which works on products that treat a variety of cancers, is currently headquartered at 75 Sidney St. in the Harvard Square area of Cambridge. It is a five-story...
 
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  • Real estate marketing’s emperor has no clothes

    Marc Davison
    15 May 2012 | 12:27 pm
      April 1, 1999. After signing up to “receive my newsletter” on countless agent Websites throughout March, my inbox was filled to the brim on April 1st. Each email contained a Realty Times Newsletter. Each included the same exact content. The content was irrelevant. Not location-specific. And completely impersonal. All the things great marketing isn’t. But the agents who bought this newsletter product weren’t told this. They were sold on the idea that… Touching people with anything is better than nothing You won’t find that verse in any marketing bible. Yet it…

  • 10 Questions: Matt and Susan Daimler, Founders, Buyfolio

    Joel Burslem
    14 May 2012 | 12:50 pm
    Buyfolio is part of growing cadre of applications that leverage the sharing behaviors that web users have gotten used to in the large social networks to create smaller, more focused “micro networks”. Launched initially for New York City home buyers, Buyfolio is currently mulling over a national expansion of the service. Matt and Susan Daimler, co-founders, recently took some time out of their busy schedules to talk to me. JB: So tell me, what is Buyfolio?  SD: Buyfolio provides buy-side agent technology and a homebuyer experience in a dual facing platform via both the web and…

  • Friday Flash: Earnings, angst and the home shopping opportunity

    Brian Boero
    4 May 2012 | 5:28 pm
    We released a new indicator for Nudge, our marketing app, this week. It communicates the degree to which distressed properties play into local market forces. Check it out. Many more of these to come. … The public online real estate players reported Q1 results this week. Here are some quick impressions: Market Leader (Details) Revenue is up and losses are down. The company has stabilized. I wonder, through, how much of the revenue increase was bought through the acquisition of Sharper Agent and Realestate.com and how much was organic? The company’s strategy is to sell through big…

  • 10 Questions: Andrew Machado, Founder, Open Home Pro

    Joel Burslem
    3 May 2012 | 12:33 pm
    We’re starting a new feature on the blog this week – 10 Questions – where we interview entrepreneurs and innovators in real estate. If you want to chat, drop me a line at joel@1000wattconsulting.com. First up… Andrew Machado, Founder, Open Home Pro Open Home Pro first caught my eye a couple of years ago. I thought it was a real clear signal of things to come. The company had eschewed traditional platforms like the desktop and the web and, instead, focused its development efforts on a new device, the iPad. A few months later, the iPad 2 shipped and the tablet rapidly…

  • FBS to launch real estate’s first true app store, MLS API

    Brian Boero
    30 Apr 2012 | 12:05 pm
    Last year, I advocated for something I called the “Data Socket” – a single source for MLS data into which developers could plug to create more and better software products for brokers and agents. Turns out that while I was talking about it, the team at FBS, a leading MLS software provider, we’re planning to build it. And today, they’ve announced its alpha release. It’s called the Spark Platform, and it’s a very big deal. To bottom-line it, this platform has the potential to: Produce an explosion of better software for brokers and agents Make…
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  • Ryan Seacrest Buys Ellen DeGeneres’ Custom Estate

    Erika Riggs
    15 May 2012 | 3:59 pm
    Even in Hollywood circles, $49 million is a hefty chunk of change to put down on a home. But for uber-producer, television host and radio personality Ryan Seacrest, Ellen DeGeneres’ and Portia de Rossi’s custom and very private estate, pictured above, was worth it. Shortly after Seacrest listed his longtime Hollywood Hills home on the market, he made an offer on DeGeneres’ and de Rossi’s enormous Beverly Hills home, TMZ reports. DeGeneres and de Rossi listed it as a pocket listing through the Westside Estate Agency in October 2011 and bought their own new place, Brad…

  • 30-Year Fixed Mortgage Rate Hits New Record Low For Second Consecutive Week

    Camille Salama
    15 May 2012 | 1:00 pm
    Mortgage rates for 30-year fixed mortgages fell this week, with the current rate borrowers were quoted on Zillow Mortgage Marketplace at 3.59 percent, down from 3.65 percent at this same time last week. This represents the lowest rate reported since Zillow Mortgage Marketplace launched in April 2008 and the first time rates have dropped below 3.6 percent. The previous low was 3.65 percent, first reported one week ago on May 8. The 30-year fixed mortgage rate hovered between 3.6 and 3.66 percent for the majority of the week, dropping to the current rate this morning. “Rates reached a new low…

  • Renting? Know Your Rights

    Angela Sucich
    15 May 2012 | 12:53 pm
    The housing market’s slow rebound makes renting a good option for many. Former homeowners looking to recover their financial stability are joining new renters on the hunt for their first apartment and long-time tenants facing rising rental costs. But in the rush to find a place to call home, here’s what all renters should know. Do your research and shop around This past year saw rent increases in 70 percent of markets. The good news about the demand: the market is spurring investors to purchase distressed inventory to convert to rental properties, which may help bring rents back down.

  • Seattle’s Escala Condo Building Set Steamy Scenes for “Fifty Shades of Grey”

    Erika Riggs
    15 May 2012 | 9:13 am
    Next Previous Picture 1 of 19 | Toggle Loading escala building Whether it’s scintillating or offensive may be a matter of personal opinion, but few can deny the incredible buzz surrounding the erotic novel “Fifty Shades of Grey.” Posted online by British author E.L. James as a piece of “Twilight” fan fiction, the trilogy of books were picked up by a small publisher out of Australia in 2011. In March 2012, Vintage Books of Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group bid a seven-figure sum to gain rights to the manuscript. Even more recently Universal Pictures paid $5 million…

  • Zillow Speaker Series: Hadi Partovi (VIDEO)

    Erika Riggs
    14 May 2012 | 2:59 pm
    Click here to view the embedded video. How do you know when a project or idea is doomed from the start? What’s more important — a great idea or perseverance? Or both? And, is there science to creating something viral? These are some of the questions angel investor and startup advisor Hadi Partovi answered as he stopped by Zillow’s Seattle headquarters last week as the latest guest in the Zillow Speaker Series. Prior to entering the entrepreneurial space, Partovi was Group Program Manager at Microsoft for Internet Explorer and General Manager of MSN.com. He co-founded Tellme…
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  • Bay Area Real Estate Information Services Announces Direct Syndication to Trulia

    Mark Weiss
    10 May 2012 | 7:00 am
    We are pleased to welcome Bay Area Real Estate Information Services, Inc. (BAREIS MLS®) to the list of MLS’s working directly with Trulia as we continue to help the real estate industry with online listing quality. Today Trulia announced a strategic alliance with Bay Area Real Estate Information Services, Inc. (BAREIS MLS®) to directly syndicate the listings of its 8,000 members to Trulia, providing consumers with the most accurate information on homes for sale in five Northern San Francisco Bay Area counties including Marin, Mendocino, Napa, Sonoma, and Solano. With the addition of…

  • Trulia Overhauls Industry Offerings

    Pete Flint, CEO
    7 May 2012 | 2:00 pm
    A Message from Trulia CEO Pete Flint Over the past three months, our industry team and our senior executives logged more than 100,000 miles on the road meeting with leading brokers across the country. We met with franchisors, large regional brokerages, and smaller brokers in their local markets to collaborate and identify how we can strengthen our relationship and help you succeed. We listened closely and gathered feedback from partners like Houlihan Lawrence, @properties, RE/MAX Results, The Keyes Company and dozens more. I am delighted to say we are putting that feedback into action. In the…

  • Announcing the First Mobile Advertising Platform for Real Estate Agents

    Stephen Rossi
    3 May 2012 | 5:00 am
    Full screen ad with "Call Now" button Over the past two years, we’ve watched a new audience of consumers emerge who are passionate about using Trulia’s top-rated mobile apps find their next home.   These buyers are deeply involved in the home search process, using their mobile phones to browse listings as they drive through neighborhoods and visit open homes.   Most interestingly, these on-the-go buyers often request the help of a real estate agent—our research has found that consumers on Trulia’s mobile apps are 60% more likely to contact an agent during their home…

  • Trulia Named One Of SF Bay Area’s Best Places To Work

    Vanessa Villatoro, PR Specialist
    20 Apr 2012 | 7:05 pm
    For the past six years Trulia has been built on six core values: I.M.P.A.C.T. Innovate. Make a Difference. People Matter. Act with Integrity. Customer Obsessed. Trust & respect each other. Fully understanding that People Matter is the key to any company’s success and each day our senior management strives to push the envelope for our Trulians so that we can offer a fun, innovative and exciting place to work. How are we doing, you ask? Well, our Trulians have spoken. Based on employee feedback, Trulia has been named one of the Bay Area’s 2012 Best Places to Work by the San Francisco…

  • Production Innovation and Industry Relationships Lead to Record Traffic in 2012

    Ken Shuman
    16 Apr 2012 | 7:00 am
    Spring is upon us and the first part of 2012 is in the review mirror.  It has been another busy start to the year for Trulia and we wanted to take a minute to share some Truli-a-mazing milestones and achievements. Let’s start with a few key milestones: In March 2012 (source: comScore) we overtook Realtor.com in unique users for the first time in Trulia’s history March 2012 was a record month in mobile visits March 2012 was the largest traffic month in company history We welcomed another member to the ranks of our senior management team-Lee Clancy joined the Trulia family as our…
 
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  • When Investing In Real Estate – There’s Planning and There’s PLANNING

    Jeff Brown
    15 May 2012 | 3:14 pm
    The concept of planning is used and abused, especially when it comes to real estate investing for retirement. I know, cuz I’ve seen me do it. The hardest, most expensive lessons I’ve learned came from planning instead of PLANNING. Investors whose end game is retirement income, simply can’t afford to rely on planning. It’s not that they won’t accomplish their goal(s), as many will. It’s just that their goals were originally set using the limited options menu provided by planning vs the much thicker menu available to those who PLAN.The AnalogyKnew a guy in…

  • 3 Key Factors in Buy and Hold Real Estate Investing Success

    Michael Zuber
    15 May 2012 | 7:10 am
    As a Buy and Hold Investor for 10+ years I have seen a lot of things, made some mistakes and met a lot of people in the real estate business.  This collection of experience has lead me to form an opinion on what makes a Buy and Hold Investor Successful. In this article I will focus on 3 characteristics or strategies that I find are key to long term success in Buy and Hold Investing.You Make Money When You BuyThe first thing I want to discuss is the standard statement of “You make your Money when you Buy.” When I started investing I thought I knew what this meant but in reality I had no…

  • How to Address Closing Cost Credits in Short Sale Transactions

    Melissa Zavala
    15 May 2012 | 6:20 am
    Agents, buyers and sellers are abuzz because it’s a seller’s market again. Just a few weeks ago an agent friend of mine received 24 offers on his short sale listing, and another property in my area got 10 offers the very same weekend.When reviewing short sale offers with clients, it is important to look at the type of loan that the buyer will obtain: VA, FHA, or conventional financing. And, will the buyer require a closing cost concession from the seller?One of the unknown factors often associated with a short sale is whether the bank will approve the closing cost concession. For…

  • Setting Up Your Database for Your Real Estate Investing Business

    Sharon Vornholt
    14 May 2012 | 7:06 am
    If you’ve been following my past few articles on direct mail campaigns and the use of databases to help manage thee campaigns, you’re probably asking how exactly to set up such a database. Once you have decided on a database for your real estate business, the next thing you need to do is set it up.  I gave this a considerable amount of thought before I dove into this process.  Your database needs to be easy to use; in the end, I decided it would be much easier to manage if I had everyone in groups.I have a number of different groups and sub-groups in my database, but I am just…

  • 10 Critical Steps to Take Before Investing in Real Estate

    James W. Vermillion III
    13 May 2012 | 10:14 am
    Anyone who has ever invested in real estate started somewhere, from the 9-5er who owns a second home and rent it out to pay for their gym membership, to the world-famous toupee-wearer Donald Trump himself. Perhaps the most common question asked among potential real estate investors is “how do I get started” and as with most basic questions there is no simple answer.First you have the old-school, hardcore, Nike motto quoting gunslingers yelling “just do it already!” On the other side you have the analytical, bow-tie wearing scaredy cats cautioning “be careful, you are going to get…
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  • Government Intrusion Forces The National Association of Home Builders To React

    Tom Royce
    11 May 2012 | 9:30 am
    One of the most subservient organizations to the federal government has had enough of government regulations and is fighting back. The National Association of Home Builders has gone along with the myriad of government programs that lined the pockets of the connected and delayed the recovery of the housing industry for the past 5 years. Now they have finally seemed to recognize that the government intrusion into the housing industry has created a crisis and home construction, a vital part of our economy, will not recover until the American families see some relief from the rampant increase in…

  • Real Estate Blogging is Dying – Fast

    Tom Royce
    7 Apr 2012 | 1:17 pm
    Coming from the guy who “went” by the name of the real estate blogger, I am calling this game… Real Estate Blogging is dying, fast. If you want to learn more, contact me on Twitter – @tomroyce or call me at 770-755-1503. Thanks for reading this post. If you would like to see more articles like this, please come visit The Real Estate Bloggers. where it was originally published.Real Estate Blogging is Dying – Fast Related posts: Real Estate Trends of the Baby Boomers Real Estate Investor Conference – BiggerPockets Style

  • NAR Sales Data Continues to be Wrong

    Tom Royce
    22 Feb 2012 | 5:05 pm
    An open letter to the National Association of Realtors members from one of our readers. Dear REALTORS, With their latest press release, it seems that the National Association of REALTORS has completely given up being a credible source of housing data.  Therefore, I would strongly advise against using any of their data or information that they disseminate from their offices.  And I would definitely not cut and paste their propaganda into anything you send out to clients and customers via blogs, Facebook or any other social media platform.  It will almost certainly turn out to be incorrect…

  • Want To Buy The Empire State Building?

    Tom Royce
    13 Feb 2012 | 2:47 pm
    This is not something that will only be asked by native New Yorkers to the rubes visiting from out of town. Instead, Empire State Realty Trust, owners of the Empire State Building have announced it will take the company public. Yes, you too can own the most iconic building in Manhattan. Empire State Realty Trust, owners of the iconic Empire State Building, filed to sell up to $1 billion of its Class A common stock, giving ordinary investors a chance to own a piece of the building that has been fought over by billionaires. The tower, once the tallest in the world, has seen several owners…

  • Sh*t Real Estate Agent Say

    Tom Royce
    6 Feb 2012 | 10:30 pm
    The meme has hit the real estate world, courtesy of Brian Copeland and Maura Neill the folks at RETSO.   See home many real estate memes you can find… Thanks for reading this post. If you would like to see more articles like this, please come visit The Real Estate Bloggers. where it was originally published.Sh*t Real Estate Agent Say Related posts: Officially Real Estate Has Double Dipped Economic Turmoil Not Helping Real Estate Sales
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    Rain City Guide

  • FHA Mortgage Insurance Premiums Increased for Most and Reduced for Few Streamlined Refi’s

    Rhonda Porter
    28 Apr 2012 | 2:42 pm
    Earlier this month, FHA mortgage insurance premiums (both annual and upfront) were dramatically increased for purchases and refinances with exception to *some* FHA streamline refinances.  If you were preapproved with an FHA insured mortgage prior to April, you should check with your mortgage professional to make sure your preapproval is still valid with the increased mortgage payment.  Remember, it’s your mortgage payment (debt to income ratio) and down payment that determines how much home you qualify for. Upfront mortgage insurance premiums (typically financed) has been increased…

  • “Motivated Seller” ???

    ARDELL
    21 Apr 2012 | 2:42 pm
    Why is it that when you call to set up appointments to see homes that are for sale, the owner that gives you the longest song and dance, is the one that says “Motivated Seller”? It’s as if the agent is saying… I know the owner doesn’t appear to be motivated…but please ignore that. Generally an agent calls to make an appointment and says something like: “Hello. I am planning to show your home today between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m.” The potential responses from the other end of the phone should be: 1) Thank You 2) NO…sorry, that’s not a good…

  • Buying New Construction – Choosing the Lot

    ARDELL
    18 Apr 2012 | 10:01 pm
    The first step in buying a new construction home, unless it is an already built “spec” home, is to choose the lot. However, not all lots can hold all homes. So to some extent you have to choose both the home to be built and the lot at the same time. Let’s look at a small subsection of a fairly standard looking new construction development as to variations of lots available. Choosing the lot is likely the most critical phase of buying a new construction home that is not a spec home. It used to be a lot easier to pick the best lot…or at least a good one. A standard lot…

  • New Case Strikes Down Release Provision in Rescission Form 51

    Craig
    3 Apr 2012 | 1:30 pm
    This post is not legal advice. For legal advice, consult an attorney, not a blog. Yesterday, Division I of the Washington State Court of Appeals (which handles appeals from King Co. north to Canada on the west side of the Cascades) handed down a decision that addresses the terms of the standard NWMLS Form 51 Rescission. This form is routinely used by agents to formally and definitively rescind one contract before a client enters into another. The Form, drafted by attorneys on behalf of the NWMLS, includes this rather self-serving provision: RELEASE. The parties agree that the Agreement…

  • “NOT Grandma’s House” Open Sunday – Noon to 3

    ARDELL
    30 Mar 2012 | 1:30 pm
    8532 16th AVE NW Seattle – Ballard or Crown Hill? In City and not “Grandma’s House”. Recently there have been a lot of complaints in various forums and on blogs that the homes they are viewing in the prime neighborhoods of Seattle are all “Grandma Houses”. I’ve seen this phrase used both in The Redfin Forum and on Seattle Bubble. People are asking what is meant by “Grandma’s House”. Sunday from Noon to 3 p.m I will be at this home, which is clearly NOT “Grandma’s House”. It may be a “McMansion”…but…
 
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    Real Estate Tomato - Web Design, Blogging, Training and Social Media

  • Steve Beam – Real Estate Blogging Success Profiled

    Top Tomato
    15 May 2012 | 11:57 am
    The following is the first in a series of brief interviews with a handful of Tomato clients that volunteered to chat about their real estate blogging success. Steve Beam of Parker, CO. Website: RealEstateYak.com Tomato: Steve, how long has blogging been a part of your real... Continue reading the full post on http://realestatetomato.com/blog

  • How To Ensure Your Success As A Real Estate Blogger – The Infographic

    Top Tomato
    11 May 2012 | 4:40 pm
      It took a lot longer than I had anticipated to design the infographic, so I hope you all enjoy it!   Below you will find a collection of articles we’ve written that support the Infographic above.   Continue reading the full post on http://realestatetomato.com/blog

  • Real Estate Blogging Without Typing – Speech Recognition Actually Works!

    Top Tomato
    8 May 2012 | 3:27 pm
    This article was composed (almost) entirely using Microsoft’s speech recognition program in Windows 7. I dictated directly into the WordPress text editor. Since I started blogging six years ago, my typing speed has improved considerably. I used to be a hunt-and-peck typer, sufferings through... Continue reading the full post on http://realestatetomato.com/blog

  • Have You Seen Our Pinterest Page Of Real Estate Website Design?

    Top Tomato
    7 May 2012 | 4:16 pm
    Normally we reserve our blog for blogging advice articles, but I thought I would take a quick break for a little shameless promotion. Please forgive us, and enjoy the smattering of real estate blogsite examples we have thrown together. From now on, we’ll be adding to this gallery as we launch... Continue reading the full post on http://realestatetomato.com/blog

  • How Long Before My Real Estate Blogsite Starts To Generate Leads?

    Top Tomato
    4 May 2012 | 12:52 pm
      The Cairn This is the 6th in a series of brief blog articles inspired by Good Earth Tea® quotes. “He that can have patience can have what he will.” -Benjamin Franklin 1706 -1790 One of the most common questions we get from new clients is “how long will it take for my site... Continue reading the full post on http://realestatetomato.com/blog
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    HomeGain Blog

  • Real Estate 360 Live With Louis Cammarosano 4/30/12

    HG Blog Admin
    11 May 2012 | 6:30 am
    On Monday April 30, 2012, Louis Cammarosano, General Manager of HomeGain, was a guest on the Real Estate 360 Live radio show on The Big Talker 1580 WHFS AM, hosted by Ryan Sloper. Listen to the show. Part 1 (15:27) Louis and Ryan discuss Ben Bernanke’s recent comments relating to keeping interest rates low for [...]

  • Top Deadbolt Locks to Keep Your Home Safe

    HG Blog Admin
    10 May 2012 | 11:00 am
    One excellent home safety tool is the use of dead bolts. Keeping your doors protected by sturdy dead bolt locks is a great way to keep your home safe from would-be intruders. Of course, it’s vitally important to find the best deadbolt you can purchase. Some are simply far more effective and thus more discouraging [...]

  • Which Home Loan is Right For You

    Erin Everhart
    1 May 2012 | 12:09 pm
    The steady uptick in temperature ushers in more than just pool-side cocktails and barbeques. It’s the start of real estate season, and people are hitting the MLS and local Realtors in search of For Sale signs to lead them to their perfect home. But before you move from hunter to homeowner, the mortgage industry must [...]

  • Real Estate 360 Live With Louis Cammarosano 4/23/12

    Louis Cammarosano
    1 May 2012 | 11:53 am
    On Monday April 23, 2012, Louis Cammarosano, General Manager of HomeGain, was a guest on the Real Estate 360 Live radio show on The Big Talker 1580 WHFS AM, hosted by Ryan Sloper. Listen to the show. Part 1 (14:40) Ryan notes that the Fed is going to meet again next week and that many [...]

  • Happy Anniversary, HomeGain!

    HG Blog Admin
    26 Apr 2012 | 10:41 am
    This time last year I had a short story to tell everyone about a conversation in the elevator. This year, I rode the elevator alone so there’s no story to go along with our anniversary blog post. With that said, HomeGain celebrates its 13th anniversary today. That’s cause for celebration! Thank you to all of [...]
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    REITS & Finance Industry News - REITS & Finance Industry News Headlines | Bizjournals.com

  • D.C. woman sentenced in $70M mortgage fraud scheme

    16 May 2012 | 2:33 am
    Carole Nelson, a 53-year-old District woman, was sentenced to 29 months in prison for her role in a $78 million mortgage fraud scheme, The Washington Post reported. Nelson pleaded guilty to a single county of money laundering in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt and was among the co-conspirators connected to a fraud run through her employer, Metro Dream Homes, prosecutors said.

  • Virginia Supreme Court overturns winery restrictions

    16 May 2012 | 2:20 am
    A fight between Marterella Winery and a local homeowners association has ended with the Virginia Supreme Court overturning a ruling that had effectively shut down the Fauquier County winery's tasting room last summer, The Washington Post reported. The court upheld a jury's verdict that found the winery was allowed to start its business and operate as a tasting room, despite a covenant by a homeowners association that said any commercial activity on the property required approval from a committee.

  • General Services Administration hires IBM to run smart building initiative

    16 May 2012 | 12:31 am
    The General Services Administration has awarded IBM Corp. a one-year contract to develop a system to monitor how much energy the government's buildings use nationwide, Federal News Radio reported. IBM will collect the data in a central location, enabling the GSA's Public Buildings Service employees to perform analyses that could lead to energy savings and reduced operating costs across the agency's entire 182 million-square-foot inventory.

  • Albright University close to deal for Mesa campus

    16 May 2012 | 12:14 am
    Albright University is nearing a deal with the Mesa to bring a campus to the city. Business Journal reporter Angela Gonzales writes the deal would be the city’s third in its effort to bring higher education to Mesa. Albright would look at taking 3,000 square feet of space in the Mesa Financial Plaza to start. The deal still needs the approval of the Mesa City Council, which is expected to vote on it in May 17.

  • Phoenix, other markets lack home sellers

    16 May 2012 | 12:05 am
    Phoenix and other markets around the U.S. are seeing home price increases as a lack of properties on the market is prompting bidding wars. Bloomberg reports that brokers in various cities, including Phoenix, are resorting to interesting tactics to find sellers to meet a growing number of buyers who sense the bottom of the housing market has been reached. Many markets are seeing inventories that haven’t been this low since 2005.
 
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    MyTechOpinion.com

  • Weapon of Choice: Dashter

    MyTechOpinion
    24 Apr 2012 | 8:05 am
    I have a new “weapon of choice” when it comes to curating relevant content and engaging with those in your network that find it extremely useful. It’s called Dashter. It’s a social content dashboard of sorts, but really…it’s much more! Dashter was recently launched by some incredibly smart folks, one of which I’m lucky enough to call a friend…that would be Jeff Turner. I’ve known Jeff for many years as a well-voiced blogger, poignant speaker, innovative entrepreneur and he’s not too bad on the dance floor! Now I could skip right…

  • The Site That Heather Built

    MyTechOpinion
    16 Apr 2012 | 5:59 pm
    When I present, teach a class, or give a Webinar I LOVE providing examples and scenarios that demonstrate the strategy being discussed. One of my most favorite and extraordinary examples of raising the bar in real estate has always been Heather Elias. Heather and I have known each other since WAY BACK…during the good ole RE.net days when blogging was all the talk! And it was shortly after starting in real estate in 2004 that Heather also started her blog, LocoMusings.com. A writer at heart, a bit of a techy, and a lover of her community…she shared it all with great posts and photos on a…

  • Taking Action for Your Business Means You Have to Get Uncomfortable

    MyTechOpinion
    23 Jan 2012 | 6:34 pm
    If I were comfortable with technology I wouldn’t really be on my game! Technology, you know…the tools, apps, platforms, devices…and even the strategies involved to make them proficient change so rapidly you can’t possibly know all there is to know. So why do we make ourselves crazy and get overwhelmed before even trying…it’s just our nature, or perhaps it’s just an excuse. I recently met an amazing speaker named Craig Zablocki who was extremely spontaneous onstage. He read the crowd well and rolled with their responses naturally. And being a lifelong learner you know I had…

  • 5 Resolutions I Wish Facebook Users Would Make in the New Year

    MyTechOpinion
    19 Dec 2011 | 5:25 pm
    You’re clearly here because you care about your Facebook friends. You want to listen, learn from, help and contribute! I like you already! So brush up on your Facebook “best practices” and make these 5 resolutions to improve your Facebook engagement (if you haven’t already). (1)   No more whining about the timeline…just accept it already. We all know Facebook makes changes, so get used to them.  HOW we share will always evolve…but WHAT we share is specific to who we are. It’s time to take responsibility for the communication tool we find so…

  • Spreadsheets on an iPhone?

    MyTechOpinion
    9 Dec 2011 | 5:09 pm
    Was recently presented with a technology question from one of our WordPress website clients that sparked my interest. So much so that it warranted a blog post on the topic. This real estate agent is in a situation that is very common. In her average day, she uses a Windows PC, an Apple laptop, an iPhone and an iPad. Working with so many different platforms is creating a real challenge. She has tried several cloud based solutions, like Google Docs, but they all have fallen short. Mainly because she needs to edit Excel spreadsheets from any of her devices. The Solution We have run into similar…
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    The Real Estate Bloggers

  • Government Intrusion Forces The National Association of Home Builders To React

    Tom Royce
    11 May 2012 | 9:30 am
    One of the most subservient organizations to the federal government has had enough of government regulations and is fighting back. The National Association of Home Builders has gone along with the myriad of government programs that lined the pockets of the connected and delayed the recovery of the housing industry for the past 5 years. Now they have finally seemed to recognize that the government intrusion into the housing industry has created a crisis and home construction, a vital part of our economy, will not recover until the American families see some relief from the rampant increase in…

  • Real Estate Blogging is Dying – Fast

    Tom Royce
    7 Apr 2012 | 1:17 pm
    Coming from the guy who “went” by the name of the real estate blogger, I am calling this game… Real Estate Blogging is dying, fast. If you want to learn more, contact me on Twitter – @tomroyce or call me at 770-755-1503. Thanks for reading this post. If you would like to see more articles like this, please come visit The Real Estate Bloggers. where it was originally published.Real Estate Blogging is Dying – Fast Related posts: Real Estate Trends of the Baby Boomers Real Estate Investor Conference – BiggerPockets Style

  • NAR Sales Data Continues to be Wrong

    Tom Royce
    22 Feb 2012 | 5:05 pm
    An open letter to the National Association of Realtors members from one of our readers. Dear REALTORS, With their latest press release, it seems that the National Association of REALTORS has completely given up being a credible source of housing data.  Therefore, I would strongly advise against using any of their data or information that they disseminate from their offices.  And I would definitely not cut and paste their propaganda into anything you send out to clients and customers via blogs, Facebook or any other social media platform.  It will almost certainly turn out to be incorrect…

  • Want To Buy The Empire State Building?

    Tom Royce
    13 Feb 2012 | 2:47 pm
    This is not something that will only be asked by native New Yorkers to the rubes visiting from out of town. Instead, Empire State Realty Trust, owners of the Empire State Building have announced it will take the company public. Yes, you too can own the most iconic building in Manhattan. Empire State Realty Trust, owners of the iconic Empire State Building, filed to sell up to $1 billion of its Class A common stock, giving ordinary investors a chance to own a piece of the building that has been fought over by billionaires. The tower, once the tallest in the world, has seen several owners…

  • Sh*t Real Estate Agent Say

    Tom Royce
    6 Feb 2012 | 10:30 pm
    The meme has hit the real estate world, courtesy of Brian Copeland and Maura Neill the folks at RETSO.   See home many real estate memes you can find… Thanks for reading this post. If you would like to see more articles like this, please come visit The Real Estate Bloggers. where it was originally published.Sh*t Real Estate Agent Say Related posts: Officially Real Estate Has Double Dipped Economic Turmoil Not Helping Real Estate Sales
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    360Digest

  • NWMLS Mobile App unveiled today

    Marlow Harris
    18 Apr 2012 | 3:44 pm
    The new NWMLS Mobile App allows brokers to quickly navigate Matrix using iPad, iPhone and Android devices, an option that was not available with the regular website. The App is fully integrated with a brokers Matrix account, including access to saved searches, contacts, carts. Search for listings using a favorite search, or use the mobile device’s GPS to search for listings around your location. The App is available for $3.50 a month plus tax. This is a welcome upgrade to NWMLS offerings and will be helpful out in the field with buyers on the go.

  • Seattle Realtors: Jumpstart your business at the Inman Reboot

    Marlow Harris
    26 Mar 2012 | 11:40 am
    Looking for some inspiration for the new year? Don’t become a dinosaur — learn what all the cool kids are doing in real estate for the new millennium at the Inman Agent Reboot seminar on Wednesday, March 28th at Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue. Yeah, you’ve got to cross the bridge to Bellevue, but it will be worth it. You may already use Twitter, FB and other social media, but are you seeing results? Join Katie Lance, Social Media Director & Contributing Editor and Chris Smith, Chief Evangelist, & Contributing Editor, plus other exciting speakers and hear about the…

  • The naked truth reveals itself in this real estate video

    Marlow Harris
    6 Feb 2012 | 4:24 am

  • Pumped Up Real Estate

    Marlow Harris
    30 Dec 2011 | 1:25 am

  • Zsa Zsa’a home for sale in Bel Air

    Marlow Harris
    28 Nov 2011 | 12:34 am
    I don’t usually post this sort of thing, but Zsa Zsa’s home is so exquisite that I could not resist.
 
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    AGBeat

  • Award-winning interactive app sells video game like hotcakes

    Marti Trewe
    16 May 2012 | 12:21 am
    Viral apps are rare, and can cost big bank, but when considering your own brand efforts, focus on what the viral campaigns do well and how you can connect the dots just like the mega ad agencies do.Get more News at AGBeat79% conversion rate if you return calls within 5 minutes. Get Better Voicemail. AG Partner

  • Couple discovers the home they just bought is the wrong address

    Tara Steele
    15 May 2012 | 11:44 pm
    It is common to hear of banks foreclosing on the wrong address, but it is nearly unheard of that a purchased home is the wrong address, it's nearly unfathomable, but in Mississippi, that is exactly what has happened.Get more News at AGBeat79% conversion rate if you return calls within 5 minutes. Get Better Voicemail. AG Partner

  • MentorMob organizes existing web content to teach you lessons

    Charlene Jimenez
    15 May 2012 | 11:16 pm
    MentorMob organizes what is already available online in a format that makes sense, is relevant, and can help you learn new skills and improve your business practice, at no cost.Get more News at AGBeat79% conversion rate if you return calls within 5 minutes. Get Better Voicemail. AG Partner

  • Builder confidence at five year high, West still struggling

    Tara Steele
    15 May 2012 | 4:59 pm
    Builder sentiment is up nationally, and is at its highest point in years, but the West, which has been hard hit by foreclosures, continues to decline. 2012 is seen by many as a year of recovery for housing, and most builders agree, but it is not unanimous depending on which region you ask.Get more News at AGBeat79% conversion rate if you return calls within 5 minutes. Get Better Voicemail. AG Partner

  • Sunglasses, sex appeal, vacant house make for hot ad campaign

    Lani Rosales
    15 May 2012 | 8:45 am
    The world's first invisible advertisement is inspiring to any size business that wants to capture the minds and attention of people and make a lasting impression to benefit any brand.Get more News at AGBeat79% conversion rate if you return calls within 5 minutes. Get Better Voicemail. AG Partner
 
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  • Time Lapse Solar Installation on House

    16 May 2012 | 5:49 am
    This residental solar installation video was made for us by a great customer. We were able to design and install the system in about 3 days. We obtained all the state and federal rebates and returned an amazing ROI thanks to the Taunton's Municipal Lighting Plants solar rebate program.

  • Columbia Construction completes Martha's Vineyard Hospital

    16 May 2012 | 5:49 am

  • Wessling Architects

    16 May 2012 | 5:49 am

  • Is small business out of the recession?

    16 May 2012 | 5:49 am
    Client First Strategy

  • What’s Cooking in Real Estate

    16 May 2012 | 5:49 am
    It is the show that pairs up Real Estate Celebrities with elite culinary artists in order to cook up an a ‘Meal and a Deal’. The show is always taped at a different location for every shoot. The live studio audience consist of handpicked industry insiders to discuss specific market trends while preparing delectable dishes. The goal is to stimulate the Real Estate Industry by delivering up to date information on an unparalleled platform.
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    About.com Real Estate Business

  • NAR Member Profile 2012 - Website Answers

    15 May 2012 | 5:30 am
    The NAR Member Profile for 2012 is out, and you can download it here.   There is a lot of information about NAR members, but for this post, just a few website numbers I thought were interesting....Read Full Post

  • How Important Are You? - To a Prospect?

    4 May 2012 | 3:23 pm
    I have written about this before, but it keeps happening so I keep ranting in the hopes that some real estate agents will figure out that some spam avoidance mechanisms are costing them perhaps thousands of dollars every year!  Apparently, someone subscribed to one of my courses, and here's part of the email I got back:...Read Full Post

  • Open Houses are the SPAM of Real Estate Marketing

    3 May 2012 | 3:11 pm
    OK, so I wanted a headline to get your attention.  However, I don't believe that open houses do anything to sell the subject homes in 99%+ of cases, and NAR's annual survey pretty much verifies that.  Here's an open house article quoting Realtors who like them, those who do not, and a consumer advocate who tells buyers and sellers to "just say no" to open houses.

  • Short Sales About to Surge?

    28 Apr 2012 | 4:31 am
    With the announcement that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are introducing new rules for lenders in handling short sales, there just may be more of them in the near future.  While some lenders have already been more inclined to process short sales to avoid the delays and costs of foreclosure, these new rules are designed to speed up their responses to short sale offers.  With some response required within 30 days and a final result in 60 days or weekly reports thereafter, there should be a smoother and shorter road to a short sale closing.  Check out this step-by-step short sale…

  • Good at SEO? How About SVI?

    27 Apr 2012 | 5:03 am
    Real estate professionals have come a long way in learning the ropes for SEO, Search Engine Optimization, of their real estate website content.  However, many still complain that they don't get enough qualified leads from their websites, and they wonder if their SEO efforts are worth it....Read Full Post
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    The Phoenix Real Estate Guy

  • Contracts are neither moral nor immoral

    Dean Ouellette
    14 May 2012 | 9:27 am
    Contracts have no morality Are short sales moral? I am going to talk a little bit about the “moral side” of a short sale. My favorite part of this story… the twist at the end that makes the whole thing laughable. I was reading this article on CNBC this weekend about short sales and felt I needed to jump into the discussion. The Phoenix Real Estate Guy has written a lot about short sales as they have been a major part of the Phoenix housing market for the last few years. The premise of the article is, should people who can technically afford to pay for their underwater home continue…

  • It almost feels like 2005 all over again

    Jonathan Dalton
    9 May 2012 | 6:07 pm
    If you’re going to make your debut on a widely-read website, what better way to do so than with a bold prediction … I boldly predict that inventory here in the Phoenix real estate market will not decline by more than another 7,900 homes over the next millennium. What’s striking is such a prediction, timeframe aside, would have been laughable back in 2007 when there were more than 40,000 single family detached homes for sale across Maricopa County. Oh, for those halcyon days of yore. For now, as we slowly creep toward the second half of 2012, there are fewer than 7,900 detached homes for…

  • Phoenix Real Estate Guy Turns Seven!

    Jay Thompson
    8 May 2012 | 9:25 am
    Seven years ago today, the first post on Phoenix Real Estate Guy was crafted and published. OK, “crafted” is a real stretch. But it was published on May 8, 2005. That seems like a lifetime ago. Since that day some 2,000ish articles have been published here, some of far better quality than post #1, many not. Over 30,000 comments have been left by some four million visitors. That last number is what blows my mind. I never would have dreamed that many people would stumble across our little corner of the interwebs. Though I would still write if no one visited, there are few things I…

  • Announcement: Dean Ouellette named Vice President of Business Development for Thompson’s Realty

    Jay Thompson
    1 May 2012 | 11:15 am
    We are thrilled to announce that Dean Ouellette is taking the position of Vice President of Business Development at Thompson’s Realty effective immediately. Dean has been with Thompson’s Realty for over two years, and is an outstanding real estate agent. His passion for teaching and helping agents is known by many and fits perfectly in this new role. As Vice President of Business Development, Dean is chartered with growing the brokerage by bringing in new agents and working closely with existing agents to help them continue to develop and refine their business. As an instructor,…

  • On Having a Heart Attack

    Jay Thompson
    29 Apr 2012 | 7:38 pm
    Life can change in the blink of an eye. Or the beat of a struggling heart. A week ago at this time, I was being wheeled from the emergency room into the heart catherization lab at Banner Heart Hospital in the middle of what a cardiologist described as a “massive heart attack.” Believe me, it sucked. Yes, it was excruciatingly painful. You know how a doctor will ask you, “On a scale of 1 to 10, what is your pain level”? I’ve had broken bones, debilitating migraines and a couple of surgeries. I always labeled those a “10″. The heart attack was more…
 
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    BloodhoundBlog

  • Let’s Talk Listings – Better Yet? Let’s Talk Gettin’ ‘em Sold

    Jeff Brown
    10 May 2012 | 3:47 pm
    Since the beginning of last year, how long has it taken to sell your listings? I’m not talkin’ about those priced at half the median value in your market. I’m talkin’ about a traditional seller who simply wants you to sell his real estate. Why do a few listings in every market sell faster than the rest? Let’s set aside the obvious go-to answer, price. Let’s also agree that unless you’re pricing your listings below the market, there are other significant factors involved in market time. But what are they? My firm is now on its third generation, and to…

  • The Economist asks “Why is it so expensive to buy or sell a house in America?”

    John Rowles
    8 May 2012 | 8:32 am
    This is in an article titled “The great realtor rip-off”. The comparison to estate agents in the UK is especially interesting. They make half the commission and close 3 to 4x transactions. The article mentions NAR by name and only refers to MLS in passing as ex-cartels: The business used to operate like a series of local cartels. In a typical area, a handful of brokers controlled a shared database of available homes, and limited their cheaper rivals’ access to those listings. In 2008 in the United States and 2010 in Canada, regulators struck deals with realtors to open up these…

  • Really, What If He’s Not Wrong?

    Don Reedy, San Diego, CA
    2 May 2012 | 11:37 am
    A follow-up to an article on syndication I wrote just a short time ago.  Keep in mind that I’ve never even met Jim Abbott, and am not promoting his company.  But I’m listening harder now to him, and as he speaks his words continue to etch a path that I really believe warrants all of our attention. At the end he does make a request.  In San Diego you can actually withhold syndication on a property by property basis.  On the MLS form simply check “No Syndication.”  Try it.  I discussed it yesterday with a client, and I’m listing her home without giving away…

  • What happens in an internet minute? And how do you hope to push-market your way through it?

    Greg Swann
    28 Apr 2012 | 11:30 am
    My take: You cannot successfully push-market into that cacophony. You must pull, because there is already way too much push. I’m thinking Eric Blackwell’s archives warrant your attention.

  • You might be a Bloodhound if…you do an intro video like this.

    Eric Blackwell
    24 Apr 2012 | 8:21 am
    In the world of Google upheaval that I have lived through in the past couple of months, I have consumed my share of Diet Mt. Dew and aspirin. So to cure my headache and to continue to contribute to all that is good in the real estate conversation, I offer you the first of hopefully many Jeff Foxworthy style best practices that I am seeing in the real estate industry. I have entitled these posts, “You might be a Bloodhound if…” I think it is appropriate. The first entry is from a friend in Manhattan Beach Ca who has what I think is one of the classiest videos to introduce…
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    Rofo Blog

  • Commercial Real Estate, Twitter, and Linkedin

    Alan Bernier
    3 May 2012 | 4:27 pm
    Besides the massive amounts of rent and commissions generated by these social media giants for a few brokers and landlords, how else is the CRE industry benefiting? I was asked this question by an institutional landlord yesterday who is no stranger to signing really big tech deals (Dropbox was one of their recent deals which started at 40,000 sqft during the first tour and ended up being 85,000 sqft – that is rapid growth). But as we dove into this topic the question was less about why should they participate and more about defining a strategy to be active participants. How do you make…

  • Rofo Enters the Apartment Rental Marketing Business (read on)

    Alan Bernier
    27 Apr 2012 | 6:00 pm
    Sort of but not exactly. We got a call today from a brokerage customer today in New York City saying that they just picked up an exclusive for an amazing apartment near Union Square. They wanted to add the listing to their profile and have it automatically syndicated to Linkedin and Twitter. The problem was that we didn’t support this type of listing on Rofo or within our app for Linkedin. We discussed it for about a minute, decided to just do it, and voila, you can now add your apartment listings to your Linkedin profile and Twitter. Here’s a shot of the new listing type on…

  • As Commercial Real Estate Markets Improve – Get Familiar with ROFO

    Alan Bernier
    26 Apr 2012 | 5:28 pm
    No, I’m not talking about our company or website. I’m referring to the leasing term that inspired our company name. This article was published today on Pepper Hamilton, LLP’s site. If you’re in the market to lease commercial space (and you’re lucky enough to be working for a growth company that is actually growing) then you should get familiar with this concept as it can be really help you plan accordingly for future expansion. And make sure you hire a broker that knows how this works and how to structure an offer. And hire a good real estate attorney: A right of…

  • Introducing Rofo Connections – Organize Your Real Estate

    Alan Bernier
    26 Apr 2012 | 4:48 pm
    Rofo connections is built right into your Rofo account. You simply sign in to Rofo, click the connections tab, and view chronological updates from your network. Likewise, your connections can easily view your most recent updates. Could be an updated listing, a recent tour, a completed deal, project or a piece of local news. You decide what you want to share and how much detail you want to provide. And it integrates with Twitter and Linkedin – update once and done. The idea is that it gives you and your network an organized view of the latest activity and hopefully reduces the size of…

  • Announcing Rofo’s Real Estate App for Twitter

    Alan Bernier
    24 Apr 2012 | 1:05 pm
    Post a client tour on Rofo (toured 5,000 sqft at 123 Main Street with a law firm) and the following happens: 1 – a Tweet goes out with a link back to you. 2 – an update is added to your profile on Linkedin. 3 – your activity is added to 123 Main Street so that prospects can see your expertise. 4 – your local real estate network is updated on Rofo. The same with listings, local news, completed transactions, and any other projects that demonstrate your activity and expertise. It’s organized in one place. You have complete control of your data and marketing and its…
 
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  • Just Sold in Eagle Rock: 5353 Kincheloe Drive

    Keely
    9 May 2012 | 5:27 pm
    We just closed escrow on this 1950s ranch located north of Hill Drive on a quiet cul-de-sac.  This was a short sale, and we were able to help our clients navigate through the listing process and the short sale approval maze to successfully close escrow.  We put the home on the market in December, received several offers and opened escrow in the beginning of January.  It took about four months to get approval from the bank, and we closed escrow one month after that.  If you would like more information on what a short sale is or want to discuss how the process works, give us a call at…

  • Just Sold in Highland Park: 5611 Meridian Street

    Keely
    7 May 2012 | 2:41 pm
    We just handed our buyer the keys to 5611 Meridian Street in Highland Park today.  She is thrilled to move in to this updated bungalow with 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, and a cute back yard, perfect for entertaining.  Other features of this home include remodeled kitchen and bath, all new appliances, updated electrical, retrofitted plumbing, reinforced and bolted foundation, plus a brand new tank-less water heater.  Plus, our buyer is now walking distance to the new Fusion Burger and Maximiliano!  What a great deal! Are you looking for a home to buy?  We’d be happy to help you get a great…

  • The Winds of Change

    Tracy
    2 May 2012 | 12:14 pm
    Real estate’s Spring Buying Season is upon us. In spite of the current run of grey, drizzly days, rays of light are starting to shine on the local market. Just in the last couple of weeks we’ve seen multiple offers on almost every good property that’s come onto the market in our Northeast Los Angeles area. And we’re talking up to 22 offers on the extra special ones. (Others have had only 3 or 4, but, as we like to say, you only need one.) We have been talking about the opportunities in the market for several years now, and many buyers have seized their deals and have…

  • Action Alert Update: Moore House Demolished

    Tracy
    26 Apr 2012 | 11:42 pm
    This pains me deeply. I am so tired of seeing these demolitions that make way for giant soul-less stucco boxes. And I am tired of these style-less stucco boxes where ever they are built. ACTION ALERT UPDATE:Moore House Demolished The Moore House demolished. Photo by Sarah Farris-Gilbert. The Moore House was one of Lloyd Wright’s most significant postwar residential designs. Photo by Stephen Russo.   Detail of the demolition. Photo by Flora Chou/Los Angeles Conservancy staff.  Despite several years of intensive advocacy and significant public outcry, the Moore House (Lloyd…

  • New Home For Sale: 5204 Mount Royal Drive, Eagle Rock

    Keely
    25 Apr 2012 | 4:44 pm
    Tracy King | Teles Properties | (626) 827-9795 5204 Mount Royal Dr, Eagle Rock, CA New home for sale! Open house on Thursday, April 26, 10-2pm; and Sunday, April 29, 2-5pm. 3BR/1+1BA Single Family House offered at $679,000 Year Built 1919 Sq Footage 1,954 Bedrooms 3 Bathrooms 1 full, 1 partial Floors 1 Parking 2 Car garage Lot Size 9,303 sqft HOA/Maint $0 per month DESCRIPTION Attention character home lovers! This 1919 Craftsman offers the answer to your dreams with its light-filled rooms and vintage details. Features include a marble-topped buffet in the formal dining room, original tile in…
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    RealCentralVA.com

  • Lots of Road Construction in Charlottesville and Albemarle This Summer

    Jim
    15 May 2012 | 10:44 am
    Thanks to C-Ville for putting this list together. From Shadwell to Crozet, there are lots of improvements/detours. Search the Charlottesville MLS Copyright RealCentralVA.com, LLC. If you like this post, please, visit RealCentralVA.comwhere this was originally posted. Lots of Road Construction in Charlottesville and Albemarle This Summer

  • How is “Local” (Food, Farm, Business) Defined?

    Jim
    14 May 2012 | 6:03 am
    In case you missed the conversation (150+ comments) last week at cvillenews about the Charlottesville City Market’s first vendor who happens to be a franchise, it’s worth a read. The main question I see is – what does “local” mean to you? ( outside of the context of a City farmers’ market) Personally, local matters. We do our best to shop local, eat local, stay local, participate locally … Charlottesville has seemingly been a leader in the locavore movement (see: Forbes and Tom Tom’s Locavore Expo for starters) and it’s been interesting and…

  • Charlottesville as a Great “Place” – to Live, Be, Grow Business

    Jim
    10 May 2012 | 8:42 am
    There was a great discussion last night at the Tom Tom Founders Festival’s Social Media Innovation Track. The panelists were fantastic - - Evan Cooper, Director of Digital Strategy, Red Light Management - Tobias Dengel, CEO Willow Tree - Marijean Jaggers, President of Jaggers Communication - Ryan Derose, founder of VibeThink The conversation is worth listening to – from their insights about attracting talent to Charlottesville, to the authenticity of Charlottesville to the future of the mobile web (hint:it’s huge) Charlottesville Tomorrow was kind enough to document,…

  • Rebutting the Realtor Rip-off Argument

    Jim
    9 May 2012 | 7:36 am
    “The great realtor rip-off” – what a great attention-grabbing headline from The Economist. But … the author seems to have had a bad experience with a real estate agent that must have precipitated his rant. (try as I might, I cannot find the author’s name on the post, otherwise, I’d ask) I almost stopped reading when I read that one of his sources for proof was Glengarry Glen Ross. But where’s the fun in not reading a rant? I’ll be the first to tell you that there are too many unqualified real estate agents practicing real estate. I’ll also be…

  • Why Isn’t Bicycling to School More Accepted/Viable/Practiced?

    Jim
    6 May 2012 | 1:26 pm
    Accessibility/proximity to schools and parks are two of the most common criteria my buyer clients specify when searching for homes in Charlottesville, and more often, bikeability is a factor in addition to walkability. Walkability increases property values; This is an excellent article from Bicycling magazine that describes the impediments presented to those who try to ride bikes to school; a few choice quotes – Childhood obesity rates are soaring, youth participation in sports and other active pursuits is plummeting, and a generation is coming of age with little understanding of the…
 
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    Lansner on Real Estate

  • Really? Seacrest paying $49M for DeGeneres pad

    Jeff Collins
    16 May 2012 | 3:00 am
    Real estate news and views from around the globe that make you go, “Really?” Ryan Seacrest Buys Ellen DeGeneres’ Estate for $49 Million — TMZ Degeneres takes a 1958 BevHills home — L.A. Times Ryan Seacrest buys Ellen Degeneres’ $49 million LA pad — Yahoo Also … Victoria’s Secret Model Adriana Lima Selling Beverly Hills Home — toofab.com The Worst Real Estate Listings in New York — N.Y. Curbed.com The American Dream Gets Another Facelift — Time Survey of Consumers Finds Post-Recession Psychological Shift — Press…

  • Industrialist bids $18.5 million for Newport estate

    Jeff Collins
    15 May 2012 | 7:07 pm
    Ogasawara/Photo courtesy of Flickr: Yukiko and Toshiaki Ogasawara A wealthy Japanese newspaper publisher and industrialist made the winning bid of $18.5 million to buy a bankrupt Newport Coast estate once priced as high as $87 million, court records show. According to court files, Toshiaki Ogasawara, 81, publisher and chairman of Japan’s oldest English language newspaper, The Japan Times, and a USC trustee, is set to become the next owner – and possibly the first resident – of the 16,600-square-foot, Tuscan-style 1 Pelican Hill, an estate formerly known as Villa del Lago. But first,…

  • O.C. big apartment complex rents at 3-year-high

    Jon Lansner
    15 May 2012 | 1:46 pm
    Orange County’s biggest landlords asked for an average rent of $1,578 a month last quarter — a three-year high, according to market tracker RealFacts.  This rent marker is up $72 — or 4.8% — in a year to the highest since first quarter 2009. This is the fifth consecutive quarterly gain in rents, as measured by RealFacts’ survey of larger landlords who control 128,000 units in Orange County. Local rents — by this measure — fell year-over-year in the eight quarters of 2009 and 2010. (Note: Compared to the previous quarter, asking rents for new tenants…

  • Late property tax payments are down

    Jon Lansner
    15 May 2012 | 11:30 am
    Looks like Orange Countians have enough cash to keep the local tax collector happy!Shari Freidenrich, Orange County Treasurer/Tax Collector, offered us this update on property tax collections through April 30: Late payments are down for the entire 2011-2012 fiscal year as 97.22 percent of what’s due has been collected for secured taxes vs. 96.91 percent in the same period last year. For the second installment that was due in April, secured collections ran 95.97 percent vs. same period last year at 95.87 percent. Collections of overall property taxes, including unsecured and supplemental…

  • Really? Nerds taking over body building mecca

    Jeff Collins
    15 May 2012 | 3:00 am
    Real estate news and views from around the globe that make you go, “Really?” Google vs. Gold’s Gym — Muscle Week Google Will Take Over Gold’s Gym in Venice, Plus 170,000 Square Feet of Surrounding Real Estate — LA Weekly Google to take over iconic fitness landmark Gold’s Gym in Venice — boingboing.com Also … Here’s a Look at the Largest Residential Pool in the World — Curbed.com London’s Most Expensive Flat Hits the Market For $104.5M — Curbed.com Tour a Florida Home With a Full ’40s-Themed Mini-Town —…
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    REMAX LAS VEGAS REAL ESTATE REALTOR SHORT SALES

  • Southwest Las Vegas Short Sale Home in Grandbrooke Subdivision

    REMAX LAS VEGAS - BOB RATLIFF
    22 Apr 2012 | 11:17 pm
    Southwest Las Vegas Short Sale Home in Grandbrooke Subdivision - One Loan on this Short Sale Home Welcome Home To Southwest Las Vegas Short Sale Home in Grandbrooke Subdivision: Grandbrooke!... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Northwest Las Vegas Home for Sale

    REMAX LAS VEGAS - BOB RATLIFF
    7 Apr 2012 | 1:21 am
    Northwest Las Vegas Home for Sale 2061 sq. ft - Two Story Located in Northwest 3 Bedrooms, loft, 2.5 Baths, GE Appliances, Refrigerator, Granite Counters, Birch Cabinets, Washer & Dryer, Window... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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    7 Apr 2012 | 1:15 am
    Short Sale Attorney in Las Vegas Free Short Sale Attorney in Las Vegas Free Short Sale Attorney in Las Vegas Free RATLIFF/PITTENGER GROUP RE/MAX Advantage 8548 W. Lake Mead Las Vegas, NV. 89128... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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    REMAX LAS VEGAS - BOB RATLIFF
    7 Apr 2012 | 1:12 am
    LAS VEGAS SHORT SALE A better solution CALL -702-508-8262 LAS VEGAS SHORT SALE ATTORNEY NO CHARGE TO SELLER With a Las Vegas Short Sale the state of the current housing market conditions in limbo,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Las Vegas High Rise Foreclosures

    REMAX LAS VEGAS - BOB RATLIFF
    6 Jan 2011 | 2:38 am
    Las Vegas High Rise Foreclosures Is the Las Vegas High Rise and luxury condo market going to become another victim of the Las Vegas foreclosure fallout. Vegas realtors Bob Ratliff with The Ratliff... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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    Ubertor Real Estate Blog

  • Why Blogging Matters by Gary Chambers

    Stephen Jagger
    15 May 2012 | 10:59 pm
    Check out what this Farmer/Realtor has to say about blogging (shot from his tractor):

  • Learn to Maximize Your Ubertor Website: Live Ubertor Tour, May 17th 2012

    Uber Carl
    8 May 2012 | 12:53 pm
    Get expert advice from an Ubertor specialist on how to use the basics of the system. This is a great start for all new Ubertor users eager to learn how to begin maximizing their website for the most return. This is a live guided tour of Ubertor’s control panel – so if you’re on the fence about Ubertor’s software, click in and join the tour. See how easy it is to get a website up and running. Join in 2 easy steps (Live Tour is FREE): 1. Register for the Live Tour on May 17th 2012 @ 10:00 AM PST. Simply click on this LINK and join the tour! 2. Use your microphone and speakers (VoIP) –…

  • Learn to Maximize Your Ubertor Website: Live Ubertor Tour, May 10th 2012

    Uber Carl
    3 May 2012 | 4:53 pm
    Get expert advice from an Ubertor specialist on how to use the basics of the system. This is a great start for all new Ubertor users eager to learn how to begin maximizing their website for the most return. This is a live guided tour of Ubertor’s control panel – so if you’re on the fence about Ubertor’s software, click in and join the tour. See how easy it is to get a website up and running. Join in 2 easy steps (Live Tour is FREE): 1. Register for the Live Tour on May 10th 2012 @ 10:00 AM PST. Simply click on this LINK and join the tour! 2. Use your microphone and speakers (VoIP)…

  • What Do You Think? “re:THINK Housing Vancouver”

    Stephen Jagger
    3 May 2012 | 2:23 pm

  • Vivid Mortgage Rolls Out New Design on Ubertor

    Bryan Garcia
    2 May 2012 | 3:26 pm
    Vancouver mortgage broker Michael Sjerven has just launched a new design for his website on Ubertor. The website has a ton of options, and tools for all new home buyers that have any mortgage questions. The site is a great example of a how you can not only customize the look and feel of an Ubertor website, but also build a non-Realtor website on the Ubertor platform.
 
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    Appraisal Scoop

  • UAD Reporting Consistency - Clarification by FNMA and Steetlinks

    Brian Davis
    12 May 2012 | 12:05 pm
    The following StreetLinks document is re-posted from the WinTOTAL Users Group On April 10th, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac announced the publication of a new UAD Update document and an Updated UAD Specification Appendix D, which details the Field-Specific Standardization...

  • GSE's Update Uniform Appraisal Dataset (UAD)

    Brian Davis
    10 Apr 2012 | 1:58 pm
    Since the implementation of the Uniform Appraisal Dataset (UAD) in September 2011, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the GSEs) have been monitoring the use of the UAD and working with lenders and appraisers to support the successful adoption of the...

  • 8 Biggest Appraiser Liability Cases - Appraiser Law Blog

    Brian Davis
    26 Mar 2012 | 8:55 am
    8 Biggest Appraiser Liability Cases (Updated) By Peter Christensen (Appraiser Law Blog) I have described below the 8 biggest appraiser liability cases with which I am familiar that are currently pending in the U.S. These are cases that specifically name...

  • Do Energy Upgrades Add Value to Existing Homes?

    Brian Davis
    24 Mar 2012 | 9:50 am
    GUEST AUTHOR: Debra Little was selected to direct this study because of her combined expertise in home performance and residential appraising. She led a team of senior appraisers who were on site in Los Angeles. See Debra at the ACI...

  • Bradford Technologies Brings Regression Analysis To Residential Appraisals

    Brian Davis
    14 Mar 2012 | 11:09 am
    First appraisal technology to provide statistical analysis for GSE-approved appraisals SAN JOSE, CA – MARCH 10, 2012 — Bradford Technologies, an innovator of valuation tools and solutions for residential appraisers and parent of the AppraisalWorld online community for appraisers, has...
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    Main Line PA Today

  • 1105 Brynlawn Rd Villanova Pa 19085

    Judy Peterson
    8 May 2012 | 8:24 am
    Premier Philadelphia Main Line North Side Villanova Location! Do you love “old house, old world charm” PLUS distinctive custom architectural design? If so, don’t miss this opportunity to live in one of the Philadelphia Main Line areas most distinctive neighborhoods, while enjoying old house charm PLUS modern design features! Custom Architectural Design With a Touch of “Wow”! As you can see in our slide show, 1105 Brynlawn Rd in Villanova Pa 19085 offers a wonderful location and charm galore! Architect Helena van Vliet implemented the conversion of the open Carriage…

  • Fun Things To Do December 2011-Part 2

    Judy Peterson
    6 Dec 2011 | 7:25 pm
    Happy Holiday Fun Things To Do Philadelphia Main Line Chester County Pa Waterloo Gardens Pet Night With Santa – December 8, 2011 at the Exton and Devon locations from 6pm to 8pm. Bring your pets and a camera to have their photo taken with Santa. Children’s Photo’s With Santa December 10, 11, 17 and 18th from 1-3pm. Bring your own camera. The Longwood Gardens Christmas features a Gingerbread Fantasy this year. Note that tickets must be purchased in advance for a specific day and time. – November 24, 2011-January 8, 2012 Breakfast With Santa At Longwood – December 10, 11, 17 and…

  • Tredyffrin Easttown PA Real Estate Market 11/30/11

    Judy Peterson
    4 Dec 2011 | 7:21 pm
    Tredyffrin - Easttown Township Real Estate Market Report as of November 30, 2011 Median Sold and For Sale Prices Tredyffrin/Easttown Township:  Comparing November of 2010 to November of 2011, shows that the Median Sold price was up 14.5% from $380,000 to $435,000 in 2011, while the Median For Sale Price was down only .2% from $449,950 to $449,000. Our local Tredyffrin Easttown homes under contract compares favorably with the National Pending Home Sales Index for the month of October 2011. Updated stats will be available the end of this month.  Months Supply of Inventory for homes Under…

  • Fun Things To Do December 2011 – Part 1

    Judy Peterson
    18 Nov 2011 | 5:15 am
    Holiday Fun Things To Do-Main Line Chester County PA  Gingerbread House Fun at The Easttown Library – Tuesday and Wednesday, November 29th and November 30th 4:15pm – 5:15pm-Pre-registration is $10.00 a person. The Willow’s Mansion Antique Gift and Craft Extravaganza 11/18/201 – December 4, 2011- 490 Darby Paoli Road, Villanova – Mon to Fri 10am to 7pm, Saturday 10am to 6pm and Sun 10am to 6pm -Holiday Crafts and Gifts will be featured in addition to an Art Gallery and collectibles. Admission is $3.00 484-582-1166 Wayne Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony – Friday, December 2nd –…

  • Kimberton Waldorf School 35th Annual Craft Show

    Judy Peterson
    17 Nov 2011 | 4:30 am
    The Kimberton Waldorf School 35th Annual Juried Craft Show Friday, December 2, 2011 and Saturday December 3rd The Kimberton Waldorf School presents the 35th Annual Juried Craft Show beginning December 2, 2011 from 6pm–10pm, Adults Only and Saturday December 3rd from 10am-5pm for Adults and Children. Friday December 2nd, there will be fine dining in the Tea Room, Live Music and more!  Over 70 Fine Artisans will be presenting textiles, Jewelry, Pottery, Woodwork, Metalwork, Gourmet Foods and Handmade Toys.  When: Friday, December 2nd 6-10pm Adults Only, $10 Admission and Saturday December…
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    Reverse Mortgage Daily

  • Lenders Shift from Kitchen Table, Adapt to New Reverse Mortgage Landscape

    Elizabeth Ecker
    15 May 2012 | 5:09 pm
    Lenders may be moving away from the kitchen table model of originating reverse mortgages, and they are getting used to a new way of doing things without big, national banks in the mix. Looking back over recent months, Reverse Market Insight took a look this week into those shifts, as well as several others that have emerged.  Highlighting three trends in reverse mortgages to date, RMI reported Tuesday on the state of the industry from several different perspectives. New products are here to stay, enabling the market to serve different types of reverse mortgage borrowers, RMI writes.

  • Cantor Fitzgerald Presents Reverse Mortgage “Mythbuster”

    Elizabeth Ecker
    15 May 2012 | 3:37 pm
    A new research report from reverse mortgage securities trading player Cantor Fitzgerald aims to provide a “mythbuster” regarding the secondary market for reverse loans.  Looking at prepayment data from every fixed rate HMBS pool issued since 2008, Cantor reported several important findings Tuesday. First, it aimed to find the truth to the claim that there are no fixed standard HMBS pools that have ever paid at either zero or two hundred percent of the prepayment curve consistently over the life of the pool.  “On the surface, this statement sounds reasonably plausible, yet…

  • Reverse Mortgage Industry Seeks QRM Definition from CFPB

    Elizabeth Ecker
    15 May 2012 | 1:46 pm
    The reverse mortgage industry stated its intentions in the Qualified Residential Mortgage conversation during a Congressional hearing last week. While FHA reverse mortgages have not been included in the potential definitions released thus far, industry representatives urged Congress to consider including private reverse mortgages among loans that will be exempt from new risk retention requirements.  This would allow private reverse mortgages to be securitized and originated without that requirement.  “We are requesting [the CFPB] create a definition of a qualified mortgage under its…

  • Mortgage Fraud Shows Steady Climb From ’96 to Present

    Elizabeth Ecker
    15 May 2012 | 10:55 am
    The number of suspicious activity reports (SARs) relating to mortgage activity has risen steadily since 1996, making it the only area of potential fraud tracked to do so.  Followed and enforced by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), mortgage loan fraud is on the rise, and has shown a sharp uptick in the last two years, according to a FinCEN report published this week.  “Quite markedly, Mortgage Loan Fraud is the only summary characterization that has experienced an increase every year since 1996, with the past two years (2010 and 2011) accounting for nearly 37% of all…

  • CFPB To Propose “Problematic” Compensation Rule For Reverse Mortgages?

    Elizabeth Ecker
    14 May 2012 | 4:45 pm
    The most recent update on loan originator compensation rules outlined by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could be “problematic” for reverse mortgage lenders. The rules, which are expected to be proposed formally this summer and finalized by January 2013, will make additional changes to the loan originator compensation rule issued by the Federal Reserve Board in April 2011. National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association counsel explained in a memo to NRMLA members why the changes need some clarification and change for their application to reverse mortgage loans. Dodd-Frank…
 
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    The Real Estate Marketing Blog

  • Top Twitter Real Estate Marketing Tools

    Vinny La Barbera
    24 Apr 2012 | 9:26 am
    Twitter can be a fantastic real estate marketing tool. It’s cost-effective and helps you maintain and build your sphere of influence. If you’re not already using Twitter, check out this guide to get started. If you’re already actively tweeting, read on to learn about four of the most useful tools to improve your Twitter real [...]

  • Real Estate Link Building with Pinterest

    Vinny La Barbera
    29 Nov 2011 | 12:24 pm
    One of the most tedious forms of SEO is link building. Getting a good amount of high quality, relevant links from other authoritative websites takes creativity, patience and a lot of trial and error. Fortunately, as new websites and trends pop up, so do opportunities for new ways to build links. Enter Pinterest. What is [...]

  • LinkedIn Real Estate Marketing

    Vinny La Barbera
    18 Feb 2011 | 9:45 am
    As one of the most under appreciated social networks around, LinkedIn continues to quietly grow and become more useful to businesses of all sizes. Now is as good a time as any for you to learn the ins and outs of the most popular “business focused” social network so that you too can generate leads [...]

  • Twitter Real Estate Marketing

    Vinny La Barbera
    27 Apr 2010 | 8:36 am
    Unless you have not watched television or been on the Internet in the past 12 months, then you most likely know, or have at least heard of, Twitter. Whether you have embraced Twitter just recently, have been using it for months now or are yet to “tweet”, this post is dedicated to explaining the value [...]

  • Single Property Real Estate Websites

    Vinny La Barbera
    14 Apr 2010 | 8:25 am
    Effective real estate marketing revolves around two main objectives, (1) to acquire new listings and (2) to sell existing listings. To achieve these objectives it is important to properly display your inventory and prove to prospective sellers that your marketing efforts are second to none. One of the best tools to help you meet these [...]
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    Wallingford Wired

  • New Listing: 36 Durwin St, Middletown CT 06457

    Harriman Real Estate
    14 May 2012 | 1:41 pm
    Home sweet home! Just move right into this sweet Colonial, and start making memories! For more information or to schedule an appointment, please call listing agent Pat Harriman at (203) 605-3873 today!36 Durwin St, Middletown – Traditional Three Bedroom ColonialHomePhotosLocalSchoolsCourtesy:Harriman Real Estate LLC203-672-4499pharriman@harrimanre.comLicensed In: CT36 DURWIN STMiddletown, CT 06457Bedrooms: 3Bathrooms : 2 (1 full, 1 half)List Price: $227,500Living Area Approx : 1534 If you have always dreamed of living in a colonial, this one will not disappoint you! It has great curb…

  • Porkapalooza Comes to Villa Capri in Wallingford

    Harriman Real Estate
    14 May 2012 | 12:19 pm
    They’ve hosted wedding receptions, dinners, and galas galore, and more recently the hugely popular “Pizza Madness” culinary contests. But now, Wallingford’s Villa Capri Restaurant is adding another culinary event to its growing repertoire. On May 16th from 5:30pm to 7:45pm, seven popular local restaurants from Wallingford and Meriden will come together and battle it out to see who can devise the best pork based specialty in the land, from pulled pork to ribs and everything in between!Behold, Porkapalooza!Here is a list of the entrants for the first of what is sure to be a…

  • New Listing: 180 Cook Hill Rd, Wallingford CT 06492

    Harriman Real Estate
    8 May 2012 | 10:27 am
    Whether you’re looking for a home filled with vintage charm or that perfect spot for a bed & breakfast, this is it! For more information or to schedule an appointment, please call listing agent Vicki Stone at (203) 464-0766 today!Wallingford CT – Antique 3500sf Colonial with amazing views!HomePhotosLocalSchoolsCourtesy:Harriman Real Estate LLC203-672-4499pharriman@harrimanre.comLicensed In: CT180 Cook Hill RoadWallingford, CT 06492Bedrooms: 5Bathrooms : 4 (3 full, 1 half)List Price: $575,000Living Area Approx : 3500A home filled with nostalgia waiting for your personal touch! This…

  • North Haven CT Market Update for March 2012

    Harriman Real Estate
    5 May 2012 | 3:16 pm
    North Haven CT Market Update for March 2012Here’s the way the housing market is shaping up in North Haven as of March 31, 2012:There are currently 114 single family homes for sale in North Haven:Low list price: $125,000High list price: $1,499,000Average list price: $369,177Median list price: $294,450Average Days on Market: 135Homes sold on average for 95.4% of list priceThere are 43 homes currently under contract, priced between $112,000 and $795,000. Based on the number of homes sold in March (8), it would take approximately 14 months to sell the current inventory.As for condominiums,…

  • Wallingford CT Market Update for March 2012

    Harriman Real Estate
    2 May 2012 | 5:08 pm
    Wallingford CT Market Update for March 2012Here’s the way the housing market is shaping up in Wallingford as of March 31, 2012:There are currently 200 single family homes for sale in Wallingford:Low list price: $49,900High list price: $1,500,000Average list price: $334,766Median list price: $294,700Average Days on Market: 132Homes sold on average for 93.0% of list priceThere are 78 homes currently under contract, priced between $40,000 and $549,900. Based on the number of homes sold in March (14), it would take approximately 14 months to sell the current inventory.As for condominiums,…
 
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    Atlanta Real Estate Blog

  • 2951 Croftwood Trail

    25 Apr 2012 | 5:37 pm
    2951 Croftwood Trail 2951 Croftwood Trail Marietta, Ga 30064 FMLS # 5007307 2951 Croftwood Trail is an executive 4 bedroom 3.5 bath brick home on a quiet cul-de-sac lot. This well maintained John Wieland resale is in the popular Heritage Oaks subdivision and comes with numerous upgrades and a full basement. A recently updated kitchen includes high-end Kitchen Aid stainless steel a...Read More »

  • Negotiating a Better Atlanta Real Estate Deal

    28 Mar 2012 | 10:03 am
    Are you ready to negotiate your way to a good real estate deal? For many Atlanta home buyers, this aspect of purchasing a home is the least understood. In fact, many home buyers rely on the expertise of a great real estate agent to take care of the negotiation end of the real estate transaction. While employing the help of a qualified Atlanta real estate agent to handle negotiations is a smart...Read More »

  • What Does The Perfect Atlanta Home Look Like?

    2 Mar 2012 | 9:15 am
    What does the perfect Atlanta home look like? Is it a condo overlooking the city or a small country home that comes complete with a white picket fence? If you ask 10 people about their idea of a perfect home, you will likely get a decidedly different answer from each person. This is because what you desire and need is likely far different from what your friend or neighbor desires or needs. ...Read More »

  • Avoid Buyers Remorse When Buying Atlanta Real Estate

    11 Feb 2012 | 9:54 am
    The process to buy a home can be anything but short and sweet. It seems like there is an opportunity at every turn for something to go wrong with the volumes of paperwork to sign and documentation to review. When you get worn down, it can get confusing to figure out which steps are necessary to take and which ones can be avoided. Here are some important considerations to keep in mind that you’l...Read More »

  • 992,925 Visitors to tinafountain.com in 2011

    25 Jan 2012 | 8:59 am
    If you’ve been a regular visitor to tinafountain.com then you’ve noticed the design and functionality upgrades that we recently launched. Thank you for the many compliments as we continue to tweak and make adjustments. Customers First As a boutique Atlanta real estate company our primary focus has always been and will always be our customers, we’re honored to represent a wonderful g...Read More »
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    Office Search Toronto

  • National Real Estate Update on CBC’s Lang & O’Leary

    Chris Fyvie - 416-992-9869
    14 May 2012 | 12:36 pm

  • NEW – Bay Adelaide Sublease – 333 Bay Street Downtown Toronto

    Chris Fyvie - 416-992-9869
    9 May 2012 | 1:00 pm
    I posted this sublease on various website.  Lets see what gets the most traction. 333+bay+street+flyer View more documents from Chris Fyvie. OfficeZilla.ca – my personal favorite but I’m biased Kijiji – a close second Craigslist – meh, it’s losing its hutzpa Bizcaf – nice that it posts to twitter for you but it’s more spam than anything else Do you have any other sites to recommend?

  • Downtown West Office Space for Lease in Toronto – May 2012

    Chris Fyvie - 416-992-9869
    28 Apr 2012 | 1:27 pm
    Over the last few weeks it has been difficult to find quality office space for lease in the Downtown West Brick and Beam market.  The attached space are the best options I have toured through the month of April.  If you are interested in receiving more information on any of these listings, call me at 416-643-3713 or E-mail Us Here! 30 Duncan Street – more info 317 Adelaide Avenue West – more info 165 John Street – more info 540 Richmond Avenue West – more info We are tracking some great space out there! For floor plans or a survey of available office space in Toronto…

  • Toronto Real Estate News – April 2012

    Chris Fyvie - 416-992-9869
    27 Apr 2012 | 9:45 am
    Thousands of Federal Buildings Need Repair Toronto Star April 23 2012 The Rock Stars of Toronto’s Building Boom Ottawa Citizen April 23 2012 New CEO of BILD Daily Commercial News April 23 2012 You’ve Got a Target? We’re In! Winnipeg Free Press April 23 2012 The Week That US Industrial Took Centre Stage CoStar Group April 23 2012 US Clients View Canada as 51st State Wall Street Journal April 23 2012 Walmart Probe Could Cost Some Executives their Jobs Reuters April 23 2012 Sears Announces Closing of Transaction with Landlord Canada News Wire April 23 2012 Marriott Busy…

  • Downtown West Brick and Beam Toronto

    Chris Fyvie - 416-992-9869
    29 Mar 2012 | 7:50 pm
    Please note the attached office space is not listed with OfficeSearchToronto.com but call us first at 416-643-3713 or email us here! Address Available Space (sf) Asking Gross Rental Rate (psf) Asking Monthly Rate 1 Atlantic Avenue 2,205 $29.19 $5,363.66 1 Atlantic Avenue 1,722 $29.19 $4,188.77 111 Peter Street 3,742 $33.46 $10,433.94 116 Spadina Avenue 1,912 $27.65 $4,405.57 119 Spadina Avenue 1,804 $31.60 $4,750.53 129 Spadina Avenue 2,000 $33.00 $5,500.00 130 Spadina Avenue 3,765 $27.55 $8,643.81 147 Spadina Avenue 1,911 $24.65 $3,925.51 179 John Street 3,752 $31.91 $9,977.19 19 Duncan…
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    OfficeFinder Blog

  • Office Lease Checklist - Get it done Right!

    26 Apr 2012 | 2:13 pm
    We are pleased to announce that OfficeFinder has just added a new up to date Office Lease Checklist. The checklist was prepared by one of our OfficeFinder tenant representative members who has reviewed hundreds of office leases. The office lease checklist covers the most important items to consider when evaluating a lease agreement. Also available from the office lease checklist page is a professional office lease review service that includes a complete lease review, analysis and recommendations for only $395. The review is intended to provide tenants with the information they need to…

  • HD Video Conferencing in the Rise?

    20 Apr 2012 | 12:30 pm
    As the workplace morphs to absorb the Gen X and Gen Y work-styles we are likely to see an increasein the use of HD video conferencing for remote workers, allowing them to stay in touch with the office. One of the key traits of the newer workforce is their desire for the ability to work independently from the corporate office enviroment. Business like this too since it will allow them to reduce the amount of office space they need to lease. Seems like a win-win. Some of a recent press release: LifeSize, a division of Logitech (NASDAQ:LOGI) (SIX: LOGN), is joining forces with Regus (LSE: RGU),…

  • Four Generation Workplaces: Why Different Management Styles are Necessary

    16 Apr 2012 | 10:45 am
    For the first time in history, managers are faced with the requirements to effectively manage four different generations in the workplace. The future will likely continue to contain four generations even as those generations move along the timeline of life and business.  What Generations are Working Today? According to the Age and Sex Composition from the 2010 Census Briefs compiled by the United States Census Bureau, the generational breakdown of employees and managers today fall into these categories: 1. Veterans born prior to 1946: This group makes up 13 percent of the workforce at the…

  • Coworking - How coworking is changing how and where we work

    13 Apr 2012 | 1:33 pm
    Here is a good  video that explains what Coworking office space is and why people choose to locate there. Find Office Space

  • Good News for Office Space This Week

    6 Apr 2012 | 2:08 pm
    Over the past week we have tweeted quite a few times on the improving office space market. While we all like to hear news of an improving economy, what good news for the office space market means is that the office space market is in the process of beginning its transition from a tenant market to a landlord market. As has happened with economy in general (and will hopefully continue), this process will take a couple of years for the transformation to complete. The process will not be even from market to market, but we will see markets such as New York, Washington DC and San Francisco lead the…
 
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    Missouri Living At It's BEST!

  • SCAM: I do not Recommed using Real Estate Client Referrals (RECR)

    Steve Mattison ABR e-Pro Branson Buyer's Specialist (Carol Jones, Realtors)
    15 May 2012 | 6:27 am
    Here it is 2012, Clint is gone but RECR continues on, they took my money too and will take yours if you do not heed the warnings!  http://www.realtown.com/LeadGeneration/blog/reclientreferrals#c52243Via Angela Helfrick (Keller Williams Cityside): BE VERY CAUTIOUS WHEN THINKING OF USING THE COMPANY "REAL ESTATE CLIENT REFERRALS." (RECR) I was recently contacted by this company and everything sounded good.  They give you referral leads that they have spoken to and confirmed for $99 per referral with a minimum purchase of 5.  If that lead is not good or your unable to work with…

  • Table Rock Lake View home with Boat Slip Available and Affordable too.

    Steve Mattison ABR e-Pro Branson Buyer's Specialist (Carol Jones, Realtors)
    9 May 2012 | 7:35 pm
    Home overlooking Table Rock Lake Overview Maps Photos Features Description $115,000 Single Family Home Main Features 2 Bedrooms2 Bathrooms1 Partial BathroomInterior: 1,316 sqftLot: 0.20 acre(s) Location 735 Briar Cliff RoadLampe, MO 65681USA To get updates on open home dates and other property events, please click the "Like" button below: Steve Mattison ABR e-Pro Carol Jones, Realtors(417) 338-2022steve@caroljones.comhttp://www.stevemattison.caroljones.com       Listed by: Carol Jones, Realtors Our recent listings Home overlooking Table Rock LakeCabin in the…

  • Duplex with class and style ready to move in condition in Ozark, MO for sale!

    Steve Mattison ABR e-Pro Branson Buyer's Specialist (Carol Jones, Realtors)
    23 Apr 2012 | 8:01 pm
    Home with class and style. Overview Maps Photos Features Description Neighborhood $139,999 Duplex Main Features 3 Bedrooms2 BathroomsInterior: 1,434 sqftLot: 0.20 acre(s) Location 2319 W. Deer Brook TrailOzark, MO 65721USA To get updates on open home dates and other property events, please click the "Like" button below: Steve Mattison ABR e-Pro Carol Jones, Realtors(417) 338-2022steve@caroljones.comhttp://www.stevemattison.caroljones.com       Listed by: Steve Mattison ABR e-Pro, Carol Jones, Realtors Our recent listings Home with class and style.Close to all…

  • Branson Missouri Market Report for April 2012

    Steve Mattison ABR e-Pro Branson Buyer's Specialist (Carol Jones, Realtors)
    19 Apr 2012 | 3:40 pm
        My Market - Branson - April 2012 Local real estate conditions are changing and your Market Insider provides valuable, up-to-date information about the communities important to you. View critical information about what is happening now, so you can be a "Market Insider"! Market Area: 65616 Listing Price $197,360 Listing Price Trend 0% Sold Price $133,070 Sold Price Trend -3.07% Just a fraction of what's happening...click now to view more local market conditions! Buying or selling a home involves many factors. Stay on top of current community trends by viewing these listing and…

  • 138 Brook Ct, Branson, MO 65616 For Sale only $130,000.00

    Steve Mattison ABR e-Pro Branson Buyer's Specialist (Carol Jones, Realtors)
    22 Mar 2012 | 11:03 am
    Close to all Branson has to offer! Overview Maps Photos Description $130,000 Single Family Home Main Features 3 Bedrooms2 BathroomsInterior: 1,600 sqftLot: 13,000 sqft Location 138 Brook CtBranson, MO 65616USA To get updates on open home dates and other property events, please click the "Like" button below: Steve Mattison ABR e-Pro Carol Jones, Realtors(417) 338-2022steve@caroljones.comhttp://www.stevemattison.caroljones.com       Listed by: Steve Mattison ABR e-Pro, Carol Jones, Realtors Our recent listings Close to all Branson has to offer!New Construction by…
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    BostonKayakGuy John Prescott...Wellesley Natick Needham & Metrowest Real Estate

  • Game Changers: NYT Mike Lupica Bases New Book on Doug Flutie

    bostonkayakguy
    14 May 2012 | 7:32 am
    Game Changers by Mike Lupica is a book about regular kids trying to do something great in sports. It's a MUST READ that will captivate middle school athletes as well as kids, parents, and coaches. Boston great and former NFL quarterback Doug Flutie is Lupic's favorite athlete and the book was inspired by Flutie...

  • Top Spots To Live in Boston 2012 – By Street

    bostonkayakguy
    8 May 2012 | 6:14 am
    Do you live on the best street in your town? The one where someone is always available to sign for your mail, tends to their garden religiously, or organizes the annual block party? Are your lawns the best kept or your homes the most stately? Think you know which streets in Boston are the best to live on?? Well you may be in for a surprise...

  • If You Can Tear It Down, Buyers Will Rebuild It

    bostonkayakguy
    6 May 2012 | 11:08 am
    Love the location, hate the house? Not to worry! In today's greater Boston housing market, particularly along the Route 128 belt, prospective buyers have no compulsion about paying big bucks, just to then tear down the current home...

  • Rosé Wine, Ming Tsai, and Wasik’s Cheese…What More Could You Ask For?

    bostonkayakguy
    2 May 2012 | 9:17 am
    Foodies will be rockin' and rollin' in Wellesley on May 21st, when Blue Ginger Restaurant hosts the ROSÉS of Chateau D'Esclans Dinner! Savor the Crab Coated Halibut with Toasted Almond-Mint Risotto as well as the Sauteed Shrimp with Fresh Bamboo Shoot-Spring Pea Ragout Japanese Yam Puree...

  • US Home-Buying Season Finally Signaling Recovery

    bostonkayakguy
    16 Apr 2012 | 10:11 am
    Boston's HOT!! The weather, the Boston Marathon, and the real estate market in Boston all share a signature characteristic these days! And across the nation, the housing industry is showing a firm footing as an improving job market, incredible mortgage rates, and perceived value in housing prices create a strong foundation in housing's recovery...
 
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    Realty Times Real Estate News Channel

  • Ask the HOA Expert

    16 May 2012 | 1:00 am
    We have a complete board turnover coming at the upcoming Annual Meeting. Some owners want to self-manage because our management company is not performing. Does this group, assuming they are elected, have the right to fire the manager and just take over with self-managing our 64 units? Does this require the vote of the entire membership?

  • Mortgage Applications Increasing as Mortgage Rates Fall Again

    16 May 2012 | 1:00 am
    ith the Euro-zone back in the news, it was inevitable that mortgage rates would fall again. Investors have become quite uncertain about austerity measures in Europe, especially with Greece, where opposition continues to grow. Here in the U.S., the Mortgage Banker's Association reported that mortgage applications increased 1.7% on a seasonally adjusted basis for the week ending May 4th.

  • Why Spring Listings Blossom

    16 May 2012 | 1:00 am
    Nature is in full bloom across the nation. Many of today’s homeowners are unaware that Spring can be the ultimate time to list a home for sale. From beautiful lawns to temperate weather it’s prime time to lure in buyers.
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    New at craigmische.com

  • First Quarter Real Estate Sales : 2012 vs. 2011

    Craig Mische, Counselor Realty
    14 May 2012 | 8:31 am
    The first quarter of 2012 was a good one nationwide for real estate sales according to the National Association of Realtors. The median sales price increased from a year earlier in 74 of 146 metropolitan areas measured. In the fourth quarter, only 29 areas had gains. In Greater Alexandria Area Association of Realtors Multiple Listing Service, the real estate market in the first quarter of the year also improved nicely. The median sales price for all residential home sales in Alexandria, MN increased nearly 20% in the first quarter of 2012 compared to the same period in 2011. Lakefront homes…

  • Lake Ida's Leaf Lane

    Craig Mische, Counselor Realty
    4 May 2012 | 12:39 pm
    Leaf Lane is located on the east side of Lake Ida and is pretty much at the center point between the lake's north and south ends. The result of this location is a broad, pleasing view of the lake and a nightly show provided by the setting sun. A few days ago, owners of a two bedroom, two bathroom home with a two car garage listed their property for sale with Counselor Realty. It has the qualities that many want and desire such as a lot that has a gentle walk to a sandy shoreline and a well cared for year round home that is ready to go so you can spend your time enjoying the lake on weekends…

  • ATV-ing at Turtle Ridge

    Craig Mische, Counselor Realty
    25 Apr 2012 | 1:06 pm
    Yesterday, while at a new listing at Lake Chippewa, one of the owners offered to give me an ATV ride on one of the many trails of the 54.65 acre property. We had just left the dock area when I started recording. Know as Turtle Ridge (named as such because each year turtles come to lay their eggs on the side of the driveway), you are surrounded by an abundance of wildlife and native grasses. It is nature paradise.

  • Lake Geneva

    Craig Mische, Counselor Realty
    24 Apr 2012 | 9:27 pm
    A view of Lake Geneva a few moments ago as I passed by while out for an inline skate on the Central Lakes Trail.

  • Build at Lake Vermont

    Craig Mische, Counselor Realty
    22 Apr 2012 | 7:55 am
    Lake Vermont is always a pleasure to visit but for lake lot shoppers that don't live in the Alexandria area, it isn't always easy to find time to visit lake lots so I have come the rescue. This 360 degree view (click and drag to rotate) of a .55 acre Lake Vermont lot with 100 feet of shoreline on the east side of the lake will give you a pretty good feel but it does short change the view and also you don't get to see the nice shoreline. The view is completely different than other area lakes as the land surrounding Vermont is hillier and thickly covered with trees. Very pleasant. In the 360…
 
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    WSJ.com Video - Real Estate

  • Malls Look to Play Areas to Lure Shoppers

    15 May 2012 | 11:45 am
    Shopping-mall designers see indoor shopping mall playscapes as a way to lure in more shoppers and get them to stay longer. Kris Hudson on Lunch Break looks at the most innovative playscapes in malls across the U.S. and what's next.

  • The House That Kayaking Built

    11 May 2012 | 11:44 am
    Tao Berman has made enough money as a professional whitewater kayaker to build a 3,500-square-foot contemporary house, perched above the Columbia River Gorge. Nancy Keates has details on Lunch Break. Photo: Wiqan Ang for The Wall Street Journal.

  • Is Bel Air Home the Next WSJ House of the Week?

    11 May 2012 | 11:38 am
    Stefanos Chen on Lunch Break shows us the four properties vying to be the next WSJ House of the Week, including a Manhattan duplex condo, a Bel Air Midcentury home, modern traditional in Sag Harbor and old Europe on the Upper East Side.

  • Saudi Prince Sells Miami Home for $9.5 Million

    10 May 2012 | 3:48 pm
    A Saudi family sells a Miami home to a Los Angeles developer for $8.5 million. Lauren Schuker has details on The News Hub.

  • Maryland Estate Lists for $32 Million

    10 May 2012 | 3:48 pm
    The owners of Phillips Seafood have listed their Maryland home for $32 million. Lauren Schuker has details on The News Hub.
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    BBC News - Your Home

  • House market back in the doldrums

    8 May 2012 | 4:05 am
    The brief flurry of activity in the property market has come to an end, says the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

  • House prices 'fluctuate widely'

    4 May 2012 | 3:13 am
    House prices in the UK fell back sharply in April after the end of the stamp-duty holiday for first-time buyers, the Halifax says.

  • 'Spring bounce' for house sales

    24 Apr 2012 | 3:54 am
    The number of homes sold in the UK rose sharply in March as the typical spring bounce took hold, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) says.

  • Mortgage dash to beat stamp duty

    23 Apr 2012 | 5:05 am
    Mortgage lending rose sharply in March as buyers rushed to complete sales before the end of a stamp duty holiday, lenders say.

  • Mortgage rates rise for new deals

    20 Apr 2012 | 8:28 am
    Mortgage rates for new borrowers are continuing to rise, with least 10 lenders charging more for certain deals this week.
 
 
 
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    HUD Press Releases

  • HUD ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT WITH NEBRASKA LANDLORD TO SETTLE HOUSING DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINT

    10 May 2012 | 7:07 am
    WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that it has reached a $22,500 settlement agreement with the owner and managers of at Cheyenne Villa Apartments, a 56-unit, HUD-assisted townhome complex in Sydney, Nebraska. The settlement resolves a complaint filed by a resident who uses a wheelchair and walker, who alleged that management the development failed to accommodate her request to transfer to the first available ground-floor unit. The resident also claimed that management denied requests for a parking space and a ramp to ease her access to her…

  • HUD, HUD INSPECTOR GENERAL AND U.S. ATTORNEY ANNOUNCE $202 MILLION SETTLEMENT WITH DEUTSCHE BANK AND MORTGAGEIT

    10 May 2012 | 7:07 am
    Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Stuart F. Delery, the Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, Helen Kanovsky, General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD"), and David A. Montoya, Inspector General of HUD, announced today that the United States has settled a civil fraud lawsuit against DEUTSCHE BANK AG, DB STRUCTURED PRODUCTS, INC., DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES, INC. (collectively "DEUTSCHE BANK" or the "DEUTSCHE BANK defendants") and MORTGAGEIT, INC.

  • HUD AWARDS MORE THAN $40 MILLION IN GRANTS TO COMBAT HOUSING DISCRIMINATION

    9 May 2012 | 7:07 am
    WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded nearly $41.18 million to 99 fair housing organizations and other non-profit agencies in 35 states and the District of Columbia to assist people who believe they have been victims of housing discrimination (see attached list of grantees). Read a complete project-by-project summary of the programs awarded grants today.

  • OHUD AWARDS OVER $2.5 MILLION IN GRANTS TO REDUCE HEALTH AND SAFETY HAZARDS IN HOUSING

    8 May 2012 | 7:07 am
    WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded $2.58 million in grants to four projects intended to protect children and families from health hazards in their homes. The awards will be made to academic and non-profit institutions that advance the recognition and control of residential health and safety hazards to improve our understanding of the link between housing and health. Read a complete project-by-project summary of the programs awarded grants today.

  • HUD LAUNCHES OVERHAUL OF CONSOLIDATED PLANNING PROCESS

    7 May 2012 | 7:07 am
    WASHINGTON - It used to be that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development would require more than 1,200 cities, counties and states to undergo a paper-based, time-intensive and costly planning process as a condition of receiving billions of dollars in federal funding. No more. Today, HUD is launching the eCon Planning Suite, a set of 21st Century data and technology tools to help communities ensure that scarce federal dollars are targeted to where they are needed most and can achieve the biggest impact.
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    What's New on HUDclips

  • Housing Notice 2012-10

    14 May 2012 | 10:03 am
    Guidelines for Assumption, Subordination, or Assignment of Mark-to-Market (M2M) Loans in Transfer of Physical Assets (TPA) and Refinance Transactions

  • PIH Notice 2012-21

    14 May 2012 | 10:00 am
    Financial Reporting Requirements for the Housing Choice Voucher Program Submitted through the Financial Assessment Subsystemfor Public Housing and the Voucher Management System

  • Joint Notice: Housing 2012-09 & PIH 2012-22

    14 May 2012 | 9:54 am
    Supplemental Information to Application for Assistance Regarding Identification of Family Member, Friend or Other Persons or Organization Supportive of a Tenant for Occupancy in HUD Assisted Housing

  • Forms

    14 May 2012 | 9:52 am
    HUD-94000M Multifamily (Mortgage, Deed of Trust, Deed to Secure Debt, or Other Designation as Appropriate in Jurisdiction) Assignment of Leases and Rents and Security Agreement (.doc) (.pdf) (04/2011) - for use if you received your firm commitment on or after September 1, 2011 HUD-94001M Note (.doc) (.pdf) (Multistate) (04/2011) - for use if you received your firm commitment on or after September 1, 2011

  • Federal Register - FR-5609-N-04

    14 May 2012 | 8:30 am
    Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment on the Study of Public Housing Agencies' Engagement With Homeless Households--Follow-up Sample Survey
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    HousingWire

  • Impac Mortgage Holdings narrows 1Q loss, expands originations

    15 May 2012 | 4:49 pm
    Impac Mortgage Holdings reported a net loss in the first quarter of $4.8 million, or a loss of 61 cents a share, shrinking its year-ago loss of $987,000, or a loss of 12 cents a share. read more

  • BofA to pay homeowners more for short sales

    15 May 2012 | 2:44 pm
    Bank of America launched a new short sale program that could pay distressed homeowners between $2,500 and $30,000 in relocation assistance. read more

  • Home inventory levels plummet 21%: Pro Teck

    15 May 2012 | 2:11 pm
    Inventory levels in U.S. markets see significant declines over last year as buyers get off the sidelines. The number of homes lingering on the market fell 21% from year-ago inventory levels. read more

  • Houston housing market keeps growing

    15 May 2012 | 12:08 pm
    Home sales in Houston grew to their greatest volume since last August. The metro's April sales of single-family homes climbed 9.6% compared to April of 2011, marking the largest monthly increase of the year. read more

  • MERS to require third-party compliance in quality assurance

    15 May 2012 | 12:04 pm
    Lenders who are members of the Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, or MERS, need to ensure a third-party compliance provider signs off on the member's 2012 MERS Annual Report. read more
 
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    Real Estate Broker Market News- IQ Real Estate

  • Free Real Estate Marketing

    16 May 2012 | 9:41 am
    Get quality referrals and leads. Post Flash Property Listings (up to 10 photos per listing, no limits). Upgrade to Photo / Premium Broker / Agent Listing for free. If you are a 4-Star Agent or Broker, you should check IQRealEstate.com out. Over 900,000 agents listed. We are by far the Fastest Growing Directory online. Over 300,000 pages indexed in search engines. Be IQ Smart.

  • Homes for Sale Grow Scarce as Sellers Await Higher Prices

    15 May 2012 | 9:41 am
    A real estate agent near California's Silicon Valley seeks sellers by combing property records for people who've owned their houses for at least 40 years. A Denver-area broker offers half his commission for a listing, while a counterpart in South Florida hosts happy hour gatherings at bars to loosen up homeowners reluctant to sell.

  • Cushman Plans Takeovers to Raise Revenue From Australia Fivefold

    13 May 2012 | 9:41 am
    Cushman & Wakefield Inc., the largest closely-held commercial real-estate broker, plans to acquire rival businesses in Australia as it seeks to boost revenue from the nation fivefold by 2016.

  • Schlingman And Bobzin Reach Milestones

    13 May 2012 | 9:41 am
    Harvey Youngberg, broker/owner of CENTURY 21 Professional Real Estate announced that Carla Schlingman and Bill Bobzin, Realtors with the office, recently earned the Multi Million Dollar Club Award following their 2011 sales success.

  • Schlingman And Bobzin Reach Milestones

    13 May 2012 | 9:41 am
    Harvey Youngberg, broker/owner of CENTURY 21 Professional Real Estate announced that Carla Schlingman and Bill Bobzin, Realtors with the office, recently earned the Multi Million Dollar Club Award following their 2011 sales success.
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  • Free Real Estate Marketing

    16 May 2012 | 9:41 am
    Get quality referrals and leads. Post Flash Property Listings (up to 10 photos per listing, no limits). Upgrade to Photo / Premium Agent Listing for free. If you are a 4-Star Agent or Broker, you should check IQRealEstate.com out. Over 900,000 agents listed. We are by far the Fastest Growing Directory online. Over 300,000 pages indexed in search engines. Be IQ Smart.

  • Homes for Sale Grow Scarce as Sellers Await Higher Prices

    15 May 2012 | 9:41 am
    A real estate agent near California's Silicon Valley seeks sellers by combing property records for people who've owned their houses for at least 40 years. A Denver-area broker offers half his commission for a listing, while a counterpart in South Florida hosts happy hour gatherings at bars to loosen up homeowners reluctant to sell.

  • 18. RM2,000 in real estate agent's possession missing, say sources

    14 May 2012 | 9:41 am
    PETALING JAYA: Robbery is believed to be the motive behind the murder of 42-year-old real estate agent Cheng Chai Moi.

  • Caviar condos set to flood Toronto market

    13 May 2012 | 9:41 am
    TORONTO (Reuters) - Five months after buying one of Toronto's new luxury hotel condominiums, Oliver Baumeister is girding for a glut of suites like his to hit the market as the biggest names in the hotel business open hundreds of units in Canada's largest city. Baumeister, himself a real estate agent, is in no rush to sell. When Toronto's untested market for five-star condo living absorbs the ...

  • Greater Lansing home sales on the verge of a turnaround after housing collapse

    13 May 2012 | 9:41 am
    For nearly nine months, it seemed as though Greg Pratt's real estate agent called every other weekend to schedule a showing for his DeWitt house. Pratt and his family would clean and stage their home, then wait. The response was great:
 
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    Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network

  • In Praise of Cincinnati's Progressive Urbanism

    Jonathan Nettler
    15 May 2012 | 4:00 pm
    Alan G. Brake celebrates the Queen City's utilization of public space, place making, and mixed-use development to build its competitive advantage, despite America's "deep-seated anti-urban streak."read more

  • Haggling Over High-Speed Rail Funds

    Jonathan Nettler
    15 May 2012 | 3:00 pm
    Burgess Everett and Adam Snider look at the growing debate over where to allocate limited high-speed rail funds: on the East Coast, where rail already has a foothold, or out West, where California has the land and starter funds to make it happen.read more

  • Urban Equity to be Focus of New Academic Center

    Jonathan Nettler
    15 May 2012 | 2:00 pm
    Launched May 1 within the Spitzer School of Architecture at the City College of New York, the new J. Max Bond Center on Design for the Just City will pursue the ways in which design can make "American cities more just and inclusive places to live."read more

  • What Are the Most Bikeable Cities?

    Jonathan Nettler
    15 May 2012 | 1:00 pm
    The folks behind Walk Score, the incredibly popular walkability measure, are beta testing a new metric that judges the bikeability of cities, writes Jess Zimmerman.read more

  • Will "Rebel Cities" Revolt Against Global Inequality?

    Michael Dudley
    15 May 2012 | 12:00 pm
    In this interview with Marxist scholar David Harvey, Aaron Leonard discusses the author's new book, "Rebel Cities: From the Right to the City to the Urban Revolution."read more
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    Business Insider

  • These Cute Dogs Could Soon Sniff Out Oil For The Largest Energy Companies In The World

    Rob Wile
    16 May 2012 | 5:51 am
    Oil companies are contemplating deploying a low-tech but high-cute technology as they prepare for the looming arctic black gold rush:  Dogs. The Guardian reports that large oil companies like Shell plan to use canines, including dachsunds and border collies, to detect oil in remote areas and beneath snow and ice that would otherwise be undetectable.  In 2009, the Norwegian research group completed a study SINTEF completed a study proving the ' efficacy. They were able to locate spills up to 5 km away and (separately) as small as 400 mL. Shell has no immediate plans to…

  • A Day In The Life Of An Afghan General

    Geoffrey Ingersoll
    16 May 2012 | 5:47 am
    This is Part Two of a 4-part series built around The General, a legendary Afghan officer we previously introduced in a run-down of the cast of characters that Geoffrey Ingersoll is following while embedded at FOB Delaram. Geoffrey told us, " It was probably one of the hardest pieces of work I had to write. I felt like the military development went hand in hand with the economic ... and the simple fact is that one is moderately successful while the other is, well, not so much. It was a lot of information to process, but I wanted to give the reader at least a brief…

  • SMARTPHONE SALES: It's Now Apple And Samsung's Game To Lose--Everyone Else Is An Also-Ran

    Henry Blodget
    16 May 2012 | 5:45 am
    Gartner has released its Q1 mobile sales stats. Here are the key points: Mobile handset sales actually fell 2% globally in Q1 (year over year), from 428 million units to 419 million units. This was the result of weakness in Asia. Smartphone sales continue to surge, growing 45% year over year from 99 million units to 144 million. Smartphone sales now account for 34% of the global handset market. Android's market share of smartphone operating systems also continued to surge, hitting 56%. Apple, meanwhile, is the next-closest, with 33%. Android is so fragmented, however--with each smartphone…

  • AP FACT CHECK: Romney Is Massively Oversimplifying The Debt Crisis

    AP
    16 May 2012 | 5:40 am
    WASHINGTON (AP) — When Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney decried the "prairie fire" of U.S. debt Tuesday, he ignored some of the sparks that set it ablaze. One was the Great Recession that took hold before Barack Obama became president. That landmark event went unmentioned in Romney's speech. Another was a series of Bush-era tax cuts that Romney wants to follow with even lower rates. Instead he laid the blame on Obama, a president who has certainly increased the nation's eye-popping debt — but not, as Romney claimed, by nearly as much as all other presidents combined. A…

  • Facebook Will Add 85 Million Shares To IPO [REPORT]

    Seth Fiegerman
    16 May 2012 | 5:33 am
    The Facebook IPO keeps getting bigger by the day. CNBC reports hearing from a source that Facebook is now planning to add 85 million more shares to its public offering, bringing the total number to 422 million shares up from 337 million previously. That's about a 25% increase in the number of shares. Based on the expected price of IPO of between $34 to $38 a share, the extra shares would help the company raise a total of as much as $16 billion, though CNBC puts the grand total closer to $20 billion factoring in extra shares that may be sold by bankers after the IPO. An earlier report this…
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    Credit.com News + Advice

  • CFPB Still Pushing for Clearer Credit Card Agreements

    Credit.com
    16 May 2012 | 5:00 am
    When it gained full regulatory power over the financial services industry last year, the federal agency tasked with protecting consumers from predatory or misleading lending practices has as its primary goal the creation of simpler lending agreements that were easier to understand. However, in the intervening months, there has been little in the way of action toward that goal. Now, though, one of the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s top officials says that the need for a uniform, simplified lending disclosure for credit card agreements is still very much on the…

  • How I’m Repaying $120,000 in Student Loans

    Eric Bell
    16 May 2012 | 5:00 am
    In less than a month, I will graduate from my MBA program at Georgetown University with more than $120,000 in student loans at 7% interest.  Six months after graduation, my grace period will end, and I will have to start repaying more than $1,000 per month.  Here is my strategy for repayment. Earn Baby, Earn The first thing I have to figure out is how to increase my income from its current level.  Without more money coming in, there is no chance for me to pay down my debt and maintain my current lifestyle.  Some student loan repayment strategies I’m considering are…

  • Why It’s Important to Teach Kids About Credit

    Credit.com
    16 May 2012 | 5:00 am
    Millions of Americans are still struggling financially, but likely do not want to pass the kind of money problems and related stresses they feel onto their kids. One of the best ways to help youngsters avoid these problems in the future is by taking the time to instill good, basic advice about money while they’re young. Even if consumers have had trouble sticking to what they know to be good credit practices in the past, it can still be extremely helpful to kids to learn the basics of smart account management at a relatively young age, according to a report from Tulsa, Oklahoma,…

  • Discover Tops List of Best Credit Card Websites

    Kali Geldis
    16 May 2012 | 5:00 am
    When it comes to website security and functionality, Discover tops a new list from Forrester Research. The Forrester study, titled “2012 U.S. Credit Card Secure Website Rankings,” was conducted from March 6-9 and compared the top six U.S. issuers on 50 different criteria. [Free Resource: Check your credit score and report card for free before applying for a credit card While Discover didn’t get a perfect score, it did achieve an 80 out of 100, the highest among all of the issuers. The issuer ranked highly  in the online servicing category and the site’s security…

  • Defaults Rise Slightly for Capital One

    Credit.com
    16 May 2012 | 5:00 am
    Since the end of the recession, consumers have been repeatedly cutting the rates at which they feel behind on their credit card payments and repeatedly failed to pay the bills, but that trend might be reversing itself. Analysts recently suggested that the record-low instances of delinquency and default observed by credit card lenders since the end of the recession were expected to bottom out at some point this year, and already, this might be taking place for at least one major lender, according to a report from Dow Jones Newswires. In its monthly filing with the Securities and Exchange…
 
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    HousingWire

  • Impac Mortgage Holdings narrows 1Q loss, expands originations

    15 May 2012 | 4:49 pm
    Impac Mortgage Holdings reported a net loss in the first quarter of $4.8 million, or a loss of 61 cents a share, shrinking its year-ago loss of $987,000, or a loss of 12 cents a share. read more

  • BofA to pay homeowners more for short sales

    15 May 2012 | 2:44 pm
    Bank of America launched a new short sale program that could pay distressed homeowners between $2,500 and $30,000 in relocation assistance. read more

  • Home inventory levels plummet 21%: Pro Teck

    15 May 2012 | 2:11 pm
    Inventory levels in U.S. markets see significant declines over last year as buyers get off the sidelines. The number of homes lingering on the market fell 21% from year-ago inventory levels. read more

  • Houston housing market keeps growing

    15 May 2012 | 12:08 pm
    Home sales in Houston grew to their greatest volume since last August. The metro's April sales of single-family homes climbed 9.6% compared to April of 2011, marking the largest monthly increase of the year. read more

  • MERS to require third-party compliance in quality assurance

    15 May 2012 | 12:04 pm
    Lenders who are members of the Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, or MERS, need to ensure a third-party compliance provider signs off on the member's 2012 MERS Annual Report. read more
 
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    InvestorCentric

  • Inflation May Help Economy, Expert Says

    Eric Ames
    9 May 2012 | 9:49 am
    At least one economist argues that allowing inflation to occur “naturally” could actually help the struggling U.S. economy. Mark Thoma notes the Federal Reserve is expected to implement controls if inflation approaches 2% and unemployment remains high by raising interest rates in an effort to retain “inflation credibility,” rather than keeping them low through 2014 as it had previously announced it would do. Thoma argues, however, that exerting control to hit a particular inflation target absent consideration of the other factors is unwise, and that inflation during a recession can…

  • Krugman Criticizes Ron Paul

    Eric Ames
    2 May 2012 | 9:17 am
    Economist Paul Krugman, no lightweight when it comes to fiscal knowledge, recently debated sometime Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul on the issue of his Paul’s prediction of runaway inflation, and criticized the politician’s vague references to ancient history by way of response. Krugman contends that it is no accident that politician’s cite murky historical anecdotes as a way to establish credibility for positions on current affairs, despite having a century’s worth of well-documented knowledge from which to draw – if only it supported the desired conclusion. For more on…

  • Are Higher Tax Rates Really That Bad?

    Eric Ames
    25 Apr 2012 | 10:00 am
    The Laffer Curve is an economic theory that pinpoints a revenue-maximizing percentage for taxation; in other words, it prescribes a certain tax percentage beyond which tax revenues actually start to decrease due to tax avoidance, evasion and nonpayment. Economists Peter Diamond and Emmanuel Saez believe the percentage for those in the top 1% of U.S. earners hovers somewhere between 50%-70%, meaning the government could raise their tax rate up to at least 50% before seeing a drop in revenue. The wealthy heartily disagree, but there is no way to tell other than to look at historical data, which…

  • Election Year Spurs Small Business Giveaways

    Eric Ames
    19 Apr 2012 | 9:57 am
    The struggling U.S. economy during an election year means many politicians are crafting policy aimed at small businesses in the hopes of scoring points with voters; however, statistics from the Joint Committee on Taxation and the Tax Policy Center reveal these measures really don’t help. The estimated cost to government for the Small Business Tax Cut proposal is $46 billion, and experts say most benefits will go to those earning $1 million or more and will not help create any jobs. Economist Bruce Bartlett argues that money would be better spent on infrastructure, and politicians can spin…

  • Examining Employment Recovery Cycles

    Eric Ames
    6 Apr 2012 | 9:45 am
    Economist Tim Duy examines compares recent job growth and losses with historical data to explain what is happening in the U.S. economy now and what can be expected in the future. He demonstrates a parallel between post-1990 employment recovery failures and manufacturing job recovery, which prompts him to consider whether job losses are structural or cyclical based on losses in supply jobs vs. demand jobs. Duy then ties capital and currency manipulation to job growth, and wonders how much Chinese financial policy and a global demand shortfall impacted U.S. employment in the ‘90s, and whether…
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    The Housing Chronicles Blog

  • BuilderBytes' MetroIntelligence Economic Update for 5/14/12

    14 May 2012 | 2:34 pm
    Please click here to see the edition of BuilderBytes for 5/14/12 on the Web. In this issue of the MetroIntelligence Economic Update, I covered the following indicators: Consumer sentiment in May hits four-year high Producer Price Index fell by 0.2% in April; first drop of 2012 and the biggest decline since October 2011 U.S. trade deficit widened in May as both exports and imports hit records Want to advertise in the newsletter and reach over 130,000 readers? Contact National Sales Manager Nick Cosan at nkosan@penpubinc.com. Want to make sure your company or event is included in the events…

  • BuilderBytes' MetroIntelligence Economic Update for 5/11/12

    11 May 2012 | 10:33 am
    Please click here to see the edition of BuilderBytes for 5/11/12 on the Web. In this issue of the MetroIntelligence Economic Update, I covered the following indicators: Both wholesale sales and inventories rose slightly in March Mortgage applications rose by 1.7% in latest survey Initial unemployment claims fell by 1,000 in latest report Want to advertise in the newsletter and reach over 130,000 readers? Contact National Sales Manager Nick Cosan at nkosan@penpubinc.com. Want to make sure your company or event is included in the events calendar? Contact editor Dani Smith at…

  • BuilderBytes' MetroIntelligence Economic Update for 5/9/12

    9 May 2012 | 12:18 pm
    Please click here to see the edition of BuilderBytes for 5/09/12 on the Web. In this issue of the MetroIntelligence Economic Update, I covered the following indicators: 100 markets on NAHB's Improving List in May, virtually unchanged from April Consumer credit jumps in March Want to advertise in the newsletter and reach over 130,000 readers? Contact National Sales Manager Nick Cosan at nkosan@penpubinc.com. Want to make sure your company or event is included in the events calendar? Contact editor Dani Smith at dsmith@penpubinc.com.

  • BuilderBytes' MetroIntelligence Economic Update for 5/7/12

    7 May 2012 | 11:00 am
    Please click here to see the edition of BuilderBytes for 5/07/12 on the Web. In this issue of the MetroIntelligence Economic Update, I covered the following indicators: Employers fill 115,000 positions in April as the unemployment rate remains little changed at 8.1% Initial unemployment claims fall to 365,000 in latest report Services sector grows for 28th consecutive month but at a slower pace Factory orders fall by 1.5% while inventories rose by 0.3% in March Want to advertise in the newsletter and reach over 130,000 readers? Contact National Sales Manager Nick Cosan at…

  • BuilderBytes' MetroIntelligence Economic Update for 5/04/12

    4 May 2012 | 12:19 pm
    Please click here to see the edition of BuilderBytes for 5/04/12 on the Web. In this issue of the MetroIntelligence Economic Update, I covered the following indicators: Private sector employment rose by 119,000 during March Planned job cuts rise slightly in April; monthly average so far in 2012 below that of 2011 Labor productivity drops by 0.5% in first quarter 2012 as labor costs rise by 2.0% Overall mortgage applications rise by 0.1% as purchase loans rise by 2.9% in latest survey Want to advertise in the newsletter and reach over 130,000 readers? Contact National Sales Manager Nick Cosan…
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    House Keys | Sun Sentinel Blogs

  • Bank of America paying up to $30,000 for short sales

    15 May 2012 | 5:34 pm
    Bank of America said Tuesday it’s launching a nationwide program that pays homeowners as much as $30,000 to complete short sales. The lending giant tested a similar program in Florida last year from Sept. 26 through Nov. 30, and nearly 11,000 Florida borrowers verbally agreed to complete their short sales by August of this year. So far, 847 of the deals have closed. The average payment as part of the Florida pilot is $12,000, the bank said. To qualify for the national program, a seller must work with Bank of America to obtain a preapproved price prior to submitting an offer from a…

  • More apartments planned for South Florida

    15 May 2012 | 10:28 am
    A Boca Raton-based developer is the latest firm to announce plans for apartment communities in South Florida. The Altman Cos. says it will build rentals in Boynton Beach, Coconut Creek and Pembroke Pines. A fourth complex will be in Kendall in Miami-Dade County, adding 1,110 units to the market. In the past year, developers have started construction on or announced 42 rental projects in Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties, according to Deerfield Beach housing analyst Jack McCabe. Demand for rentals in South Florida has increased following the housing collapse. Lenders remain leery of…

  • NRC to increase oversight on St. Lucie nuclear plant

    14 May 2012 | 2:13 pm
    The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Monday it is increasing its oversight of Unit 1 at the St. Lucie nuclear power plant as a result of the number and type of unplanned shutdowns the plant has experienced. The St. Lucie plant is located in Jensen Beach, Fla., east of Port St. Lucie, and is operated by Florida Power & Light Co. "Overall, the St. Lucie plant continues to operate safely," said NRC Region II Administrator Victor McCree. "However, these shutdowns point to performance issues and a trend that needs to be addressed." The NRC said it plans to conduct a supplemental inspection…

  • What's the White House worth in Miami?

    14 May 2012 | 7:00 am
    The White House would sell for about $110 million, but move the presidential playpen to Miami and the value drops to a mere $39 million. That’s according to real estate website Movoto.com, which worked with a Washington, D.C., firm to establish market values for 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. in seven large metro areas. Values, which do not include the contents of the 55,000-square-foot White House, are based on the median price per square foot of homes in the communities. White House would fetch the most in the Big Apple — a staggering $387 million. To find out values in other cities, click…

  • Big banks to hold foreclosure prevention event in Deerfield

    11 May 2012 | 11:15 am
    Three major lenders involved in the $25 billion mortgage foreclosure settlement will participate in a free workshop for struggling homeowners next month in Deerfield Beach. Bank of America, Chase and GMAC will attend the event June 9 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Deerfield Beach Hilton. Homeowners should learn that day whether they will be eligible for loan modifications or other relief. The seminar is sponsored by United Financial Counselors, a nonprofit consumer advocacy group based in North Miami Beach. To register, call (877) 509-3160. Jason Walowitz, president of the agency, said he’s…
 
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    News-to-Use from Region VIII Office of Multifamily Housing

  • MAP Proposed Rule

    19 Apr 2012 | 7:00 am
    Published: HUD's proposed rule and notice that sets forth the specific experience and qualifications that MAP lenders must possess to process certain HUD programs.

  • MAP Notice

    19 Apr 2012 | 7:00 am
    Published: HUD's proposed rule and notice that sets forth the specific experience and qualifications that MAP lenders must possess to process certain HUD programs.

  • 2012 Annual Adjustment Factors Announced

    18 Apr 2012 | 7:00 am
    On April 13, 2012, a Notice of the Revised Contract Rent Annual Adjustment Factors (AAFs) for 2012 was published. The AAFs are used to adjust the contract rents on the anniversary date of the assistance contract for some multifamily projects. The AAFs are effective April 13, 2012. A copy of the Federal Register containing the revised AAFs is located online.

  • Weatherization Services for Multifamily Properties located in Denver and Jefferson counties available until Monday, April 30, 2012 from Veterans Green Jobs-Denver

    12 Apr 2012 | 7:00 am
    Seventeen years ago, on April 19, 1995, the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City was bombed, killing 168 public servants. HUD lost 35 of our own on that terrible day–amazing and vital lives cut short by an act of terrorism.

  • Partners in Housing Trainings

    13 Mar 2012 | 7:00 am
    This free and informative workshop, featuring real-world examples and interactive case studies, explores these issues and provides you with the latest information on available programs and resources you can leverage to sustain your property. This training is designed for owners of properties with HUD mortgages and/or rental assistance. Senior level executive management company staff charged with asset management of HUD multifamily properties are also welcome. The training will focus on properties with HUD insured or Direct loans (including Section 236, Section 221(d)(3) and Section 202…
 
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    Alter NOW

  • Tepid 1st Quarter Growth Disappoints

    James I. Clark III
    15 May 2012 | 9:52 am
    The American economy grew less than expected during the 1st quarter as the biggest gain in consumer spending in more than a year failed to overcome a diminished contribution from business inventories.  Gross domestic product rose at a 2.2 percent annual rate after a three percent increase in the 4th quarter of 2011, according to Department of Commerce Department statistics.  The median forecast called for a 2.5 percent increase.  Household purchases rose 2.9 percent, exceeding the most positive projection.  Home building grew at its fastest pace in almost two years.  The GDP data confirm…

  • House Prices At 2002 Levels

    Mike Ochs
    14 May 2012 | 12:44 pm
    The S&P/Case-Shiller home price index of 20 cities revealed a 3.5 percent decline when compared with last year.  Home prices are now at their lowest levels since November 2002.  “Nine (housing markets) hit post-bubble lows,” said David Blitzer, spokesman for S&P, including Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Las Vegas and New York.  “While there might be pieces of good news in this report, such as some improvement in many annual rates of return, February 2012 data confirm that, broadly-speaking, home prices continued to decline in the early months of the year,”…

  • Gail Golden on Peak Performance in the Workplace

    Tom Silva
    9 May 2012 | 11:29 am
    Are you a corporate athlete?  According to Gail Golden, Principal at Gail Golden Consulting LLC, a corporate athlete is an executive in a high-level role who faces many of the challenges, stresses and constraints similar to what celebrity professional athletes also face.  In a recent interview for the Alter NOW Podcasts.  Golden says corporate athletes are not low-energy people, but ones who know how to focus on an idea, direct it and deploy it to reach their maximum effectiveness. Much of Golden’s research came from studying athletes who had fallen off their game.  Jim Loehr and Tony…

  • Burger King’s New Slogan? – “We Deliver for You”

    Tom Silva
    8 May 2012 | 2:46 pm
    Couch potatoes of the world can find something new to cheer about.  If sitting at the drive-through at your local Burger King isn’t working for you,  a few stores in Virginia and Maryland are now home delivering meals — for a $2 charge on a minimum order of $8 to $10.  Burger King is is trying out home delivery in an effort to boost slumping sales and regain its position as the nation’s # 2 fast-food giant.  This is of an experiment, chains usually use discounts and other incentives at the start of the year to counter a seasonal sales slump. During the fall, the Miami-based…

  • CompStak Wants to Make Office Comps Transparent

    Tom Silva
    7 May 2012 | 10:28 am
    Two young New York entrepreneurs are looking to cash in on what might be one of the commercial real estate brokerage community’s best-known secrets – that brokers commonly share hush-hush details of office transactions.  But Michael Mandel, a 29-year-old broker who spent more than five years with Grubb & Ellis, and Vadim Belobrovka, a 33-year-old software engineer, have the potential to shake up the brokerage world if their online service gains traction.  Their company — CompStak Inc., — provides the disruptive technology that is used to challenge the conventional order…
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    NHC Open House Blog

  • Let’s not drive blind—keep the American Community Survey

    14 May 2012 | 10:29 am
    by Ethan Handelman, National Housing Conference You wouldn’t drive your car with your eyes closed, so why should we make multi-billion dollar policy decisions that way? Last week, the House approved an amendment to eliminate the American Community Survey, a part of the U.S. Census that collects essential data on Americans’ housing and transportation choices, among many other data. Those data are how we see the results of policy choices, how we know whether what we’re doing to provide safe, decent, and affordable housing opportunities are actually working, how we avoid costly policy…

  • Serious mortgage delinquency is rising two years after the foreclosure crisis' peak. Why?

    9 May 2012 | 11:34 am
    by Maya Brennan, Center for Housing Policy For more than a year, serious mortgage delinquencies seemed to be stabilizing. The average serious delinquency rate in the nation’s 100 largest metro areas would creep down slightly one quarter, hold steady another. Through this period of stabilization, the rate remained shockingly high from a historical perspective, but seemed to be in a holding pattern — quarter after quarter of marginal improvements. The latest data show something different. The serious mortgage delinquency rate is rising again. The warning signs were there even as the rate…

  • What's making mortgages so hard to get?

    4 May 2012 | 8:53 am
    by Ethan Handelman, National Housing ConferenceBuying a home is uncommonly affordable these days. Indeed, mortgage rates hit 3.84% according to Thursday’s survey from Freddie Mac—the lowest they’ve ever been. Home prices are low, too. So why are housing markets so slow to respond? Much of the answer is that it’s still very hard to get a mortgage. Mortgage lending has overcorrected from the too-lax standards during the boom, and there’s no sign of relaxation back to more normal underwriting. A survey conducted by the Federal Reserve found that a majority of banks were less likely to…

  • Hearing highlights foreclosure crisis and response

    27 Apr 2012 | 9:13 am
    by Ethan Handelman, National Housing Conference On April 26th, the Congressional Progressive Caucus invited testimony from experts on the foreclosure crisis and ways to ameliorate it. Testifying at the were:   New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who testified on the recent settlement between state attorneys-general and mortgage servicers and his Task Force’s ongoing investigations. John Griffith of the Center for American Progress, who spoke to the need for shared appreciation mortgages to restructure deeply underwater loans into sustainable loans, thereby preventing…

  • Mom and pop, your local real estate moguls

    26 Apr 2012 | 9:00 am
    by Laura Williams, Center for Housing Policy   The National Association of Realtors recently released its 2012 Investment and Vacation Home Buyers Survey, and my own reaction was something along the lines of, “Finally!” Not that NAR was delayed in their release or anything, but that survey data is beginning to pick up some trends those of us in the foreclosure field had been suspecting for some time: individual investors are becoming a significant portion of existing home sales, with the idea of creating Mom and Pop rental options for single family homes.    As NAR’s…
 
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    Lakeland Real Estate Expert

  • Just Listed! 5/11/2012 Edition

    gatearty
    11 May 2012 | 12:00 pm
    3094 Shoal Creek Village Dr, Lakeland FL 33803 3 Beds, 2 Baths, 2,717 Sq. Ft for $334,900 Contact Mike Hamic – 863-529-5000 or call our office at 863-680-9988 This is a WOW home. Loaded with all the amenities like wood floors, high ceilings, stone counters, crown molding. Exquisite views of the lake and golf course from big open rooms.Beautiful downstairs master suite with walk in closet, Jacuzzi tub and much much more. Now put this fabulous home on the best lot in Grasslands with water on 2 sides and fab golf course view with boat dock. Relax fish or just enjoy the serenity check…

  • Just Listed! 5/8/2012 Edition

    gatearty
    8 May 2012 | 12:00 pm
    3835 Alamanda Hills Ln, Lakeland FL 33813 3 Beds, 2 Baths, 2,240 Sq. Ft for $127,000 Contact Darren Moreno – 863-409-7766 or call our office at 863-680-9988 Short Sale. Get a lot of home for very little in South Lakeland. Built in 2005 by Florida Home Design in a quiet community of Alamanda Hills. This home features an open floor plan with over 2000 sq feet with a generous backyard. The Master bedroom features a Garden tub and separate shower. The home has been painted completely white inside so all you have to do is come in and pick your colors to your home. Minutes away from the Polk…

  • Just Listed! 5/3/2012 Edition

    gatearty
    3 May 2012 | 12:00 pm
    1017 Pennsylvania Ave, Lakeland FL 33803 2 Beds, 2 Baths, 1,696 Sq. Ft for $99,900 Contact Gate Arty – 863-680-9988 or call our office at 863-680-9988 Short Sale. Historic home just a short distance from Lake Morton & Lake Hollingsworth. Spacious residence with detached apartment for additional income or an extended family member. central HVAC unit. Detached garage apartment. Offset your mortgage payment with this additional income! Square footage reflects home & apartment. Home has 1696 & apartment has 480 square feet. For more photos and complete details visit: Home for…

  • Just Listed! 5/2/2012 Edition

    gatearty
    2 May 2012 | 12:00 pm
    1040 Meadow Ave, Lakeland FL 33801 3 Beds, 1 Baths, 1,191 Sq. Ft for $49,999 Contact Jeanna Jackson – 863-559-8123 or call our office at 863-680-9988 Short Sale, 3/1, Block home, Spacious fenced back yard, Eastside, Close to shopping,busline and schools. For more photos and complete details visit: Home for sale in Lakeland – - – - – -

  • Just Listed! 5/1/2012 Edition

    gatearty
    1 May 2012 | 12:00 pm
    4228 April N St, Lakeland FL 33812 3 Beds, 2 Baths, 1,479 Sq. Ft for $44,000 Contact John Carter – 863-529-7488 or call our office at 863-680-9988 Short Sale. Don’t miss out on this fantastic deal! This is a beautiful 3/2 bath home. Very nice tile and the home is in great condition. For more photos and complete details visit: Home for sale in Lakeland – - – - – -
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    LoopNet Commercial Real Estate Blog

  • LoopNet’s Property Marketing Derby is on – You could win an iPad!

    Mea Chavez - Marketing Team
    2 May 2012 | 7:28 pm
    The Kentucky Derby, the most exciting two minutes in horseracing, is this weekend. So we thought we’d launch the most exciting race in commercial real estate: How to Enter You’ll be automatically entered to win an iPad when you do at least one of the following. Go to My Listings and use Pro Tools to: Create a Property Flyer Create a Property Website Send an Email Blast You can get one entry in the drawing for each activity. So you’ll maximize your odds of winning by doing all three! Triple Crown Prize iPad 4G LTE – one lucky winner will be selected from participants. Race ends:…

  • Get Instant Results with Pro Tools Flyers—recently enhanced!

    Mea Chavez - Marketing Team
    18 Apr 2012 | 3:53 pm
    Pro Tools allows you to create customized branded collateral—including offering memorandums, flyers, brochures, and postcards. Check out enhancements to this popular feature! New flyer templates Infinite color possibilities Editable text NEW PHOTO FLYER TEMPLATES Sleek, modern, professional designs feature your logo prominently. COLOR CUSTOMIZATION TO MATCH YOUR BRAND Use the color picker to select colors that complement or match your brand. EDITABLE TEXT You now have the ability to edit all of the text in your marketing brochures on the fly. Want to customize your flyer for a specific…

  • Take Control with Private Listings

    Mea Chavez - Marketing Team
    12 Apr 2012 | 1:19 pm
    You now have the ability to add your listings privately on LoopNet and take advantage of our new marketing tools.  LoopNet’s Pro Tools allows you to create flyers, property websites and email campaigns for your key contacts with security options that protect your listing information. 3 Ways to Use a Private Listing Our recent webinar featuring tips to make you a marketing genius introduces 3 ways LoopNet customers are using private listings: PITCH IT – Gain the exclusive REVIEW IT – Go over listing and campaign details with your client MARKET IT – Reach out to exclusive contacts…

  • NEW Security Option for Your LoopNet Listing & Property Website

    Mea Chavez - Marketing Team
    4 Apr 2012 | 10:49 am
    LoopNet now gives you the ability to lock the financial details on your commercial real estate listing.  Use a password to control access to sensitive data such as:Income & Expense InformationDebt & Equity DetailsMajor Tenants & Lease TermsWhether your listing is public on LoopNet’s marketplace, or is being marketed privately, you are in control.  When you chose to password protect the financial details, you are restricting that information from being shown on both your LoopNet marketplace listing and your property website created through Pro Tools.It’s easy to add…

  • Optimize Your Email Campaigns

    Mea Chavez - Marketing Team
    28 Mar 2012 | 5:59 pm
    Sending email announcements to your contacts is a great way to broaden exposure for your listing. Pro Tools makes you look like you have a team of marketers behind you designing professional branded campaigns for your listings—when really it’s all you and all it takes is just a few clicks! Property Marketing Makeover Webinar Series In our 2nd of 3 webinars featuring tips to make you a marketing genius, Mike Manning, LoopNet’s VP of Marketing, outlines 3 best practices for email marketing. View the recorded webinar. 1. SEGMENT YOUR LIST OF CONTACTS How well do you know your…
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    Web Real Estate Marketing

  • Win a free real estate WordPress site

    Peter Toner
    3 May 2012 | 11:41 am
    Yes, you read it right! Win a free WordPress real estate blog site! in an easy to enter competition sponsored by myself and Eric Marke … …. this is partly our way of thanking the membership of our Facebook Group WordPress Support for Real estate Agents which just topped 1,000 members! Click to enter the [...]Win a free real estate WordPress site is a post from: Web Real Estate Marketing If you are reading this article on any other site - it has been "borrowed" without due authorization!

  • New WordPress Facebook Group – spam & troll free

    Peter Toner
    10 Apr 2012 | 6:15 pm
    Facebook Groups are a fun place to hang out ..  until someone with an agenda decides to mix it up. By mix it up, I mean repeatedly pitching for business in what is basically a self help forum, or even worse being brutish and annoying – in other words a Troll. Wikipedia’s entry on Internet trolls [...]New WordPress Facebook Group – spam & troll free is a post from: Web Real Estate Marketing If you are reading this article on any other site - it has been "borrowed" without due authorization!

  • How to suceed in Real Estate – free eBook & test

    Peter Toner
    27 Mar 2012 | 4:37 pm
    Recently I wrote a 34 page eBook for new.. … or struggling real estate agents, most of whom get little or poor advice from their Broker. The eBook is entitled: “I just got my Real estate License, now what?” Literally hundreds and hundreds of of copies have been downloaded from this site Katie  Lance over [...]How to suceed in Real Estate – free eBook & test is a post from: Web Real Estate Marketing If you are reading this article on any other site - it has been "borrowed" without due authorization!

  • Customising saved search pages in IDX Broker

    Peter Toner
    16 Mar 2012 | 1:53 pm
    IDX Broker has a ton of customization … … but the best and  probably the most under utilized one, is the ability to add text and graphics on a search results page. There are two very definite benefits: It’s good for the consumer Its REALLY good for SEO! So lets look at how we can [...]Customising saved search pages in IDX Broker is a post from: Web Real Estate Marketing If you are reading this article on any other site - it has been "borrowed" without due authorization!

  • The various flavors of WordPress

    Peter Toner
    22 Feb 2012 | 12:57 pm
    There is a common misconception about websites and blogs. Most people believe that there are two very different types of destinations on the Internet, websites and blogs. This is probably due to the early structure of blogs and to the free blogging platforms that still exhibit those early beginnings of lack of flexibility. But that [...]The various flavors of WordPress is a post from: Web Real Estate Marketing If you are reading this article on any other site - it has been "borrowed" without due authorization!
 
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    DanoSongs.com Free Music Downloads

  • Ambient Jazz House Background Music | Little Island

    dano@danosongs.com (Dan-O (DanoSongs.com))
    8 May 2012 | 2:49 pm
    Cíes Islands in Galicia (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Hi, here is a track called Little Island in an interesting style that was new to me – jazz house or “nu jazz” music. This one starts out with very light and relaxing keys and jazz guitar- almost ambient. Then it gets going after about one minute with some electric guitar comping and house beats. “Our knowledge is a little island in a great ocean of nonknowledge.” - Isaac Bashevis Singer Free to use with credit. $10 US per mp3 track without credit or buy the package. To download MP3s right click on…

  • Royalty Free Hard Rock 150 bpm! Megacosm

    dano@danosongs.com (Dan-O (DanoSongs.com))
    29 Apr 2012 | 6:02 am
    Wide-lightening (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Megacosm is an insane hard rock track at 150 beats per minute. However, it is unique because of the heavy quirky electronic drum and bass beats – and overlaying ambient space sounds. You’ll also hear plenty of distorted guitar and bass with effects. I had allot of fun with this one. As a side note, I was brainstorming titles for this track and I came upon an intriguing quote from someone named Eden Ahbez. I am a being of Heaven and Earth, of thunder and lightning, of rain and wind, of the galaxies. - Eden Ahbez It turns out Eden…

  • New Brazilian House Music | Luz Solar Sutil | Light and Easy Listening

    dano@danosongs.com (Dan-O (DanoSongs.com))
    12 Apr 2012 | 2:59 pm
    Artist impression of Solar Probe Plus observing the Sun (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Hi, here is a track in the style of “Brazilian House” which is new to me – so I enjoyed playing around with fresh rhythms and sounds. I call the piece “Luz Solar Sutil” and it has a light, flowing feeling with some minimal electronic beats. The sun is new each day. – Heraclitus New Brazilian House Music: Luz Solar Sutil.mp3 Free to use with credit. $10 US per mp3 track without credit. To download MP3s right click on the link, choose ‘Save Target As…’ Trouble…

  • New Stock World Music | On Air and Dew

    dano@danosongs.com (Dan-O (DanoSongs.com))
    11 Mar 2012 | 1:51 pm
    Image via Wikipedia Hello, I’ve been working on this stock world music piece for a while and I call it “On Air and Dew”. Also, I have been getting allot of requests for a large package of music at a discount, that people can download all at once and not have to credit me. So I am happy to introduce the 77 Royalty Free Music MP3 Tracks package : ) Also, Kevin MacLeod at Incompetech just released a nice collection of somber organ music. His terms are similar to mine. As usual, you are free  to use “On Air and Dew” if you credit me. If you donate $10 per song or…

  • Royalty Free Music for Games Music | 8 bit Chiptunes Style | Realm of Zeltroz

    dano@danosongs.com (Dan-O (DanoSongs.com))
    12 Feb 2012 | 2:30 pm
    Image via Wikipedia Hi, this week I was inspired by the classic chiptunes style of game music to create a mix called Realm of Zeltroz for indie game developers. So I came up with my own spin on the genre and added some beats behind 8 bit sounds. You can use this as a soundtrack for your mobile iphone/android or ipad app,  flash or other online video game. Most developers just credit me as composer under the about or credits section on the opening screen. You can stream the track to listen and then download this MP3 for free to try out in your game. You only need to credit or donate when…
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    St. John's Real Estate Blog

  • St. John’s Real Estate Market update via CMHC

    Stephen Winters
    8 May 2012 | 6:15 am
    Throughout the entire St. John’s real estate market, approximately 70 per cent of all new single-detached homes sold for more than $300,000 in the first quarter. The fastest growing segment of the market was in the $400,000 plus segment, which increased to 27 per cent of total new home sales from 20 per cent share a year ago. Continued employment growth and a low interest rate environment in the quarter contributed to a marginal improvement in housing activity during the first quarter of 2012. New home construction and MLS® residential sales activity both increased compared to the…

  • St. John’s Newfoundland MLS Stats for April 2012

    Stephen Winters
    5 May 2012 | 7:26 am
    Total # of MLS Listings [April] = 1092 (based on residential stats) Total # of Sales [April] = 308 Number of Active Listings in the NLAR MLS System (ALL of Newfoundland) = 3832 Here is a break down by area for the month of April St. John’s Real Estate: Listings = 189 Sales = 70 Sales/Listings Ratio = 37% Average sale price for a home in St. John’s: $316,432 for the month of April and the 12 month average $299,129 Mount Pearl Real Estate: Listings = 31 Sales = 14 Sales/Listings Ratio = 53% Average Sale Price (12 month average): $255,155 Paradise Real Estate: Listings =80 Sales = 28…

  • Home for sale in Airport Heights St. John’s – 37 Burry Port

    Stephen Winters
    30 Apr 2012 | 12:16 pm
    37 Burry Port is a well kept split entry, 2 bedroom home located in Airport Heights. Large eat-in kitchen with birch cabinets. Patio door leads to a pressure treated patio deck. Hardwood floors throughout the main floor. Crown mouldings. Basement is roughed in for 3 piece bathroom. Double paved driveway. Fully landscaped and fenced. Call Fraser or Stephen Winters for more information. Asking price: $274,9000  

  • House for Sale in St. John’s East End – 15 Pearson Street

    Stephen Winters
    30 Apr 2012 | 8:01 am
    15 Pearson Street is a 3 bedroom semi -detached 2-storey with basement development. Located on a mature street in the east end of St. John’s near Stavanger Drive, Quidi Vidi Lake and only minutes away from MUN. Open concept kitchen with patio door. Upgrades include a new 200 amp electrical service, mostly all vinyl windows, roof shingles replaced 6 years ago and the main bath has a new tub surround. The basement has a family room, large laundry and storage space as well as a half bathroom. The lot is spacious with an 8 x 8 shed and attached greenhouse, along with a vegetable garden and…

  • MLS Trends for Eastern Newfoundland (First Quarter 2012)

    Stephen Winters
    12 Apr 2012 | 1:15 pm
    First Quarter MLS® Sales Up Slightly MLS® residential sales increased 3.4% to 635 compared to 2011’s first quarter sales of 614 January, February and March MLS® sales were 197, 207 and 231, respectively First quarter average MLS® house price climbed 7.4% to $277,698 compared to $258,668 during the first quarter of 2011 Buyers’ Market Conditions There were 1,664 new residential listings during the first quarter compared to 1,518 during the same period in 2011, an increase of 9.6% Monthly active listings, or inventory, averaged 1,622 versus 1,516 during 2011’s first quarter The…
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    Real Estate Investing Blog

  • Why are Billionaires Buffett and Trump Bullish on Real Estate Right Now?  (Part 1)

    Russell Gray
    15 May 2012 | 2:43 am
    When we interviewed Donald Trump a couple of weeks ago, he told us that NOW is a great time to get into real estate – and he specifically pointed to houses. Fellow billionaire, Warren Buffett, appeared on CNBC a couple of months ago and essentially said the same thing.  In fact, he said if there was an efficient way to do it, he’d like to buy 200,000 single family homes! You may or may not agree with them at first blush, but when two billionaires (neither of whom are trying to sell you houses) both say the same thing, it’s probably worth taking a closer look, don’t…

  • Is It Time to Buy an Investment Property?

    Bill Bonner
    7 May 2012 | 10:00 am
    Is it time to buy a property?  Maybe… The Wall Street Journal reports that the housing market may have bottomed out. Of course, that’s what the press has been saying for the last 4 years.  But now, the WSJ says buyers are bidding against one another: A new development is catching home buyers off guard as the spring sales season gets under way: Bidding wars are back. From California to Florida, many buyers are increasingly competing for the same house. Unlike the bidding wars that typified the go-go years and largely reflected surging sales, today’s are a result of supply…

  • Phoenix Housing Is On Fire

    Adam Artunian
    1 May 2012 | 12:00 pm
    The Phoenix housing market is on fire, driven by strong economic growth, once in a generation affordability levels, and a surge in investment activity that far surpasses the levels during the housing boom. Once considered to be ground zero of the housing market collapse, Phoenix has orchestrated a dramatic turnaround in recent months and has considerably outpaced other distressed markets such as Las Vegas, Riverside, San Bernardino and Sacramento. Phoenix was one of the hardest hit housing markets during the bust, with home values declining 57% from 2006 through mid-2011. But since the middle…

  • Could This Be the Best Real Estate Market in 5 Years?

    Mike Andrews
    23 Apr 2012 | 10:00 am
    I’ve spoken many times on my radio show about how fear is used to move us. Well, recently I spotted a great example. Just last week I wrote about how a mortgage “expert” was predicting a “death spiral” in the housing market. That was last week. This week, the National Association of Realtors is saying that the housing market in 2012 will be the strongest in five years. February was actually a 9.2 percent increase in home sales from last year. For most people those two things wouldn’t compute, especially since the “expert” I quoted last week was…

  • Gas Prices and its Effect on Real Estate

    Marco Santarelli
    17 Apr 2012 | 12:25 pm
    Gas prices around the country have been steadily increasing and the probability of $5.00 per gallon is a real possibility. Is it a big deal? Some people think so. According to HUD, people still want to buy homes, particularly the “Y Generation” (those ages 18 to 35). But this group has seen the most precipitous drop in home ownership. First, these people often enter the work force at a lower pay scale, and this may lead them to believe that higher gas prices will make home ownership prohibitive. Second, they may not look for homes farther away from their jobs (like the suburbs) where they…
 
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    TalkCharlotte.com | Charlotte NC Real Estate and MLS Search

  • Charlotte NASCAR Events, May 2012

    Megan
    15 May 2012 | 8:00 am
    Ladies and gentleman, start your engines! This month is sure to be a driving force for NASCAR fans in Charlotte, as they look forward to the following races and events… NASCAR Spring All-Star Race, May 19 One hundred laps – one million dollars. NASCAR’s best of the best put the pedal to the metal in this exciting, [...]

  • Charlotte NC Real Estate Deals, May 14, 2012

    Megan
    14 May 2012 | 11:42 am
    With summer fast approaching and tons of live music and events on the calendar, it’s one of the more exciting times to be in Charlotte. The weather is gorgeous and the fun is just beginning! It’s a great time to shop for real estate deals. We make it as easy as possible for you [...]

  • Charlotte NC Real Estate Deals, May 9, 2012

    Megan
    10 May 2012 | 3:00 pm
    Talk Charlotte Real Estate is excited to bring you more and more real estate deals each week as homes that are on the market go through price reductions to make them more attractive to potential buyers.  These are wonderful homes in some of the best Charlotte neighborhoods ranging from Matthews,  Mint Hill, and South Charlotte, [...]

  • Mother’s Day Events in Charlotte, NC

    Megan
    10 May 2012 | 11:32 am
    If you’re looking for a special way to say Happy Mother’s Day this weekend, don’t go for the tired old flowers and candy – step it up and take mom out for one of these fun Mother’s Day events in Charlotte!  Here are some really nice things you can do with Mom to step up [...]

  • Charlotte UltraSwim, May 10-13 2012

    Megan
    9 May 2012 | 10:05 am
    For the past 27 years, Charlotte has been proud to host the annual Charlotte UltraSwim – an exciting elite swimming event that attracts more than 10,000 competing athletes, including more than 130 Olympians, and more than 50 Olympic Gold Medalists. Come witness some of the most accomplished swimming athletes compete in this Grand Prix series [...]
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    Lake Ridge Virginia Real Estate Help For Sellers and Buyers

  • Tips For Buying or Selling a home right now in Woodbridge Virginia

    Peggy James-Full Time REALTOR® I Serve The Lake Ridge Virginia Area (Exit Choice Realty)
    15 May 2012 | 5:54 am
    As inventory dwindles in the Prince William County Virginia area, home buyers and sellers are left scratching their heads. Home-buyers are trying to figure out is now the time to buy?  Those that go looking and hesitate on putting an offer in on a home, learn the hard wasy that the homes are selling before they make up their minds. Some home buyers are still afraid prices willl drop, or they might pay too much or that the home won't appraise. "I've been a Realtor for over twenty five years, everyone who buys a home thinks and feels this way. Buy a home you love, that fits your wants…

  • He Said..."Do you want to buy a house, or learn a lesson!"

    Peggy James-Full Time REALTOR® I Serve The Lake Ridge Virginia Area (Exit Choice Realty)
    11 May 2012 | 7:24 am
    The other day I was passing by Erick Blackwelder my partner and he was talking to a prospective home-buyer. The prospective first time buyer asked " How low can we go and how much closing costs can we get on this house?" Erick's listened attentively and asked " Well that depends. Do you want to buy a house or learn a lesson?"     Everything depends on:  how the house shows in comparison to the others you saw during your house hunt how many homes are on the market. ( is a balanced market, sellers market or buyers market? how is the home priced based on the comparable…

  • Home with Full In-Law Apartment Now For Sale in Lake Ridge Virginia

    Peggy James-Full Time REALTOR® I Serve The Lake Ridge Virginia Area (Exit Choice Realty)
    10 May 2012 | 6:03 am
    The home located at 4240 Chelson Court in Woodbridge Virginia  is one of the most flexible floor-plans I have seen in a long, long time. This home comes with a in-law apartment. Actually the owners of this home had this apartment built for their Mom. They asked the contractor to help them make the home feel like a home for her, with windows and lots of open space. The result was and is today one of the best most spacious and bright in-law apartments I have ever seen in my real estate career of twenty years.  The apartment boasts a living room, breakfast…

  • Take a tour of 13000 Taverner Loop in Woodbridge Virginia priced at $450,000

    Peggy James-Full Time REALTOR® I Serve The Lake Ridge Virginia Area (Exit Choice Realty)
    4 May 2012 | 3:22 am
    If you are looking for a turn the key ready to move into home in Woodbridge Virginia, then the home at 13000 Taverner Loop just might be what you are looking for. Erick Blackwelder and myself have recently listed this fabulous home in the County Center area just outside of Lake Ridge Virginia. Erick took some wonderful photo's and posted a video to help you see what $450,000 can buy you here in Woodbridge Virginia. Keep in mind this home boasts 4600 finished square feet, a two car garage, plenty of parking and the neighborhood is absolutely lovely. 13000 Tavener Loop Can Be Yours Click here…

  • Find Waterfront and Waterview Homes in Prince William County Virginia

    Peggy James-Full Time REALTOR® I Serve The Lake Ridge Virginia Area (Exit Choice Realty)
    1 May 2012 | 3:13 pm
      Prince William County Virginia has many options for those who love the sound, and peaceful views that a waterview and waterfront home offer. Just share with us what you are looking for an we can find it. Are you just looking for a peaceful view or a place to sink your boat in deep water? With communities such as Occoquan,Montclair, Woodbridge Triangle, Lake Ridge, Lake Jackson and Lake Manassas Virginia you have a lot of options.   To view homes for sale right now with waterviews, waterfont or water access in Prince William County Virginia CLICK HERE Find out what's for sale today…
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    Taunya Fagan Bozeman Real Estate Blog: SW Montana Homes: MLS Listings

  • Newest Montana Realty Listings Week 3 May 2012 Taunya Fagan

    Taunya Fagan - Today's Montana Listings: Bozeman Real Estate: Luxury Homes: Land (Prudential Montana Real Estate Bozeman)
    15 May 2012 | 11:59 am
    Just Listed: Today's southwest Montana Real Estate: Offering Whitehall Montana Real Estate, including all SW Montana realty from Bozeman's MLS:  Montana Luxury Properties, Residential Homes, Prime Building Sites, Montana Farm Land. Huge Prudential Open House Event This Weekend! May 13 - 14, 2012 - Taunya Fagan Prudential Bozeman MT Real Estate offers listings every day off the region's Montana MLS: properties from Whitehall to Wilsall, Butte to Big Timber and featuring luxury property, log homes, new construction for all southwest Montana cities and towns, giving you the advantage...

  • Prudential Montana Real Estate Ultimate Bozeman Open Houses May 20

    Taunya Fagan - Today's Montana Listings: Bozeman Real Estate: Luxury Homes: Land (Prudential Montana Real Estate Bozeman)
    14 May 2012 | 6:26 pm
    Come View Over 30 Bozeman Open Houses throughout Bozeman Montana's Gallatin Valley, Sunday, May 20, 2012, 1:00 to 4:00 pm - Visit a Bozeman Open House! For each of these Bozeman homes for sale that you tour Sunday, May 20th, 2012 you'll be entered in a gift certificate drawing for Bozeman Downtown Dollars. Here Are Details, Times, Maps Join Taunya Fagan and other Prudential Bozeman Realtors Sunday, May 20th, 2012, 1-4 pm for Prudential Montana Real Estate's Ultimate Open House Event. Showcasing over 30 southwest Montana homes and condos, this open house event will take place throughout…

  • Just Listed Bozeman Montana Real Estate Week 2 May 2012 Taunya Fagan

    Taunya Fagan - Today's Montana Listings: Bozeman Real Estate: Luxury Homes: Land (Prudential Montana Real Estate Bozeman)
    7 May 2012 | 6:26 pm
    New Today: Today's Montana Listings: Offering Big Sky Real Estate, plus every SW Montana real estate listing from Bozeman's MLSe:  Luxury Properties, Residential Homes, Prime Building Sites, Montana Farm Land. May 6 - 12, 2012 - Taunya Fagan Prudential Bozeman Real Estate has daily listings of the region's southwest Montana real estate, property from Dillon to Gardiner, featuring luxury homes, equestrian estates, Building Lots for all SW Montana cities and towns, giving you the advantage... MLS#   …

  • Newest SW Montana Real Estate Listings Week 1 May 2012 Taunya Fagan

    Taunya Fagan - Today's Montana Listings: Bozeman Real Estate: Luxury Homes: Land (Prudential Montana Real Estate Bozeman)
    30 Apr 2012 | 11:43 am
    New Today: Today's Montana Realty Listings: Offering Belgrade MT Real Estate along with every SW Montana real estate listing from our Montana Multiple Listing Service:  Luxury Realty, Custom Homes, Building Land, Montana Acreage. April 29 - May 5, 2012 - Taunya Fagan Prudential Real Estate Bozeman has every new listing of the region's Montana real estate, properties from White Sulphur Springs to Dillon and Emigrant to Butte, featuring luxury real estate, horse farms, home sites for all of southwest Montana's cities and towns, giving you the advantage... MLS#   …

  • Bozeman's Black Bull Golf Community

    Taunya Fagan - Today's Montana Listings: Bozeman Real Estate: Luxury Homes: Land (Prudential Montana Real Estate Bozeman)
    24 Apr 2012 | 10:08 pm
    It's Back! Black Bull, Bozeman, Montana's Family and Golf Community, offering resort-style living built around Black Bull's dynamic Tom Weiskopf-designed golf course. Bozeman's Black Bull is a private community including a clubhouse, and, when not golfing, other recreational activities like swimming, tennis, fishing, and cross-country skiing. Black Bull is also within minutes of world-class downhill skiing at Big Sky's three Ski Resorts or Bozeman's own Bridger Bowl Ski Area and just about any other outdoor activity that comes to mind. What Travel + Leisure Golf says about Black Bull Golf…
 
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    blog.kw.com

  • Thank you for an AMAZING RED Day!

    Keller Williams Realty
    13 May 2012 | 5:40 pm
    What an IncREDible RED Day! Last week thousands of you from across the United States and Canada took a day off from work to Give Where You Live! In an email from the Keller Williams Realty International headquarters, Gary Keller, Mo Anderson, Mark Willis and Mary Tennant expressed their appreciation for living out the Keller Williams culture through such incredible acts of volunteerism. Dear Keller Williams Family! Thank you for making RED Day a resounding success! Each of you played an important role in improving the lives of our neighbors. Thank you for giving so generously. We are…

  • Spread the RED Day impact!

    Keller Williams Realty
    7 May 2012 | 10:11 am
    It’s nearly here! RED Day, Keller Williams Realty’s annual day of service is only a few days away and we know everyone is working hard to make this year the best one yet! There’s no doubt that each year more market centers and more associates Give Where They Live; increasing the impact felt around North America. And we to be sure the world knows all you are doing during the largest service event in the real estate industry through our favorite social networking sites! Here are a few ways you and your market center can spread the RED! RED Day Twibbon: Decorate your Facebook and Twitter…

  • Keller Williams Realty International Employees and Real Estate Agents To “Green” Local Low-Income Housing Development

    Keller Williams Realty
    7 May 2012 | 9:29 am
    Last year, the Keller Williams Realty International Support Center participated in RED Day by beautifying and restoring the grounds at the Mary Lee Foundation, a private, non-profit service provider, specializing in residential treatment and vocational services for persons with disabilities. And though the odds were against us, with a torrential downpour of epic proportions – we managed to make a huge impact. Bu the work wasn’t done. This year, more than 250 volunteers from KWRI in partnership with the Austin SW Market Center are heading back to the Mary Lee Foundation to finish the work…

  • The three major seller lead sources

    Keller Williams Realty
    7 May 2012 | 9:01 am
    There are limitless paths to seller leads in this business. There are, however, three reliable sources for leads that you must be adept and comfortable prospecting for in order to keep a consistent stream of business in your pipeline. FSBO’s (For Sale by Owner) Driving by a FSBO Home Setting: Park on the wrong side of the street and open your door toward the house. Take a business card with you. Knock on the door and take three steps back. AGENT: Hello, I’m __________, a real estate consultant from Keller Williams Realty. I was driving by on the way to another appointment.” (Peer into…
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    The Real Deal New York

  • Dewey team leaves for Schulte Roth

    news
    15 May 2012 | 5:00 pm
    Schulte Roth & Zabel, one of the largest financial services law firms in New York, said Tuesday afternoon that it hired ten private equity and real estate lawyers from Dewey & LeBoeuf, led by private equity chair Joseph Smith, marking the single biggest hire in the firm‘s history. The move marks one of the biggest single defections in recent weeks at Dewey & LeBoeuf, which is reeling from an investigation by the New York district attorney [more]

  • Famed gallery photog to list rare Soho artists loft for $5.75 million

    Katherine Clarke/TRD
    15 May 2012 | 4:30 pm
    D. James Dee, a Soho photographer famed for his work photographing art for high-profile galleries like Gagosian, Mary Boone and for private collectors like David Rockefeller, has plans to list his 6,000-square-foot Soho home and photography studio for sale for $5.75 million, he told The Real Deal today. Dee’s 2,000-square-foot, second-floor apartment at 12 Wooster Street will hit the market later this week, listing broker Kirk Rundhaug of Prudential Douglas Elliman said, and comes with [more]

  • Food trucks now occupy former Occupy Wall Street space, some tech firms choose Greenpoint over Manhattan … and more

    news
    15 May 2012 | 4:00 pm
    A rendering of 51 Astor Place Now that bi-monthly car auctions at Brooklyn Navy Yard go online, six acres of space open up for development. Finding Manhattan office space small and expensive, some tech start-ups go to Greenpoint. Fire breaks out in Flatbush, Brooklyn building, no injuries reported. Minskoff close to getting first tenant for 51 Astor Place, Hult International Business School. EV Starbucks location closed by city DCA for "operating illegally." Read these stories and more after the jump.

  • Balazs gets approval to move forward with Standard EV overhaul

    news
    15 May 2012 | 3:30 pm
    Hotelier Andre Balazs received approval for his overhaul of the Standard East Village Hotel from Manhattan Community Board 3, the Local East Village reported. There were neighborhood initiatives to protest the approval of the hotel’s liquor license, so the vote came only after last minute-negotiations were held between Balazs and residents of East Fifth Street. Balazs agreed to erect a planter that would block residents’ view of the outdoor bar and would block some of [more]

  • Going it alone

    news
    15 May 2012 | 3:00 pm
    Laurie Golub of Africa IsraelFrom the May issue: Laurie Golub always knew she wanted to be a mom, but in her 20s and 30s, she wasn’t ready. “During those critical years, I was more focused on work,” said Golub, now in her 40s, who is the general counsel and managing director of business affairs at real estate development company Africa Israel USA. That changed suddenly a few years ago. “I felt that, notwithstanding my incredible career
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    The Belt Team's Northern Virginia Real Estate Blog

  • Friday Funday Video & Sunday Open House Announcements

    thebeltteam
    11 May 2012 | 8:20 am
    TGIF! That means it’s time for our Friday Funday Video & Open House Announcements. Usually we dedicate our Friday video to those of you who are looking to buy a new home. But today – our video goes out to those of you who aren’t looking. We invite you to the “wild side” – and to come visit us at our open houses anyway. Maybe you’ll walk in and feel just like the Troggs when they sang: “Wild thing…you make my heart sing… you make everything Groovy “ So listen up, then scroll down for open house details. we’ve got TWO…

  • What’s Happening This Week in Vienna Oakton Real Estate?

    thebeltteam
    9 May 2012 | 12:21 pm
    Wondering what’s happening in the real estate market in Vienna & Oakton? Here’s this week’s update. (Contact The Belt Team if you would like statistics on YOUR particular market!) Inventory rose slightly (5%) – up by 8 units in Oakton and 5 units in Vienna Average days on market for active listings declined in both areas – down to 91 days in Vienna and 88 days in Oakton. Housing supply in both areas still shows a Seller’s Market. There is a 2 month supply in Vienna and a 2.3 month supply in Oakton. (But remember, market supply also varies vastly within…

  • Why Is My Home Not Being Shown?

    thebeltteam
    8 May 2012 | 2:01 pm
    “Why is my home not being shown?” This is a question The Belt Team gets a lot when we are called upon to list & sell homes that have already been on the market with another agent. Now, you may be wondering why we weren’t asked to sell the homes in the first place. And that’s a great question, so let’s address that first. Sometimes, it’s because the first agent “bought” the listing. What we mean by that is that the Seller interviewed several agents and then listed his home with whichever agent gave the highest price. And that price did not…

  • Rental – Just Listed in Vienna!

    thebeltteam
    8 May 2012 | 8:30 am
    JUST LISTED FOR RENT 2730 Bowling Green Drive in Vienna $2,500/month Don’t miss this opportunity to live in this great Vienna location. Close to the Dunn Loring Metro & Tysons Corner or easy commuting on Rt 123 or I-66. This cute colonial features a spacious kitchen, formal dining room and formal living room. The family room with gas fireplace walks out to a wood patio, perfect for outdoor entertaining. Lovely wooded lot. More Info about 2730 Bowling Green Drive in Vienna Read about “Life In Vienna” Contact The Belt Team

  • Friday Funday Video & Open House Extravaganza – Vienna, McLean & Oakton

    thebeltteam
    4 May 2012 | 8:35 am
    TGIF! That means it’s time for our Friday Funday Video & Open House Announcements. Is it time for you to move on? Maybe it’s time to “right-size”? Maybe you need a larger home? Or maybe a smaller one? One closer to work? Or closer to family? If that’s the case then we invite you to visit us at one of our seven open houses this weekend. One of them just might be PERFECT for YOU! Scroll down for details & directions, but first we bring you our Friday video for a little inspiration. It’s Tom Petty from his Wildflowers album – singing “Time…
 
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    Real Estate Investing Blog For Real Estate Investors

  • Why You Might Want To Pay Full Price For A Property

    Jason Hanson
    15 May 2012 | 11:59 am
    If I told you that sometimes it’s alright to pay full price for a property, you’d probably think I’d gone crazy, right? After all, if you’re a wholesaler and you picked up a property that was worth $100,000 and tried to sell it for $100,000, you wouldn’t have any takers (let alone, any profit for [...]Why You Might Want To Pay Full Price For A Property is a post from: Real Estate Investing Blog For Real Estate Investors

  • Naming Your Land Trust

    Randy Hughes
    14 May 2012 | 11:48 am
    One of the most “fun” sections of my Land Trusts Made Simple course is the chapter on Naming Your Land Trust. Students tell me constantly about advice they are given by estate planners and attorneys to “put their own name” or “put the address of the property” in the title of their [...]Naming Your Land Trust is a post from: Real Estate Investing Blog For Real Estate Investors

  • What Type Of Investing Should You Do In Today’s Economy?

    Jason Hanson
    11 May 2012 | 12:02 pm
    To be successful in this business you have to constantly stay in touch with what your market is doing. And since all markets are local, that doesn’t mean watching the national news and hearing what some expert says about the U.S. housing market, you need to know exactly what’s going on in your local market [...]What Type Of Investing Should You Do In Today’s Economy? is a post from: Real Estate Investing Blog For Real Estate Investors

  • Local Handyman Service – Directory of Local Handyman Services

    Frank Chen
    10 May 2012 | 3:17 pm
    Local Handyman Services Directory Gives You Exposure to Real Estate Investors. Get Your Handyman Service Listed Where Thousands of Investors May Find You… Local Handyman Service – Directory of Local Handyman Services is a post from: Real Estate Investing Blog For Real Estate Investors Local Handyman Service – Directory of Local Handyman Services is a post from: Real Estate Investing Blog For Real Estate Investors

  • Getting Seller To Fund Whole Or Part of Deal – It’s Possible!

    Camille Baptiste
    9 May 2012 | 11:43 am
    New Investors – You don’t necessarily need boat loads of cash to do your first or even your fifth real estate deal. If you have a Motivated Seller, you can get them involved in the financing of your deal. Seller Financing terms do not have to be an “All or Nothing” arrangement either.  When it comes [...]Getting Seller To Fund Whole Or Part of Deal – It’s Possible! is a post from: Real Estate Investing Blog For Real Estate Investors
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    Corporate Real Estate » Corporate Real Estate

  • May – June CIRE Issue Online

    CRE Editors
    10 May 2012 | 8:48 am
    Rethinking Retail: The digital version of the May-June Issue of CIRE (CCIM) Magazine is online. This edition's articles include retail, valuations, real estate apps, LOI's, the 1031, and technology. Please click on the link to read complete commentary. Thank you!

  • JLL Updates and Interviews from CoreNet Global

    Josh Riley, CCIM
    6 May 2012 | 8:33 pm
    JLL Updates & Interviews from CoreNet Global Spring 2012 Please click on the link to read complete commentary. Thank you!

  • Chick-fil-A Leadercast

    Josh Riley, CCIM
    18 Apr 2012 | 6:59 am
    Our friends at Chick-fil-A are once again making the Chick-fil-A Leadercast event available via simulcast at various venues. Please click on the link to read complete commentary. Thank you!

  • Is the Internet changing your brain? INFOGRAPHIC

    CRE Editors
    10 Apr 2012 | 10:12 am
    Is the internet ruining your brain? Please click on the link to read complete commentary. Thank you!

  • CoreNet Global Leader Issue March-April 2012

    CRE Editors
    21 Mar 2012 | 9:28 am
    The March-April 2012 Issue of CoreNet Global's Leader is now online. Articles include: 2012 State-of-the-Industry Report, Planning Guide for Tomorrow's Workforce, BIM Technology, and Attracting... Please click on the link to read complete commentary. Thank you!
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    THE TENANT ADVISOR

  • Dallas Fed: Outlook for Houston Remains Positive Despite Global Economy

    CoyDavidson
    15 May 2012 | 1:10 am
    The Houston economy remains on a healthy track despite a global economic slowdown and concerns regarding Europe. Demand for energy and exports from emerging economies is expected to sustain Houston economic drivers. The latest report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas indicates economic activity in the Houston metropolitan area grew at an annualized rate [...]Dallas Fed: Outlook for Houston Remains Positive Despite Global Economy is a post from: The Tenant Advisor

  • Technology is Great, But …

    CoyDavidson
    13 May 2012 | 7:08 pm
    You Still Have to Do the Groundwork I recently spent the afternoon scouting development sites for one of my user clients looking to build a new office building. One of the first tasks was to conduct an internet search via LoopNet and CoStar to identify potential sites which uncovered several candidate properties for consideration. However, [...]Technology is Great, But … is a post from: The Tenant Advisor

  • This Week’s Recommended Reading

    CoyDavidson
    11 May 2012 | 5:58 pm
    Five Articles to Read This Weekend Salesforce’s plan for opulent campus a costly debacle The company’s stated reason for changing course was that the new campus would not be big enough for its growing workforce. But people closely involved with the ill-fated development paint a picture of an out-of-control project that lurched forward even in [...]This Week’s Recommended Reading is a post from: The Tenant Advisor

  • This Week in the Economy

    CoyDavidson
    11 May 2012 | 3:20 pm
    On Thursday afternoon, JP Morgan Chase CEO, Jamie Dimon told analysts in an emergency conference call that JPMorgan’s chief investment office, a division that is supposed to place investments that lower the risk of the bank had lost $2 billion on a trading strategy in the past 40 days. All three U.S. indexes ended down [...]This Week in the Economy is a post from: The Tenant Advisor

  • Higher Ranking Executives Spend More Time Working Outside the Office

    CoyDavidson
    11 May 2012 | 2:34 am
    Here is an interesting infographic from collaboration software maker Wrike via Mashable  based on a survey of 1,074 respondents regarding working remotely. I have maintained the opinion that while we will see an increase in telecommuting in the workplace, that this work-style will be primarily a part-time work solution as face-to-face collaboration will remain essential for most [...]Higher Ranking Executives Spend More Time Working Outside the Office is a post from: The Tenant Advisor
 
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    Son Of A Broker

  • Syndicate Mortgages & Fortress Real Capital

    chris
    10 May 2012 | 3:45 pm
    I was recently quoted in a feature article in the mortgage industry leading publication; Canadian Mortgage Professionals Magazine. It’s always nice to get recognition from the news makers in the mortgage industry and I like to share these small successes with my readers.  The article is about Syndicate Mortgage Investments. Syndicate what and what you may be asking? Syndicate Mortgage Investments (SMI). There are a number of ways the average Joe who doesn’t happen to own a bank can lend money and enjoy some of the great secure returns mortgage investments can bring.  An SMI is…

  • Impact of CMHC Tightening Being Felt on The Danforth

    chris
    2 May 2012 | 11:46 am
    The retail mortgage transaction as you and I know it is just a tiny part of the trillion dollar Canadian mortgage industry.  While we are focused on the everyday mechanics of mortgage financing i.e. down payment, proof of employment, bi-weekly vs. monthly payments etc the main show is happening behind the scenes on your mortgage lender’s balance sheet. Large portfolios of mortgages are being bundled, yours just blip on the balance sheet,  and traded everyday around the world. This type of banking activity has its benefits that trickle down to consumers allowing for cheaper mortgage…

  • Bank of Canada Leaves Prime Rate Unchanged

    chris
    17 Apr 2012 | 3:39 pm
    For the 13th consecutive time there is no change to report regarding the Bank of Canada’s prime rate. This came as no surprise to economists and observers but of note was the rosier picture being painted of the Canadian economy. In the last paragraph of their press release the BoC indicated that the time for an increase to the prime rate may come sooner than expected if the situation here in Canada and abroad continues to improve. You can read the entire press release here. What Does This Mean To Me? If you have a variable rate mortgage or line of credit your interest rate (3.00%) and…

  • 10 Year Fixed Rate Mortgage or 5 Year Fixed Rate Mortgage

    chris
    5 Apr 2012 | 3:17 pm
    Should You Take A 5 Year Fixed Or A 10 Year Fixed Rate Mortgage? Mortgage borrowers hava lots of choice when it comes to the term of their mortgage. Here in Canada, the most popular option is the 5 year term. The hard part was deciding between fixed vs. variable.  But with variable rate mortgages being priced out of the market right now we’ve got a new kid on the block. The 10 year fixed rate mortgage is gaining some serious attention and an option being considered by many mortgage borrowers right now. The 10 Year Fixed Rate Mortgage: An Option For You? Before last month when 10 year…

  • 38 Highlights From 2012′s Federal Budget

    chris
    30 Mar 2012 | 2:30 pm
    The 2012 Federal Budget announced yesterday evening seems very appropriate for the times. As of late we are constantly being reminded to live within our means by the government and I think the 2012 Budget shows that the Conservatives are putting their money where their mouth is. No pun intended. The Federal Government is committing to eliminate Canada’s $33.9 billion deficit by 2015. Anybody who has tried to eliminate their personal debt knows that it doesn’t disappear with out some sacrifices and pain. Ottawa plans to chop 19,200 public-service jobs, cut federal program spending…
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    Learn Real Estate Investing | LifestylesUnlimited.com

  • Jeff Smith: Taking Over a Group of Properties

    webmaster@luinc.com (Professional Real Estate Investors)
    15 May 2012 | 4:24 am
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  • Steve Davis: IRA’s & 401k’s

    webmaster@luinc.com (Professional Real Estate Investors)
    14 May 2012 | 4:41 am
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  • Steve Davis: Property Locating & Dealing With Wholesalers

    webmaster@luinc.com (Professional Real Estate Investors)
    13 May 2012 | 4:48 am
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  • Natalie Pilkinton: Mike Mallon (Storyteller Promotions)

    webmaster@luinc.com (Professional Real Estate Investors)
    11 May 2012 | 4:28 am
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  • Business Card Tips for Real Estate Investors

    webmaster@luinc.com (Professional Real Estate Investors)
    10 May 2012 | 12:04 pm
    Five ways to improve your first impression with business contacts As a real estate investor, or any business owner, your business card can say a lot about your professionalism. Firstly, a business card is often makes the first impression on colleagues and potential clients. A poorly designed business card can negatively impact your personal brand—as well as reflect negatively on your services and expertise as a property investor. In order to make a good first impression with your business card, here are five tips that will improve your initial impression and increase your business…
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    Your Home in Calgary - the Calgary Real Estate Market

  • Calgary Real Estate Market Update - May 2, 2012

    Monika Furtado
    2 May 2012 | 10:03 pm
    Calgary residential sales total 2,200 for the month of April, a 26 per cent increase over levels recorded last year!   My personal experience over the last month is that sellers that are appropriately priced and well presented as selling within a short window with multiple offers becoming more common. Sellers can use pricing strategies to their advantage in ways that weren't possible for some time.   Staging has improved the bottom line for many of my sellers recently. Buyers are looking for value and are still adjusting to a market that is moving quicker than before. Buyers are…

  • Staging the Kitchen

    Monika Furtado
    10 Apr 2012 | 5:06 pm
    We all know that kitchens and bathroom sell houses; in the same breath, what can you do in the kitchen? You can't move the appliances around.   The kitchen is the heart of family activity. The kitchen is not just used to prepare and eat meals, it is used for phone calls, planning dally life and family conversation. All this activity can create clutter. Buyers want to see a clean, well-organized and updated space. Think of the kitchen as the focal point of the whole house; it’s the most widely viewed used room in your house, and it’s the most expensive room to update. Buyers would…

  • Royal LePage Shelter Foundation 2011 Donations Set a New Record

    Monika Furtado
    10 Apr 2012 | 4:40 pm
    A contribution from every sale I makes goes towards the Royal LePage Shelter Foundation and I am proud to be on the top 10% donor list for 2011.  It is amazing to see that so many names comprise the donors list showing how many people contributed to set the new record.   April 5, 2012 – The Royal LePage Shelter Foundation is thrilled to announce its fundraising results for 2011: a record-setting $2 million was raised to support women’s shelters and to help stop family violence in Canada. Royal LePage is the only Canadian real estate company with its own charity, empowering sales…

  • School Changes

    Monika Furtado
    3 Apr 2012 | 5:09 pm
    Today parents of children that attend Tuscany School received an important notice regarding the designation of schools for future enrollment as Tuscany School has reached capacity.  Future enrollment may see some Tuscany children enrolling in W.O. Mitchell in Silver Springs. School Designation for Kindergarten to Grade 3 - Regular Program Students Residing in Tuscany   A few months ago Royal Oak Elementary managed the same challenge in a different way by instituting a lottery system to determine enrollment.   Parents often ask me about schools, designations and areas and with…

  • Calgary Market Update - April 3, 2012

    Monika Furtado
    3 Apr 2012 | 4:52 pm
    Spring is here and so is the start of a brisk season in the real estate market in Calgary. City of Calgary residential sales continued to rise in March 2012, reaching 2,167 units, an increase of 12.6 per cent over last March. Single family home sales are now in a balanced market while condos still remain in a buyer's market.   Buyers generally are finding that well presented, appropriately priced homes are selling quickly and there are more multiple offer situations.  Sales and price increases are reported on average across the city, but there is significant variation between…
 
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    Property Management

  • Property Managers, Landlords, Real Estate Investors – Independant Contractor or Employee? How This Difference Could Be Costing You

    Property Management Software
    13 May 2012 | 3:00 pm
    Property Managers, Landlords, Real Estate Investors – Independant Contractor or Employee? Find Out How This Difference Could Be Costing You Property managers, landlords, real estate investors, for federal tax purposes, this is and important distinction. Worker classification affects how you pay your federal income tax, social security and Medicare taxes, and how you file your tax return. Classification affects your eligibility for social security and Medicare benefits, employer provided benefits and your tax responsibilities. If you aren’t sure of your work status, you should find out…

  • Buy your fantasy island

    Property Management Software
    11 May 2012 | 6:09 pm
    Buy your own fantasy island The isles of Greece, the isles of Greece! When Lord Byron wrote his poem pining for this history-saturated archipelago, Greece was part of the Ottoman Empire. It is an independent country today, but with the economy crippled by debt, outsiders are once more casting a covetous eye over its islands, which number more than 6,000. Collectively, they form an odd piece of real estate, containing everything from rocky outcrops, home to a few goats and an olive tree, to world-renowned holiday resorts such as Crete and Rhodes. But they are blessed with an ancient mystique…

  • Why Moscow Real Estate looking up

    Property Management Software
    11 May 2012 | 5:58 pm
    Why Moscow real estate looking up The Russian real estate market was hit hard by the global economic crisis between 2008 and 2010. Growth has since returned to the market and looks set to continue, although global developments and local bureaucratic issues could create problems. Late in 2007, many investors in Russia believed that the country was immune to what was considered “an American problem” with subprime mortgages. The breadth and depth of the global financial crisis that followed led people to become wiser, or at least more sensitive, to uncertainty elsewhere in the…

  • Have a college kid – buy a condo

    Property Management Software
    11 May 2012 | 4:59 pm
    Have a college kid - Buy a condo Prices in many real-estate markets may be close to bottoming out. We hope. So the old adage about buying low may be something to consider if you have a kid who will soon be heading off to college. The idea is to buy a condo for the kid to live in while attending school. That way, you’ll avoid paying through the nose for a dorm room or apartment with no hope of any profit. And if you buy a condo that has some extra space, you can rent it out to your kid’s friends and offset some of the ownership cost. Lots of parents have made good money by…

  • Tips for first time home buyers

    Property Management Software
    11 May 2012 | 4:32 pm
    Tips for first time home buyers Be sure you’re ready to commit. You should plan to stay put for at least five years so that you have a shot at recouping the costs of buying and selling through home price appreciation. Guy Pahud, an exclusive buyer’s agent in Indianapolis, says that first-time buyers often think they’ll keep the home even longer, but they seldom do because they marry or have kids, or get a job transfer or promotion. Also, remember that maintenance and repairs fall to you. You could ease into ownership by buying a condo or townhome, but you’ll pay association fees.
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    PALM SPRINGS CALIFORNIA REAL ESTATE

  • Palm Springs Desert Area Interactive Digest – Vol. 3

    admin
    28 Apr 2012 | 10:47 pm
    Have a look at our newest Palm Springs Desert Area Interactive Digest (Volume 3) edition. It includes tips about how to close up your house for the summer time and an introduction to a new Rancho Mirage app for iphones and ipads. Let us know how we can help you with your real estate searches and transactions? Questions about Palm Springs area real estate? Comments and ideas about our newest Palm Springs Area Interactive Digest volume? Add to the discussion on Disqus at the end of the post.  We  look forward to talking with you.

  • Explaining Land Lease vs. Fee Simple

    admin
    5 Apr 2012 | 3:27 pm
    View the story “Explaining Lease Land vs. Fee Simple” on Storify

  • Don’t Just Buy Palm Springs Area Real Estate…Acquire a Lifestyle!

    admin
    25 Feb 2012 | 1:00 am
      [View the story "Palm Springs Desert Area Is Hot!" on Storify] The Palm Springs area is definitely a lifestyle…made more remarkable by its diversity.  Have a look at twelve photos of two of the most desirable properties for sale in the desert area (first six: 266 Loch Lomond Road, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270; second six: 74430 Abronia Trail, Palm Desert, CA 92260) . Follow us on Pinterest.  (Not on Pinterest? No problem. Email us at love@palmspringsgreathomes.com for an invitation). Contact us at love@palmspringshomes.com. to schedule a discussion and showing.   Visit us on…

  • 10 Hottest Markets For Out-Of-Area House Hunters | Inman News

    admin
    8 Feb 2012 | 10:33 pm
    Via Scoop.it – Palm Springs Desert Area Interactive Digest Riverside-San Bernadino-Ontario, California (notably Palm Springs) is the only area not located in the South of the country which is on the Top Ten preferred destination list of out-of-area home searchers.   Fill in the missing blank and send us your email to love@palmspringsgreathomes.com for a Free informative eBook for Buyers: “I want to live in the Palm Springs area because—-”.   #palmsprings, www.palmspringsgreathomes.com Via www.inman.com

  • Why You Can’t Wait To Buy Palm Springs Area Real Estate

    admin
    1 Feb 2012 | 5:28 pm
    View the story “Why You Can’t Wait To Buy Palm Springs Area Real Estate” on Storify
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    MREA | Medical Real Estate Advisors

  • Evaluating Real Estate Options When Adding a Physician

    MREA
    10 May 2012 | 9:15 am
    Most physicians who are given the opportunity to join a private practice expect to eventually become partners. Typically, after a few years as an employee, physicians are provided partnership role by way of purchase opportunity. The purchase would be based upon the value of the equipment, furnishings, accounts receivable and goodwill. Most practices tend to lease their medical office space, so no value is attributable to bricks and mortar. However, some practices own the real estate and issues arise as to whether incoming physicians will be provided ownership in the real estate. The majority…

  • Ambulatory Surgery Center: From Concept to Reality

    MREA
    1 May 2012 | 12:30 pm
    In our continued expansion throughout the State of Texas, we are regularly posed questions pertaining to financial feasibility and cultivation of an ambulatory surgery center. We would like to respond by providing a few feasibility studies, to include financial summaries, in a later post. This post will be dedicated towards setting up the ASC entity, determining consultants, bidding to preparation for construction. 1.  Once you have determined that it is feasible to build an ASC, you must first consider its legal structure. Will you consider owning the ASC with partners outside of your…

  • Joint Ventures for Outpatient Facilities

    MREA
    20 Apr 2012 | 3:46 pm
    Historically, hospitals have entertained reliable income streams from the their surgical and diagnostic imaging components. Now, because patients have greater access to physician-owned surgery centers, coupled with advancements in imaging technology, it is increasingly difficult for hospitals to have income certainty from these procedures within a hospital setting. On the other hand, proposed and already implemented changes to the Medicare payment system suggest that physician providers face the threat of losing a greater percentage of revenue. Thus, many are seeking partners with hospital…

  • Texas Healthcare Mergers and Acquisitions

    MREA
    10 Apr 2012 | 6:05 pm
    Amid an improving economic climate, and provided that a long-term reorganization of health care insurance and delivery model remain active, mergers and acquisitions will continue to increase rather noticeably. While the healthiest corporations and service providers from the broader industry are consolidating and shifting the majority of their investment dollars overseas, many medical providers have built stand-alone facilities that are too enormous in size and cost to simply serve their niche within a locale, larger community or city. While not all regions are alike, especially when…

  • A Healthcare Real Estate Success Story

    MREA
    1 Apr 2012 | 1:05 am
    Given economic and regulatory uncertainties, a provider of healthcare services retains our firm to improve relationships with the physician practices that occupy several medical office properties around their hospital campuses.  This essentially enables the provider with an opportunity to obtain positive economic outcomes such as tenant retention, property referral, good will and financial clemency. Additionally, the provider wants to measure its own operations through the simple method of acquiring physician input regarding service delivery, as well as report on the present adequacies when…
 
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    Apartment Ninjas

  • Dallas Apartment Locator

    Ninja Blogga
    28 Apr 2012 | 3:00 pm
    Apartment Locator – Get a Free Custom List of Dallas Apartments in Minutes! Does searching online for Dallas Apartments make you weary? Have you lost patience with trying to find quality Apartments in Dallas for Rent, including Fort Worth Apartments, Arlington TX Apartments, Denton TX Apartments, and so on? Are you not cut out for finding the best Dallas Apartments? Don’t fret; we are here to assist you in finding the best apartment rentals. Never again will you have to surf the web for hours looking for the best deals on Apartments in Dallas or Fort Worth Apartments. You do not have…

  • Resident Review of West Houston Apartments

    Ninja Blogga
    26 Oct 2011 | 4:52 pm
    Resident Review of Apartments in West Houston Review by Photographer and Current Resident of Lakeside Place Apartments in Houston, TX I’ve always had my eye on Lakeside Place Apartments, since it’s in such a great neighborhood, and so close to Beltway 8 and I-10. Plus, the space you get for the price you pay is fantastic. Ramin, in the leasing office is awesome; he gave me a great discount when I first moved-in. The leasing staff at Lakeside Place is very personable and has helped me since the day I got there. The management and leasing office in general are known throughout the…

  • Apartment Finding Revealed: How it Really Works

    Ninja Blogga
    2 Oct 2011 | 3:28 pm
    Shedding Light on the Role Apartment Finders Play in the Multi-Family Housing Industry Why should you use an Apartment Locator? Simple, for the same reason you would use a Real Estate Agent to sell your home and/or find you one. Since your Apartment Finder is a licensed Real Estate Salesperson in Texas, serving all Houston, DFW, Austin, and San Antonio, TX metro markets, you are using a knowledgeable professional to do your footwork. Why re-invent the wheel when your licensed, professional Apartment Locator already knows the answers? She or he has already or will spend countless hours…

  • University Park TX Neighborhood

    Ninja Blogga
    30 Sep 2011 | 4:39 pm
    University Park Neighborhood in Dallas, TX University Park Texas Apartments: 75225, 75205, 75206, 75209 One of the most sought after neighborhoods in all of Dallas, University Park (UP) is home to Southern Methodist University. Similar to its neighbor, Highland Park, it is a city partially surrounded by the municipality of Dallas. Combined, Highland Park and University Park create the Park Cities, an enclave of Dallas. Address in University Park use “Dallas, TX” as the city designation, not “University Park, TX” designations. This area is known for having some of the most beautiful…

  • Rebate Policy and Apartment Locator Service Review

    Ninja Blogga
    16 Sep 2011 | 12:44 am
    Dear Mr. Pickett: I just wanted to say thanks for sending our rebate check in a timely manner. The agent who assisted me was very personable and helped tremendously in explaining the rebate process and what needed to be completed to obtain the $150 reward. The locator agent I was assigned to made finding an apartment easy. She was very familiar with the area of town I needed and was able to provide us a tailored list of rentals that would meet our needs and wants. I contacted her as soon as my plane landed (around 5:30 pm). Within 20 minutes she had already e-mailed me an accurate list of…
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    30A to Destin FL Real Estate

  • Art Galleries – 30A to Destin, FL

    DebbieJ
    7 May 2012 | 7:34 pm
    When you think about South Walton County’s 30A area or Destin, FL, you naturally think of the pristine, sparkling white sandy beaches and crystal clear emerald blue waters of the Gulf of Mexico. But, there is oh so much more to these locales…A variety of Art galleries don these Emerald Coast neighborhoods! If you have not taken the time to explore the talent that is exhibited in the galleries in South Walton along 30A and in Destin, FL, you must do so. From contemporary paintings to traditional landscapes, sculptures and woodwork, glass work, jewelry, tin and metal works and so much…

  • 2012 1st Quarter Stats – 30A to Destin FL

    DebbieJ
    3 May 2012 | 12:17 pm
    Sales are up…inventory is down! In fact, we are at our lowest inventory levels in 6 years! Here are the 1st quarter charts for homes and condos from 30A to Destin FL. What do these charts mean? There is less property (active) coming on the market…on average down almost 10%, Pending sales are up almost 19%, Homes and condo sales are up almost 6% and less property is expiring off the market down about 5%. The number on the left represents the number of units (homes and condos) sold from 30A to Destin FL. Bottom line…we are moving towards a balanced market…right now we…

  • Cafe’ Thirty-A Seagrove Beach, FL

    DebbieJ
    1 May 2012 | 11:59 am
    Another Review of A Local Eatery from my friend the food critic… Located in the heart of Seagrove Beach, FL, Café Thirty-A is a seasoned (no pun intended) café in the area. Whether Spring, Summer, Winter or Fall, you will always find this eatery a buzz. The atmosphere is pleasant with its linen cloths and napkins donning the tables along with simple but smart place settings. The service was impeccable, at least at our table, as we were fortunate to have Glen catering to our every whim and desire. Our glasses were never left empty… Whether wine, liquor or H2O, we never once had…

  • Family Memories with Beach Portraits

    DebbieJ
    12 Apr 2012 | 8:28 pm
    The Emerald Coast, famous for its magnificent silvery white beaches and emerald green waters, creates the best backdrop for that family beach portrait, individual shot or group picture. Many people choose to have their vacation recorded with a beach portrait. So, who do you call to execute this important moment that will produce a lifetime of memories? To recommend one specific beach photographer is impossible…unless you need an Architectural Photographer, then I highly recommend my wonderful husband, Michael James! Since his niche isn’t beach portraits, I will let you be the…

  • 2012 Easter Egg Hunts – South Walton to Destin, FL

    DebbieJ
    3 Apr 2012 | 2:08 pm
    Springtime brings Easter Egg Hunts and the Easter Bunny. Colorful eggs and pretty hats are synonymous with the holiday. Let’s see what some of our communities are hosting for this years Easter Egg Hunts and Easter Activities. Destin, FL: Destin’s Annual Easter Egg Hunt: The City of Destin’s Annual Easter Egg Hunt will be held at 9:15 a.m. April 7 at the Morgan Sports Center for youth ages 12 and under. There will be a special egg hunting zone for crawlers and toddlers. Call 650-1241or email recreation@cityofdestin.com for information. Easter Explosion: Hop over the Village at Baytowne…
 
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    Unconditional

  • Financial stress in the property market appears to be easing as mortgagee listings decline

    Alistair Helm
    13 May 2012 | 3:39 pm
    A key measure of the financial stress of the property market over the period of the past 5 years has been the incidence of properties succumbing to mortgagee sales; that situation where the owner has to accept that the potentially long held dream of a family home or of an investment portfolio of properties slips away as the financial burden becomes too far for the regular salary or rental income stream to support. We appear from the data tracked at realestate.co.nz to finally be seeing an end to the mortgagee stress in the market. Whilst the property publications still feature the distressed…

  • Auckland Property Report – April 2012

    Alistair Helm
    1 May 2012 | 5:22 pm
    This special regional property report on the Auckland market was published for a presentation given to the Auckland Property Investors Association. The format reflects the monthly national report but provides commentary and charts specifically to the Auckland region. The April 2012 Auckland Property Report published by Realestate.co.nz provides an insight into the state of the Auckland property market as measured by the supply side of the property market over the month of April. The key measures of the market analysed in the report are the number of new listings, the asking price expectation…

  • NZ Property Report – April 2012

    Alistair Helm
    30 Apr 2012 | 2:53 pm
    The April 2012 NZ Property Report published by Realestate.co.nz provides an insight into the state of the New Zealand property market as measured by the supply side of the property market over the month of April. The key measures of the market analysed in the report are the number of new listings, the asking price expectation for those new listings and the level of inventory of unsold houses on the market at this time. The report is compiled from data captured by the website and represents close to 96% of all property movements in the NZ market as managed by licensed real estate agents. A…

  • Property listings out of line with fast paced property sales

    Alistair Helm
    26 Apr 2012 | 9:46 pm
    The quarterly analysis of the property market covering the first 3 months of 2012 clearly show that sales have really taken off, but as yet listings are slow to respond. The chart below paints a very clear picture of this situation. The quarterly sales growth represented by the red bars shows that year-on-year sales growth has been in positive territory and growing at an accelerated rate for 4 consecutive quarters. It all began a year ago, when in the second quarter of 2011 the sales year-on-year grew by 7%. The next quarter this grew to 18% and then in the final quarter of 2011 the sales of…

  • Realestate.co.nz provides innovative solution for native speaking chinese property buyers

    Alistair Helm
    19 Apr 2012 | 12:10 am
    The appeal of NZ property is universal – we are lucky (some would say) to live in such a beautiful country, a place many people can only dream of living. Our property though is accessible and appealing to overseas investors and prospective new residents. Just compare NZ to Australia, here there is no Capital Gains Tax or Stamp duty; additionally overseas investors are restricted in Australia to new builds as opposed to the far more limited restrictions here. These circumstances are driving an ever growing audience to listings on Realestate.co.nz from overseas. Just last month over…
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  • The Palatial Collection at Success Tower lives up to the hype – Part Two

    buzzhomeblog
    15 May 2012 | 6:49 pm
    We’re back with part 2 of our tour through the suites of the Palatial Collection at Success Tower. Last week Pinnacle International played tour guide while we snapped a bunch of photos of the luxe suites at the Palatial Collection. We showed off our pics from the 3 bedroom + den, 1772 square foot suite yesterday. Today we’re honing in on the 2 bedroom + den 1305 square foot suite. Enjoy the our majestic pics below… The living space. Loving the somewhat rustic flourish that the lamp adds. Those place mats are amazing! Bathrooms feature granite or marble vanity countertops and…

  • HILLCREST’s home store showcases gorgeous design and livable floor plans [PICS]

    buzzhomeblog
    15 May 2012 | 5:26 pm
    We had heard all about HILLCREST by MOSAIC’s awesome interiors, super convenient location in South Clayton, and bright blue exteriors, but had to check out the project for ourselves. We took a trip to their home store, and it turns out the town homes look as good in person as they do in pictures! Check out these images we snapped on a rare bright and sunny day. Spacious second bedrooms are the perfect size for kids– and all their toys. This cozy corner kitchen created your own private space for cooking and baking Plan F is bright and airy, making family dinners a breeze. For more…

  • New suite designs are available at The Station

    buzzhomeblog
    15 May 2012 | 2:37 pm
    We just got word from a little bird that The Station made a tweak to a floorplan. What kind of tweak? The kind that gets you brand new one bedrooms suites. The new suites are 620 and 643 square feet with a balcony or terrace. Both are priced at $309,990 and once you factor in their $10,000 discount incentive, that’s a limited time price of $299,990. The Station has been on our radar for awhile now and will be on there for some time to come. We’ll be intimately following the construction process at the Brandy Lane Homes development, publishing a classic “Dig to Done”…

  • LIDO celebrates their ground breaking and the start of the Bosa Properties Foundation

    buzzhomeblog
    15 May 2012 | 1:34 pm
    LIDO by Bosa Properties celebrated Vancouver’s first warm and sunny week in style with their official ground breaking ceremony on May 9! The sales centre will be closing in the upcoming weeks as the tower takes shape, but pre-construction prices are still available for a limited time. It’s your best chance to snatch up one of these gorgeous homes in Vancouver’s buzzing False Creek neighbourhood. “This is the new focal point for development activity in Vancouver. It offers the downtown urban experience, without the things that people perhaps don’t enjoy as much about…

  • All new action shots from the Post House construction site

    buzzhomeblog
    15 May 2012 | 9:00 am
    It’s time for another action shot-packed construction update from our friends over at Post House, the new downtown Toronto development by Alterra Group. The Alterra team aren’t shy about getting their boots muddy and will gladly hop into a job site to grab some epic photos of all the somewhat intimidating machines in action. We definitely appreciate their bravery and enjoyed perusing their pics. Have a look at more photos below… The construction crew is now 30 feet under — the half way mark for excavation. The crew is in the process of doing mid-level tie backs as…
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  • Modern one ensuite bedroom fully furnished apartment in Poble Nou

    admin
    9 May 2012 | 12:58 pm
    Located just four blocks from the beach and within a short walk of the nearest metro station on the yellow line, this is a very clean and modern feeling one bedroom furnished apartment. With a large living room with plenty of natural light on two sides, a modern fully equipped kitchen with bar style dining area as well as dishwasher. There is a large double bedroom with ensuite bathroom with jacuzzi bathtub with a great view! The bedroom is exterior facing and with a balcony. The apartment comes with washing machine, dryer and central heating. Drop us a line if you would like to make a…

  • Beautiful two bedroom apartment in Gotico

    editor
    9 May 2012 | 10:25 am
    This is a beautiful and spacious 2 bedroom apartment located in the upper part of the gotico neighbourhood, close to Portal d’Angel and Plaza Catalunya.  Large living room with open bar area connecting the kitchen, crisp white furniture, exposed wooden beams, brick fireplace, natural light throughout…this apartment is effortlessly chic and stylish.  Situated on the fourth floor of a building without elevator, there are two double bedrooms and two bathrooms.  One bedroom is a master with en-suite bathroom and access to a small private terrace.  Also the flat provides access to…

  • Good value three bedroom furnished apartment in Sant Gervasi

    admin
    6 May 2012 | 7:16 am
    Located in the Zona Alta area of the city, this is a clean fully furnished and well maintained three bedroom apartment. There are two large single bedrooms and one twi which could be converted into a double. The apartment in bright and has a very comfortable lounge area with plenty of light. There´s an independent fully equipped kitchen and one bathroom. Within a short walk of both a metro station on the green line and a FGC suburban rail line, this is a good choice of apartment to be able to reach the international business schools as well as the rest of the city by public transport. Drop…

  • Compact one bedroom furnished midtown Eixample apartment

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    3 May 2012 | 10:32 am
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  • Bright modern one bedroom in Eixample close to Sagrada Familia

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    1 May 2012 | 11:32 am
    Located just a few blocks from Sagrada Familia, this is a perfect one bedroom fully furnished modern one bedroom apartment ideal for a couple or one person looking for a fully equipped and bright apartment that is ready to move in. It has one large double bedroom, spacious living area and modern kicthen, drop us a line if you would like to make a viewing appointment.Copyright © 2007Dieser Feed ist nur für den persönlichen, nicht gewerblichen Gebrauch bestimmt.Eine Verwendung dieses Feeds auf anderen Webseiten verstößt gegen das Urheberrecht. Wenn Sie diesen Inhalt…
 
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  • I’m calling a three

    melina@tomsonburnham.com
    19 Apr 2012 | 2:29 pm
    The first quarter came to an end a couple of weeks ago which means we have a bit more data to work with regarding home sales.  I know some of you are armed with tax return checks and wondering if it might be time to dive into the real estate market.  So here’s my opinion… See my pretty lines?  The closer they are together the better the market is doing in terms of supply and demand.  We call that number inventory.  If they are closer it means that the volume of houses entering the market is closer to the demand of the market.  As you can see the first quarter of this year…

  • The PR disaster

    melina@tomsonburnham.com
    10 Apr 2012 | 2:50 pm
    In 2007, NAR came out with the now infamous “It’s a good time to buy” campaign.  As home prices tumbled and the bubble had partially burst, NAR came out with the public confidence building campaign to encourage home ownership. This, of course, backfired with consumers and was distasteful to many agents who were sitting down with sellers struggling with their underwater home loans.   As far as I was concerned, it was a PR disaster.  It was like Philip Morris saying that smoking was good  because it caused “between 943 million and 1.2 billion korunas (about $24…

  • The Bridge to Salemithia

    melina@tomsonburnham.com
    1 Apr 2012 | 6:00 am
    It has been called the “bridge to nowhere” by local Salem residents, but make no mistake that distinction won’t last much longer.  Local real estate developer, FantaMagic Properties, has purchased the land on Minto Brown Island and plans were recently approved by the city. “We are really excited to see what happens with the development,” said Mayor Anna Peterson.  ”I’ve always felt that Turner outclassed Salem with Enchanted Forest.  Now, we can really stand out and compete against Turner.  It’s a dream come true.” Developer FantaMagic…

  • (((3+3)-1)x6)/5=2?

    melina@tomsonburnham.com
    30 Mar 2012 | 10:32 pm
    Before there were calculators, there were fingers.  If you needed more than 10, well you had toes for that. Need more than that?  Move onto sticks, marbles, or those highly florescent humongous jaw-breakers, because let’s face it, everyone looks stupid with one of those things in their mouth so you might as well use them for math instead.  All of us, well I thought all of us, were tortured in school with math drill sheets, spent time counting m&m’s with moms and dads, and some of you even know how to use an abacus.    Some of you have never heard the word abacus, but that…

  • Snark+Genuine=Me

    melina@tomsonburnham.com
    27 Feb 2012 | 10:02 pm
    “Aren’t you looking to increase your internet presence?” questioned the voice on the other end of the line. Ah…the tie-down question.  A tie-down question is a pressure technique used to make people answer a question with a yes that would make them sound stupid if they said no.  What business would say no to wanting more business?   Unfortunately for solicitors, I am seriously snarky. “No, I’m not looking to increase my business. If I do, I won’t have time left to drink margaritas,” I replied. Silence.  Yeah.  I bet that response…
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  • Really? Seacrest paying $49M for DeGeneres pad

    Jeff Collins
    16 May 2012 | 3:00 am
    Real estate news and views from around the globe that make you go, “Really?” Ryan Seacrest Buys Ellen DeGeneres’ Estate for $49 Million — TMZ Degeneres takes a 1958 BevHills home — L.A. Times Ryan Seacrest buys Ellen Degeneres’ $49 million LA pad — Yahoo Also … Victoria’s Secret Model Adriana Lima Selling Beverly Hills Home — toofab.com The Worst Real Estate Listings in New York — N.Y. Curbed.com The American Dream Gets Another Facelift — Time Survey of Consumers Finds Post-Recession Psychological Shift — Press…

  • Industrialist bids $18.5 million for Newport estate

    Jeff Collins
    15 May 2012 | 7:07 pm
    Ogasawara/Photo courtesy of Flickr: Yukiko and Toshiaki Ogasawara A wealthy Japanese newspaper publisher and industrialist made the winning bid of $18.5 million to buy a bankrupt Newport Coast estate once priced as high as $87 million, court records show. According to court files, Toshiaki Ogasawara, 81, publisher and chairman of Japan’s oldest English language newspaper, The Japan Times, and a USC trustee, is set to become the next owner – and possibly the first resident – of the 16,600-square-foot, Tuscan-style 1 Pelican Hill, an estate formerly known as Villa del Lago. But first,…

  • O.C. big apartment complex rents at 3-year-high

    Jon Lansner
    15 May 2012 | 1:46 pm
    Orange County’s biggest landlords asked for an average rent of $1,578 a month last quarter — a three-year high, according to market tracker RealFacts.  This rent marker is up $72 — or 4.8% — in a year to the highest since first quarter 2009. This is the fifth consecutive quarterly gain in rents, as measured by RealFacts’ survey of larger landlords who control 128,000 units in Orange County. Local rents — by this measure — fell year-over-year in the eight quarters of 2009 and 2010. (Note: Compared to the previous quarter, asking rents for new tenants…

  • Late property tax payments are down

    Jon Lansner
    15 May 2012 | 11:30 am
    Looks like Orange Countians have enough cash to keep the local tax collector happy!Shari Freidenrich, Orange County Treasurer/Tax Collector, offered us this update on property tax collections through April 30: Late payments are down for the entire 2011-2012 fiscal year as 97.22 percent of what’s due has been collected for secured taxes vs. 96.91 percent in the same period last year. For the second installment that was due in April, secured collections ran 95.97 percent vs. same period last year at 95.87 percent. Collections of overall property taxes, including unsecured and supplemental…

  • Really? Nerds taking over body building mecca

    Jeff Collins
    15 May 2012 | 3:00 am
    Real estate news and views from around the globe that make you go, “Really?” Google vs. Gold’s Gym — Muscle Week Google Will Take Over Gold’s Gym in Venice, Plus 170,000 Square Feet of Surrounding Real Estate — LA Weekly Google to take over iconic fitness landmark Gold’s Gym in Venice — boingboing.com Also … Here’s a Look at the Largest Residential Pool in the World — Curbed.com London’s Most Expensive Flat Hits the Market For $104.5M — Curbed.com Tour a Florida Home With a Full ’40s-Themed Mini-Town —…
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  • The Cary Company leases 50,000 square feet in Addison

    Staff Writer
    15 May 2012 | 1:39 pm
    The Cary Company leased 50,000 square feet in Addison at 1005 Republic Drive. The firm plans to utilize the building as a satellite warehouse, which is located in close proximity to their corporate headquarters in Addison. The Cary Company was represented by Tim Gallagher, SIOR, of Cawley Chicago and the landlord, Cabot Properties, was represented by Dominic Carbonari of JLL.

  • The Missner Group selected for 77,100-square-foot spec build-out

    Staff Writer
    15 May 2012 | 1:34 pm
    The Missner Group has been selected for a 77,100-square-foot tenant improvement and office build-out located at 1400 Algonquin Road, within the Briarwood Business Center. Briarwood, owned by Clarion Partners, is an approximate 465,000-square-foot mixed-use business campus in Mount Prospect. Clarion Partners and project manager Colliers International has contracted The Missner Group to complete the tenant improvements and office renovations within the distribution/warehouse facility. The project includes a 1,700-square-foot office build-out, ventilation renovations, a new store front entrance…

  • NAIOP Research Foundation releases Industrial Space Demand Forecast

    Staff Writer
    15 May 2012 | 11:56 am
    The NAIOP Research Foundation has released its Industrial Space Demand Forecast, the sixth forecast from a model that analyzes important economic factors and net absorption data to predict future demand for industrial real estate. According to the data: The current annualized rate of growth (1Q2012) came in at 1.11 percent, which is in line with the 1.01 percent forecast. This rate is consistent with the readings during the past several quarters, which have ranged from .87-1.26 percent. 1Q2012 growth was within normal range of 1-2 percent per year. The finding continues to be consistent with…

  • Paine/Wetzel/TCN Worldwide completes sale to Nickelson Industrial Service Inc.

    Staff Writer
    15 May 2012 | 11:23 am
    Paine/Wetzel/TCN Worldwide has completed an industrial sale transaction to Nickelson Industrial Service Inc. Nickelson Industrial Service Inc., a demolition contractor that specializes in machinery dismantlement, is expanding from its current location in Chicago and purchased the 16,600- square-foot building at 10115 South Torrence Ave. in Chicago. The company chose the location because of the close proximity to the main storage facility and found this site to be excellent for storing  material and equipment. The building is also close to the highway system, has 16-foot ceilings, heavy…

  • NAI NP Dodge professional earns CCIM award, one of only 27 in Omaha

    Staff Writer
    15 May 2012 | 8:04 am
    Bryan Hartmann Bryan Hartmann of Omaha’s NAI NP Dodge has been awarded the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation by the CCIM Institute.  The designation was awarded during the Institute’s spring business meetings April 25 in Kansas City, Mo. Hartmann was among the 141 commercial real estate professionals who earned the designation by passing the institute’s examination, the final element in the designation process.  This new group of CCIM designees hails from 34 states, as well as Canada and Mexico. “The CCIM designation is no easy feat,” said Jan Kratky,…
 
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  • Slow Play - The curse of the game and 5 culprits

    Nick Green
    25 Apr 2012 | 12:24 pm
    Our 8-man buddy trip is coming up next month to London and Scotland. Finally, I have convinced the boys that London has such great golf that we would be crazy once again to suffer the agonies of Heathrow without the ecstasy of golf in the wonderful heath land to the west and south of the capital of the old country. The classic heather strewn courses are too numerous to mention and we have several of these on our plan - St. Georges Hill, Walton Heath Old, Sunningdale Old. It should be a treat. Then it's off to Scotland for The Old Course, Muirfield, and North Berwick (pictured above). That all…

  • Bubba - The Natural

    Nick Green
    9 Apr 2012 | 9:47 am
    Bubba Watson's victory at the Masters was a win for the old school. His self taught, natural way to play golf is refreshing in the world of overwrought swing coaches. He gets up and hits it, then he finds it and hits it again! And as he proved with his shot of the tournament wedge on the second playoff hole, it doesn't really matter to him if it is deep in the trees. (Yes, of course Louis' albatross on the second hole of regular play was majestic, but it was early in the round and the tournament wasn't yet on the line). We were happy to include him a week ago in our picks to win and he did…

  • Phil, Masters Champ and Masters Fan

    Nick Green
    6 Apr 2012 | 9:19 am
    The opportunity to see "The Big 3" tee off was just too great to miss and along with thousands of other golf fans, 3 time Masters Champion, Phil Mickelson was there. Not only did he get to experience The King, The Golden Bear and The Black Knight hit their tee shots, but once again Phil proved that he is the people's champ...and the Master when it comes to PR. No other green coated players showed up and it was fully 6 hours before Phil teed it up, so he really made the effort and it didn't go unnoticed by the patrons or the members. Good on you Phil!

  • T minus 6 days to The Masters and a European victory

    Nick Green
    30 Mar 2012 | 3:49 pm
    The anticipation is probably greater this year than for any Masters Tournament in a decade. The leading lights are all playing well and this year's PGA Tour has had many great finishes by a very strong contingent all looking to make their mark. The resurgent Woods is the Vegas and British bookies favorite, followed closely by Phil, Rory, Lee, Luke and Justin. It's hard to see past that posse of first names, although we'll try. How about Charl to defend?,  Bubba to focus for all 72 holes?, Webb to hit a shot within the allotted 2 minutes?.  That said we still like the European…

  • European Tour players win again on the PGA Tour and Tim isn't happy!

    Nick Green
    19 Mar 2012 | 9:40 am
    You know Mr. Finchem isn't happy! For the first time ever, another interloper from Europe won on the insular PGA Tour, making it 3 wins in a row. This time it was Luke Donald winning in a 4-man play off at The Transitions. Last week it was Justin Rose's great win at the dreadfully named World Golf Championship - Cadillac Championship (one "Championship" in the title is sufficient!) and the week before that the media's new one word darling, Rory, at the new and improved Honda. I have dug around on the PGA Tour website and can't find another instance of 3 of Mr. O' Grady's men winning 3 in a…
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  • Average Rent Hits 10-Year High in Denver

    Bryan Ives
    14 May 2012 | 10:44 am
    According to the Apartment Association of Metro Denver and the Colorado Division of Housing, the average rent in metro Denver for an apartment hit a 10-year high, increasing 4.5 percent in the first quarter. The rate growth is the largest in any quarter since 2001 when average rent rose 8.7 percent. “Rents continue to increase as demand grows faster than the production of units,” said Ron Throupe, professor of Real Estate at the Burns School of Real Estate and Construction Management at the University of Denver. Vacancy rate in metro Denver also fell to 4.9 percent, falling to the lowest…

  • The Wisdom of Being a Consistent Communicator

    Marc Courtenay
    11 May 2012 | 2:03 pm
    “When you have 400 units to manage like I do, you can’t afford to be shy about using email to keep in touch with my residents [tenants].” These words of experience came during an extensive interview I recently conducted with a veteran property manager. She also uses email (with an automatic acknowledgment of receipt) with her owners if at all possible. What is she telling her owner-clients? “I want them to know that I’m being proactive. For example I’m finding ways to improve the looks and desirability of their properties to improve their Return-on-Investment.” Whenever she…

  • What to Remember When Dealing with Abandoned Units

    Marc Courtenay
    8 May 2012 | 1:59 pm
    In a recent article I mentioned how I interviewed a very experienced property manager. I asked her about some of the challenges she faces, including the topic mentioned in the title of this article. It’s really unpleasant to learn that a resident has suddenly disappeared without giving proper notice. This long-time veteran of property management surprised me with her first response. “Chances of this happening are very low if you’ve screened the resident well to begin with. Also, it’s a good idea to let all your residents know that if they see neighbors moving out to call you.”…

  • Man Paints Home in Polka Dots

    Bryan Ives
    4 May 2012 | 11:02 am
    Polka dotted house anyone? Jim Deitz, a retired house painter, decided to paint his 100 year old home covered in polka dots. He’s currently in the process of turning the newly dotted two-story house into a rental complex. According to the Grand Forks Herald, the home has become quite the local attraction, drawing crowds daily to watch Deitz decide which colors should go up next. Some find the home fun, while others aren’t quite as amused. Ryan Brooks, a local city planner, feels it brings down the value of the neighborhood. “I think my opinion is the same as everybody – I…

  • New Ways to Handle Security Deposits

    Mary Girsch-Bock
    2 May 2012 | 1:24 pm
    One of the most contentious aspects for both property managers and tenants is the handling of a security deposit. Designed as a way to protect property managers and owners against possible damages, security deposits are not designed to be used as last month’s rent, and the majority of rental leases state that up front. What continually causes problems are the way that security deposits are handled upon a tenant’s move-out. While laws vary from state to state, the majority state that a property manager must provide their former tenant with either their security deposit returned in full, or…
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  • Energy Saving Ideas for Property Management

    Mary Girsch-Bock
    19 Apr 2012 | 1:37 pm
    Green is the thing! As more properties begin to implement green technology, it may be time to take an inventory of your properties and see where you can implement energy saving measures. While green technology is being implemented in corporations throughout the U.S., many of us have yet to do so. Yet, today, even a small change can rapidly add up to significant energy savings and lower utility bills. “But I don’t use that much energy,” you may be saying right now. To see exactly how much energy you use, take a look at http://www.carbonfootprint.com/calculator1.html. Enter your typical…

  • Modern Gleaners

    Jennifer Marcus Newton
    29 Feb 2012 | 12:33 pm
    You’re probably familiar with The Gleaners (Des glaneuses), Millet’s famous painting of women gleaning a field of grain after harvest. The women in the painting aren’t likely members of the farmer’s family and they aren’t helping with the harvest either. But they are valuable members of society fulfilling an important function: Making use of what’s been left behind. Glean literally means to gather grain or produce after a field has been harvested, but we also frequently use the term in reference to gathering relevant information. What’s being gathered is useful and has value.

  • Carbon Offsets for Your Business

    Jennifer Marcus Newton
    24 Feb 2012 | 11:06 am
    What if you’ve implemented every conceivable eco-conscious practice in your business and your carbon footprint is still bigger than you’d like? It might be time to consider investing in a carbon offset. As you explore carbon offsets, a reasonable rule of thumb and the motto of Carbonfund.org, a leading nonprofit provider of carbon offsets and climate solutions, is this: “Reduce what you can, offset what you can’t.” Carbon offsets can help individuals and organizations balance out their production of greenhouse gases generated by fossil fuel use with projects out in the world that…

  • Shop Locally, Think Sustainably, and Manage Environmentally

    Marc Courtenay
    8 Feb 2012 | 4:33 pm
    These are mainly good times  for property managers. The number of new residents needing rental housing is increasing, rents are rising, and vacancies are filling up. On top of that we learned today (11/10/11) that the average rate on 30-year fixed mortgages fell below 4 percent for just the second time in history. Freddie Mac said the rate on the 30-year fixed loan fell to 3.99 percent, down from 4 percent last week. Five weeks ago, it dropped to a record low of 3.94 percent, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. The average rate on the 15-year fixed mortgage fell last week…

  • Backyard Chickens

    Jennifer Marcus Newton
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:04 am
    One of the perks of my last apartment in California was access to seven hens. Really, the perk had more to do with the eggs the chickens produced, but the thought of interacting with hens was strangely thrilling. I’d never been around them before and I was extremely curious. I imagined making my way to the coop with an egg basket tucked under my arm. Gathering eggs was a nostalgic task I attached to the wholesome life on the prairie I’d read about in the Little House on the Prairie series. Truth be told, I was thoroughly intimidated by the chickens. Not completely alektorophobic, but when…
 
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  • Dubai’s economy accelerates forward in 2012

    Max Bielby
    15 May 2012 | 8:45 am
    Dubai’s GDP is to grow by around four to five percent this year after a strong performance in various sectors including tourism, according to the news agency Emirates 24/7. The expected growth rate has passed last year’s three percent and the forecast is far higher than predictions originally made by institutions including the Washington-based Institute for International Finance, which predicted 2.5 percent. Chief economist at Dubai’s Economic Council, Ali Tawfiq Al Sadeq, commented: “Growth this year will be supported by expansion in overall economic activities and strong performance…

  • Turkey tourism to hit $25 billion

    Max Bielby
    14 May 2012 | 5:18 am
    Tourist arrivals in Turkey have reached the healthy figure of 31 million, resulting in tourism income potentially reaching $25 billion according to news agency Bloomberg. The predicted figure surpasses last year’s $23 billion according to Turkey’s Tourism Minister Ertugrul Gunay. The news has injected confidence in the sector and has attracted many investors to the region who are looking for the next opportunity. The positive news has followed another encouraging story that has revealed there has been an increasing interest in Turkish property with investors from the Middle East. Middle…

  • Dubai Property: ‘a good time to buy’ expert investors reveal

    Max Bielby
    10 May 2012 | 12:06 pm
    Recent reports have revealed Dubai residential property prices are bottoming out in various locations in the emirate and some property prices are already on the rise, according to The National. The news has spurred investors to buy property in Dubai whilst prices are still low after reports have stated prices are expected to rise in 2012. Prime residential spots in Dubai are recovering well from the global crash in 2008 and many investors are starting to enjoy a healthy return of around four to five percent. Analysts have said the new found confidence has encouraged many property investors to…

  • Ras al-Khaimah invests $163 million on improving infrastructure

    Max Bielby
    10 May 2012 | 12:00 pm
    A new road link from Dubai to Ras al-Khaimah will be ready by 2014, according to Construction Week. The UAE Ministry of Public Works has revealed the next stage of the plans that will connect the Dubai bypass and the Ras al-Khaimah bypass at a capital investment cost of $163 million. It is great news for Ras al-Khaimah investors and the connection will offer many benefits to Ras al-Khaimah residents. It is a possibility many Dubai residents will move to the neighbouring emirate for cheaper rents and drive into Dubai to work. The Dubai bypass is currently still under construction so the new…

  • Dubai Marina rentals increase by 10% at the start of 2012

    Max Bielby
    9 May 2012 | 5:44 am
    Dubai Marina rentals have increased by 10.4 percent due to a high demand from residents moving homes in search for better accommodation, according to Gulf News. Real estate information company REIDIN.com has revealed that villa and apartment rents have risen by an impressive 11.7 percent and 8.6 percent in 2011. Chief Executive of REIDIN.com, Ahmad Kayhan, commented on the new findings: “Key drivers for a rise in rents have been inflation and increased demand from people in constant search of affordable accommodation.” Gulf News has reported occupancy levels in Dubai are increasing and…
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    ERA Wilder Realty

  • Transform Your Business Card into a Lead Generator

    10 May 2012 | 12:00 pm
    Most real estate professionals hand out business cards without giving them a thought. Cards typically contain basic contact information; your agency and/or your personal Web address, and perhaps the address of your page on one or more social media sites.Because the real estate business is increasingly Web-based, it`s easy to forget the importance of promoting your services in the analog world. When used as part of an integrated, multi-platform marketing strategy, your business card can be an effective off-line tool that initiates a dialogue, directs leads to your website and connects…

  • The Most Overlooked Technique for Closing Leads

    9 May 2012 | 11:00 am
    It may surprise or even shock you to learn that the number one reason more leads aren`t closing has nothing at all to do with the customer: The vast majority of abandoned leads are abandoned by agents, not by the customer. Whether a customer unsuccessfully attempts to connect with an agent via phone or email, most agents attribute abandoned leads to the fact that `The customer didn`t call me back.` The agent never made contact with the customer.Despite the fact that customers can spend from one to five years researching and considering their next move, most agents have very little stamina…

  • Successfully Selling HUD Homes in SC Training - May 14, 2012

    3 May 2012 | 12:00 pm
    Registration is required to attend this training class. Please register by Friday, May 11, 2012 by visiting http://www.HUDPEMCOevents.eventbrite.com/ or by emailing lucindab@erawilderrealty.com

  • An Action Plan Helps Keep your Business Plan on Track

    3 May 2012 | 11:15 am
    The best business plan is worthless without an action plan to put it in motion and keep you on track. Your action plan should flow naturally from your business plan; it prioritizes the key activities and sets out the blueprint for implementing all aspects of your business plan on a daily basis.The following are critical components of a successful action plan: 1.     Take a fresh look at your business plan 2.     Identify long-term and short-term objectives 3.     Break each objective down to the actions required to achieve it…

  • Strengthen Your Business Plan

    25 Apr 2012 | 2:00 pm
    As a real estate professional, you know that productivity isn`t achieved by accident. It`s the result of a relentless commitment to excellence, attained through intelligent planning and focused effort. The foundation of a successful effort to increase productivity is the development and continual enhancement of a Business Plan that reflects both current and anticipated market conditions in the area you serve. 1.     Do you have a written Business Plan in place? 2.     How many transactions will you close this year? 3.     What is…
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    Salt Spring Island Real Estate | Gulf Islands Properties

  • May 2012, Salt Spring Island Real Estate Market Analysis

    saltspringislandrealestate@gmail.com ( Li Read)
    1 May 2012 | 6:21 pm
    Copyright, Li Read, 2012 May, 2012. It’s Spring in more ways than one…the slow uptick in the real estate market continues. Is this the renewed market everyone has been seeking? Beginning days of improvement are underway, after the severe three … Continue reading →

  • Up & down…around & around…change, of course!

    saltspringislandrealestate@gmail.com ( Li Read)
    20 Apr 2012 | 7:49 pm
    Change, change…everywhere a change…. Wasn’t that a theme from one of those 60s anthem tunes? Whether one was there or simply studies those years as history, it’s clear that the current societal shifts were starting their baby steps of change … Continue reading →

  • When?

    saltspringislandrealestate@gmail.com ( Li Read)
    5 Apr 2012 | 2:40 pm
    When? Well, what about right now? You know what all the great philosophies teach: there is only the “now”…the “right this minute” moment in time. There will never be a better time than this “right now”. Markets are cyclic in … Continue reading →

  • How?

    saltspringislandrealestate@gmail.com ( Li Read)
    4 Apr 2012 | 1:52 pm
    How? First, call me. Suggestions on places to stay, routes of arrival. Information on events, things to do & to see, free maps & full real estate information (of course!), plus background lore of the Gulf Islands & of Salt … Continue reading →

  • April 2012, Salt Spring Island Market Analysis

    saltspringislandrealestate@gmail.com ( Li Read)
    2 Apr 2012 | 8:03 pm
    April, 2012 Change is erupting all around us. The change of seasons is the easy one! The continuing evolution of our post-Internet 21st Century world delivers shifts on an almost daily basis, and in all spheres. The MLS system is … Continue reading →
 
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    rentBits Blog

  • Former Homeowners now Entering the Rental Market

    rentBits Team
    14 May 2012 | 5:03 pm
    Increasing numbers of former homeowners are now becoming tenants. Many renters of single-family residences are entering the rental market due to a recent foreclosure on their own property. In fact, single-family residences now account for a larger portion of the market segment than ever before according to a recent study performed by Corelogic. In many cases, [...]

  • The Rental Market? Don’t forget how to negotiate landlord settlements.

    rentBits Team
    2 May 2012 | 1:16 pm
    Getting to ‘yes’ is not just reserved for those in the business world: Lessons learned can certainly be applied in the rental market, especially when you’re trying to resolve an issue with your landlord. Generally, the more serious complaints, such as discrimination based on your race, sex or a host of other illegal reasons, are usually [...]

  • Investment Firms Enter the Single Family Home Rental Market

    rentBits Team
    27 Apr 2012 | 6:15 pm
    Until very recently, single family home rentals have been the domain of individual investors and small companies. But with property values down and a glut of foreclosures available, some private equity firms see a new opportunity in the rental market. One such enterprise is Waypoint Real Estate Group, an Oakland-based investment firm that owns 1,100 houses [...]

  • Home Rental Information: Should You Rent or Buy?

    rentBits Team
    18 Apr 2012 | 2:22 pm
    Does it make more sense to rent or buy a home? Amidst all the rental information and housing market news, when it boils down to your own personal decision, how to you figure out the best option for you? Unfortunately, the answer to this question is not clear cut. Trulia’s Rent vs. Buy Index provides some guidance by calculating whether it [...]

  • Craigslist Scams - Rental Scam Searches Up 120% YoY

    rentBits Team
    11 Apr 2012 | 7:22 pm
    rentalscams.org has seen traffic increase 120% YoY. A vast amount of this traffic is from users searching to see if their gut is correct about a certain email they may have received about a rental property. In some unfortunate cases, searches have already been scammed and are verifying if the unthinkable is actually true. Because of the popularity of [...]
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    San Fernando Valley Real Estate

  • 3 closings this week and how they went

    9 May 2012 | 6:48 pm
    The first property that closed this week was 1585 Knollwood Terrace in Pasadena (pictured above).  It had been listed at $1,049,000 and closed for $1,010,000 -- all cash (what recession?).  I loved this house and absolutely love the Linda Vista neighborhood that it's in -- old growth trees, nice architecture, open spaces, etc.  The house originally went into escrow right after being listed, but those buyers backed out -- it felt too remote to them.  The new buyer had seen it the first week it was listed and made the offer about a month ago. Cash? Sure!!!  Everything…

  • Video of Burbank bike path and 2410 Chandler

    3 May 2012 | 2:09 pm
    Have you wondered, "What is this Burbank bike path that I keep hearing about?" Wonder no more; this video will show you and will also show you the exterior of 2410 Chandler.  The bike path used to be the railroad tracks.  I think this is an excellent example of adaptive reuse and city planning.

  • Who is Dorothy Townsend and what does she have to do with real estate?

    30 Apr 2012 | 11:14 am
    Dorothy Townsend, an L.A. Times journalist from 1954 to 1986, was the first female staff writer to cover local news in a city room long populated only by men.  Soon after demanding that the city editor assign her to cover the 1965 Watts riots, Dorothy and her all-male team won a Pulitzer Prize for reporting on the story.  She continued to cover tough news assignments and many women journalists who came after Dorothy saw her as a pioneer.  She recently passed away at 88.   Now, the Sherman Oaks home that Ms. Townsend shared with her husband, Richard Vanderveld, has been…

  • (The market is back) and so are multiple offers

    27 Apr 2012 | 7:21 pm
    ...says the Wall Street Journal here.

  • The real estate market is back

    25 Apr 2012 | 11:57 am
    According to today's L.A. Times, the real estate market is back.  Click here to read the front page story.  How is this different from other reports that the market is on an upswing? This actually quotes housing economist Christopher Thornburg, who has been one of the gloomiest forecasters, saying that things are looking up.  Corollary prediction: by the end of today, you'll be sick of hearing about how the market is back.
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    ReTechulous»

  • Neighborhood Sales Alerts Seller Lead Gen Template — (Test-Techulous)

    Ryan Hartman
    11 May 2012 | 4:22 pm
    In our quest to come up with a web based way to create seller sales appointments, we’ve started putting together this template: Here’s the thinking: Tweak the page for individual Zip Codes, Subdivisions, and/or Buildings Run Facebook Ads that correspon Sorry, the rest of this and the template download is for members only. Please login / become a member.

  • (Video) The Most Interesting Realtor In The World…

    Ryan Hartman
    9 May 2012 | 2:00 pm
    Howdy! Please enjoy this video from Paul Campano, ISellYourHome.Com in MA. Paul. That thing is great! (And was a ton of fun to watch) Now you just need some lead capture on your website to make it really work for you…– maybe a “get my most interesting Boston Real Estate Videos in the world” opt in… or something? (Everybody looking in… what do you think Paul should do to really make this video work for him…)

  • (Don’t check your email) You Headless Real Estate Chicken, You

    Ryan Hartman
    9 May 2012 | 9:20 am
    I just had to force myself to write this post, after almost getting my head chopped off by email again! You know you do the same thing. Wake up. Fire up your computer. Fire up your email… and get totally taken over by what everybody else wants you to do! Not Original Productivity Tip (You’ve heard this one before) Screw ‘Em. Forget about them. Pretend they don’t even exist…For the next 3 hours while you get some actual real business-building done! 5 Simple, Business Building Things Real Estate Pros can Do Before Checking Email In The Morning Find just one expired…

  • Open House Success Form?

    Ryan Hartman
    6 May 2012 | 8:37 am
    My wife and I went on a little open house tour yesterday, mostly just for fun… but who knows in a year or 2 we could get the itch to move… I mention the last part because it’s important. Most of y’all reading this already know that the chances of a hot buyer walking into your open house and making an offer on that very property are highly unlikely. Yet, for the most part, you keep doing open houses anyway, opening and closing doors for short term tire kickers who could be lots of serious long term money. Take yesterday for example. We went to 4 open houses. I chit…

  • Find Pittsburgh Foreclosures for Sale!

    Ryan Hartman
    4 May 2012 | 12:08 pm
    According to recent news, Pittsburgh foreclosures have steadily increased by nearly 50% over the last quarter. Needless to say, we recently created a comprehensive property search page to help both buyers and investors find the smoking hot deals they are looking for. Based on our results, there are nearly 150 properties throughout Pittsburgh that are currently for sale as either a foreclosure, short sale, or some form of distressed situation. Without a doubt, this is the best time for people to be searching for killer foreclosure deals. Additionally, new properties are constantly being added…
 
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    NeilSchwartz.net

  • Listen To Your Coach

    Neil Schwartz
    15 May 2012 | 9:55 pm
    A hardworking salesperson always outperforms a talented salesperson that is hardly working. Take action and start working hard now. It’s time to step up. Related Posts:Mike Ferry – “Who’s Coaching You?”The Mike Ferry Organization BlogThere Are 3 Types of AgentsGoing... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Where Are You Now?

    Neil Schwartz
    15 May 2012 | 9:43 pm
    Have you been taking the actions necessary to have a great year? Review your year so far and take measure of the foundation that you have built for your success. Related Posts:Asking QuestionsDiscover The Differences Between Top and Lower ProducersHow Bad Do You Want Success?Working “The... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • The Mike Ferry Organization Blog

    Neil Schwartz
    12 May 2012 | 7:34 am
    Mike Ferry’s Thoughts on … Do you want to make more money?   What a crazy business we’re in. We’re Independent Contractors, so nobody can tell us what to say or what to do. We can work any number of hours or days we choose, and not have to take the direction of the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • The Question Game

    Neil Schwartz
    11 May 2012 | 9:31 pm
    Practice how to ask questions. This is a skill that all great agents have. Related Posts:Asking Questions = More ListingsAsking QuestionsThe Key is…….PracticeThe Positive Attitude Advantage in Real EstateIntroducing NeilSchwartz [Answers]Don’t Be MediocrePreviewing PropertyAnswer... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Product Knowledge

    Neil Schwartz
    11 May 2012 | 9:29 pm
    Product knowledge is an example of good customer service. How prepared are you to answer questions about your product? Related Posts:Previewing PropertyKnowledge is What you need to Gain ConfidenceAsking QuestionsMojo Dialer Review36 Reasons Why Real Estate Agents Lose MoneyPreviewing Property... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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    Cambrian-San Jose-Los Gatos Homes and Real Estate For Sale

  • San Jose Homes for Sale are on Fire

    Michael Roberts
    14 May 2012 | 6:36 pm
    Homes for sale in San Jose are selling fast.   Multiple offers are the norm and sellers are being choosy, again.   Homes for sale in San Jose are so hot that it could be called a market on fire.  This past week there were over 50 offers for one home, 27 on another and 26 on [...]

  • New Homes: Evergreen Place at Mirassou Vineyards is on!

    Michael Roberts
    8 May 2012 | 3:31 pm
    Well, the long anticipated construction of New Homes at Evergreen place on the former Mirassou vineyards is progressing well.  The new homes at evergreen place are getting a footing.   The concrete foundations for the 87 new single family homes at evergreen place and the 16 new Town Homes at Evergreen Place are being poured. For [...]

  • What are Buyer’s Closing Costs?

    Michael Roberts
    6 Apr 2012 | 8:37 pm
    Home Buyer closing costs are often overlooked by buyers until the final phases of the purchase contract are being executed. There are consequences if you overlook how they affect your home buying plans. Buying a home is not quite as simple as just applying for a loan and writing an offer and moving your belongings.   [...]

  • Los Gatos Summer Camp Sign Up QUICK!

    Michael Roberts
    21 Feb 2012 | 1:49 pm
    Click Here to See Homes for Sale in Los Gatos                              Spring            Los Gatos-Saratoga           Union           Brochure 2012              Summer Fun Brochures 2012 Spring Programs For Adults, Youths, Teens, and Preschool 6 Week Fat Loss Challenge, Crossfit Bootcamp, T-ball, Soccer, Jr. Lifeguard, Finding the Poet Within, [...]

  • How Buyer Rebates Help Buy Dream Homes

    Michael Roberts
    14 Feb 2012 | 10:30 am
    So, what is a home buyer’s credit anyway?     A home buyer credit is where the buyer of any home receives a monetary or cash rebate, money.   Sometimes in the form of a check at the sign off when closing escrow.   Money you can use for whatever your heart desires. Home buyer credits [...]
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    Windsong Properties - Ranch Home Builder in Atlanta

  • Retired or Not – Kennesaw State University Summer Social at OLLI

    windsong
    7 May 2012 | 8:05 am
    Jump & Jive Summer Social OLLI 1940’s Summer Social set for June The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute’s “Jump & Jive” summer social at the College of Continuing and Professional Education at Kennesaw State University is sure to please. The event will be held Monday, June 18th, at KSU Center from 6pm—9pm. Three times a year [...]

  • Now that I have time…

    windsong
    3 May 2012 | 9:26 am
    You’ve put in your years at work, raised your family, juggled responsibilities, and now you’re faced with retirement. When you were responsibility-laden, you likely had a list of “things I will do WHEN I HAVE THE TIME.” After you’ve taken a couple of trips or “down-sized” your home, moved closer to the grandchildren and played [...]

  • Connecting with Like Minds

    windsong
    27 Apr 2012 | 2:59 pm
    I’ve talked to a lot of Baby Boomers for whom retirement doesn’t “take” the first time – or even the second. After decades of having a reason to get out of bed in the morning, the idea of stringing a hammock between a couple of trees just doesn’t appeal. Whether you’re married with interests and [...]

  • New Hobbies for Boomers and Seniors at OLLI

    windsong
    16 Apr 2012 | 7:46 am
    Kennesaw State University – OLLI, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute is a great place to find unique and interesting classes for those over 55.  Now you can express yourself with the art of Calligraphy.   Classes starting in May or August, so you have plenty of opportunity to get this on your calendar.

  • Please Leave a Message…

    windsong
    10 Apr 2012 | 10:21 am
    Please Leave A Message… We all have one (sometimes more) of those friends who is so constantly busy that you can never catch them at home, or even on the phone. You figure that they’ve got to slow down and rest at some point, but they never seem to run out of energy. Armed with [...]
 
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    Real Estate Technology Blog

  • New Feature: Free Personal Real Estate Blogs

    Michael LaPeter
    18 Apr 2012 | 6:05 pm
    For the last few weeks, we’ve been hard at work on a new feature: personal real estate blogs. A personal real estate blog lets you create your very own blog, and start establishing yourself online. It’s all about you and your knowledge of your local market. If you’d like to check it out right now, go to our website for Personal Real Estate Blogs. Very few buyers google for a specific street address like “2034 West Cherry St”. Instead, they google for terms like “austin real estate” or “bridgeview subdivision home prices”. By creating a…

  • New Feature: My Move Sites For Your Buyer Clients

    Michael LaPeter
    15 Nov 2011 | 2:22 pm
    Generate More Referrals By Giving Buyers Their Own Site! If you’re a buyer’s agent, then you know that the best time to get referrals is DURING the transaction. But how do you do it?  We’ve created the perfect solution: a customizable website for each of your buyers where they can share information about their new home!  Here’s an example: http://thesmiths.mymovesites.com Buyers share move details with friends Agents can create a “My Move Site” for their buyer clients. With photos, details, map and more, it’s an easy way for buyers to share the…

  • Attn Loan Officers: You Can Now Transfer Listings To Your Agents

    Michael LaPeter
    25 Aug 2011 | 1:17 pm
    We know that many loan officers have different workflows for partnering with real estate agents. Now, you can create property sites for your agents, setup an account for them, and transfer the completed property site right into their account. They can then edit the property site and do all the marketing such as posting to craigslist, facebook, and much more.  If you still need to make changes to the property site or would like to help with marketing, you can still edit and market the property site: just go to your sponsor area to find the property. How it works: Login to your account, then…

  • Sample Realtor Blog Post – Just Copy and Paste!

    Michael LaPeter
    9 Feb 2011 | 10:42 am
    We’ve tried to make using My Single Property Websites to market your real estate listings as easy as possible. Now, we’re focused on creating a suite of resources to make your personal marketing as easy as possible. The first resource was our free customizable real estate listing presentation. Now, we’re excited to add our second resource: a complete blog post detailing all your marketing efforts that you can just cut and paste right into your wordpress blog. Nearly everything in the blog post is handled by My Single Property Websites, but your clients don’t need to…

  • Loan Officer & Realtor Joint Marketing Program Presentation

    Michael LaPeter
    31 Jan 2011 | 12:37 pm
    Lately we’ve been hard at work developing our Joint Marketing Program for Loan Officers and Real Estate Agents. Loan Officers can sign up for a Sponsor Account, which lets them work with an unlimited number of real estate agents, and they can create an unlimited number of property sites. The plan is $79 per month, and they can split the costs with all the agents they are working with. This saves everyone money, and helps loan officers develop relationships with agents by helping them with their marketing.  If you’re a loan officer, you can find out more about it here: Loan…
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    Susan Singer

  • New Starbucks Opens Up Inside Starbucks

    Susan Singer
    10 May 2012 | 5:29 pm
    Residents of New York City’s Union Square area were delighted when a new Starbucks store opened up inside Union Square’s already-existing Starbucks. Sean Kingsley, a graduate film student at nearby New York University, said that the opening of the new store was virtually a dream come true. “I come here almost every night to study,” he said, “but it’s so packed that it’s always really tough to find a table. So it’s great that now there will be two options instead of one.” Sean’s girlfriend, Grace Murphy, felt the same way. “For…

  • Open House on Sunday, May 13th

    Susan Singer
    10 May 2012 | 5:21 pm
    OPEN HOUSE: 405 West 23rd Street, #9-AH 1 - 2:30 pm 2 BED | 2 BATH For more information on this property, click here to view the full listing

  • 3 Bed | 3 Bath | $ 2,395,000 | Chelsea

    Susan Singer
    9 May 2012 | 6:13 pm
    Bedroom 3 Office Kitchen Master Bedroom Living Room Bathroom Floor Plan London Terrace Towers 410 West 24th Street, #11-GH ListingID: 465707 Description: This West Chelsea 3 Bedroom 3 Bath home features an Open Kitchen, Split bedroom suites and all within the perfect blend of Pre-war bones dressed in contemporary conveniences. You can settle right in to approximately 1750′ of fully usable space all brightly lit by 8 large windows facing a quiet street. The master suite includes a huge dressing room with 2 closed and 1 walk-in closet.bathroom en suite. There’s a full guest bath in…

  • West Chelsea Artists Open Studios, May 11-13

    Susan Singer
    8 May 2012 | 2:35 pm
    YOU ARE INVITED TO: West Chelsea Artists Open Studios   Preview Opening Reception Party:   Thursday, May 10th  from  6pm-9pm continues throughout weekend, Friday 11-13th  12-6pm 1440B Gallery Starret -Lehigh Building 601 W 26th  14th floor BARBARA E. COHEN OPEN STUDIO ADDRESS : 526 W26th st #603 in Chelsea(between 10th and 11th) Friday May 11th – Sunday 13th  12-6:00, www.barbaracohen.com  

  • Open Houses on Sunday, May 6th

    Susan Singer
    3 May 2012 | 1:22 pm
    OPEN HOUSE: 410 West 24th Street, #11-GH 12:30 – 2 pm 3 BED | 3 BATH For more information on this property, click here to view the full listing   OPEN HOUSE: 405 West 23rd Street, #9-A 1:30 – 3 pm 2 BED | 2 BATH For more information on this property, click here to view the full listing
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    findwell Blog

  • Be careful what you say on social media – It can hurt the sale of your home

    findwell
    9 May 2012 | 11:14 am
    Social media can be a great outlet for marketing your home when it is for sale. You can let friends and acquaintances know that your home is for sale and why it is so great. Sometimes your personal network can help source a buyer. However, if you are an active social media user, be careful not to overshare on details. It will be read by buyers and agents and can backfire during your negotiations. Blogs, Facebook and Twitter can be a fun and cathartic way to share details about your life with others. Selling a home can be an angst-ridden process, worthy of blog posts, facebook rants and…

  • Washington home sellers need to install carbon monoxide alarms

    findwell
    3 May 2012 | 10:30 am
    If you are getting ready to sell a home in Washington state, you probably need to go out and buy some carbon monoxide detectors to comply with a new state law. Washington began requiring carbon monoxide alarms for new construction on January 1, 2011, but now requires it for anyone looking to sell a home. The new state law (RCW 19.27.530) went into effect on April 1, 2012 requires the seller of any owner-occupied single-family residence to equip the home with CO alarms before a buyer may legally occupy the residence following the sale. The building code goes on to describe where the alarms…

  • Should I inspect a new construction home?

    findwell
    2 May 2012 | 4:36 pm
    Home inspections are a critical piece of due diligence when buying a home. Looking for deferred maintenance or repair items on a “used” home can protect you from unwanted surprises. What about new construction? Should you get a brand-new home inspected? The short answer is yes. Always plan to inspect a new construction home. Here’s why. New construction homes often have a warranty Most new construction homes come with some form of builder warranty. Some warranties are required by law, others may just be a common builder practice in a particular market. In Washington state,…

  • Should I get a roof certification?

    findwell
    25 Apr 2012 | 12:31 pm
    Home inspections are a critical part of the home buying process, and one of the thorniest inspection issues can be a worn-out roof. Roof replacement is one of the most expensive home repairs, and mortgage lenders are not fond on making a loan for homes that have marginal roofing. Buyers want a reliable roof If you are selling your house and the roof has reached the “end of its useful life,” the easiest strategy to prepare your home for sale is to get a new roof. Few buyers are going to want to face an expense that can range from $8k-$30k in the first years of ownership. You can…

  • Effective use of an attorney in a home purchase

    findwell
    22 Apr 2012 | 11:00 am
    Buying (or selling) a home can introduce many new legal concepts and uncertainties for a consumer. Often it can be wise to consult an attorney for legal advice in the process. However, a lot of advice we see from lawyers is counter-productive, often because the lawyers chosen have little or no experience with actual real estate transactions. A law degree does not equal real estate expertise. Here are some tips when introducing an attorney into your contract review process. To start with, real estate agents are not lawyers and not authorized to practice law. I’m pretty sure this applies…
 
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    NuWire Investor: RealEstateInvestment

  • Shadow Property Inventory Hampers Recovery

    15 May 2012 | 9:23 am
    One property investment analysts believes a U.S. housing market recovery is impossible due to the overwhelmingly large amount of “shadow inventory,” – homes burdened with non-performing loans and held by major banking institutions that have refuse to foreclose because the banks cannot...

  • Emerging Property Markets Gaining Steam

    15 May 2012 | 9:18 am
    The global financial crisis has acted to slow economic growth in more advanced countries and has allowed emerging markets to catch up at a faster pace, thereby changing the global economic power structure, according to market experts. Real estate investors are advised to move under the assumption that...

  • More Mortgagor Transparency, Says CFPB

    15 May 2012 | 9:14 am
    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has set its sights on lenders and banks, and have established new rules for the industry that are set to take effect January 2103. One rule calls for a fixed, one-time origination fee rather than floating fees that are based on the amount of the loan...

  • Luxury Property Prices in Asia Pacific Up

    15 May 2012 | 9:09 am
    Large key markets have shown gains in luxury property prices in the Asian Pacific region, according to reports from Jones Lang LaSalle. The average prices of high-end properties in Hong Kong, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Mumbai, Shanghai, Beijing and Singapore averaged a 1% gain in the first quarter...

  • Canoa, Ecuador: A Relaxed LIfestyle On Ecuador's Northern Coast

    15 May 2012 | 9:03 am
    There are many things that attract expats to Ecuador, like the low cost of living, temperate climate, favorable tax laws and lovely locals. In Canoa, on Ecuador’s northern coast, one can add beautiful beach living to this list of amenities. Canoa is a place where expats can buy beachfront property...
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    Chicago Agent Magazine

  • Past Loans Still Impacting FHA Delinquency Rate

    Chicago Agent
    15 May 2012 | 4:45 pm
    New foreclosure and delinquency data is casting shadows on the FHA's finances. Another round of foreclosures and delinquencies has once again put the FHA’s finances under scrutiny, as the agency’s boom-era loans continue to haunt its books. According to the latest data from Lender Processing Services, lenders began foreclosure proceedings on 36,400 FHA-backed mortgages in April, which is twice the number from a year ago, according to a Bloomberg report on the agency’s loans. Delinquencies have not fare much better, but the year of origination plays a huge role in the…

  • Builder Confidence At Highest Point Since 2007

    Chicago Agent
    15 May 2012 | 3:30 pm
    Builder confidence increased again in May, hitting its highest mark in five years. Builder confidence hit its highest level in five years in the latest National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) from the NAHB. A measure of confidence in the newly built, single-family home market, the HMI gained five points from April to May to increase to 29, which is its strongest reading since May 2007. David Crowe, the NAHB’s chief economist, said that though building is not quite out of the woods, it has markedly improved in recent months. “While home building…

  • Realtor Income, Business Increased in 2011

    Chicago Agent
    15 May 2012 | 12:49 pm
    Business and incomes were up in 2011 for NAR members, after some tough post-boom years. After a few difficult years, the income and business of Realtors grew in 2011, according to the 2012 National Association of Realtors Member Profile. A survey of 58,823 NAR members that yielded 6,245 usable responses, the profile found the median income for Realtors rose 2.3 percent in 2011 to $34,900. Also, licensed brokers typically earned $48,400 in 2011, and the median sales for agents was $27,200. Paul Bishop, NAR’s vice president of research, said the increases in member income are the first…

  • Walsh Communications Customer Appreciation Celebration

    Chicago Agent
    15 May 2012 | 11:42 am
    Walsh Communications, LLC will be introducing new home designs and neighborhoods at Mill Creek on Saturday, May 19 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Hot dogs and burgers will be provided, and clients and their families can enjoy face painting and a moon walking event.. The local police and fire departments will also there to help celebrate with police cars, fire trucks and the K9 unit. For more information contact Mill Creek Sales at info@shodeenhomes.com, visit http://www.shodeenhomes.com, or call 630-232-8181.

  • Koenig & Strey Evanston Agents Raises Over $15,000 for American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life

    Chicago Agent
    15 May 2012 | 10:42 am
    A team of real estate agents from the Evanston Office of Koenig & Strey Real Living and other brokerages participated in the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life in Evanston. The group is among many others that have participated and donated to this worthy cause to help cancer survivors celebrate more birthdays with their loved ones. The team, named the Rose Warriors, succeeded in their efforts to raise money by nearly tripling their collecting funds from last year and surpassing their $5,000 goal this year. The Koenig & Strey Evanston included agents Sue Salisbury, Candy Corr,…
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  • Edmonton Real Estate Market Weekly Update – May 11/12

    Sara MacLennan
    11 May 2012 | 12:16 pm
    Edmonton Real Estate Market Update Here is our update on the Edmonton real estate market. (Previous week’s numbers are in brackets). For the past 7 days: New listings: 591 (596, 536, 515) # Sales: 330 (336, 311, 314) Ratio: 56% (56%, 58%, 61%) # Price changes: 298 (262, 285, 260) # Expired/Off Market Listings: 139 (277, 66, 125) Net loss/gain in listings this week: 122 (-17, 159, 76) Active single family home listings: 2963 (2895, 2924, 2831) Active condo listings: 1962 (1882, 1887, 1836) Homes 4-week running average: $399k ($395k, $393k, $394k) Condos 4-week running average: $234k ($237k,…

  • Canadian Condo Craze Skips Edmonton?

    Sara MacLennan
    9 May 2012 | 9:15 pm
    There is talk of a bubble in the Canadian real estate market. Analysts have pointed out some "hot spots" that are causing some worry and some to say the national market is over valued. When you dig a little deeper you learn the concern is mainly about two markets: Toronto and Vancouver.  “When we look at the overall marketplace, there might be pockets of vulnerability but we remain quite comfortable,” said Gordon Nixon, chief executive officer of Royal Bank of Canada “Frankly, I’d like to see the rhetoric come down a little bit.” According to CMHC, April saw the highest number…

  • Edmonton Real Estate Market Weekly Update – Star Wars Day

    Sara MacLennan
    4 May 2012 | 11:44 am
    Edmonton Real Estate Market Update May the 4th be with you!!! Here is our update on the Edmonton real estate market. (Previous week’s numbers are in brackets). For the past 7 days: New listings: 596 (536, 515, 493) # Sales: 336 (311, 314, 245) Ratio: 56% (58%, 61%, 50%) # Price changes: 262 (285, 260, 267) # Expired/Off Market Listings: 277 (66, 125, 82) Net loss/gain in listings this week: -17 (159, 76, 166) Active single family home listings: 2895 (2924, 2831, 2809) Active condo listings: 1882 (1887, 1836, 1764) Homes 4-week running average: $395k ($393k, $394k, $392k) Condos 4-week…

  • Spring Real Estate Market Arrives in Greater Edmonton Area

    Sara MacLennan
    2 May 2012 | 12:43 pm
    There were 1816* residential sales in the Greater Edmonton area in April according to a report released by the REALTORS® Association of Edmonton today. Up significantly from 1619 sales last year and 1625 last month, sales are right where we would expect to see them in April: Edmonton MLS® Sales While many buyers are finding that competition is high for properties in certain areas and certain price ranges, REALTORS® Association of Edmonton President Doug Singleton urged home buyers to remain calm, to confirm their financing arrangements and to study the market with their REALTOR®. I…

  • April brings a shower of sales to the Edmonton real estate market

    Sara MacLennan
    1 May 2012 | 2:20 pm
    Once again single family home sales were the real estate story in Edmonton in April. While residential sales for the region look like they were flat in April (we'll know for sure when the REALTORS® Association of Edmonton releases their official report in the next few days), single family home sales in Edmonton soared. 854 houses sold through the MLS® system in Edmonton in April following a similar track to 2005, and the most we've seen since the boom years in '06 and '07.  Unlike 2010 where sales quickly ran out of steam after March, and in 2011 where sales dropped in April, we…
 
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    Ozarks Law & Economy

  • “Plus interest” is implied by court from contract for deed to defeat buyer’s claim

    Harry Styron
    26 Apr 2012 | 9:40 am
    The contract for deed stated that the purchase price was $30,000, to be paid with $3,000 down and 144 monthly payments of $300. The buyers made 90 payments of $300, for a total of $27,000, and demanded a deed. While the amount financed was stated to be $27,000, the product of 144 monthly payments of $300 would be $43,200.   On the seller’s motion for summary judgment, the trial judge held that the buyers were not entitled to the deed, because the contract required payment of 144 installments of $300, not 90 installments. The Southern District Court of Appeals agreed  with the trial…

  • St. Louis area stormwater charge is affirmed as illegal tax

    Harry Styron
    27 Mar 2012 | 11:44 am
    Judge Mooney’s dissent notes the enormous cost of dealing with rainwater in urbanized areas, but the other two members of the Missouri Eastern District Court of Appeals were not moved to overturn the trial court holding that a stormwater charge was an illegal tax, not a lawful user fee. The appellate opinion is Zweig v. Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District. Under Missouri’s Hancock Amendment, no tax may be imposed without voter approval. Since voters (and non-voters) insist on receiving government services beyond their willingness to tax themselves, governmental units may try…

  • Cassville Aldermen take on Cassville Board of Adjustment to challenge carport variance

    Harry Styron
    22 Mar 2012 | 10:37 am
    It might seem odd to you that the Cassville board of aldermen would appeal a decision of the Cassville board of adjustment, since the board of aldermen appoints the members of the board of adjustment, and both boards are a part of the same city government. It seems odd to me that the point was not raised by the respondent on appeal. Under Missouri statutes, boards of adjustments have some independence, and the appeal of the board of adjustment’s decision to grant a variance is the novel method that the Cassville board of aldermen chose to maintain the uniform application of their zoning…

  • Strong Towns: a nice idea

    Harry Styron
    5 Mar 2012 | 1:13 pm
    Structures that keep expanding bear the risk of collapsing under their own weight. As towns and cities grow, they have more and more roads and sewer and water lines to maintain. Even though developers are generally required to install streets and sewer and water lines, at least part of the cost maintaining and replacing these facilities falls on local governments, i. e., taxpayers. Through a mention on the always interesting land-use blog Austin Contrarian, I learned about Strong Towns, an organization whose mission statement makes the claim that our preference for growth by adding…

  • Subdivision developer gets nailed for assessments and has no special developer rights

    Harry Styron
    16 Feb 2012 | 9:33 am
    Missouri Western District Court of Appeals just affirmed a trial court’s judgment in a way that will resound with homeowners’ association (HOA) boards across the state, many of which are struggling to raise sufficient revenues to take care of streets and amenities, even though many of the developer-owned lands that benefit from the streets are apparently exempt from assessments. Lenders that have foreclosed on developers may find that this opinion undermines the lenders’ ability to claim to enjoy the developer’s exemption from assessments on lender-owned land. Parties…
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  • TechSpace Awards Free New York Executive Office Suites

    Jennifer LeClaire
    15 May 2012 | 6:02 am
    NEW YORK—There’s nothing quite like free office space in New York. Thanks to TechSpace, one fortunate startup is getting six months of flexible office space. That fortunate startup is called SoMoLend, one of eight finalists chosen from among several hundred applicants to present at Startup 2012. Startup 2012 is New York City’s premier business plan competition and entrepreneurship conference. TechSpace is no stranger to startups. TechSpace’s three New York City locations are home to more than 150 businesses and, in fact, the firm bills itself as an ideal environment for startups.

  • WeWork Plans Shared Office Space in San Francisco

    Jennifer LeClaire
    9 May 2012 | 9:52 am
    SAN FRANCISCO-WeWork is expanding from its New York (and Hollywood) roots. The shared office space provider is planning to open a location in San Francisco. “We’ve got a great new space opening up in San Francisco on May 14th!” the shared office space provider posted on its Web site. WeWork is looking for its inaugural members. This is a cool place to work. WeWork was named one of “The 5 Coolest Coworking Spaces in New York City” by The Next Web. Business Insider listed WeWork as one of “The 20 Best New Startups of 2011.” Although full details of what…

  • Queens Serviced Office Space Attracting Social Workers

    Jennifer LeClaire
    8 May 2012 | 9:11 am
    QUEENS—Executive office suites and virtual office space have been a hit in many different professions. Social workers and mental health professionals are the latest to tap into the convenience of Queens alternative workspace. Indeed, the Executive Office Center at Fresh Meadows says svirtual office services and serviced office space are finding favor with Queens social workers and related professions. “What I think social workers will find most attractive about the Executive Office Center is its affordability,” says Jack Blumner, executive director of the Executive Office Center…

  • Miami Executive Office Suites See Strong International Growth

    Jennifer LeClaire
    7 May 2012 | 12:50 pm
    MIAMI—The story in Miami these days is foreign dollars. Whether that’s coming from developers investing in Miami or tenants filling up office space, international money is flooding into the Magic City. It seems Miami executive office suites and virtual office space provider Intelligent Office Miami is seeing its fair share of the foreign investment. Indeed, international companies looking to establish a U.S. presence out of Miami, as well as U.S.-based companies that want to enhance their businesses’ identities, are taking up residence in Intelligent Office Miami. A telecommunications…

  • Venture X Launches Coworking Office Space in Naples

    Jennifer LeClaire
    4 May 2012 | 2:55 pm
    NAPLES—Venture X is the newest name on the coworking office space scene. Call it an innovator for workspace aimed at entrepreneurs, independents, and creative professionals. With Venture X, working for yourself no longer means working by yourself. The Naples, Fla. coworking office space is opening its alternative workplace doors to 8,000 square feet of premium first floor space at Mercato later this year. But the buzz is already getting pretty loud. The members-only workspace was cofounded by Naples residents and serial entrepreneurs David Diamond, Brett Diamond and John DeAngelis. “How…
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    New Homes Section

  • Phoenix New Homes for Sale Priced From the $100s

    JaysonNHS
    12 May 2012 | 10:41 pm
    Phoenix is the United States’ fifth largest city and continues to enjoy healthy growth, so it seems as if there are new homes available on a near weekly basis. The uninitiated often pigeonhole Phoenix as a dusty desert town. But it’s actually a diverse area close to national forests, mountains, the Grand Canyon and other [...]

  • Seven New Homes Coming to The Orchards of East Cherokee

    Carol Flammer
    11 May 2012 | 12:57 pm
    Seven new homes will soon be coming to The Orchards of East Cherokee, an active adult community in Woodstock. The Orchards Group plans to build three single family homes and  four ranch condominium homes in this community. The builder has plans for three single family homes. One of these homes will feature the Ascot floor [...]

  • NAHB Awards Green Builders

    JaysonNHS
    10 May 2012 | 10:33 pm
    The National Association of Home Builders recognized eleven home building industry professionals and organizations this week for their green building initiatives, at a ceremony held during the National Green Building Conference in Nashville, Tennessee. Citing growing demand for energy- and resource-efficient new homes, the NAHB awards recognized builders, remodelers and building companies that are pushing [...]

  • New Home Sales Up in March

    JaysonNHS
    8 May 2012 | 10:32 pm
    New homes sales rose in March, surpassing analyst expectations and setting high hopes for a strong spring sales season. Data released this week by the Commerce Department revealed that homes sold in March at an annual pace of 328,000—down slightly from February’s upwardly revised numbers, but up 7.5 percent over March 2011. Market experts believe [...]

  • New Home Sales Events & Incentives – Week of 5/6/2012

    JaysonNHS
    7 May 2012 | 5:34 pm
    Below you’ll find current incentives from home builders in our most popular markets, and in markets across the nation. We independently search and publish most of these incentives. If you value this information, please let us know by sharing it with your friends using the quick links at the bottom of the page! If you [...]
 
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    Notorious R.O.B. » The Notorious R.O.B. –

  • Don’t Let The Loss Fool You; Realogy Is Getting Healthy

    Rob Hahn
    10 May 2012 | 12:46 pm
    The loss looks ugly, but Realogy is getting healthy, y'all... Last year, I wrote that Realogy’s numbers looked pretty good to me, despite the fact that Realogy had lost $237m in Q1 of 2011. I figured I might as well dip back into that water since I’m interested in my old corporate home (I started my real estate career at Coldwell Banker Commercial), and well… I guess I’m kinda strange in enjoying looking at financial statements. So Realogy lost $192m in Q1 of 2012. Sounds bad, right? Well, I know a lot of folks like to point to the big loss number and claim that…

  • On the Open Source MLS

    Rob Hahn
    8 May 2012 | 11:19 am
    Not the answer to all our problems, sadly... Jeff Corbett, my good friend and former partner at 7DS Associates, recently penned a fantastic call to arms at the RETSO blog in which he got into some depth about the concept of an Open Source MLS: As a self described ‘Agent of Change’ around the real estate and mortgage space, I’ve sat in the shadows lurking, observing the discussions regarding ‘Raising The Bar’, IDX listing exchange equity, why it’s a bad idea to send listings to the aggregators and the such. All conversations that, IMHO, root back to the 900 some odd MLSs across the…

  • A Government Looking to Elect A New People: A Response to Bill Lublin on the Future of NAR

    Rob Hahn
    3 May 2012 | 1:46 am
    "We are a nation with a government, not the other way around."   A few weeks back, Bill Lublin and I engaged in a spirited debate about the future of the Association, stemming from this post of mine from March. Bill’s initial response is here. Well, my post then became the basis for my presentation at RETSO, which gave me impetus to expand on the topic. During that debate, I suggested that Bill was simply defending the status quo to the hilt since his first post was nothing but a robust defense of all things NAR. Since he said that he has many ideas for change at NAR,…

  • A Small Step, Fraught With Significance: ListHub Introduces “MLS Preferred” Concept

    Rob Hahn
    27 Apr 2012 | 2:00 am
      Oh my... Back in November of 2010, I wrote about Move’s acquisition of ListHub and what it might mean for “Syndication Quality”. I thought then that the reason why Move acquired ListHub was strategic — to control the source of listing data, in order to impose on its main competitors the same restrictions that Move had on operating REALTOR.com: There was little doubt in my mind when the acquisition was announced that what Move was doing was a strategic maneuver to neutralize some of the advantages that its big competitors had — freedom to do whatever they…

  • Expanding On My RETSO Speech On the Future of the REALTOR Association

    Rob Hahn
    22 Apr 2012 | 11:24 pm
      I’ve been traveling pretty much nonstop since attending the best event on the real estate conference calendar: RETechSouth (or RETSO for short). As always, Brad Nix, Mike Pennington, and Ben Carter (with an amazing team of people) put on a fantastic event. I did a little debate on syndication with Jay Thompson, leveraging my expensive legal education to argue positions I don’t believe in. And then I gave a little ten minute speech on the future of the REALTOR Association: Click here to view the embedded video. I am grateful to my friend Sue Adler for taping the speech, and…
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    Massachusetts Real Estate

  • 9 Daniel Shays Road Hopkinton MA

    Bill Gassett Metrowest Massachusetts Real Estate (RE/MAX Executive Realty)
    10 May 2012 | 6:56 am
    Real Estate Hopkinton MA ~ Just listed 9 Daniel Shays Road Hopkinton Massachusetts. Listed at $769,900 by Bill Gassett, RE/MAX Executive Realty.                                                                           Are you looking for a home with striking curb appeal in a fantastic neighborhood setting? Look no further than this pristine contemporary colonial at 9 Daniel Shays Road Hopkinton! Set in a…

  • Milford Massachusetts Real Estate 293 Central Street Just Sold

    Bill Gassett Metrowest Massachusetts Real Estate (RE/MAX Executive Realty)
    5 May 2012 | 6:59 am
    Realtors Milford MA - Just sold 293 Central Street Milford Massachusetts. Listed at $269,900 and sold at $250,000 by Bill Gassett, RE/MAX Executive Realty on 5/1/2012.                                                                           This home located at 293 Central Street in Milford was truly one of the best values in town! The buyer got a heck of a property and with a few updates will have themselves…

  • Framingham MA Real Estate 27 Shawmut Terrace Just Sold

    Bill Gassett Metrowest Massachusetts Real Estate (RE/MAX Executive Realty)
    3 May 2012 | 11:12 am
    Framingham Massachusetts Real Estate ~ Just sold 27 Shawmut Terrace Framingham Massachusetts. Listed at $359,900 and sold at $357,500  by Bill Gassett, RE/MAX Executive Realty on 4/30/2012.                                                                         This home located at 27 Shawmut Terrace was the kind of property that is in high demand in Framingham.The home was a  timeless classic that was…

  • Milford MA Real Estate Just Sold 14 Littlefield Road

    Bill Gassett Metrowest Massachusetts Real Estate (RE/MAX Executive Realty)
    2 May 2012 | 1:02 pm
    Milford Massachusetts Realtors - Just Sold 14 Littlefield Road Milford Massachusetts. Listed at $379,900 by Bill Gassett, RE/MAX Executive Realty and sold at $360,000 on 5/1/2012.                                                                          This farmers Colonial was located in one of Milford's most popular neighborhoods known as The Highlands! The Highlands has remained popular over the years as the…

  • 55 Milford Street Mendon MA

    Bill Gassett Metrowest Massachusetts Real Estate (RE/MAX Executive Realty)
    30 Apr 2012 | 8:18 am
    Mendon MA Real Estate ~ Just Listed 55 Milford Street Mendon Massachusetts. Listed at $299,900 by Bill Gassett, RE/MAX Executive Realty.                                                                           This home at 55 Milford Street Mendon is absolutely stunning! Not only is the curb appeal terrific, you will fall in love with the magnificent lot. You will not want to leave after viewing the grounds of…
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    Real Estate Investing Blog

  • Why are Billionaires Buffett and Trump Bullish on Real Estate Right Now?  (Part 1)

    Russell Gray
    15 May 2012 | 2:43 am
    When we interviewed Donald Trump a couple of weeks ago, he told us that NOW is a great time to get into real estate – and he specifically pointed to houses. Fellow billionaire, Warren Buffett, appeared on CNBC a couple of months ago and essentially said the same thing.  In fact, he said if there was an efficient way to do it, he’d like to buy 200,000 single family homes! You may or may not agree with them at first blush, but when two billionaires (neither of whom are trying to sell you houses) both say the same thing, it’s probably worth taking a closer look, don’t…

  • Is It Time to Buy an Investment Property?

    Bill Bonner
    7 May 2012 | 10:00 am
    Is it time to buy a property?  Maybe… The Wall Street Journal reports that the housing market may have bottomed out. Of course, that’s what the press has been saying for the last 4 years.  But now, the WSJ says buyers are bidding against one another: A new development is catching home buyers off guard as the spring sales season gets under way: Bidding wars are back. From California to Florida, many buyers are increasingly competing for the same house. Unlike the bidding wars that typified the go-go years and largely reflected surging sales, today’s are a result of supply…

  • Phoenix Housing Is On Fire

    Adam Artunian
    1 May 2012 | 12:00 pm
    The Phoenix housing market is on fire, driven by strong economic growth, once in a generation affordability levels, and a surge in investment activity that far surpasses the levels during the housing boom. Once considered to be ground zero of the housing market collapse, Phoenix has orchestrated a dramatic turnaround in recent months and has considerably outpaced other distressed markets such as Las Vegas, Riverside, San Bernardino and Sacramento. Phoenix was one of the hardest hit housing markets during the bust, with home values declining 57% from 2006 through mid-2011. But since the middle…

  • Could This Be the Best Real Estate Market in 5 Years?

    Mike Andrews
    23 Apr 2012 | 10:00 am
    I’ve spoken many times on my radio show about how fear is used to move us. Well, recently I spotted a great example. Just last week I wrote about how a mortgage “expert” was predicting a “death spiral” in the housing market. That was last week. This week, the National Association of Realtors is saying that the housing market in 2012 will be the strongest in five years. February was actually a 9.2 percent increase in home sales from last year. For most people those two things wouldn’t compute, especially since the “expert” I quoted last week was…

  • Gas Prices and its Effect on Real Estate

    Marco Santarelli
    17 Apr 2012 | 12:25 pm
    Gas prices around the country have been steadily increasing and the probability of $5.00 per gallon is a real possibility. Is it a big deal? Some people think so. According to HUD, people still want to buy homes, particularly the “Y Generation” (those ages 18 to 35). But this group has seen the most precipitous drop in home ownership. First, these people often enter the work force at a lower pay scale, and this may lead them to believe that higher gas prices will make home ownership prohibitive. Second, they may not look for homes farther away from their jobs (like the suburbs) where they…
 
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    Energized Seller

  • The Key to Staging a Home is Understanding Buyers

    Diane Keyes
    14 May 2012 | 3:03 am
    Over the years, I’ve talked to hundreds of people who’ve told me they just knew when they pulled up to the house or walked in the front door that a certain house was meant for them.  For most people the decision to buy a home is based on how they feel about a home—not what they think.  It’s after they make the decision to buy that they think the decision through and create compelling reasons for their purchase. Sellers evaluate their homes through the rose-colored glasses of nostalgia—based on emotion, sweet memories, and rationalization. They believe…

  • Planting suggestions for around fountain

    Pippylou
    1 May 2012 | 2:54 pm
    We have an outdoor fountain that is in a built in area around our deck.  There was an aspen tree that was recently removed and now I am in need of suggestions of what to plant to fill in the area.  We don't want another tree due to the space limitations and it's proximity to the house.   Any help you can give me would be great!

  • GENERAL HOME IMPROVEMENT TIPS AND IDEAS

    JohnnyCurtis
    24 Apr 2012 | 10:32 pm
      HOME IMPROVEMENT IDEAS There are many ideas for home living improvement and the following are just of the few: 1. Cars- Windshield, back and both side windows can be tinted with mobile window tinting Glendale  to block harmful sun-rays and for added security 2. Lighting- To save energy, replace old model lamps with florescent lamps to improve lighting and energy efficiency 3. Furniture and bookshelves - Treat with anti termite paints, place with caulk to smooth surfaces and paint with enamel paints. 4. Pest control a. Mosquitoes - Remove breeding sites and kill mosquitoes by…

  • REAL ESTATE AND TAXATION TERMS

    JohnnyCurtis
    23 Apr 2012 | 11:12 pm
      REAL ESTATE AND TAXATION TERMS Land ownership is among the cherished asset of every individual. It is only the property that can last for centuries passing from ancestor to descendants. With advances in legal studies, marketing and business sciences, selling and owning a land had produced jargon that are hard to understand for lay people. Within taxation and real estate foreclosure, dealing with with these two legal contracts or dealings, there are ways and resources - Foreclosure Vacaville to ensure that both are met efficiently. On the other hand, the terms explained as follows:…

  • Vacant Home - Staging Brings Warmth

    Karen Gray Plaisted
    13 Apr 2012 | 3:54 pm
    Many sellers will put a house on the market empty thinking a blank canvas will help buyers. In fact many buyers can not envision their items in rooms with out referenace as to how their things might fit. This home was first listed for over a year with the owners items through out, and not selling. They then moved their belongings and tried to sell, still no results. We then staged the main living areas and the house recieved an offer. Here are some before and after pictures of the project. With a little furniture, a few "touches" of warmth can make a difference for buyers to enable…
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    Home Staging with Alice T. Chan

  • The Best Places to Find Bargains to Decorate Your Home

    Alice T. Chan
    19 Apr 2012 | 8:52 pm
    I’m so inspired by all the thrifters and DIYers out there that can transform ugly ducklings into beautiful works of art.  I have to be honest, I’ve never been big on that kind of design.  I remember when I first started my staging business and someone talked about how they turned their ice chest into Continue reading →

  • How to Complete a Home Renovation Project Quickly and On Time

    Alice T. Chan
    16 Apr 2012 | 1:51 pm
    It is rare to meet someone who has undergone a home renovation that hasn’t complained that it took too long.  Having worked on home renovation projects of varying scales for homeowners getting their house ready to sell or prior to move in or even when they’re living in the home, I have found that there Continue reading →

  • Spring Cleaning Reminders to Welcome the First Day of Spring

    Alice T. Chan
    20 Mar 2012 | 1:25 pm
    Happy First Day of Spring! Just the mere thought of it generates a different energy in everyone.  Flowers are starting to bloom.  Bright colors are showing up in clothing and home decor.   Locally, we’re experiencing latent winter weather, but because we are in California, we still get bursts of sunshine which is like a shot Continue reading →

  • How to Use Social Media to Sell a Home

    Alice T. Chan
    16 Mar 2012 | 9:00 am
    If you’ve been following me for any length of time, you know that I am an advocate for utilizing innovative marketing strategies to get houses SOLD.  Gone are the days of relying on the MLS and a yard sign to do the trick.  In fact, in 2010, I created the Home Selling Success Summit which Continue reading →

  • Green Inspiration to Envy – Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

    Alice T. Chan
    14 Mar 2012 | 9:00 am
    St. Patrick’s Day is just a few days away.  To help you get in the spirit of the holiday, here’s a moodboard I created with beautiful green images to inspire you. Green is a great pop of color and it’s showing up a lot in fashion and home decor as we’re approaching the Spring season.  Continue reading →
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    Energized Seller

  • The Key to Staging a Home is Understanding Buyers

    Diane Keyes
    14 May 2012 | 3:03 am
    Over the years, I’ve talked to hundreds of people who’ve told me they just knew when they pulled up to the house or walked in the front door that a certain house was meant for them.  For most people the decision to buy a home is based on how they feel about a home—not what they think.  It’s after they make the decision to buy that they think the decision through and create compelling reasons for their purchase. Sellers evaluate their homes through the rose-colored glasses of nostalgia—based on emotion, sweet memories, and rationalization. They believe…

  • Planting suggestions for around fountain

    Pippylou
    1 May 2012 | 2:54 pm
    We have an outdoor fountain that is in a built in area around our deck.  There was an aspen tree that was recently removed and now I am in need of suggestions of what to plant to fill in the area.  We don't want another tree due to the space limitations and it's proximity to the house.   Any help you can give me would be great!

  • GENERAL HOME IMPROVEMENT TIPS AND IDEAS

    JohnnyCurtis
    24 Apr 2012 | 10:32 pm
      HOME IMPROVEMENT IDEAS There are many ideas for home living improvement and the following are just of the few: 1. Cars- Windshield, back and both side windows can be tinted with mobile window tinting Glendale  to block harmful sun-rays and for added security 2. Lighting- To save energy, replace old model lamps with florescent lamps to improve lighting and energy efficiency 3. Furniture and bookshelves - Treat with anti termite paints, place with caulk to smooth surfaces and paint with enamel paints. 4. Pest control a. Mosquitoes - Remove breeding sites and kill mosquitoes by…

  • REAL ESTATE AND TAXATION TERMS

    JohnnyCurtis
    23 Apr 2012 | 11:12 pm
      REAL ESTATE AND TAXATION TERMS Land ownership is among the cherished asset of every individual. It is only the property that can last for centuries passing from ancestor to descendants. With advances in legal studies, marketing and business sciences, selling and owning a land had produced jargon that are hard to understand for lay people. Within taxation and real estate foreclosure, dealing with with these two legal contracts or dealings, there are ways and resources - Foreclosure Vacaville to ensure that both are met efficiently. On the other hand, the terms explained as follows:…

  • Vacant Home - Staging Brings Warmth

    Karen Gray Plaisted
    13 Apr 2012 | 3:54 pm
    Many sellers will put a house on the market empty thinking a blank canvas will help buyers. In fact many buyers can not envision their items in rooms with out referenace as to how their things might fit. This home was first listed for over a year with the owners items through out, and not selling. They then moved their belongings and tried to sell, still no results. We then staged the main living areas and the house recieved an offer. Here are some before and after pictures of the project. With a little furniture, a few "touches" of warmth can make a difference for buyers to enable…
 
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  • The Golf Club at Yankee Trace in Centerville Ohio

    Christina Asad Edwards @ www.DaytonOhioHouse.com (Home Experts Realty)
    14 May 2012 | 10:07 am
    The Golf Club at Yankee Trace in Centerville Ohio The Golf Club at Yankee Trace, located in Centerville Ohio, is a public golf course, and was recently named Dayton's Best Golf Course for the 7th straight year! The championship golf course features 27 holes, a bentgrass practice range for golf lessons and general practice, and a 32,000 square foot clubhouse. A pro shop and indoor practice area are located in the clubhouse. Daily fee golf, annual memberships, unlimited golf programs, priority starting times, and practice facility memberships are available. Sitting on 550 wooded acres,…

  • Green and Earth Friendly Home Remodeling

    Christina Asad Edwards @ www.DaytonOhioHouse.com (Home Experts Realty)
    27 Apr 2012 | 12:31 pm
    To celebrate Earth Day everyday, try these six tips for incorporating “green” design into your next remodeling project. Preparation—Before beginning a project, perform an “existing analysis” of your home. Gather information on water, gas, and electricity usage, and do an energy audit to pinpoint daily habits such as leaving lights turned on when a room is not in use. Lighting—Replace incandescent bulbs with energy-efficient LED or compact fluorescent (CFL) lighting. If possible, take advantage of both natural lighting and shading to reduce energy…

  • Ohio April Market Report

    Christina Asad Edwards @ www.DaytonOhioHouse.com (Home Experts Realty)
    27 Apr 2012 | 12:06 pm
    The April Market Report in Ohio for single family, residential homes in Montgomery, Greene, and Warren counties near Wright Patterson Air Force Base shows homes sold a significantly higher price versus the same time frame a year ago. The average sale price / listing price is 95%, which is lower than the Home Experts Realty average. The average days on market in April 2012 is 142. The statistics show that Home Experts Realty sells homes for more money, resulting in more money in the pockets of the sellers represented.  The market report is also a sign now's…

  • 7 Steps To Take Before Home Buying

    Christina Asad Edwards @ www.DaytonOhioHouse.com (Home Experts Realty)
    1 Mar 2012 | 10:37 am
    7 Steps To Take Before Home Buying Be informed and confident in the home buying process by following these easy steps to take before home buying. Most potential homebuyers are a smidge daunted by the fact that they’re about to agree to a hefty mortgage that they’ll be paying for the next few decades. The best way to relieve that anxiety is to be confident you’re purchasing the best home at a price you can afford with the most favorable financing. These seven steps will help you make smart decisions about your biggest purchase. 1. Decide how much home you can afford…

  • Kettering Weekend Event

    Christina Asad Edwards @ www.DaytonOhioHouse.com (Home Experts Realty)
    30 Jan 2012 | 11:44 pm
    K of C Fish Fry and Monte Carlo Saturday, Feb 4 7:00p at The Christopher Club, Kettering, OH Fish Fry at the Christopher Club 3150 S Dixie Dr. Kettering/Moraine. All you can eat fish, saugage and sides. Beer and pop included. Monte Carlo games begin at 8:00pm. Doors open at 7:00pm Carryouts from 5:30pm-6:30pm for $10.00. Help support the Knights of Columbus Maria Joseph council 4022. --  About the Author...Blogarticle was provided by Christina Asad Edwards, a Nationally recognized Realtor and Residential Relocation Specialist. Christina can be reached via email at…
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  • The Palatial Collection at Success Tower lives up to the hype – Part Two

    buzzhomeblog
    15 May 2012 | 6:49 pm
    We’re back with part 2 of our tour through the suites of the Palatial Collection at Success Tower. Last week Pinnacle International played tour guide while we snapped a bunch of photos of the luxe suites at the Palatial Collection. We showed off our pics from the 3 bedroom + den, 1772 square foot suite yesterday. Today we’re honing in on the 2 bedroom + den 1305 square foot suite. Enjoy the our majestic pics below… The living space. Loving the somewhat rustic flourish that the lamp adds. Those place mats are amazing! Bathrooms feature granite or marble vanity countertops and…

  • HILLCREST’s home store showcases gorgeous design and livable floor plans [PICS]

    buzzhomeblog
    15 May 2012 | 5:26 pm
    We had heard all about HILLCREST by MOSAIC’s awesome interiors, super convenient location in South Clayton, and bright blue exteriors, but had to check out the project for ourselves. We took a trip to their home store, and it turns out the town homes look as good in person as they do in pictures! Check out these images we snapped on a rare bright and sunny day. Spacious second bedrooms are the perfect size for kids– and all their toys. This cozy corner kitchen created your own private space for cooking and baking Plan F is bright and airy, making family dinners a breeze. For more…

  • New suite designs are available at The Station

    buzzhomeblog
    15 May 2012 | 2:37 pm
    We just got word from a little bird that The Station made a tweak to a floorplan. What kind of tweak? The kind that gets you brand new one bedrooms suites. The new suites are 620 and 643 square feet with a balcony or terrace. Both are priced at $309,990 and once you factor in their $10,000 discount incentive, that’s a limited time price of $299,990. The Station has been on our radar for awhile now and will be on there for some time to come. We’ll be intimately following the construction process at the Brandy Lane Homes development, publishing a classic “Dig to Done”…

  • LIDO celebrates their ground breaking and the start of the Bosa Properties Foundation

    buzzhomeblog
    15 May 2012 | 1:34 pm
    LIDO by Bosa Properties celebrated Vancouver’s first warm and sunny week in style with their official ground breaking ceremony on May 9! The sales centre will be closing in the upcoming weeks as the tower takes shape, but pre-construction prices are still available for a limited time. It’s your best chance to snatch up one of these gorgeous homes in Vancouver’s buzzing False Creek neighbourhood. “This is the new focal point for development activity in Vancouver. It offers the downtown urban experience, without the things that people perhaps don’t enjoy as much about…

  • All new action shots from the Post House construction site

    buzzhomeblog
    15 May 2012 | 9:00 am
    It’s time for another action shot-packed construction update from our friends over at Post House, the new downtown Toronto development by Alterra Group. The Alterra team aren’t shy about getting their boots muddy and will gladly hop into a job site to grab some epic photos of all the somewhat intimidating machines in action. We definitely appreciate their bravery and enjoyed perusing their pics. Have a look at more photos below… The construction crew is now 30 feet under — the half way mark for excavation. The crew is in the process of doing mid-level tie backs as…
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  • The Real Estate Sales Numbers in Redmond, Kirkland, Bellevue Continue to Be Fabulous

    Sinick & Beaupain Team
    11 May 2012 | 11:20 am
    This tells it like it is in the Seattle area real estate market.  The entire region, with the exception of Vashon Island in yellow, is a sellers market, which is indicated by the color red.  The top sales rate, not the most sales, once again goes to Redmond and East Bellevue near Microsoft.  In March, 80% of the homes sold there, while 69% sold in April! The odds of selling a home were the lowest in other parts of Redmond and Carnation.  But at 32%, the odds were still good.  This is a testament to the positive economy in the Seattle area and on the eastside. Microsoft is hiring and…

  • April Showers Brought Lots of Real Estate Sales to Seattle’s Eastside

    Sinick & Beaupain Team
    10 May 2012 | 5:50 pm
    Seattle Eastside Real Estate Sales Through April, 2012   The Seattle eastside real estate market is still hot! Real estate sales’ numbers on Seattle’s Eastside are terrific.  April sales numbers were similar to March when 46% of the available homes sold.  In April, because there were about 100 more homes for sale, the odds of selling dropped slightly to 42% sold.  Home sellers in Bellevue, Kirkland, Redmond and other eastside cities have the best odds of selling a home since 2007! Much of this is due to the positive economy here in the Seattle area. New listings are coming…

  • Condo Real Estate Sales Are Blooming All Over Seattle’s Eastside, But Should You Sell?

    Sinick & Beaupain Team
    10 May 2012 | 3:46 pm
      The  Seattle eastside condo market sales are still great.  Sales numbers for April were similar to those in March, which is good news. Thirty-seven percent of the available condos sold in April of this year, whereas in March, 39% sold.   March and April have been the best months to sell a condo in Bellevue, Kirkland, Redmond, and other cities east of Seattle in the last 5 years,  We expect this positive market to continue. This is a great to sell your condo, but is it the right time for you? It’s not a simple decision.  Not only is there the personal question you need to…

  • How Do You Compete With Multiple Offers?

    Sinick & Beaupain Team
    19 Apr 2012 | 6:29 am
      Multiple offers for a home in the Seattle area?  Yes! You heard me correctly, there are multiple offers happening all over the eastside suburbs of Bellevue, Kirkland, Redmond and Sammamish. The real estate market is going hot and heavy right now.  If you’ve followed my posts regarding the Seattle-Eastside real estate market, you’ll know that just about 50% of all the homes in the eastside communities of Bellevue, Redmond, and Kirkland sold last month. It’s not unusual for 2, 3, or 4 offers to happen all at once when a good home comes on the market.  I even heard of…

  • Real Estate Sales in Bellevue, Kirkland, and Redmond, Etc Are Hot!

    Sinick & Beaupain Team
    13 Apr 2012 | 7:29 am
      Red is busting out all over the map of Seattle Real Estate Sales!  Red means it’s a sellers market in which homes, on average, are selling in less than 3 months!  The numbers are really strong in all of the eastside cities, but top sales go to the 80% sales rate in Redmond and East Bellevue near Microsoft last month!  Incredible odds!  In every other area on the eastside over 40% of the homes sold. Closed sales, the sales in which the new buyer now owns the house, are showing lower sales numbers because the homes that closed in March actually got offers in January or…
 
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  • Shock and Awe at Performance of Prime City Real Estate

    15 May 2012 | 7:00 pm
    Since the global financial crisis crippled the world it has been hard to be shocked by anything the property indices have thrown at us, but many people have been surprised by the latest release of the Knight Frank prime global cities index for Q1 2012. Since 2009 and especially last year the world's prime cities have been a bastion of good fortunes and climbing house prices. But the latest release showed a 0.4% decline in prices across prime cities, the first negative performance since the crisis struck says Knight Frank. But while the first negative performance since the crisis hits hard to…

  • Core UK Property Markets Targeted by Investors

    15 May 2012 | 7:00 pm
    Many real estate investors are looking to core markets in the UK, with office and residential properties in London and the south-east among the most popular. This is according to head of property multi-manager at Aberdeen Asset Management Richard Gale, who explained the strong demand for these asset classes has pushed values higher. In addition, Mark Routledge, executive director of business space capital markets at CB Richard Ellis (CBRE), recently highlighted the investment opportunities available in England's south-east office market.He pointed to a marginal increase in activity in the…

  • German Property Portfolio Transactions Set for a Big Year

    14 May 2012 | 7:00 pm
    Experts are predicting that German property investment volumes are set to return to pre-crash levels this year after a surge in first-quarter portfolio-transactions signalled buzzing investor-sentiment and appetite. Some 3 billion Euros worth of portfolio-transactions went down in the first quarter, which is more than triple the amount of transactions in Q1 2011, showing that the current difficulties with financing are not enough to dim investor appetite for German property. "This is definitely going to be the most active year since the crisis in terms of transaction volume," said Konstantin…

  • Miami Hotel Market ''A Target for Investors''

    14 May 2012 | 7:00 pm
    Hotels in Miami are becoming an increasingly popular real estate investment option, new figures have revealed. According to Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels, transaction volumes are expected to reach USD 650 million (GBP 403.65 million) this year - up from USD 557 million in 2011. Gregory Rumpel, managing director of the organisation in Miami, believes this surge of activity in the hotel market is being driven by a number of different factors. "Owners with non-performing assets who are unable to invest equity or restructure debt will look to the transaction market as an outlet to shed properties,"…

  • Buy to Let Lending Declines but Sector Continues to Outperform

    13 May 2012 | 7:00 pm
    Buy to let lending in the UK has fallen in the first quarter according to new data from the Council of Mortgage Lenders. According to the report buy to let investors borrowed £3.7 billion in Q1, representing a fall of 5% over Q4 2011. The likely cause is that "investor demand has not proved immune to the renewed recession, tightening credit conditions and declining sentiment about the potential for further sharp gains in rents", said analysts at Capital Economics. The drop is surprising, because the UK rental market continues to look incredibly strong, especially in London. Having said…
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    Global Real Estate & Investment News from Propertyshowrooms.com

  • Spanish house prices continue to fall

    14 May 2012 | 7:00 pm
    The value of residential property in Spain has dropped in the last year, a new report has revealed. Tinsa's IMIE General Index was 12.5 per cent lower in April 2012 than it had been 12 months earlier. Spain's major cities were found to be a big contributor to this decline, as they showed a year-on-year slump of 13.7 per cent. However, towns along the Mediterranean coastline also fared badly throughout this period. The index recorded a 14.3 per cent drop in house prices in the area - nearly two per cent higher than the national average. This was the biggest decline in any segment of the…

  • New-build market gathers pace in Thailand

    14 May 2012 | 7:00 pm
    Demand for new-build property in Thailand is pushing up prices in the country, with growth particularly strong in the north, north-east and south. This is according to the Thai Home Construction Association, which noted prices in these areas have risen by between 15 and 20 per cent in the opening three months of 2012, Property Wire reports. The surge is partially due to wealthier Bangkok residents looking to buy a second home outside of the capital, where growth in the first quarter of the year was marginal. Potential buyers have to make quick decisions in order to secure a purchase and the…

  • Sales of Cyprus real estate fall again

    14 May 2012 | 7:00 pm
    Sales of real estate in Cyprus have steadily fallen for the past two years, with the dip forecast to adversely affect state revenues. Land Registry figures show a total of 461 property purchase contracts were submitted during April 2012, down 15 per cent on April 2011's figure of 542, Cyprus Property News reports. Sales on the island have been falling steadily over the past 22 months - with the exception of January 2011 - and Andreas Christodoulou, Land Registry director, said the dip will cause state revenues to drop by between 25 and 30 per cent. Overseas buyers make up roughly a quarter of…

  • New Turkish property law 'will boost the market'

    13 May 2012 | 7:00 pm
    New legislation that will make the process of buying real estate in Turkey easier for overseas purchasers will be a "huge boost" for the sector. Julian Walker, director of Turkish estate agency Blue Spot, explained the proposed changes to the system will make transactions much quicker and open the market up to more international buyers. The law is still at the draft stage and is awaiting sign off from the country's cabinet and president. Among the key features of the legislation is that it will be possible for foreigners to purchase 30 hectares of land, up from the 2.5 hectares…

  • Eurozone property 'looking increasingly attractive'

    13 May 2012 | 7:00 pm
    Investors who have the funds available to purchase a property in Spain or elsewhere in the eurozone have been advised now is a good time to buy. Marc Da-Silva, founder of the PropertyJournalist website and editorial director of International Estate Agent Today, explained the pound has gained ground against the euro, making the continent a top target for British buyers. "I really expect the pound to improve further. The eurozone looks extremely fragile at the moment [... and] this is only going to continue to have an adverse impact on the euro," he asserted. Earlier this week (May…
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    Naples Real Estate Blog

  • It's Almost May Day!

    30 Apr 2012 | 3:49 pm
    Anyone who has ever gone away on vacation can attest to the "Law of Murphy" which states something along the line of ..."just book a vacation then see how busy you get a few days before leaving"...Imagine if we all worked at that level of production all the time, think of how much we would all get accomplished! That is exactly how I feel I've been working lately...like there's some kind of crazy feeding frenzy going on! All of a sudden today I realized, 'it's the last day of the month'! Where the heck did April go? [picture above is an…

  • A View From The Top

    17 Apr 2012 | 9:14 am
    2012 Economic Summit The New Future, A View from the Top The Naples Area Board of Realtors presented The 2012 Economic Summit last Friday April 13th. The keynote speakers included Lawrence Yun, Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of Research for the National Association of Realtors; John Tucillo, Chief Economist of the Florida Association of Realtors and head of the Industry Data and Analysis Department; Shelton Weeks, Department Chair of Economics & Finance and Lucas Professor of Real Estate Development at Florida Gulf Coast University; Doug Duncan, Vice President and Chief…

  • Coldwell Banker Sees Signs of Housing Recovery

    22 Mar 2012 | 4:49 pm
    The 2012 Housing Recovery Coldwell Banker President, Budge Huskey, COO, gives his outlook on the national real estate market today on Fox business news channel. Please take a moment to listen to his interview by clicking on the link below. I think one of the most interesting points he made, is that although some naysayers continue to wait on the sidelines, predicting the upcoming "glut" of foreclosures which are due to hit the market will continue to keep prices down, Mr. Huskey confidently states the demand for these properties will absorb this possible inventory. I agree. Naples Real Estate…

  • Naples Florida Real Estate Update

    19 Mar 2012 | 11:24 am
    MORE GOOD NEWS! Recently released statistics, from The Naples Area Board of Realtors [NABOR], report more good news! Closed home sales, as well as sales pended, have increased 5% over the past 12 months. This data tracks all home and condo sales in Collier county excluding Marco Island, which has its own board. In addition to the increase in sales, our inventory is way down...an overall decrease of 17% less than what was active a year ago! There is so much data--so many statistics...but, to simplify and make the outline more concise I wanted to concentrate on the numbers which were the most…

  • Coldwell Banker's Latest Ad Campaign!

    7 Mar 2012 | 2:26 pm
    The Value of Owning a Home Coldwell Banker recently released their 2012 ad campaign at the annual business conference in New Orleans. The creative agency selected by Coldwell Banker to head up this campaign is Siltanen & Partners in El Segundo, California. A very different approach to their marketing was adopted this year in order to play up the emotionalreasons for owning a home. Personally, I have always felt that owning a home had more to do with those emotional connections and the memories that are created...those things which make a house a home. I've been selling this way for 31…
 
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  • China USA Business Summit from Greg Moesser

    9 May 2012 | 6:41 pm
    Greg Moesser, from Rodeo Realty’s Beverly Hills office attended the China-USA Business Summit last week. He met with high level Chinese officials and entrepreneurs to speak about Los Angele’s luxury real estate market. (see photo attached).As the only standing private transnational exchange organization in the United States and China, China-US Business Summit has been providing project matchmaking and exchange on trade and culture for enterprises and investors from both countries year by year. Its comprehensive upgrade this year has aroused highly concern of the political circles,…

  • Hancock Park Chandler Estate For Sale

    26 Apr 2012 | 6:18 pm
    The iconic mansion once home to Norman and Dorothy Chandler is now back on the market and listed for $11.25 million. The estate is one the great Los Angeles historical landmarks. From having hosted many social events,  fundraisers and parties, this iconic estate stands on its own. Even United States presidents such as Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon were frequent guests of the Chandler's. This almost 10,000 square foot estate,  nestled on an almost one acre lot, was once referred to as the White House of the West. Josh Flagg and Joe Babajian co-listed the property.

  • All Things Social Media

    9 Apr 2012 | 4:24 pm
        KEEP IN TOUCH WITH RODEO! In addition to the updates found on the Rodeo Realty Blog, there are other great ways to keep in touch with all things Rodeo. You can follow us on Twitter via @RodeoRealty_Prez for links, reports and news. You can also “LIKE”  us on Facebook for more exclusive updates, photos and news. We also just joined Pinterest, our virtual board for all things real estate, check them out here RodeoRealty does Pinterest.

  • Syd Leibovitch on Top Agent Magazine April Cover!

    5 Apr 2012 | 5:42 pm
    Syd's words:“I guess I’m good at driving people around and showing them homes,” he says. “I think everyone would rather own a home than rent a home, and everyone who owns a home would rather own a better home. Anyone who has money to invest would like to invest in real estate, so it’s really not very difficult.”“I think one of the reasons for our success over the last 5 or 6 years has been that we aren’t doing what other companies are doing,” Leibovitch says. “Everyone has been crying the blues about the economy and taking things away from their agents. They panicked, and…

  • Local Expertise, Global Presence.

    4 Apr 2012 | 1:31 pm
    Rodeo Realty has greatly increased their global presence and worldwide networks, particularly in Asia. Last Saturday, an article ran in the Epoch Times newspaper, an International Asian paper. Epoch Times is one of the only Asian newspaper in Los Angeles and also has the largest circulation and readership in China. If you can read Mandarin Chinese, check out the article!
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  • Happy Mother's Day - 5 Open Houses from $499K to $6.3MM

    13 May 2012 | 5:26 am
    Here's to all the mothers out there who help make Greenwich such a great place to live. Mother's Day is a good time to spend with Mom and the rest of the family and a slow day in real estate, but if you do want to go out we have a little something for everyone from under $500K to over $6MM. You can find the  list itself below,  see the interactive map here and find detailed instructions for its use here.    OPEN HOUSE LIST Address Town List Price Open House Time Broker 120 Halstead Ave Greenwich $499,000 12-3 PM West-Green 193 Hamilton Av  #20 Greenwich $650,000 1-4…

  • Everyone's Interested in Greenwich Real Estate - Mark Pruner in Bloomberg / Businessweek, Forbes, and Commercial Record

    11 May 2012 | 10:54 am
    One of the nice things about putting out a lot of Greenwich real estate information is you get called for a lot of other real estate information because Greenwich and its people get a lot of attention. Lately, with the real estate market recovering nationally and the economy in a state of flux we have been getting our share of attention again.      Last month Vikram Pandit, the chief executive officer of Citigroup Inc. (C), put his home in Greenwich, Connecticut, on the market for $4.3 million and John Cooke and I got quoted in the original Bloomberg article which was reprinted…

  • 60 Greenwich, CT Open Houses on Sunday, 5/6/12 from $319K to $5.5M

    5 May 2012 | 5:30 pm
    Another  busy open house weekend for Greenwich as the spring real estate market passes its mid-point. This week we have almost an even distribution with 20 open houses under $1 million, 15 between $1 and 2 million and 22 over $2 million. You can find the  list itself below,  see the interactive map here and find detailed instructions for its use here.  Printing tips: If you'd like to print the map above the easiest way is to mouse over the image of the map and then click on the "Download full size box" that appears. You will get a new screen with just the map. Click File…

  • Carriglea Open House Party on Sunday 1 - 4 PM

    5 May 2012 | 5:57 am
    See the full gallery on Posterous Allie Dicke and Barbara Lusk are throwing a party at 38 Carriglea. Carriglea is a very nice street in Riverside with a homeowner's association that have their own beach. You can stop by 38 Carriglea for food and then swing by the beach for refreshments. While at the beach you can talk to architect Blaine Talbot on renovating or building new on this lot. While there you can stop by 44 Carriglea and see Bobbie Hopkins listing. Should be a beautiful day at the beach. Permalink | Leave a comment  »

  • Art on The Avenue At Prudential's Greenwich Office

    2 May 2012 | 2:13 am
    See the full gallery on Posterous     If you have never been to opening night of Art on Avenue you have to come on Thursday, May 3rd from 5:30 – 8:00 pm.  It’s a fun evening with over 100 stores and 200 artists participating. Prudential’s Connecticut’s office at 136 E. Putnam is a great place to start. We have a food and drink, and the artist’s will be in residence including our own Jo Ann O’Hara, painter of the lilies above. (You have to see the paintings in person; they are much better than the photos above.) The other reason that…
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  • HOAs And The Adoption of Solar Energy

    11 May 2012 | 9:12 am
    As you are aware, the “big picture” goal of an HOA is to insure that the property value of their complex remains at maximum high pricing levels. This is accomplished by maintaining the structure from a maintenance perspective and the grounds from an aesthetic perspective. It is the latter that can often cause friction among residents. Some HOA’s restrict hanging beach towels over balcony railings, while others limit the amount of holiday lights that can be strung up. All of these measures were written  into the CC&Rs or created by the vote of your board via the…

  • High Rise Community Managers Must Be Versatile To Be Effective

    7 May 2012 | 10:14 am
    Believe it or not, the Empire State Building in New York City took exactly one year to build from groundbreaking to ribbon cutting. This was back during the Great Depression when it was vitally important to complete a towering project like this to provide hope and inspiration to the entire nation. Today, every city’s skyline is populated with high rise buildings. Many of these buildings are used for businesses, but there is an equal and growing amount of high rises all across the nation that have been built exclusively for residential living. As with condominium complexes and gated…

  • Is your community association a true community?

    2 May 2012 | 11:55 am
    The primary mission of any community association is to manage the upkeep of all the common living areas. That in and of itself is a huge responsibility, but an HOA should not stop at paying the gardeners or fixing the roof. They should also foster a positive living experience for all residents. This could mean establishing a calendar of events that will bring those residents together during engaging activities. While not every activity is going to appeal to all the residents, the mere fact that an HOA goes the “extra mile” to sponsor these events says a lot about the type of…

  • How a Community Association Should Review Vendor Proposals

    27 Apr 2012 | 10:43 am
    As a community association board member, you’re taking on an active role in your community. This covers all the general upkeep issues with gardening, cleaning and laundry room service and any ongoing “handyman” type projects. A board is bound by many legal mandates set forth in many places (such as state and and your own  CC&Rs) with regard to how to accept vendor proposals and should adhere to these rules when working with your community association manager to correctly see this process through. The following is a general breakdown of how a community association…

  • Managing a Master Planned Community Requires Many Hands

    26 Apr 2012 | 7:27 am
    By all accounts the country’s first Master-Planned Community was built in Scottsdale, Arizona. What is the difference between a Master Planned Community and a bunch of homes in the suburbs? The key word is “planned.” With a MPC, there is an effort by developers to create a community that will satisfy all the needs of that community. Depending on the size of this community, there could be parks, shopping centers, schools, and even churches all built at the same time as the homes. On a smaller scale, Master-Planned Communities is a type of community that can also be built to…
 
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    The Inside Edge

  • Exchange of Views on the Housing Market

    Alison Feemantle
    10 May 2012 | 6:29 am
    It’s that time of the month again where sets of figures and conflicting views are released in regards to the housing market and the Halifax have greeted their monthly statistics with the claim that prices are ‘fluctuating widely’. Meanwhile, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics)state that the market is back in the ‘doldrums’ after a brief flurry of activity at the start of the year. Halifax confirmed that average prices fell sharply in April as the stamp duty concession ended on the 24th of March. Overall, that drop equated to 2.4% in real terms with the average price…

  • A Slow Down in Mortgage Rate Rises?

    Alison Feemantle
    8 May 2012 | 4:28 am
    The theme for much of the latter half of April and the beginning of May was one of continued mortgage rate rises and the threat of an increased number of households faced with a significant increase in monthly payments. The knock on effect that this had would conceivably leave more households in the so called ‘mortgage trap’; unable to afford higher payments but not in a position to switch lenders as they were unable to meet stricter criteria. However, there are suggestions within the industry today that the mortgage hikes may soon be coming to an end and Ray Boulger, senior technical…

  • Latest Which? Survey Reveals Mortgage Concern

    Alison Feemantle
    5 May 2012 | 2:58 am
    In recent weeks there have been many reports of lenders increasing their mortgage rates and there has been plenty of additional discussion about the impact that this may have. Results of a survey from Which? have just been released that highlight consumers concerns over the hike in their monthly charges. Amidst reports that over a million customers would be facing a collective rise of £300m in mortgage payments, the organisation found that of those surveyed, 70% of mortgage holders are concerned about monthly increases while 14% declared that they were already struggling to meet higher…

  • DIY Tasks to Tackle This Bank Holiday Weekend

    Alison Feemantle
    2 May 2012 | 4:13 am
    The Bank Holiday weekend is almost upon us and a survey carried out by HSBC suggests that over 50% of us will be staying at home to carry out some of those DIY jobs that we’ve been putting off since the beginning of the year. A significant percentage of those people will be working around the house with a view to selling their property and there are many small and larger tasks that are known to help achieve a quicker sale. If you believe the weather forecast, we are certainly in line for the type of weather that suits indoor DIY but what are the jobs that will carry most value when it comes…

  • Typical Spring Bounce But Mortgage Approvals Down

    Alison Feemantle
    30 Apr 2012 | 2:41 am
    A significant rise in the number of homes sold in the UK was recorded by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in March and they claim that this is largely down to a seasonal ‘spring bounce’ that is evident in the housing market on an annual basis. HMRC also suggest that the Stamp Duty holiday has had an effect on property figures for the earlier part of the month. HMRC recorded 74,000 sales during March as opposed to 63,000 for the previous month with Gross Mortgage Lending up by 30% over the same period according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML). This is the third year in a row that…
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    TheRedPin Pulse: Where the Canadian New Homes Have a Heartbeat

  • E Condos on Yonge and Eglinton: VIP Opportunity

    TheRedPin Team
    15 May 2012 | 4:17 pm
    VIP Access to E Condominiums VIP Registration! Upcoming project by Bazis, Metropia and Rio Can coming to Toronto‘s Yonge & Eglinton. This is a prime address, and a prime building. Register for the VIP Opportunity to get access to the building prior to the rest of the public. Location: E condos is located at 8 Eglinton Ave, East, in Toronto. The location is superb. Check out some of the local amenities: Grocery: Metro Supermarkets, Jusil Convenience, Market Convenience Pharmacy: Rexall Pharma Plus, Shoppers Drug Mart Banks: CIBC, Bank of Nova Scotia, TD, BMO, TD Gas Station:…

  • Ever Wondered How Email is Sent? Check Out Google’s Seach Story [video]

    rokham
    15 May 2012 | 12:03 pm
    We are all used to it, 1- open a browser 2- login to our favourite email provider 3- type up the email and 4- click on send; but not many know what happens when they actually do that. Where does your message go? how is it delivered to the destination. Google has put together a great illustration of the process while focusing on how environmentally friendly their systems are. Check out the video below and visit http://www.google.com/green/storyofsend for an interactive illustration. It’s certainly worth it.

  • Toronto Real Estate – Your Weekly MLS® Update! – May 14, 2012

    TheRedPin Team
    14 May 2012 | 12:52 pm
    Here is your weekly Toronto MLS® update from the week ending May 14. As you can see, the number of resale listings across the GTA increased this week by 1,507 listings while average prices actually dropped to $536,105. Churchill Meadows remains the most expensive neighbourhood in the GTA, so if you know someone who lives there you should definitely check out their house! Number of New Listings in the GTA – Two Week Comparisons Average Prices of New Listings in the GTA – Two Week Comparisons     Most Expensive Cities Based on Average Prices of All Active Listings for…

  • Re-thinking the Bathroom Vanity

    Evelyn
    14 May 2012 | 9:36 am
    Renovation of the Bathroom is a usual event these days. The options are numerous and varied. No more does one have to settle for a boring box with doors or expensive custom made unit….you can renovate your bathroom with a ‘ready made’ vanity and have a fantastic new look…whether you fancy contemporary or traditional styles. The only rule is that the vanity has to be able to float away from side walls…other than that…the sky is the limit! below are a few examples I found. If you are inspired by this bathroom..you can have the vanity below... This vanity from…

  • NYC’s New Home Market is a Great Case Study for Toronto’s

    TheRedPin Team
    13 May 2012 | 9:58 am
    We often say ‘timing’ is everything when it comes to the new home industry and the current situation in NYC clearly demonstrates that. According to the New York Times, lack of inventory in the new home industry in NYC has somewhat put a stop to negotiations between buyers and developers. Much like the current situation in Toronto, New York City buyers used to negotiate items like the price of their new condos, closing costs such as taxes and legal fees, storage space etc. A combination of few new listings (drop of 21.5% from two years ago), and high demand (increase of 13.6% in…
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    Harmony News Now

  • Harmony’s ‘OMG’ home enables buyers to design second story at The Fields in Aliante

    eselvig
    8 May 2012 | 7:25 pm
    Harmony Homes has earned the distinction of combining unique floor plans with high design standards by mixing its eye for design with functionality and value at The Fields and Prominence neighborhoods within the Aliante master-planned community. The Las Vegas-based builder’s recent introduction of its “OMG Plan” at The Fields has piqued the interest of buyers seeking the opportunity to build a home according to their own personal needs by adding a second floor to a single-story design and choosing from multiple structural options, according to Geoff Gorman, vice president of sales.

  • Harmony unveils single-story design at Talus

    eselvig
    3 May 2012 | 7:34 pm
    The finishing designer touches have been placed on Harmony Homes’ newest single-story model home – an 1,801-square-foot single-story design at its Talus at Sunrise Highlands. According to sales associate Carol Gerenstein, the new model will appeal to buyers seeking a home with an open design and myriad included features in a quiet neighborhood. “Harmony Homes’ newest model home at Talus is an absolutely beautiful, perfect single-story home with all of the features that today’s buyers want in a home. The home offers the conveniences of single-story living and the much desired open…

  • Harmony Homes combines luxury, value at Lake Las Vegas

    eselvig
    3 May 2012 | 7:31 pm
    Harmony Homes rings in 2012 with a flurry of activity behind the gated entrances of two neighborhoods that offer the “best real estate opportunities” in Southern Nevada:  Bella Fiore and Tremezzo in Lake Las Vegas. “I think that Bella Fiore and Tremezzo at Lake Las Vegas are so clearly the best real estate opportunities in Southern Nevada. It’s obvious to me that this is a great time to buy at Lake Las Vegas for the fact that you can buy a luxurious, brand-now home in a fantastic location for so little,” said Geoff Gorman, vice president of sales for the Las Vegas-based builder.

  • Harmony Homes ‘supersizes’ single-story homes at Canyon Falls with oversized residences, lots

    eselvig
    3 May 2012 | 7:21 pm
    Harmony Homes has “super-sized” single-story living in the Las Vegas Valley with its gated Canyon Falls neighborhood in the southwestern valley where expansive executive-level residences provide discerning buyers plenty of room both inside and out. The gated neighborhood is one-of-a-kind in today’s new-home market because of its luxurious custom-level residences at the fraction of the cost of custom homes, according to Geoff Gorman, vice president of sales for Harmony Homes. “What makes Canyon Falls unique is that we are offering enormous single-story homes measuring from 3,876 to…

  • Sunrise Highlands locale lures buyers to Summit and Talus by Harmony Homes

    eselvig
    3 May 2012 | 6:59 pm
    Savvy home buyers are discovering two of the best kept secrets near the base of Sunrise Mountain – Summit at Sunrise Highlands and Talus at Sunrise Highlands by Harmony Homes. “As home shoppers head east toward Sunrise Mountain, they are happy to discover the 160-acre Sunrise Highlands community, its many amenities, and specifically the Summit and Talus neighborhoods by Harmony Homes,” Richard Helmly, sales associate at Summit, said. “Sunrise Highlands offers a wonderful location near Sunrise Mountain with beautiful views of the mountain as well as the city. Our residents have…
 
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    Saint Louis Real Estate Agents, Realtor Blog

  • Spacious Maryland Heights Home for Sale

    STLRealtor
    15 May 2012 | 9:31 am
    Great Place to Call Home! 134 Midland Ave, Maryland Heights 63043-2666 Charming, Clean, Move in Ready. All the updates have been done. Starting with the awesome kitchen, you will find custom cherry cabinets with light stain, Corian counters, Top of the line appliances and ceramic floors . Both bathrooms have also been beautifully updated. Lower level family room and hall have newer wood like laminate flooring. The main level living room hall and bedrooms have newly finished hardwood floors and stair rails. Other updates since 06 include Roof, Vinyl Siding and Gutters, Water Heater, New 200…

  • Beautiful Webster Groves Home for Sale!

    STLRealtor
    15 May 2012 | 9:26 am
    Move in Ready! 209 South Laclede Station, St Louis 63119-4223 Beautiful Move In Ready Home located in Webster Groves just minutes away from Highway 44 and Old Orchard. This home offers Hardwood Floors in the Living Room and Formal Dining Room, Custom Ceramic Tile in both Bathrooms as well as Custom Tile Work in the eat-in Kitchen. Built In Bookcases surround the original Stone Wood Burning Fireplace in the Living Room. Two Bedrooms on the Main Floor with one opening into a Large Two Level Family Room and Sun Room. Abundant closets, one being a cedar lined walk-in. Unfinished Basement with…

  • Commercial Property for Sale!

    STLRealtor
    10 May 2012 | 11:53 am
    Location! Location! LOcation! 5200 Pernod Ave, St Louis 63139-1330 Great Property, Great Price!!! Re-open the existing car repair shop that has built in customer base; the Seller retired due to health issues, and wants to sell all garage related tools, lift system, air compressor w/75 hp motor and car repair equipment with the building (with a few exceptions). Seller will clean it out if you find a different use for the building, i.e. Retail Shop, Coffee Shop, Sandwich Shop, Office Building; the ideas are endless. Seller will remove the tank if need be, and make ground environmentally safe…

  • Two Bed One Bath for Sale in St. Louis County!

    STLRealtor
    9 May 2012 | 2:47 pm
    3954 Lada Ave, St Louis 63121-3718 Investment Opportunity! Property to be sold in AS-IS condition. Seller to do no repairs or pass any inspections. Search All Area Properties Search Foreclosures Check out St. Louis County! The county is conveniently located just outside the city. You can experience all the joys of the city, but be able to drive home to a quiet suburban lifestyle when you’re finished. In St. Louis County, you’re sure to find your white-picket-fence dream come true! Learn More about St. Louis County For questions or to set up a tour of this home call: 314.802.0797…

  • Another Great Home with Great Investment Potential

    STLRealtor
    9 May 2012 | 2:44 pm
    10063 Bon Oak Dr, St Louis 63136-3108 Investment Opportunity! Property to be sold in AS-IS condition. Seller to do no repairs or pass any inspections. Search All Area Properties Search Foreclosures Check out St. Louis County! The county is conveniently located just outside the city. You can experience all the joys of the city, but be able to drive home to a quiet suburban lifestyle when you’re finished. In St. Louis County, you’re sure to find your white-picket-fence dream come true! Learn More about St. Louis County For questions or to set up a tour of this home call:…
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    UrbanTurf Chicago

  • Record-Low Home-Loan Rates Could Begin Creeping Higher by Late 2012

    Don DeBat
    8 May 2012 | 2:30 pm
    This year the benchmark 30-year rate has held below 4 percent in all but one week. But forecasters say the rate honeymoon is coming to an end. Freddie Mac’s April U.S. Economic and Housing Market Outlook expects 30-year fixed-rate mortgages to gradually increase in the second half of 2012 to about 4.25 percent to 4.5 percent by the end of the year. Keep reading »

  • Sponsored: 235 Van Buren, Modern Icon in the Historic South Loop

    UrbanTurf Sponsor
    20 Apr 2012 | 10:00 am
    As a formerly industrial neighborhood coming to life with an influx of young Chicagoans, the South Loop is growing unlike any other Chicago neighborhood. It is a unique combination of historic buildings spared from The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 and modern additions like 235 Van Buren, one of the most distinctive newcomers to the area’s developing skyline. Keep reading »

  • Buying Is More Affordable Than Renting with Rent-to-Own Programs

    Don DeBat
    17 Apr 2012 | 12:00 pm
    If you are an apartment renter who just received that spring rent increase letter from your landlord, now may be the time to consider buying a home, townhome or condo, real estate experts advise. Keep reading »

  • Spring Developer Incentives Spark New-Home and Condo Sales

    Don DeBat
    9 Apr 2012 | 11:30 am
    Housing experts say the Rip Van Winkle-like new-home and condominium market will gradually awaken by the end of 2012 after more than five years of slumber, and developers are offering attractive incentives this spring to help market inventory units that are ready for immediate move-in. Keep reading »

  • Apartment Hunting Tips for Chicago’s Booming Spring Rental Market

    Don DeBat
    27 Mar 2012 | 10:30 am
    The forecast for the spring apartment rental market in the Chicago area is looking sunny, analysts say. Here are some apartment hunting tips from Reside Living to make your spring rental search easier. Keep reading »
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    Eurobrix Blog

  • Madonna of the trees

    Yuri Brixenmortar
    14 May 2012 | 10:08 am
    In the middle of France’s Poitou-Charentes region lies Mouterre-sur-Blourde, a quiet, rural hamlet with a mystery hiding in its woods: a Madonna with an unknown past.  For over a century, she has sat between the trees, waiting within a secluded shrine for someone to find her.  Where is she from? “We’ve heard conflicting stories...” local resident Cilla West tells me. “We know it’s dated 1897.” Cilla and her partner, Steve Carter, moved to the hamlet in 2004, buying The Logis de Roche, an old seven-bedroom mansion. Believed to have been built…

  • Searching online for a new home

    Yuri Brixenmortar
    26 Apr 2012 | 11:20 am
    No matter what channel you turn the TV on to, there are always programmes about ideal homes - each of which makes searching for them look so simple you wonder why the people haven’t found it themselves. It does make you wonder if there is a simple way to find these dream homes that we are all obviously missing! There are some key pointers when it comes to searching for homes, which will hopefully make the whole process easier. The first of these is to thoroughly research the area you are looking at, as well as the property; it means you can tailor your searches and you wouldn’t be…

  • Sell My Property? Join the queue...

    Yuri Brixenmortar
    26 Apr 2012 | 10:15 am
    Every month, hundreds of thousands of web surfers turn to Google to look for a place to sell their property. While overseas property markets are in the doldrums, research from SellMyProperty.org shows that the malaise is not affecting would-be sellers. The study shows Google reports 117,000+ searches each month related to selling property, plus an additional 120,000 people searching for FSBO listings. Sell My Property is an online service designed to meet this strong global demand for a fast way to sell property. The service is a simple and effective way for individuals around the world to…

  • Why choosing home insurance is recommended

    Yuri Brixenmortar
    25 Apr 2012 | 11:14 am
    If a tenant is about to move into a property which has been vacant for a while, there are many factors which a landlord must organise. Not only will a landlord need to make sure that their tenant signs contracts and check that an inventory has been written but they will also need to be aware about whether their Home Insurance is up-to-date. If a new policy needs to be taken out, there are many advantages to doing this. One advantage is that it will provide peace of mind to a landlord because they will be fully aware about whether any unfortunate situation which is caused by natural forces…

  • British homeowners search for fastest way to sell their houses

    Yuri Brixenmortar
    17 Apr 2012 | 8:46 am
    Due to difficult economic times in the UK people are keener than ever to find the fastest ways to sell their homes. The recession struck Britain hard and since then its affects have spread among the population, leading to wage freezes, redundancies, low interest rates and big problems for homeowners. Many people have found themselves unable to keep up with mortgage repayments. Businesses have gone into liquidation, people have lost jobs and homeowners facing such problems have seen things go from bad to worse when their homes have consequently been put at risk. For a large number of…
 
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    Myrtle Beach Rentals

  • Myrtle Beach Vacation Rentals

    North Myrtle Beach Rentals
    11 May 2012 | 12:48 pm
    Myrtle Beach, South Carolina is the #1 Family Beach Destination in the United States! Thousands of vacationers travel to the area each year and are always looking for rental property. If you own property along the Grand Strand, this could be very valuable to those looking for rentals. With summer almost here, many have already [...]

  • Let Us Be Your Myrtle Beach Property Manager

    North Myrtle Beach Rentals
    8 May 2012 | 12:05 pm
    SC Beach Real Estate can now be your property manager! SC Beach Real Estate now offers property management both long term and short term agreements. Of course SC Beach Real Estate strongly believes in honesty and integrity to help fulfill your needs and will work diligently to manage your property. Now is the time to [...]

  • North Beach Plantation

    Vacation Luxury Rentals
    5 Mar 2012 | 12:10 pm
    North Beach Plantation North Beach Plantation in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina is one of the best oceanfront resorts along the Grand Strand area. Located on a magnificent stretch of white sandy beaches, this luxurious resort is truly one of a kind. Inspired by the Caribbean, North Beach Plantation defines the meaning of tropical paradise. [...]

  • Real Estate Sales in the New Year

    North Myrtle Beach Rentals
    4 Jan 2012 | 12:20 pm
    The year 2011 was a great year for real estate sales and this year it is expected to be even better! With thousands of home buyers looking for property everyday there is most definitely a market for listing your home. Most buyers come in with a mindset on what they want and if it is [...]

  • Luxury Homes

    Vacation Luxury Rentals
    9 Oct 2011 | 4:40 am
    Luxury Homes Sublime beaches, gorgeous gardens, serene spas, and luxuriant golf courses are what make Myrtle Beach, South Carolina a great place to live. This metropolitan coastal town is one of the most bold, beautiful, and striking locations along the southeast and has the essence of classic southern charm. In Myrtle Beach, you can pamper [...]
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    TheSquareFoot

  • Texas, particularly Austin, leads commercial real estate resurgence

    Aron Susman
    15 May 2012 | 5:26 am
    The buildings represent the first significant office space development in downtown Austin in nine years. Austin’s bustling downtown area sits in the cusp of another significant expansion following news that the area’s Market District – near Sixth Street and North Lamar Boulevard – would soon become home to attractive Austin commercial real estate. Much of Texas’s sizable growth has been buoyed in Austin, where that development will provide local businesses with access to 70,000 square feet of retail space and almost 500,000 square feet of office space. The Austin…

  • More hotel space around Houston’s convention center may benefit businesses

    Aron Susman
    14 May 2012 | 7:13 am
    A lack of hotel space near Houston's convention center negatively impacts local businesses, experts say City officials insist that a lack of hotel space near Houston’s George R. Brown Convention Center has contributed to a loss of revenue for local retailers, businesses and even the convention center itself. Reports say a number of Houston commercial real estate developers have risen to the challenge to propose as many 1,000 new hotel rooms for the immediate local area. Dawn Ullrich of hotel operator Houston First told KUHF radio that the city has added around 2,500 new hotel rooms…

  • Owners of Austin newspaper accepting offers for lakefront location

    Aron Susman
    14 May 2012 | 6:36 am
    The Austin American-Statesman could soon be moving away from its location south of the downtown area. The lakefront property in downtown Austin near the Congress Avenue Bridge, which has housed a major local newspaper, is on the market, but although many publications have been closing their doors recently, a sale of this property would not spell the end of the newspaper. The location currently houses the area’s major newspaper – The Austin American-Statesman. Should Cox Media Group sell the property, the newspaper would presumably relocate to a location somewhere else in the city.

  • Texas launch site for SpaceX private space shuttles being discussed

    Aron Susman
    11 May 2012 | 4:53 am
    With the presence of NASA office space in the Houston area, it is clear that the space program is firmly entrenched in Texas’ economic fabric. However, to this point, an official launch site has eluded state officials who wish to send private ships into space from Texas. NASA had never had a launch site in Texas – space shuttles headed into orbit from Cape Canaveral in Florida. The same is true for private space exploration companies, including Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX), which will make the world’s first privately funded launch this month from…

  • Houston earns high marks for business practices

    Aron Susman
    11 May 2012 | 3:50 am
    Many businesses have benefited from relocating to Houston. Economic revival is on the horizon for business owners in the Houston area, according to a leading economist in the area. Ted Jones recently addressed a crowd at the University of Houston Hobby Center For Public Policy, during which time he predicted that the local economy would add more than 70,000 jobs in each of the next three years. He also spoke favorably about retail sales, which he expects to increase, and about the growth of new commercial spaces. In light of this assumed growth, Houston is already regarded by many as being…
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    South Florida Law Blog

  • JP Morgan Chase CEO Is A Chameleon And A Snake

    OppenheimLaw
    14 May 2012 | 3:48 pm
    Jamie Dimon may present himself as a apologetic CEO, but that is not his true face. The Jamie Dimon Apology Tour is in full swing. Perhaps you caught the first stop on this weekend’s Meet the Press. The chairman of JP Morgan Chase is trying to play us for suckers, publicly apologizing for his bank’s $2 billion loss. He called it an “egregious mistake”. He claims he want to get rid of “Too Big To Fail”, and that he supported “portions” of the Dodd-Frank rule. It might be one of the best acting performances I’ve seen all year. I think his chances of taking home an Oscar…

  • Roman Pino Case Imperative to Florida Supreme Court’s Integrity

    OppenheimLaw
    11 May 2012 | 4:32 pm
    I’m not a reader of tea leaves, so I am not about to guess how the Florida Supreme Court will ultimately rule on Roman Pino vs. The Bank of New York. But listening to the justices attack Amanda Lundergan, Roman Pino’s attorney, while seemingly going much easier on Bruce Rogow, the bank’s very well-respected lawyer, was at best, discouraging. It’s common for the justices to try to poke holes in an attorney’s case, and it does not always mean that you can predict what their decision will be. But with the thousands surely watching Thursday’s hearing, I was hoping the Court would have…

  • Landmark Foreclosure Case Goes Before Florida Supreme Court; Has Banks Terrified

    OppenheimLaw
    9 May 2012 | 2:12 pm
    The banks are terrified they might actually be held accountable for their actions! If you haven’t already heard, there is a monumental case that was heard Thursday morning in the Florida Supreme Court, and every single homeowner should be paying close attention to this case. To watch a replay of the oral arguments, please click here. The case is Roman Pino vs. Bank of New York. It involves all the customary fraud I have seen in countless cases. Missing documents, fraudulent assignments, fraudulents notaries, and forged documents, and a bank once again trying to shuffle it’s dirty deeds…

  • Foreclosure Clean-Up Gets Police Response, But Not Bank Fraud?

    OppenheimLaw
    7 May 2012 | 4:41 pm
    A group from the Miami Workers Center clean up the area around an abandoned bank-owned house, as police officers wait nearby (Photo Courtesy:Miami Workers Group) It never ceases to amaze me the glaring duality of the world I live in. I am constantly reminded that we live in world where you and I have to play by one set of rules, yet the vast financial complex that resides on Wall Street isn’t held to even a fraction of those standards. The latest example comes way of a small protest in Liberty City last week. A few members of the Miami Workers Center, a grassroots organization, arrived at…

  • ‘Bad Neighbor Banks’ Take Hold In South Florida

    OppenheimLaw
    4 May 2012 | 5:04 pm
    Banks make bad neighbors. It’s been one of my mantras for years, and it’s a statement that is again reverberating across the country thanks to The Sun-Sentinel’s 3-part series “Bad Neighbor Banks”. Thanks to the Sentinel, 60 Minutes, and the National Fair Housing Alliance, we are seeing the hard data that back up my assertion that banks, once they foreclose and take control of a property, just leave them to rot. The grass no longer gets cut,the garbage accumulates, and before too long you end up with widespread blight not just in urban neighborhoods, but suburbia as well. It’s the…
 
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    First Home, First Loan » Stephen Katz

  • Homeowners’ Insurance

    Stephen Katz
    8 May 2012 | 12:47 pm
    When searching to find the right homeowners’ insurance policy, it can be an overwhelming and confusing experience. The terminology is tricky; but the more you insurance terminology you know, the easier it will be to understand what your policy covers. The insurance broker will be asking you a lot of questions about your new home to determine the price of your homeowners’ insurance. What Questions Will the Insurance Broker Ask? 1)      What type of home is it? single- detached home duplex condo  acreage 2)     Construction of your home What year was your home built? How was your…

  • Benefits of Open Houses

    Stephen Katz
    1 May 2012 | 4:07 pm
    Starting the home search process can be very time consuming, but a great way to figure out what you like and don’t like it to attend open houses in the area you are interested in living. According to the National Association of Realtors website, 45 percent of all buyers used open houses while searching for their home. Open houses are held by Realtors for two to three hours on Sundays, but don’t overwhelm yourself by going to 10 open houses. Stick to seeing four or five open houses so you will be able to remember the houses you saw that day. When buyers are looking at homes, one good…

  • What to Expect from your Home Inspector

    Stephen Katz
    23 Mar 2012 | 1:33 pm
    When purchasing a home, one of the most important steps is getting a home inspection. An inspection is a professional written opinion, and therefore makes it crucial to hire the best inspector you can find.  Here are some questions to ask a potential home inspector after you have check out the legal compliance’s (the liability insurance and license, etc.): 1. What is your work history? Many of the best inspectors come from some kind of construction background and will be able to give you a thorough inspection because of their work experience. 2. Have you ever had to refund your fee? If…

  • What to Look For When Choosing Your First Home

    Stephen Katz
    20 Mar 2012 | 3:44 pm
    Purchasing your first home can be both an exciting yet frightening experience. Once you have established a reasonable budget, here are some tips to consider when looking for your first home. The Home When looking for your first home, you have to consider all of the factors that will best suit your lifestyle. For instance, make sure the square footage and the number of bedrooms is suitable for any additions to the family. Making a list of preferences is also a good idea to determine whether you prefer hardwood over carpet, or whether you would like a porch and/or basement. You might not be…

  • Finding a Real Estate Agent That is Right for You

    Stephen Katz
    14 Mar 2012 | 2:00 pm
    A real estate agent can assist in directing what could possibly be one of the most important financial decisions you will make in your lifetime, whether you are buying or selling your home. It is a good idea to interview two to three agents before selecting your real estate agent. But, what if you don’t know of an agent; how do you find agents? Most likely you know someone who has dealt with a real estate agent before. When purchasing a home, ask your friends and family members who have recently purchase a home if they would recommend the agent that they used. Another way to locate a…
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    Zoliath Blog

  • Favorable mortgage conditions helping CRE improvements

    Administrator
    15 May 2012 | 1:35 pm
    Housing experts recently noted at a financial summit that the commercial real estate market has been aided by consistent improvements in debt financing and continued low mortgage rates, according to Multi-Housing News. Experts at the 2012 ULI Spring Meeting said that commercial mortgage backed securities are considered healthy, but these have a lack of demand. Despite this, there is an increasing demand for refinances, and much of this may be due to low mortgage interest rates, the news source reported. With this in mind, the low rates could affect deleveraging. Many loans are set for…

  • Multifamily market may boom in 2012

    Administrator
    14 May 2012 | 2:02 pm
    Property management companies may experience a positive upturn in the multifamily market this year, according to a report from Cassidy Turley. The firm's Spring 2012 U.S. Multifamily Report explained that more than half of metropolitan areas tracked actually had vacancy rates lower than 5 percent. In addition, every area experienced an improvement in total rentals. This is expected to continue throughout the year, and with continued increases in employment, the market could be set for substantial improvement. Continued multifamily improvement has been a theme post-recession for multiple…

  • Survey: CRE sector growing, but still vulnerable

    Administrator
    11 May 2012 | 9:22 am
    Improvements continue to be made in the commercial real estate markets, but confidence in continual growth in the sector is weak, according to results of the latest Real Estate Roundtable survey. Global and national economic concerns, including issues with taxes and the Eurozone, were cited as a main reason for the diminished sentiment in the CRE market for the following year, executives noted in the second-quarter survey. The "Overall Index," which is a mark of how the CRE market is performing, was recorded at 70 for the second quarter – up from a reading of 68 in the first…

  • Bernanke: CRE lending ‘strained,’ loan quality ‘weak’

    Administrator
    10 May 2012 | 9:13 am
    Improvements are needed in the commercial real estate lending market, according to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, who cited poor fundamentals across the board for the sector. Speaking at the 48th Annual Conference on Bank Structure and Competition in Chicago on May 10, Bernanke stated various areas of concern remain roadblocks to a better lending market in CRE. "Financing conditions in the commercial real estate sector also remain strained as fundamentals, including high vacancy rates, depressed property prices, and the poor quality of existing loans, continue to be weak,"…

  • Three green commercial certification systems pass initial government screening

    Administrator
    9 May 2012 | 3:11 pm
    Commercial property managers may want to consider using one of three types of energy efficiency certification systems that were recently highlighted by the federal government. The U.S. General Services Administration's report showed that three certification systems out of a pool of 180 were considered to be acceptable after a second examination. The first attempt did not find anything conclusive. The three options are the Green Building Initiative's Green Globes, the International Living Building Challenge and the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and…
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    San Francisco Real Estate Blog, Listings, & Buyer/Seller Resources

  • Final Score: Birds 1, Urban Death Traps, 0

    Matt Fuller, GRI
    15 May 2012 | 10:44 am
    San Francisco real estate wouldn’t be San Francisco real estate without the fun that is the planning, zoning, and building departments. And while their regulations and byzantine procedures sometimes (okay, often) frustrate and confuse me, I ran across an article in Architect Magazine about new SF building regulations regarding… wait for it… birds! A bird safe bus shelter, source: Architect Magazine In their article Building for the Birds, the article highlights how San Francisco is the first city in the nation to actually regulate building development with birds and bird…

  • Offer Dates & Pre-Emptives – What’s a Girl (Boy) to Do?

    Matt Fuller, GRI
    14 May 2012 | 4:52 pm
    Property with an advertised offer date In case you haven’t heard, it’s a hot market in San Francisco. With the return of a strong market (no, not because of the geeks in blue – because of the inventory), we’ve see a return of properties advertised and marketed for sale with an offer date. For those who aren’t already familiar with the term, it means that the sellers have set a date on which they will review any and all bids on their home. Sellers like offer dates because it gives them a feeling that their home has been marketed for a long enough period of time…

  • Stop Reading This and go Outside

    Matt Fuller, GRI
    11 May 2012 | 10:59 am
    Here’s the weekly neighborhood news wrap in a nutshell: The weather is perfect – sunny, forecast for the 70′s through the weekend. Not even Siri would argue with me about how gorgeous our weather is.  So stop reading this blog and go outside and enjoy our weather. Unless, of course, you are reading this at the park on your favorite gadget. In which case you should put said gadget away and enjoy the weather. I promise it won’t hurt my feelings. However, if that isn’t enough news for you, then consider this: Antibiotics for everyone after lab researcher dies, lab…

  • How All Cash Offers Change Everything. For Everyone.

    Matt Fuller, GRI
    8 May 2012 | 9:24 am
    Meet 3928 20th St. in San Francisco. It was recently listed and sold by an excellent San Francisco agent, Bernie Katzman of Herth. The property was on the market for about 10 days, received an incredible number of offers, and closed several days after the offer date (!) in an all-cash offer that was $551,000 over the asking price. The buyer was represented by an excellent Zephyr agent, but it wasn’t Britton or me. You might not be in the market for a single family home (maybe you are thinking condo), and you might not want to live on Liberty Hill/Dolores Heights (but if you could, it…

  • The FaceBook Hype Machine

    Matt Fuller, GRI
    7 May 2012 | 11:58 pm
    Facebook. The little web site with that friendly little blue logo. You know, the logo with a lowercase letter just to let you know how unassuming and modest they are. Nothing more than a guy in his dorm room (sorry HP, changing the world from your garage is just a little trite at this point) with an idea and some code and, well, you know the rest… Everyone loves to talk about the Facebook IPO, and how it is driving real estate prices in San Francisco off the charts. You’d think that before Facebook announced plans to go public, there had never been multiple offers on San…
 
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    Virtual Tour Software ~ Virtual Tour Company

  • The RTV Virtual Tour Convention Was Amazing

    Team BlueLaVaMedia
    14 May 2012 | 11:53 am
    The RTV convention was a blast! The best money I have ever invested in my virtual tours business. The convention members were sharing ideas on how to improve the quality of our virtual tours and photography work and also how to open other sources of income by expanding and out-branching our business. Every day due to the help provided by RTV we become better virtual tour providers and photographers. We are able to do things that we could not even imagine possible. We were able to personally know all these people at RTV that help us on a daily basis giving us support helping with multiple…

  • QR CODES CAN INCREASE YOUR MARKETING AND SALES!

    Team BlueLaVaMedia
    11 May 2012 | 11:59 am
    Most of you are now familiar with the latest in electronic-internet advertising...THE QR CODE! When you are cold-calling or establishing new accounts, don't forget to offer your customer QR codes. We provide our virtual tour clients with a free QR code for both their virtual tours and website. It is important to demonstrate the QR app and help them use their iphone or android to access the app. Pick up any print ads that have QR codes to show them that this is the latest in technology. Of course some of your clients will be familiar with the QR concept, but then again some will give you the…

  • Fusion & Friends

    Team BlueLaVaMedia
    10 May 2012 | 12:05 pm
    Wow! I’m on my way home from RTV virtual tour software Conference 2012 and had no idea what I was in for when I whined in my previous Blog about the huge hassle it is to get to Traverse City from Albuquerque. Apparently it only takes one little tornado to throw a wrench into your plans to get home. Oh, Boo hoo! I thought there might be trouble early on when Brian received a prerecorded message at 1:30 that his 7:30pm flight out of TC was cancelled. Quickly checking my flights status I learned that it was “on time”. Well that was not to be the case. Getting to the airport with the Hotel…

  • Traverse City Real Estate Photography Hits The Show

    Team BlueLaVaMedia
    8 May 2012 | 3:45 pm
    Gearing up for the annual Traverse City Association of Realtors (TAAR) event is always fun.  This year Jim and I are very excited to show off our new BlueLaVa Fusion Tours to the local agents.  In preparation we had a very nice virtual tour banner created to promote some of the more powerful features that Fusion brings such as Full Motion Video, Lead Capture, Exposure Engine and more.  We have plenty of BlueLaVa pens to hand out and of course we’re all stocked up on logo wear and business cards. The local event takes place on May 10th at the Haggerty Center here in Traverse…

  • RTV Launches Rotator XS at Provider Convention

    Team BlueLaVaMedia
    7 May 2012 | 12:06 pm
    RTV had much success with the launch of the new RTV Rotator XS over the weekend at the virtual tour convention.  Virtual tour providers from all over the world got first dibs on the new enhanced XS Pano Head. A hybrid of our X3 redesigned to photograph and capture full 360 x 360 Spherical virtual tour photography for use in the RealTour Fusion virtual tour system. The XS has a hinged arm to allow the camera to point up and down and also features a quick disconnect camera mount allowing you to quickly remove your camera from the rotator for shooting stills or video clips also supported by…
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    Ann Arbor Homes and Real Estate Update

  • Washtenaw Health and Fitness Center

    13 May 2012 | 6:21 am
    The Health & Fitness Center at Washtenaw Community CollegeIt's proven that if you exercise you will increase your life span and the quality of your life. So no matter how many years of couch potato lifestyle you have clocked, it is not to late to get in shape.  The Health and Fitness Center at Washtenaw County Community College is located at  4833 East Huron River Drive Ann Arbor, MI 48105. P: (734) 975-9950.  Time to get movingThe mission of the Health & Fitness Center is to create a healthy environment that engages students, staff and community members in the…

  • Wall Street Redux: Residents Give Input on Proposed Parking Stucture

    12 May 2012 | 2:36 pm
    Photo by Zach K FlickrOne of the things that mostly all Ann Arbor residents and frequent visitors know about parking in downtown Ann Arbor and around the University of Michigan is that it is very limited! Not to mention, costly if you forget to feed the meter. The Ann Arbor Chronicle recently reported that The University of Michigan is planning to construct a 700-space parking structure on Wall Street and residents were given the chance to gather at the Kellogg Eye Center in late 2008 to discuss their viewpoints. The overall goal of this meeting was to get the input of the 2000…

  • 707 W. Castlebury Saline MI Home For Sale in Torwood Neighborhood

    11 May 2012 | 6:02 am
    New Construction in Torwood Subdivision Available NOW! 707 W. Castlebury, Saline MI - Completed in March of 2012 sellers have been relocated.  Rare opportunity to buy new construction without the wait.  Contact Andy Piper at 734-604-8242 for immediate considerationSALE PENDING707 W. Castlebury Saline MI Torwood subdivisionFour Bedroom Birch model Cape Cod, consists of @2,600 sq ft.  Luxury 1st floor master suite - large walk in closet, unbeatable bath! Upstairs loft for study/play area, large family room, study on main floor with French doors, full walk out basement. Includes…

  • Nielsen Square Condominium For Lease 1113 Freesia

    3 May 2012 | 1:11 pm
    1113 Freesia Ct. Ann Arbor, MI.  Nielsen Square Condominium For Lease.Offered at $2,150 per month - Won't LastNeilsen Square Condominiums near Downtown Ann Arbor MILarge  condominium near Downtown Ann Arbor in Nielsen Square now available for lease.  Walk to the U of M medical campus, Mott's Children's Hospital, Kellogg Eye Institute, Kerrytown and Downtown Ann Arbor. 1113 Freesia Ann Arbor MI.  Nielsen Square Floor Plan - WarrwickFantastic opportunity near downtown at a much lower price than downtown!  more than 1800 square feet of living space, huge master suite…

  • Cafe Verde, Kerrytown, Ann Arbor, MI

    1 May 2012 | 8:54 am
    Cafe Verde Ann Arbor, MI, a photo by Andypiper on Flickr.Cafe Verde, located in Kerrytown in Downtown Ann Arbor. Attached to the Ann Arbor Food Coop. Offers a full range of coffed drinks, deserts and a fantasic salad and food bar.
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    Welcome To International Realty Group Ltd

  • Grand Cayman Property - Two Butterfield Place - FOR LEASE

    23 Apr 2012 | 6:41 am
    Price : US$32 Old Price : US$38 Real Estate In Cayman IslandsCayman Real Estate Main Features:MLS# :000000 District :George Town State :Grand Cayman Square Feet :From 4,000 Commercial Use :Industrial/Warehouse Sector :Georgetown CenterZoning :CommercialClass :ExistingConstruction :BlockFoundation :SlabProperty Located :2ndFurnished :Unfurnished Cayman Property Description:Up to 4000sq.ft. in the center of George Town. Former office of Butterfield Bank. Fully fitted. Subdivision possible. High Profile location.  Contact Cayman Real Estate Broker :Contact AgentOllie CollinsEmail:…

  • Real Estate In Cayman Islands - Atlantic Star

    9 Mar 2012 | 6:44 am
    Price :  From US$35 / per Sft Cayman Real EstateCayman Islands Real Estate  Cayman Real Estate Main Features:MLS : 00000 State : Grand Cayman Square Feet: From 2,000 Commercial Use : Industrial/Warehouse Sector: Georgetown Comm Cayman Property Description:Call for details. From 2000sq.ft. to 5000sq.ft. Rented Commercial Contact Cayman Real Estate Broker :Contact AgentOllie CollinsEmail: ollieirg@candw.kyPhone:  345-623-1111 Cell:     345-548-4116   

  • Cayman Islands Real Estate - Lacovia Beachfront

    2 Mar 2012 | 2:47 am
    Price :  US$999,000 Cayman Real EstateCayman Islands PropertyGrand Cayman PropertyReal Estate In Cayman  Cayman Real Estate Main Features:Address :Seven Mile Beach, State : Grand Cayman Square Feet: From 1,605 Stories:2Strata (monthly):$1643Sector:W Bay Bch SouthZoning:Beach Resort/ResidentialClass:ExistingConstruction:BlockFoundation:SlabFloors:3Furnished:FurnishedHome Features :Balcony, Waterfront, Dishwasher, Disposal, Microwave, Washer/Dryer, Carpeted Floors, Air Conditioning, Cable/Satellite TV, Broad BandLocal Amenities:Close to School, Close to Shops, Close to…

  • Cayman Real Estate - Regal Beach Ocean Front

    1 Mar 2012 | 2:56 am
    Price :  From CI$2,800 Cayman PropertyCayman Islands Real EstateReal Estate In Cayman IslandsCayman Real Estate Cayman Real Estate Main Features: State : Grand Cayman Stories:2Sector:W Bay Bch SouthBlock:2Floors:1Furnished:FurnishedLocal Amenities:Close to School, Close to Shops, Close to Grocery Store, Close to Beach, Close to Cinemas, Close to Restaurants, Close to Town, Close to Water SportsHome Features :Balcony, Waterfront, Dishwasher, Disposal, Microwave, Washer/Dryer, Hardwood Floors, Air Conditioning, Cable/Satellite TV, Broad BandCommunity Features:Property Manager,…

  • Real Estate For Sale - LARGE PARCEL ON BEACH

    29 Feb 2012 | 2:43 am
    Price :  CI$695,000 Cayman Real Estate Cayman Real Estate Main Features:MLS : 114261 Address :OLD ROBIN ROAD, North East Coast State : Grand Cayman Acreage: 1.31 Sector:N.E. CoastZoning:Low Density ResidentialSoil:SandBlock:57AParcel:112Local Amenities:Close to Beach, Close to Restaurants, Close to Water SportsElevation:8' to 13' Cayman Property Description:Realistically priced double-sized lot with 230' beach frontage and good 8' to 13' elevation poised for development in prime location on Old Robin Road. Area will appreciate once Shetty Hospital and other developments…
 
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    Mike Brewer

  • Rent Write Off

    Mike Brewer
    15 May 2012 | 6:09 am
    We are nearing the end of the first section of our property management budget discussions. Up to now we have been penning about rental income and the various losses that are booked against it. They come in the way of; loss to lease, vacancy and various marketing related concessions. To round it out we are going to discuss the Rent Write Off line item. Rent Write Off Rent Write Off can be summed up simply – it is monies that are not collected as a result of residents not paying rent. Most likely for multiply months as it takes some bit of time to evict a resident for non-payment. In some…

  • Selling – One for All Apartment Professionals

    Mike Brewer
    14 May 2012 | 10:08 pm
    Apartment friends and family, it is no secret that selling starts with the ability to love yourself. If you don’t love yourself then you haven’t the slightest chance of getting anyone to love you back. And, in my head, getting people to fall in love with you first and your content second is the master-key to riches when it comes to selling. Master Key to Riches in Four Steps 1. Love your heart [Read: Stay away from those that would bring you down. And, get real close to those who amp you up]. 2. Love your mind [Read: Think well enough of yourself to read literature that makes you…

  • Quality Content in Curbs

    Mike Brewer
    11 May 2012 | 5:23 am
    “Give them quality. That’s the best kind of advertising.” – Milton Hershey Quality from curb to commode – it’s all content and it all counts. It’s all marketing. It all speaks to the personality of your property. It becomes the interesting quality or qualities that people remark about when they talk to their friends, family and strangers about your apartment community. Spring Time Quality Roughly five years ago, I lived in Portland, Oregon. I lived in an apartment community just south of the city proper. And, to this day I still remark about the…

  • Employee Rent Concessions

    Mike Brewer
    8 May 2012 | 10:23 am
    This week we are rounding out our budget concession discussion with the topic of employee concessions. People are the difference that make a difference in property management. I would argue that it is not location location location but rather people people people that make or break the present and future value of an asset. You can have the best location on planet earth with the worst people and you are guaranteed sub-par valuation. Relocate that asset to a B+ location and team it with A+ characters and you will have yourself a winner. It really is all about the people. And, employee rent…

  • Selling: Best Story Wins

    Mike Brewer
    8 May 2012 | 1:01 am
    Belated Multifamily Monday blog post – better late than ‘skip it until next week…’ We all know that guy/gal that just has the innate knack for storytelling. They are artisans of the highest order. They can suck you in, keep you wanting, needing and desiring for every next word, sentence and punch line. They can make friends with anyone, anywhere and at any time. They are never at a loss for words, wit or prose. They sell you with body language, eye contact, superior listening skills and are always providing inspiration and motivation to act. The best story I…
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    THE TENANT ADVISOR

  • Dallas Fed: Outlook for Houston Remains Positive Despite Global Economy

    CoyDavidson
    15 May 2012 | 1:10 am
    The Houston economy remains on a healthy track despite a global economic slowdown and concerns regarding Europe. Demand for energy and exports from emerging economies is expected to sustain Houston economic drivers. The latest report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas indicates economic activity in the Houston metropolitan area grew at an annualized rate [...]Dallas Fed: Outlook for Houston Remains Positive Despite Global Economy is a post from: The Tenant Advisor

  • Technology is Great, But …

    CoyDavidson
    13 May 2012 | 7:08 pm
    You Still Have to Do the Groundwork I recently spent the afternoon scouting development sites for one of my user clients looking to build a new office building. One of the first tasks was to conduct an internet search via LoopNet and CoStar to identify potential sites which uncovered several candidate properties for consideration. However, [...]Technology is Great, But … is a post from: The Tenant Advisor

  • This Week’s Recommended Reading

    CoyDavidson
    11 May 2012 | 5:58 pm
    Five Articles to Read This Weekend Salesforce’s plan for opulent campus a costly debacle The company’s stated reason for changing course was that the new campus would not be big enough for its growing workforce. But people closely involved with the ill-fated development paint a picture of an out-of-control project that lurched forward even in [...]This Week’s Recommended Reading is a post from: The Tenant Advisor

  • This Week in the Economy

    CoyDavidson
    11 May 2012 | 3:20 pm
    On Thursday afternoon, JP Morgan Chase CEO, Jamie Dimon told analysts in an emergency conference call that JPMorgan’s chief investment office, a division that is supposed to place investments that lower the risk of the bank had lost $2 billion on a trading strategy in the past 40 days. All three U.S. indexes ended down [...]This Week in the Economy is a post from: The Tenant Advisor

  • Higher Ranking Executives Spend More Time Working Outside the Office

    CoyDavidson
    11 May 2012 | 2:34 am
    Here is an interesting infographic from collaboration software maker Wrike via Mashable  based on a survey of 1,074 respondents regarding working remotely. I have maintained the opinion that while we will see an increase in telecommuting in the workplace, that this work-style will be primarily a part-time work solution as face-to-face collaboration will remain essential for most [...]Higher Ranking Executives Spend More Time Working Outside the Office is a post from: The Tenant Advisor
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    RealtySites Plus™

  • Great New Features for RealtySites PLUS

    Terry LeClair
    4 May 2012 | 1:53 pm
    For those of you using RealtySites PLUS I wanted to let you know that we are continuing our commitment to driving you leads and features that will captivate your on-line audience. Well we have added a few new features today to the websites. Below is a list of updates: 1. We have added buttons at the bottom [...]

  • RealtySites PLUS has gone Mobile!!!

    rmatton
    8 Sep 2011 | 11:50 am
    To all  RealtySites PLUS valued clients, and Realtors from across North America, We are extremely excited to officially launch a brand new Mobile website for ALL of our RealtySites PLUS users. Your online visitors and clients are going to love the look and functionality of your website on their smart phone, and you are going [...]

  • One Sentence you Need to Tell Your Buyers & Sellers

    rmatton
    26 Jul 2011 | 2:43 pm
    Recently in Ontario a complaint was logged with OREA by a home buyer who saw the house they just purchased being advertised as “Just Sold” on a Realtors website. This according to them an invasion of their personal privacy, even though no one could possibly know who the purchaser was by [...]

  • People hold your Agents accountable…Agents stop being such Goobers!

    rmatton
    21 Jul 2011 | 3:14 pm
    Terry LeClair Broker Updated Tuesday, July 19, 2011  :  Views (996) Ok I think its time to [...]

  • Some interesting Stats!

    Terry LeClair
    26 May 2011 | 11:44 am
    I read an interesting blog recently on Inman News about how today’s Realtor is typically older and more experienced than they were a year ago according to a recent survey by the National Association of Realtors. Albeit the median age is only 56 compared to 54 in 2010, so when you factor in that we’re [...]
 
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    Taunya Fagan Bozeman Real Estate Blog: SW Montana Homes: MLS Listings

  • Newest Montana Realty Listings Week 3 May 2012 Taunya Fagan

    Taunya Fagan - Today's Montana Listings: Bozeman Real Estate: Luxury Homes: Land (Prudential Montana Real Estate Bozeman)
    15 May 2012 | 11:59 am
    Just Listed: Today's southwest Montana Real Estate: Offering Whitehall Montana Real Estate, including all SW Montana realty from Bozeman's MLS:  Montana Luxury Properties, Residential Homes, Prime Building Sites, Montana Farm Land. Huge Prudential Open House Event This Weekend! May 13 - 14, 2012 - Taunya Fagan Prudential Bozeman MT Real Estate offers listings every day off the region's Montana MLS: properties from Whitehall to Wilsall, Butte to Big Timber and featuring luxury property, log homes, new construction for all southwest Montana cities and towns, giving you the advantage...

  • Prudential Montana Real Estate Ultimate Bozeman Open Houses May 20

    Taunya Fagan - Today's Montana Listings: Bozeman Real Estate: Luxury Homes: Land (Prudential Montana Real Estate Bozeman)
    14 May 2012 | 6:26 pm
    Come View Over 30 Bozeman Open Houses throughout Bozeman Montana's Gallatin Valley, Sunday, May 20, 2012, 1:00 to 4:00 pm - Visit a Bozeman Open House! For each of these Bozeman homes for sale that you tour Sunday, May 20th, 2012 you'll be entered in a gift certificate drawing for Bozeman Downtown Dollars. Here Are Details, Times, Maps Join Taunya Fagan and other Prudential Bozeman Realtors Sunday, May 20th, 2012, 1-4 pm for Prudential Montana Real Estate's Ultimate Open House Event. Showcasing over 30 southwest Montana homes and condos, this open house event will take place throughout…

  • Just Listed Bozeman Montana Real Estate Week 2 May 2012 Taunya Fagan

    Taunya Fagan - Today's Montana Listings: Bozeman Real Estate: Luxury Homes: Land (Prudential Montana Real Estate Bozeman)
    7 May 2012 | 6:26 pm
    New Today: Today's Montana Listings: Offering Big Sky Real Estate, plus every SW Montana real estate listing from Bozeman's MLSe:  Luxury Properties, Residential Homes, Prime Building Sites, Montana Farm Land. May 6 - 12, 2012 - Taunya Fagan Prudential Bozeman Real Estate has daily listings of the region's southwest Montana real estate, property from Dillon to Gardiner, featuring luxury homes, equestrian estates, Building Lots for all SW Montana cities and towns, giving you the advantage... MLS#   …

  • Newest SW Montana Real Estate Listings Week 1 May 2012 Taunya Fagan

    Taunya Fagan - Today's Montana Listings: Bozeman Real Estate: Luxury Homes: Land (Prudential Montana Real Estate Bozeman)
    30 Apr 2012 | 11:43 am
    New Today: Today's Montana Realty Listings: Offering Belgrade MT Real Estate along with every SW Montana real estate listing from our Montana Multiple Listing Service:  Luxury Realty, Custom Homes, Building Land, Montana Acreage. April 29 - May 5, 2012 - Taunya Fagan Prudential Real Estate Bozeman has every new listing of the region's Montana real estate, properties from White Sulphur Springs to Dillon and Emigrant to Butte, featuring luxury real estate, horse farms, home sites for all of southwest Montana's cities and towns, giving you the advantage... MLS#   …

  • Bozeman's Black Bull Golf Community

    Taunya Fagan - Today's Montana Listings: Bozeman Real Estate: Luxury Homes: Land (Prudential Montana Real Estate Bozeman)
    24 Apr 2012 | 10:08 pm
    It's Back! Black Bull, Bozeman, Montana's Family and Golf Community, offering resort-style living built around Black Bull's dynamic Tom Weiskopf-designed golf course. Bozeman's Black Bull is a private community including a clubhouse, and, when not golfing, other recreational activities like swimming, tennis, fishing, and cross-country skiing. Black Bull is also within minutes of world-class downhill skiing at Big Sky's three Ski Resorts or Bozeman's own Bridger Bowl Ski Area and just about any other outdoor activity that comes to mind. What Travel + Leisure Golf says about Black Bull Golf…
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    Waterfront Properties in Jupiter | Real Estate Blog

  • Prosperity Harbor Convenient to Shopping Centers

    15 May 2012 | 3:14 pm
    The lovely, gated community of Prosperity Harbor is snuggled among a series of canals west of the Intracoastal Waterway offering scenic views from patios and balconies. The North Palm Beach real estate comprises 125 exquisite homes with a rich, tropical vibe. The homes range from three to five bedrooms and have amenities including private swimming pools with spas and boat docks. Prosperity Harbor offers a community pool, a clubhouse and jogging trails. Nearby attractions include John D. MacArthur Beach State Park, Shoppes of Oakbrook, Harbour Financial Center, Prosperity Center and PGA Plaza.

  • The World’s Number One Golfer-Rory McIlroy Finds a Home on The Loxahatchee River in Jupiter, Florida!

    15 May 2012 | 11:10 am
    Rory McIlroy is already considered a golf legend at the young age of 23. He began his practice at the age of 2, in his home country of Ireland.  McIlroy learned his craft following his father, Gerry McIlroy, a good golfer himself and from that moment on he was “hooked”.  By the age of 15, in 2005, McIlroy won both the West of Ireland Championship and the Irish Close Championship becoming the youngest to ever win these titles.  By 2006, he won the European Amateur Tour and with several wins andchampionships underneath his belt he continued his climb to the top.  McIlroy has played…

  • Homeowners Keep Country in Palm Beach Country Estates

    14 May 2012 | 2:31 pm
    No two homes are alike at Palm Beach Country Estates. The homes for sale at in Palm Beach Gardens were built on large lots in custom style with lots of open areas in which to roam. The coveted Palm Beach Gardens real estate has a voluntary landowners association that maintains the entryway and puts on annual events for residents. There is no homeowners association. While offering a peaceful, off-the-beaten-path, country-style environment, Palm Beach Country Estate is close to shopping malls, restaurants and venues such as Roger Dean Stadium. A golf course is located near the entrance to the…

  • Jupiter Yacht Club - Condos to Fit Your Lifestyle

    30 Apr 2012 | 2:53 pm
    JUPITER YACHT CLUB is an upscale luxury waterfront condominium community located on the Intracoastal waterway in Jupiter, Florida. Uniquely, this community features its own marina with dockage up to 65 feet, is just minutes to the Atlantic Ocean via the Jupiter Inlet!  The last of the residences were built in 2005/2006.  Each fantastic water view home either has a marina or Intracoastal view, split bedroom plans, 2,000 square feet to 3,100 square feet.  There are 150 total upscale residences in the five pet friendly, 24 hour manned guarded buildings.  Jupiter Yacht Club features several…

  • Green Homes Save Owners Cash in Long Run

    30 Apr 2012 | 10:49 am
    With Earth Day on the minds of many homeowners, the idea of reducing their carbon footprint of everyday household living now tops the priority list – primarily for feel-good reasons. They want to reduce global warming by recycling more and using less, and that’s all good.But industry experts say there are “green” reasons to go green, in addition to the altruistic ones. Because saving money is a major motivator, those experts have revealed some of the penny-pinching perks homeowners can expect on their way to saving the planet. Reduce Utility Bills The electric and water bills come in…
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    Maine Real Estate Blog

  • Sotheby’s International Realty Opens Brooklyn, New York Offices

    LegacySIR
    15 May 2012 | 1:03 pm
    Legacy Properties Sotheby’s International Realty is proud to announce that Warren Lewis Realty, LLC in Brooklyn, N.Y., is the newest member of its luxury real estate network and will now operate as Warren Lewis Sotheby’s International Realty. The firm is independently owned by Aroza Sanjana and Jose F. Nunez and serves the Brooklyn, N.Y. market from two locations.  This marks the Sotheby’s International Realty® brand’s first Brooklyn locations.  Under separate ownership, Sotheby’s International Realty, Inc. has two offices in Manhattan. “Warren Lewis was founded 25…

  • Maine Real Estate – Supply of Inventory of Homes In April Down 31% From 2011

    LegacySIR
    8 May 2012 | 12:01 pm
    Maine Real Estate Maine Real Estate Statistics Presented by Legacy Properties Sotheby’s International Realty Maine Real Estate ”Supply of Inventory” for the past Year Inventory of Single Family Homes Drops 31% over 2011   The Maine Real Estate market has seen a significant improvement compared to the same period in 2011.  A decrease in inventory reflects increasing demand for single family homes and is an excellent leading indicator of the condition of the overall market. Legacy Properties Sotheby’s International Realty has several Maine Real Estate Agents based in it…

  • Maine Real Estate – Home Prices Are Up 4% Over 2011

    LegacySIR
    8 May 2012 | 11:55 am
    Maine Real Estate Maine Real Estate Statistics Presented by Legacy Properties Sotheby’s International Realty Maine Real Estate ”Median Sold Price” for the past Year A 4% Increase in Median Sold Price   The Maine Real Estate market has seen a significant improvement compared to the same period in 2011.  The price increase in April 2011 over April 2012 of 4% is another side of market recovery and a very strong sign for further growth. Legacy Properties Sotheby’s International Realty has several Maine Real Estate Agents based in it Portland Maine office.

  • Maine Real Estate – Number of Homes Sold In April Up 7% From 2011

    LegacySIR
    8 May 2012 | 11:48 am
    Maine Real Estate Maine Real Estate Statistics Presented by Legacy Properties Sotheby’s International Realty Maine Real Estate ”Sold Unit Volume” for the past Year A 7% Increase in Single Family Homes Sold   The Maine Real Estate market has seen a significant improvement compared to the same period in 2011. Sold Volume in Maine has improved along with other significant measures of Maine Real Estate for several consecutive months. This improvement in volume has helped to stabilize prices in most Maine markets. Legacy Properties Sotheby’s International Realty has…

  • Maine Real Estate – Homes Under Contract In April Are Up 48% over 2011

    LegacySIR
    8 May 2012 | 11:39 am
    Maine Real Estate Maine Real Estate Statistics Presented by Legacy Properties Sotheby’s International Realty Maine Real Estate ”Under Contract” for the past Year A 48% Increase in Single Family Homes Under Contract The Maine Real Estate market continues to see significant improvement compared to the same period in 2011.  Under Contract properties is an excellent leading indicator of the condition of the overall market and a very strong sign for further growth. Legacy Properties Sotheby’s International Realty has several Maine Real Estate Agents based in it…
 
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    WordPress.com News

  • Stay In The Conversation

    Beau Lebens
    15 May 2012 | 6:01 pm
    It’s now much easier for you and your commenters to keep track of the conversations you’re involved in across WordPress.com. Some recent tests have shown that by subscribing commenters to new comments by default, they are more likely to stay engaged and come back and comment more on your blog. With that knowledge, we’ve changed the default comment following behavior to help you get more conversations going on your blog. We made the initial changes last week and after great feedback from you we just launched an update. Here’s how it works: By default, posting a comment…

  • Look at These Gorgeous Blogs

    Sheri
    15 May 2012 | 1:05 pm
    We’ve added a user showcase where you can view stunning customizations made by people just like you. From complete redesigns with CSS to adding pizzazz with Custom Fonts to clever use of options like background and header, this showcase will spark your imagination and inspire creativity. Discover details about what each showcase blog is doing with WordPress.com themes and customizations by clicking a thumbnail to see a colophon-style list of credits on the left. We’ve also updated footer links so blog owners can show off the types of customizations they’ve made and visitors can…

  • Photo Blogging 101, Part 1

    Erica V.
    14 May 2012 | 10:00 am
    Spring is in the air. With the weather warming up, now is a great time to get started on a photo blog. Creating a photo blog is a wonderful introduction to blogging on WordPress.com or an opportunity to refresh your current site. Ready to get started? You can sign up for a new blog right over here. Getting started Photo blogs, sometimes called phlogs, use pictures instead of words. While many photo bloggers choose a type of photo that they want to focus on, such as portraits, others use their photo blog to document their life’s events. Photo blogs come in a variety of styles, including…

  • New Themes: Just Desserts and Oxygen

    Michelle Langston
    10 May 2012 | 8:11 am
    Happy Thursday! We’ve added some exciting new themes to our ever-growing collection, and we’re happy to tell you all about them. First out of the oven is…Just Desserts. Yep, that’s a theme! Designed by Andy Rutledge, Just Desserts is a deliciously stylish premium theme that’s perfect for blogs centered on food. With its responsive, single-column layout and unique presentation of images and posts on the front page, Just Desserts gives you a delectable canvas on which your mouthwatering photos and text can really shine — even when viewed on smaller mobile devices…

  • Find Friends Who Use WordPress

    Nick Momrik
    1 May 2012 | 2:32 pm
    Are you curious to see how your friends are using WordPress? Give the new and improved Friend Finder a try to connect with your Twitter, Facebook, and Google contacts who have WordPress sites! After authorizing WordPress.com to use your Twitter, Facebook, or Google account to find your friends (don’t worry — none of this account information is saved!) you’ll see a list of people you know who have WordPress sites. Click Follow and each time your friend publishes a new post it will show up in your Reader under Blogs I Follow. If you have multiple blogs, make sure to set the…
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    WordPress.com News

  • Stay In The Conversation

    Beau Lebens
    15 May 2012 | 6:01 pm
    It’s now much easier for you and your commenters to keep track of the conversations you’re involved in across WordPress.com. Some recent tests have shown that by subscribing commenters to new comments by default, they are more likely to stay engaged and come back and comment more on your blog. With that knowledge, we’ve changed the default comment following behavior to help you get more conversations going on your blog. We made the initial changes last week and after great feedback from you we just launched an update. Here’s how it works: By default, posting a comment…

  • Look at These Gorgeous Blogs

    Sheri
    15 May 2012 | 1:05 pm
    We’ve added a user showcase where you can view stunning customizations made by people just like you. From complete redesigns with CSS to adding pizzazz with Custom Fonts to clever use of options like background and header, this showcase will spark your imagination and inspire creativity. Discover details about what each showcase blog is doing with WordPress.com themes and customizations by clicking a thumbnail to see a colophon-style list of credits on the left. We’ve also updated footer links so blog owners can show off the types of customizations they’ve made and visitors can…

  • Photo Blogging 101, Part 1

    Erica V.
    14 May 2012 | 10:00 am
    Spring is in the air. With the weather warming up, now is a great time to get started on a photo blog. Creating a photo blog is a wonderful introduction to blogging on WordPress.com or an opportunity to refresh your current site. Ready to get started? You can sign up for a new blog right over here. Getting started Photo blogs, sometimes called phlogs, use pictures instead of words. While many photo bloggers choose a type of photo that they want to focus on, such as portraits, others use their photo blog to document their life’s events. Photo blogs come in a variety of styles, including…

  • New Themes: Just Desserts and Oxygen

    Michelle Langston
    10 May 2012 | 8:11 am
    Happy Thursday! We’ve added some exciting new themes to our ever-growing collection, and we’re happy to tell you all about them. First out of the oven is…Just Desserts. Yep, that’s a theme! Designed by Andy Rutledge, Just Desserts is a deliciously stylish premium theme that’s perfect for blogs centered on food. With its responsive, single-column layout and unique presentation of images and posts on the front page, Just Desserts gives you a delectable canvas on which your mouthwatering photos and text can really shine — even when viewed on smaller mobile devices…

  • Find Friends Who Use WordPress

    Nick Momrik
    1 May 2012 | 2:32 pm
    Are you curious to see how your friends are using WordPress? Give the new and improved Friend Finder a try to connect with your Twitter, Facebook, and Google contacts who have WordPress sites! After authorizing WordPress.com to use your Twitter, Facebook, or Google account to find your friends (don’t worry — none of this account information is saved!) you’ll see a list of people you know who have WordPress sites. Click Follow and each time your friend publishes a new post it will show up in your Reader under Blogs I Follow. If you have multiple blogs, make sure to set the…
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    expertVIEW Blog

  • Victorian State Budget: Improved Assistance for all First Home Buyers

    Enzo Raimondo
    15 May 2012 | 12:17 am
    With the recent announcement of the Victorian State Budget, many home buyers are anxious as to how they will be affected.  The Victorian Government seems to have taken notice of the sluggish property... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Clearance rates show there is still strong appetite in the Melbourne property market

    Enzo Raimondo
    10 May 2012 | 6:16 pm
    There is much written about the faltering Victorian property market and whilst some predict the market will remain lack lustre and even experience further declines in the year ahead it is not all... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Rental pressure not set to ease off for the rest of 2012

    Pamela Bennett
    25 Apr 2012 | 7:59 pm
    The notably tight rental market of 2011 left many debating whether buying was a more affordable option than renting.  As we reflect back on the past year, it is clear that rents are on the rise. ... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Victoria Market Update

    Robert Larocca
    20 Apr 2012 | 1:42 am
    With the first set of median price results for 2012 now released, it is clear that property prices have remained flat over the quarter, and the year.  Clearance rates however indicate that some areas... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Subdivision of property: is it a worthwhile venture?

    Tim Fletcher
    17 Apr 2012 | 7:06 pm
    A key trend that has emerged in recent years is that of subdividing land, especially in certain areas of Victoria.  Many are wondering whether this is actually worthwhile, and whether demand exists... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
 
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    Las Vegas Remax Real Estate Agent

  • New Home in Las Vegas Starting at $820 Per Month

    Bob Ratliff
    10 May 2012 | 12:32 pm
    New Home in Las Vegas Take advantage of incredible financing New Home in Las Vegas: Starting from $820/month with an FHA 30-year fixed-rate loan Taxes, hazard insurance and monthly mortgage insurance premiums are not calculated in the above payment and actual payment will be higher. Whether you’re renting, just need more space, or are looking to downsize, [...]

  • Silverado Ranch Henderson NV New Homes Starting at $74 per sq. ft.

    Bob Ratliff
    10 May 2012 | 11:30 am
    Silverado Ranch Henderson NV New Homes 2,122 to 3,990 Sq. Ft. Up to 5 Bedrooms 2- and 3-Car Garage Silverado Ranch Henderson NV New Homes offers new, innovative floor plans with affordable luxury and unmatched versatility, You will find our fine quality craftsmanship in every detail. Silverado Ranch Henderson NV New Homesrepresents a new generation of home designs at an [...]

  • Las Vegas Government Home Programs So Check Your Eligibility Now

    Bob Ratliff
    9 May 2012 | 1:52 pm
    Las Vegas Government Home Programs … Check Your Eligibility Now. There are a number of Las Vegas Government Home Programs available to provide you with solutions. See which program below matches your situation best, and then take the survey to see if you are eligible. Take action, find out more about your options and learn if [...]

  • Missing Home Payments in Las Vegas and What Should You Do?

    Bob Ratliff
    8 May 2012 | 3:25 pm
    Missing Home Payments in Las Vegas Should you start Missing Home Payments in Las Vegas? I am not a lawyer, so at RATLIFF/PITTENGER INTERNATIONAL we offer an Attorney at No Charge to you the short sale seller for legal advice.  It all comes down to what is most important to you. If reducing your damage [...]

  • Las Vegas Short Sale Home Zip Code 89129

    Bob Ratliff
    7 May 2012 | 5:53 pm
    Las Vegas Short Sale Home Zip Code 89129 $90,000 Four bedroom with 3 bathrooms and 1662 sq. ft. of living space in Northwest Las Vegas short sale home zip code 89129. Las Vegas Short Sale Home Zip Code 89129 Las Vegas Short Sale Home Zip Code 89129 Related articles Summerlin Master Plan Community Hot Properties [...]
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    Century 21 Alliance Realty - THE Gail Spada TEAM

  • How Do Paint Colors Get Their Names?

    Gail Spada
    9 May 2012 | 7:19 pm
    Whenever you talk home improvement, you must talk paint. A new coat of paint can freshen up a room or bring excitement with new bold colors. Have you ever asked yourself… How Do Paint Colors Get Their Names? Whether it’s Harbor Fog, Just Peachy, or Van Buren Brown, an enticing paint color name has the power to excite, persuade, and ultimately close a sale. But no matter how much Crème Brulee or Butterscotch Tempest may whet your appetite for freshly painted walls, your satisfaction is going to come down to good surface prep, and selecting a top-performing paint. Read more at…

  • What Home Ownership Means to Me

    Gail Spada
    25 Apr 2012 | 9:09 pm
    This video post requires Flash. Sorry iPad and mobile friends, but it’s worth viewing. Share and Enjoy:

  • Time for home sellers to Spring into action

    Gail Spada
    23 Mar 2012 | 10:03 am
    When we welcomed the first day of Spring this week, I was psyched about how fortunate we are to enjoy this beautiful, sunny weather in Florida. And then that much-needed rain came the day after, and I was reminded of how every everything around us is in a constant cycle of rebirth. This is the perfect time to plant seeds in our gardens. But it also is the time of year that home sellers and home buyers should plant the seeds that will grow a successful real estate transaction.  Judging by how busy THE Gail Spada TEAM has been lately, the Hernando County housing market appears to be…

  • Good times, great education for Century 21 agents in NOLA

    Gail Spada
    9 Mar 2012 | 10:33 am
    Q: What’s better than beignets and cafe au lait for breakfast? Or fried oysters and a cold beer for dinner? A: Not much, especially if you are enjoying those tasty treats with Century 21 colleagues from all over the world in the charming city of New Orleans! Gail Spada TEAM member Tina Schneegas and I just returned from New Orleans, where we attended the Century 21 2012 Global Conference, I cannot tell you just how inspiring and entertaining our trip was. The sights, the sounds, the tastes and the smells were a perfect sensory backdrop for the jazzed-up learning environment at the…

  • Continuing education for REALTORs® in New Orleans

    Gail Spada
    24 Feb 2012 | 10:56 am
    “I don’t think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.” That is one of my favorite quotations by President Abraham Lincoln. And I share his sentiment wholeheartedly. Self-improvement, professionally and personally, is both a privilege and an obligation. I look forward to learning something new every day and I am thankful when it happens. At the same time, I pity the poor souls who are content to stop learning; they are denying themselves and those around them the opportunity for a richer, more rewarding life. That’s a long-winded lead-in to share with you that…
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    Building the Places You Call Home

  • National Home Remodeling Month

    Emmer Group
    14 May 2012 | 8:32 am
    May is National Home Remodeling Month, so we want to fill you in on what remodeling projects are popular and bring you and your home the value, as well as what the current decor trends are.   The most popular home remodel projects, according to the National Association of Home Builders, are bathrooms and kitchens.  It’s no surprise that these 2 rooms rank high on the list, think about how much time is spent here! Bathroom remodels have taken the lead in popularity and can recoup about 68% of the cost when reselling. However kitchen remodels are a better investment in that you can…

  • Real Estate Jargon: Decoded (Part 1)

    Emmer Group
    15 Feb 2012 | 1:42 pm
    Real estate can be a tricky thing. If you’ve ever heard agents, developers or anyone in the business talk about real estate, you can quickly observe that we’ve got essentially our own language that isn’t always easy to follow along with. When every clause has a name, every type of loan and deed is different and every spelling change means something different, it’s easy to get lost in the middle of a sentence. So, we decided we filled you in on a little vernacular that you may have heard, but may have heard but didn’t immediately understand. We’ll be doing a few of these, so let us…

  • Surprising Things You CAN’T Recycle!

    Emmer Group
    1 Feb 2012 | 2:10 pm
    For it being January, Mother Nature’s been treating Gainesville pretty kindly with this mild weather in the 70’s. And while we’re not complaining, it’s pretty obvious that we could take a little more time to be appreciative of the mild hurricane season, the bright sunshine and the amount of great sports weather we’ve had during our “winter” months thus far.   We at Emmer love to give back in thanks, and one way to do this is to recycle. While there’s a huge effort here in our lovely city to follow the green road, you’d be surprised how many people throw away things that…

  • The 13th Annual Air Potato Round-Up!

    Emmer Group
    13 Jan 2012 | 10:18 am
    Alachua County is known for the University of Florida, cultural diversity, a great local music scene… and air potatoes? Unfortunately, it’s true: we’re just one of the counties in Florida affected by this heavily invasive species of plant that can really get in the way of our beautiful, native breeds. So, like any good citizens of nature’s habitat, we have sought for ways to correct this intruding wrong, and one of those ways is coming up very soon. This year's Air Potato Roundup poster courtesy of Merald Clark!   That’s right! It’s time again for the Annual Air Potato…

  • Your 2012 Resolution Should Be… To Get Talking!

    Emmer Group
    3 Jan 2012 | 2:41 pm
    It’s not hard to argue that 2011 was a difficult year for the housing market: between the robo-signing drama, the foreclosure stats and the depressing rollercoaster ride regularly documented by the media, it’s nice to know the year is over and we get a fresh start. Like many other real estate web-experts, such as InmanNews or, closer to home, SunSentinel, we at Emmer thought it would be a good idea to provide you with some real estate resolutions to start this year off on the right foot. Sometimes all you really need to do is talk! Before you make any big decisions, try to get another…
 
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    Foreclosure News - Foreclosure Warehouse.com

  • 2012 Brings an Increase in Foreclosure Numbers for Beaufort County

    Courtney Allen
    8 May 2012 | 11:58 am
    The initial three months of 2012 in Beaufort County has experienced a remarkable rise in the total number of foreclosures although this trend is apparent but not troublesome. In comparison to the last quarter of the previous year, there is a straight 40% increase in the total number of foreclosed properties from January to March 2012. Real estate data firm RealtyTrac issued a report recently to show that there was a statewide increase in foreclosure numbers. The broker-in-charge at Beaufort based Lowcountry Real Estate Edward Dukes said that this sudden rise in foreclosure numbers is due to…

  • CoreLogic States: Foreclosure Rate in February 2012 Moved Down

    Courtney Allen
    3 May 2012 | 7:01 am
    The real estate database firm, CoreLogic tracks all the foreclosure activities that are going on all across the country. Recently, it has published the National Foreclosure Report for the month of February which reveals the present status of delinquency rates and foreclosure inventory in the country. According to this report, there were nearly 65,000 foreclosure cases which were completed this February whereas in the month of January 2012, there were 71,000 completed foreclosure cases. In comparison to January 2012 and February 2011, the figure this February is quite low. A year earlier,…

  • 41% Drop in Foreclosure Activity in Scranton – Wilkes Barre – Hazleton

    Courtney Allen
    2 May 2012 | 7:36 am
    On the basis of a report published by a Los Angeles based company, RealtyTrac which keeps track on all housing transactions, the rate of foreclosure activity in the area of Scranton – Wilkes-Barre – Hazleton moved down by 41% in the period of January to March 2012 in comparison to the same months a year ago. This is also the 5th quarter in a row showing a decrease in the total number of foreclosure notices. A Dunmore based real estate lawyer, Mark Conway who deals with foreclosure and bankruptcy cases, said, “The market is stabilizing. I think we have run out of road. I think…

  • Children are Suffering from the Adverse Impacts of the Foreclosure Crisis

    Courtney Allen
    26 Apr 2012 | 11:38 am
    A bipartisan advocacy agency in Washington DC, First Focus deals with family welfare. This agency has recently published a report which reveals that nearly 2.3 million US children have been affected due to this prolonged 5 year foreclosure crisis. Owing to the foreclosure crisis, all these children have lost their homes. According to their report, there is one child in every 10 children who has been suffering or will suffer in future from post-foreclosure effects. There is another group of nearly three million children who are living in homes which are standing on the verge of foreclosure as…

  • Another Foreclosure Tsunami to Hit Different States in the US

    Courtney Allen
    24 Apr 2012 | 4:00 am
    On the basis of different area based foreclosure reports, many people concluded that the foreclosure crisis would soon come to a conclusion because most of the reports showed a steep decline in foreclosure numbers. After the 49-state settlement with the five leading banks of the United States (Ally Financial, Bank of America, Citibank, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo), strict guidelines were provided to these banks for foreclosing a property so no such scandal reappears in the real estate market in the future. Since 2010, many foreclosure cases have been lingering in some stage of foreclosure.
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    The MD Suburbs of DC

  • Seller’s Market In Maryland? Don’t Take My Word For It.

    Ken Montville
    12 May 2012 | 9:44 am
    As every real estate professional knows, the general public is a little suspicious when we say “It’s time to buy!” or “It’s time to sell!”  After all, we all have our “enlightened” self interst involved.  It’s called the commission.  Never mind that we have a legal, fiduciary responsibility to represent our client’s needs above our own. No one really believes that. Seller’s Market? You don’t have to take my word for it.  Here are some gems from the general, mainstream press – like The Washington Post - and the…

  • Monster Low Mortgage Interest Rates in Maryland

    Ken Montville
    10 May 2012 | 5:59 pm
    OK. It’s not only Maryland. It’s everywhere. Mortgage rates have dipped, again, for 30 year and 15 year mortgages to and average 3.83% for 30 year mortgages and 3.05% for 15 year mortgages. Hey, don’t take my word for it, scour the web…especially Inman News, a pre-eminent real estate site. This is crazy stuff and it only means that owning a home is becoming more and more affordable. What About Renting in the Maryland Suburbs? As it turns out, rents are spiraling higher and higher, especially in the District of Columbia. Hey, don’t take my word for it.  Take…

  • The Greenbelt, MD Seller’s Market

    Ken Montville
    3 May 2012 | 9:23 am
    In yesterday’s post, I took a look at the absorption rate for College Park, MD. Today, let’s take a look at Greenbelt, MD. Greenbelt is the next town over from College Park yet has an entirely different makeup for housing. There are: single family homes (much like College Park) condos (lots of condos) townhouses (lots of townhouses) co-ops (this is a completely different type of home ownership) So, you would think that perhaps the strong sellers market existing over in College Park might not carry over into its neighboring town. Plus, truth be told, lots of people who want to…

  • A Strong Seller’s Market in College Park, MD?

    Ken Montville
    2 May 2012 | 1:16 pm
    Recently, I had two clients that expressed an interest in buying a home in College Park, MD. One client was someone who wanted to purchase the home to live in – someone like you and me – the other person was a real estate investor who was looking for a property to purchase and then rent to local students or anyone else, for that matter. Over the past year, I would have thought, “No big deal. Let’s see what’s out there and, if there is something you want to think about or take a second, third and fourth look. We’ve got plenty of time.” Things…

  • Real Estate Trends in the Maryland Suburbs

    Ken Montville
    23 Apr 2012 | 3:02 pm
    Below is a short video put together by Real Estate Business Intelligence (a MRIS company). It shows the trends based on numbers from April 2012 with a heavy emphasis on the improving area economy. New jobs and lower unemployment bode well for the housing market as does the increasing costs of renting. The video shows stats for the Montgomery County, MD and Prince George’s County, MD area which includes my service area of College Park, Beltsville, Greenbelt, Laurel, Silver Spring and Bethesda…among other towns.  The video suggests that home sellers are starting to enter the…
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    AOL Real Estate - Blog

  • House of the Day: Milwaukee County's Biggest and Best

    Harris Effron
    16 May 2012 | 1:00 am
    Filed under: News When we say that this $4.995 million house has it all, we're hardly exaggerating. The six-bedroom colonial, dubbed is located on a breathtaking 35-acre estate in River Hills, Wis. On those 35 acres, you'll find a pond with a beach and pier, a pool with a custom granite diving board, a tennis court, an orchard with apple, pear and plum trees, and a newly constructed guesthouse. Oh yeah, there's also a three-hole golf course! The house itself is in move-in condition, with recently updated kitchen and bathrooms. The master suite has an attached sitting room, and there's no need…

  • Tudor House (Style Spotlight)

    Teke Wiggin
    15 May 2012 | 1:40 pm
    By Steele Marcoux What it is: First, let's clear up this confusing moniker. When referring to the architectural style, the term "Tudor" is actually historically imprecise. It refers not to typical buildings of Tudor England (early 16th century) but instead to a style popularized in the United States during the end of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century. Furthermore, the style is more of a catchall term based loosely on a variety of elements from medieval English architecture, from humble cottages to stately manors. Where to find it: In cities and suburbs all over the…

  • Trifecta of Good News Boosts Real Estate Market

    Teke Wiggin
    15 May 2012 | 8:35 am
    Filed under: NewsIn what may go down as a banner day for the housing market, three pieces of good news out today point to the possibility of a recovery on multiple fronts. Homebuilder confidence hit a five-year high, while housing affordability -- an index based on the relationship between median home prices, median family incomes, and average mortgage interest rates -- has never been better. And, for the first time in nine years, Realtors reported an increase in year-over-year earnings. "[The data] shows us that buyers are in a position to buy. As job markets improve, they have more to…

  • Buy Christopher Meloni's Place and He'll Throw in a Porsche

    Business Insider
    15 May 2012 | 7:23 am
    Filed under: News, Celebrity Homes By Julie Zeveloff We had to read this ad from CarProperty.com twice before believing it, but former "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" star Christopher Meloni is apparently trying to sweeten the deal on his $12 million midtown Manhattan apartment by offering a brand new 2013 Porsche Panamera to the buyer. %Gallery-155413% The three-bedroom apartment on the 60th floor of the Park Imperial on West 56th Street hit the market in late February, the New York Post reported at the time. If a contract is signed by June 1, a "brand new fully loaded 2013 Porsche…

  • House of the Day: Billy Joel's Miami Mansion

    AOL Real Estate Editors
    15 May 2012 | 1:00 am
    Filed under: News, Celebrity Homes In the spirit of, er, honesty, we have to lament that Billy Joel's Miami mansion, which just hit the market for $14.75 million, is a little much. When it comes to the opulent details, our favorite six-time-Grammy-winning "Piano Man" (pictured below) has clearly pulled out all the stops. The sheer amount of marble, limestone, wrought iron -- and crystal dripping from the ceilings in chandelier form -- almost borders on excessive. But here at AOL Real Estate, we're not opposed to a dash of frivolity here and there (who could forget NYC's penthouse with a…
 
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    AOL Real Estate - Blog

  • House of the Day: Milwaukee County's Biggest and Best

    Harris Effron
    16 May 2012 | 1:00 am
    Filed under: News When we say that this $4.995 million house has it all, we're hardly exaggerating. The six-bedroom colonial, dubbed is located on a breathtaking 35-acre estate in River Hills, Wis. On those 35 acres, you'll find a pond with a beach and pier, a pool with a custom granite diving board, a tennis court, an orchard with apple, pear and plum trees, and a newly constructed guesthouse. Oh yeah, there's also a three-hole golf course! The house itself is in move-in condition, with recently updated kitchen and bathrooms. The master suite has an attached sitting room, and there's no need…

  • Tudor House (Style Spotlight)

    Teke Wiggin
    15 May 2012 | 1:40 pm
    By Steele Marcoux What it is: First, let's clear up this confusing moniker. When referring to the architectural style, the term "Tudor" is actually historically imprecise. It refers not to typical buildings of Tudor England (early 16th century) but instead to a style popularized in the United States during the end of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century. Furthermore, the style is more of a catchall term based loosely on a variety of elements from medieval English architecture, from humble cottages to stately manors. Where to find it: In cities and suburbs all over the…

  • Trifecta of Good News Boosts Real Estate Market

    Teke Wiggin
    15 May 2012 | 8:35 am
    Filed under: NewsIn what may go down as a banner day for the housing market, three pieces of good news out today point to the possibility of a recovery on multiple fronts. Homebuilder confidence hit a five-year high, while housing affordability -- an index based on the relationship between median home prices, median family incomes, and average mortgage interest rates -- has never been better. And, for the first time in nine years, Realtors reported an increase in year-over-year earnings. "[The data] shows us that buyers are in a position to buy. As job markets improve, they have more to…

  • Buy Christopher Meloni's Place and He'll Throw in a Porsche

    Business Insider
    15 May 2012 | 7:23 am
    Filed under: News, Celebrity Homes By Julie Zeveloff We had to read this ad from CarProperty.com twice before believing it, but former "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" star Christopher Meloni is apparently trying to sweeten the deal on his $12 million midtown Manhattan apartment by offering a brand new 2013 Porsche Panamera to the buyer. %Gallery-155413% The three-bedroom apartment on the 60th floor of the Park Imperial on West 56th Street hit the market in late February, the New York Post reported at the time. If a contract is signed by June 1, a "brand new fully loaded 2013 Porsche…

  • House of the Day: Billy Joel's Miami Mansion

    AOL Real Estate Editors
    15 May 2012 | 1:00 am
    Filed under: News, Celebrity Homes In the spirit of, er, honesty, we have to lament that Billy Joel's Miami mansion, which just hit the market for $14.75 million, is a little much. When it comes to the opulent details, our favorite six-time-Grammy-winning "Piano Man" (pictured below) has clearly pulled out all the stops. The sheer amount of marble, limestone, wrought iron -- and crystal dripping from the ceilings in chandelier form -- almost borders on excessive. But here at AOL Real Estate, we're not opposed to a dash of frivolity here and there (who could forget NYC's penthouse with a…
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    The Rentables Apartment Rental Blog

  • Winning vs. Losing Craigslist Ads

    Andrew M
    19 Apr 2012 | 5:54 pm
    In a story written by Ashley Halligan, an analyst at a Web-based software comparison company, she interviewed property managers to assess what makes a successful Craigslist. Titled “Winning & Losing Craigslist Ads,” Halligan outlines three strategies to both win and fail. Winning Ads include: writing effective and valuable titles, writing honest and adjective-rich copy, and including real photos and multimedia for the available properties Losing Ads typically include: mass-posted spam listings, are often generic or include no images, and often include rules that are…

  • The Best Free Real Estate Apps

    Andrew M
    17 Feb 2012 | 9:48 am
    These days it seems like there’s an app for everything. That’s probably because there is an app for everything. While some developers are content to make the Fart Machine app and Angry Birds 4, there are a few apps that still have some real life applications for consumers. In fact, there are quite a few apps that will help users explore the caverns of the real estate market. If you want an app that can show you where the best 3 bed/2 bath rental houses are, all it takes is a couple of deft finger movements and you’ve got it. If you’re interested in bay window prices, just download one…

  • Resident Retention Strategies: Three Tips to Kick Off a Strong 2012

    Andrew M
    30 Jan 2012 | 6:14 am
    By Ashley Halligan, an analyst for a software comparison website The average cost of a residential rental turnover is nearly four thousand dollars. By the time marketing, repairs and days lost to vacancy are calculated, the cost is a heavy one. Maintaining resident retention is a valuable effort that property managers can influence with both old-fashioned customer service and creative strategies. That said, more than 50 percent of turnovers are directly linked to reasons that are, in fact, avoidable. Conquering this avoidable turnover is the first step. Read more here.

  • Top 5 Ways College Students Can Save On Furniture

    Andrew M
    5 Sep 2011 | 12:28 pm
    Why is it very important for a college student to save on furniture in the first place? The reason is pretty simple; some college students spend lots of money on buying their dorm room furniture and the cost in many cases is more than the tuition fee of their school. As a college student, you should consider saving money on your furniture and what you save should be put away for a rainy day. With lots of cheap alternatives to costly wooden or modern furniture these days, buying an overpriced item to decorate your dorm room is definitely not a good idea. Below are 5 simple ways for which you…

  • 8 Ways to Save Money in an Apartment

    Andrew M
    5 Apr 2011 | 8:42 am
    Saving money on the energy bill isn’t just about making expensive long-term changes like installing solar panels and storm doors.  Apartment leases don’t allow such changes and most of us just aren’t ready for that kind of commitment.  These simple behavioral changes are painless and cheap—just the reason we choose to live in apartments in the first place. Climate Tips Cold weather: Make a draft snake.  Fill an old necktie or long sock with kitty litter or sand, fold the opening closed twice, and sew it shut.  Press it up against drafty doors and windows to save between 5% and 30%…
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  • Short Sale Addendum help answer questions

    Kathy Torline
    14 May 2012 | 9:00 am
    Mandatory Colorado Short Sale Addendum is part of the contract Search for Colorado Springs Short Sales Related Articles Buying a short sale vs. a foreclosure, what’s the difference? Tips to buying a short sale 8 reasons NOT to buy a short sale Are Colorado Springs short sale disclosed? 12 questions to ask before writing a contract on a short sale It continues to look like short sales in Colorado Springs are going to be here for awhile longer, and they are definitely a viable option for some buyers.   Even though they can take some time to get short the sale acceptance from the lien…

  • Homes in Central Colorado Springs, a little bit of history

    Kathy Torline
    11 May 2012 | 9:59 am
    Homes in Central Colorado Springs Search for Colorado Springs Historic Homes Related Articles: Neighborhood Profile, Historic homes in the East End Addition in Central Colorado Springs Average prices have increased for Homes in Central Colorado Springs 9 neighborhoods with Historic Colorado Springs Homes 11 areas to find Colorado Springs Historic properties Every realtor has parts of town that they love; where they are always excited to show homes.  For me, it’s in the Central areas in Central Colorado Springs.  I find the old houses so interesting, only wish they could talk to me and…

  • Disadvantages of buying a new home

    Kathy Torline
    8 May 2012 | 8:15 am
    Interested in buying a new home in Colorado Springs Search for Colorado Springs Homes Related Articles 9 reasons to use a buyer’s agent to help you find a house 6 things to add to your budget when buying a house 10 questions to ask the Neighbors Inspections involve more negotiations I certainly understand the appeal of buying a new home.  Nothing better than being the first owner of a house; everything new, everything in good shape.  BUT, there are some disadvantages to buying a new home.  Since I spent part of this week looking at new builds and visiting model homes; it reminded me of…

  • Less Inventory = a more stable Colorado Springs housing Market

    Kathy Torline
    3 May 2012 | 7:58 am
    Colorado Springs housing inventory is down Search for Colorado Springs Homes Why should you care that there is less inventory on the market? Real estate has always been about supply and demand. When there are more houses on the market then the demand, the market conditions start to adjust and pricing goes down. When there is less houses on the market, pricing starts to stabilize and go up.   As the information listed below, housing inventory, is down.  In fact, it’s way down. I’m not sure if this means we are going to start to see a rise in pricing, but I do think the market…

  • Sales of Historic homes in Old Colorado City remain strong

    Kathy Torline
    3 Apr 2012 | 12:54 pm
    Colorado Springs Housing Market Report for Old Colorado City Homes, Single Family Neighborhoods Include:  Crown Hill Mesa, Colorado City, and Old Colorado City Zip code 80904, 80905, 80903 Search for homes in Old Colorado City Area Colorado Springs Search for Colorado Springs Historic Homes Here’s a quick summary of the Real Estate Market for Old Colorado City Area Colorado Springs as of December 31, 2011 Pricing decreased by 5% from 2011 to 2010 Number of homes sold increased by 16% from 2011 to 2010 Days on Market increased by 6% from 2011 to 2010 Most Expensive Sale in area:…
 
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  • “9th Street Italian Market Festival” this Weekend, May 19-20, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

    blogeditor
    15 May 2012 | 3:21 pm
    Everyone is Italian on May 19th & 20th when the nation’s oldest outdoor market will celebrate its annual Italian Market Festival! For one weekend each May, 9th Street — in the heart of South Philadelphia — closes down traffic and a huge, multi-block festival takes over the neighborhood. It all starts with the great sights, sounds and aromas of America’s oldest continuously operating open-air market: South Philadelphia’s famous Italian Market. And the most important thing for you to bring with you is your appetite. In addition to the blocks of curb vendors and specialty…

  • “Night Market Philadelphia” comes to Northern Liberties: Thursday, May 24th

    blogeditor
    15 May 2012 | 1:18 pm
    Night Market, an outdoor evening bazaar featuring some of Philadelphia’s best food trucks is on its way to Northern Liberties! Night Market celebrates the city’s ethnic restaurants and gourmet food trucks with a half mile of great eats under 5 bucks. You get your Philly food truck fix, plus local brews and local bands. They are also offering an optional Friends of Night Market Experience (sponsored by the Food Trust)  which costs $50 and includes Beer from Yards Brewing Co., Cocktails courtesy of Quaker City Mercantile, A pass for food from many of your favorite vendors and a place…

  • Just Reduced Home for Sale in Academy Gardens, Far Northeast Philadelphia

    blogeditor
    14 May 2012 | 9:46 am
    Just Reduced Home for Sale in Academy Gardens, Far Northeast Philadelphia 3603 Glenn Street, Philadelphia, PA 19114 View Photo Gallery $268,900 $260,000 Pride of ownership has been reflected in this charming single colonial centrally located near everything! Enter into a warm and cozy sunroom perfect for greeting your visitors as they enter the home. Door opens into the livingroom with hardwood floors, warm colors and plenty of room for entertaining as you listen to music provided through a Bose Sound System. The eat in kitchen has been completely upgraded with new cabinets, countertops,…

  • Fannie Mae: Confidence in Economy and Home Values Increasing

    blogeditor
    14 May 2012 | 9:21 am
    Both the expectation for home prices and the percentage of those who think the U.S. economy is on the right path reached record highs in Fannie Mae’s April 2012 National Housing Survey. Americans continue to expect home prices to go up, with the projection averaging 1.3 percent over the next 12 months, the highest value recorded. At 71 percent, a high percentage of Americans still say it is a good time to buy while the percentage who said it is a good time to sell was 15 percent, a 1 point increase from March. “Overall, consumer views of housing market conditions have become more…

  • Ocean City, NJ : The Town Will Stay Dry

    blogeditor
    9 May 2012 | 10:13 am
    Ocean City Voters Decide to Keep Their Town Dry Voters in this “dry” Jersey Shore town – where alcohol has never been legally served in public since the town’s founding as a religious summer retreat in the 1880s – Tuesday soundly defeated a proposal to allow diners to bring their own beer or wine to restaurants. Officials said 3,127 voters – nearly the number who cast ballots in last November’s election – said no to the measure proffered by a local restaurant association that would have allowed the practice known as BYOB. Only 1,425 favored…
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  • Relisted! 206 E. Girard Ave, Commercial Storefront for Rent

    Christopher and Stephanie Somers - Realtors - Philadelphia Real Estate (Realtor / Owner - RE/MAX Access)
    15 May 2012 | 3:28 pm
    You're green at home, but how green is your business? This 790 square foot space (with 540 sq basement) at the award-winning Levesque Flats is LEED-Platinum Certified. Rent this Commercial Space in Fishtown for just $2,050 a month. You can have it all at 206 E. Girard Avenue... Finally, Environmentally Conscious Renters can live and work without compromising beliefs in an environmentally friendly world. This is a commercial storefront with exceptional foot traffic a few blocks from the Girard EL station, built with sustainable, recycled, and energy efficient materials. All the wood that…

  • A Showstopper near Avenue of the Arts: 1204 S Carlisle Street

    Christopher and Stephanie Somers - Realtors - Philadelphia Real Estate (Realtor / Owner - RE/MAX Access)
    14 May 2012 | 4:06 pm
    Need a 2 Bedroom, 1.5 Bath with an Avenue of the Arts Location? Check out 1204 S Carlisle Street, a must-see home! Many of the original features have been retained and used to complete this transitional style home. A vintage vestibule with stained glass and original tile communicates a welcome home message the moment you cross the threshold. A loft space and finished basement adds more room for whatever it is you need to make your home more comfortable and convenient. Priced under $250,000, this home is a huge value and the upgraded kitchens and baths are sure to amaze. Full tiled…

  • Shopping Party & Fundraiser at SA VA

    Christopher and Stephanie Somers - Realtors - Philadelphia Real Estate (Realtor / Owner - RE/MAX Access)
    14 May 2012 | 1:27 pm
    Looking for something fashion-savvy to do this Wednesday? InLiquid and SA VA combine forces for a special Shopping Party & Fundraiser held at SA VA in Rittenhouse Square. Proceeds will help support programming at InLiquid.  Curious about InLiquid? Check out the video feature we did with Rachel Zimmerman last year. Feel free to subscribe to our blog or our monthly newsletter to stay up to date with our latest posts and information on the Philadelphia Real Estate Market.  You can also sign up to receive the Philadelphia Real Estate Blog via email.

  • Has the Philadelphia Rental Market Gone Mad?

    Christopher and Stephanie Somers - Realtors - Philadelphia Real Estate (Realtor / Owner - RE/MAX Access)
    13 May 2012 | 7:14 am
    Has the Philadelphia Rental Market Gone Mad?   In the past, I would be upset when a current tenant would call and say they were leaving one of our investment properties that we owned.  I would be concerned that the rental amount might go down and even worse it might take a month or two to rent it out.  There is nothing worse than having a vacancy (or two) as a property owner! However, in the last 6 months, when a tenant has said they are leaving, no worries!  In every single case, the property was rented out immediately, with multiple applications and a higher rent…

  • Fresh Address: 800 N Lawrence Street, C

    Christopher and Stephanie Somers - Realtors - Philadelphia Real Estate (Realtor / Owner - RE/MAX Access)
    10 May 2012 | 11:28 am
    Today's Fresh Address takes us over to 800 N Lawrence Street, C in Northern Liberties. This is Where It's At: Welcome to this charming 1 bedroom bi-level condo w/ a sunny loft space and many desirable features. As for location, walk to Honey's, Cafe la Maude, N 3rd, the Random Tea Room, and all of your favorite Northern Liberties spots. Come On In: Enter in through a secure gated entrance leading to a private landscaped brick patio. The front door opens to the living/dining area and kitchen. The main level has neutral tile flooring, a soaring cathedral ceiling w/…
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  • More Than 95 Percent Of Refinancing Borrowers Choose Fixed-Rate Mortgages

    Stephen M. Fells
    16 May 2012 | 5:00 am
    Thirty-one Percent Shorten Loan Term with Refinanced Loan MCLEAN, Va., May 14, 2012 (PRNewswire) In the first quarter of 2012, fixed-rate loans accounted for more than 95 percent of refinance loans, based on the Freddie Mac (OTC: FMCC) Quarterly Product Transition Report released today. Refinancing borrowers clearly preferred fixed-rate loans, regardless of whether their original loan was an adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) or a fixed-rate. News Facts Of borrowers who refinanced during the first quarter of 2012, 31 percent reduced their loan term by paying off a 30-year loan and replacing it…

  • Funny Real Estate, Where To Begin? :)

    Stephen M. Fells
    15 May 2012 | 7:00 am

  • A Loan Fraud PSA From the California Association of Realtors

    Stephen M. Fells
    15 May 2012 | 6:00 am

  • Keller Williams Realty Dominates REAL Trends Rankings, Continues Strong Growth Trajectory

    Stephen M. Fells
    15 May 2012 | 5:00 am
    AUSTIN, TEXAS (May 14, 2012) Keller Williams Realty’s brokerages have, once again, dominated the newly released REAL Trends 500, an annual industry ranking published by REAL Trends, Inc., a leading source of analysis and information on the residential brokerage and housing industry. On the REAL Trends 500 report, Keller Williams brokerages represented 23 percent (116 offices) of the top 500 brokerages ranked by closed transactions and 24 percent (119 offices) of the top 500 brokerages ranked by closed volume. The number of KW brokers ranked on the list far surpassed all other major…

  • Real Estate – It’s All In A Name…

    Stephen M. Fells
    14 May 2012 | 7:00 am
    According to Urban Dictionary the term “Crunk” is slang for ‘chronic’ plus ‘drunk’….
 
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  • Bonita Springs Estero Real Estate Absorption Rates April 2012

    chrisgriffith
    14 May 2012 | 9:13 pm
    Bonita Springs Real Estate Inventory Single Family-Villa         11.9    Months Low Rise Condo           10.06  Months Mid Rise Condo            13       Months High Rise Condo           20.8    Months Attached Villas               9.7     Months…

  • Happy Mother’s Day 2012

    chrisgriffith
    13 May 2012 | 7:37 am
    Flowers in Bonita Bay

  • How Far is Bonita Springs From The RSW Airport?

    chrisgriffith
    11 May 2012 | 2:08 am
    SW Florida International Airport Near Bonita Springs, Fl Bonita Springs, Florida offers fast access to Fort Myers International Airport RSW.  Generally a trip to the airport from Bonita Springs is about thirty minutes or less.  The distance is less than twenty miles from most locations in Bonita Springs to Southwest Florida International Airport. During the busy winter tourist season time frames can be lengthened to about forty-five minutes, just to be safe.  Of course, time of day is just as important as distance when estimating travel time between Bonita Springs and the…

  • Bonita Bay Real Estate Market Report | April 2012

    chrisgriffith
    9 May 2012 | 8:03 pm
    Historical Bonita Bay Real Estate Sales Bonita Bay real estate sales fought to hold their own during the month of April 2012, but dipped only a few units shy of the average.  Of the recorded Bonita Bay real estate sales, all were considered equity sales, none were foreclosures or short sales.  This report includes both Bonita Bay homes and Bonita Bay condos, including the towers. To get an idea of what price ranges of real estate in Bonita Bay has sold, take a look at the following graph. The price range of real estate selling in Bonita Bay helps consumers, both buyers and sellers…

  • First Time Home Buyer Rodeo | Bonita Springs Real Estate

    chrisgriffith
    9 May 2012 | 9:00 am
    Bonita Springs Real Estate and First Time Home Buyers There’s never been a better time to buy a home … unless the buyer is financing the purchase. It’s not because it is difficult to finance real estate or that the banks aren’t lending, it’s because the entry level real estate market is chock full of cash buyers and the super affordable inventory is gone. The Southwest Florida real estate market can remove that big scarlet “drowning in inventory” sign it’s been wearing around its neck for the last few years. The original deluge of foreclosures and short sales which flooded the…
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  • Homesales.com.au launches Investment Property Search

    Ryan O'Grady
    13 May 2012 | 6:50 pm
    Homesales.com.au has launched ‘Investment Property Search’, a new free service specifically aimed at property investors. Investment Property Search (IPS) allows users to search properties for sale on homesales.com.au based on their investment strategy. It prioritizes financial search parameters over location which is the prime search field for owner occupiers. Launched this week, IPS allows users to search based on parameters such as positive or negative cash flow; rental yields and historical capital growth (based on postcode). Other property search options include suburb…

  • In a first, a major portal puts listings in Chinese

    Dave Platter
    10 May 2012 | 12:13 am
    It seems that Chinese buyers have the buying power in today’s market. That includes Chinese-speaking Australians who hail from China and other parts of Asia Pacific. It also includes those who still reside China or other parts of Asia and want to buy property in the Asia-Pacific’s most stable, advanced country. (That would be Australia.) Just a few months ago, Juwai.com launched and it’s now the largest international property portal for Chinese buyers. Now, top-5 Australian real estate portal Thehomepage.com.au is betting there is also a demand for Chinese-language…

  • Do The State Real Estate Institutes Have a Future in a National Property Industry?

    Glenn Batten
    9 Apr 2012 | 7:12 pm
    Over the next 5 to 10 years the real estate industry across the country is going to undergo massive changes as we shift from a collection of state based industry’s to a true national real estate industry. As we prepare to evolve into true national industry it makes sense that we ask ourselves just what role state based real estate institutes can play in that future. So the million dollar question is how can the REIQ, REINSW, REIV, REISA, REIT, REINT, REIACT and REIWA survive with nationalisation of the property industry? The first nationalisation initiative in place will be National…

  • Have you been Slapped by the Panda ?

    Nicholas Lowther
    5 Apr 2012 | 12:54 am
    Whats he talking about being slapped by the panda ? The big G or Google runs a very complex algorithm which uses artificial intelligence in such a sophisticated manner, no humans outside of Google really know how it works. This algorithm update is called a panda update, the most recent update being 3.3 which took place on the 27th of February and included the discontinuation of a link evaluation signal. In todays SEO world we all use calculated guesses and practice optimisation techniques based on the SERP  we achieve through many different link building methods, ie blog posts, forum posts,…

  • Announcing Project Glass from Google

    Peter Ricci
    4 Apr 2012 | 6:37 pm
    Google on Wednesday morning (USA Time) released a YouTube video teasing its upcoming augmented reality glasses, a pair of lenses that interacts with what you’re seeing and acts as a phone, planner, navigation system, camera and more. I am not sure what to make of these things, I as sure as hell would not be seen dead in them, but I can see their use. Maybe if Google integrated them or allowed others to integrate the technology in sun and prescription glases. We believe technology should work for you — to be there when you need it and get out of your way when you don’t. A team…
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  • Charlotte NASCAR Events, May 2012

    Megan
    15 May 2012 | 8:00 am
    Ladies and gentleman, start your engines! This month is sure to be a driving force for NASCAR fans in Charlotte, as they look forward to the following races and events… NASCAR Spring All-Star Race, May 19 One hundred laps – one million dollars. NASCAR’s best of the best put the pedal to the metal in this exciting, [...]

  • Charlotte NC Real Estate Deals, May 14, 2012

    Megan
    14 May 2012 | 11:42 am
    With summer fast approaching and tons of live music and events on the calendar, it’s one of the more exciting times to be in Charlotte. The weather is gorgeous and the fun is just beginning! It’s a great time to shop for real estate deals. We make it as easy as possible for you [...]

  • Charlotte NC Real Estate Deals, May 9, 2012

    Megan
    10 May 2012 | 3:00 pm
    Talk Charlotte Real Estate is excited to bring you more and more real estate deals each week as homes that are on the market go through price reductions to make them more attractive to potential buyers.  These are wonderful homes in some of the best Charlotte neighborhoods ranging from Matthews,  Mint Hill, and South Charlotte, [...]

  • Mother’s Day Events in Charlotte, NC

    Megan
    10 May 2012 | 11:32 am
    If you’re looking for a special way to say Happy Mother’s Day this weekend, don’t go for the tired old flowers and candy – step it up and take mom out for one of these fun Mother’s Day events in Charlotte!  Here are some really nice things you can do with Mom to step up [...]

  • Charlotte UltraSwim, May 10-13 2012

    Megan
    9 May 2012 | 10:05 am
    For the past 27 years, Charlotte has been proud to host the annual Charlotte UltraSwim – an exciting elite swimming event that attracts more than 10,000 competing athletes, including more than 130 Olympians, and more than 50 Olympic Gold Medalists. Come witness some of the most accomplished swimming athletes compete in this Grand Prix series [...]
 
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  • Just a thought-What loan term is right for YOU?

    financemyhome1
    15 May 2012 | 12:41 pm
    Whether you’re refinancing your current home or buying a new one, something worth considering is a 15 year loan rather than a 30 year term. The payments will be a little higher but you’ll get a lower interest rate and you’ll build equity much faster. Let’s look at an example of a $200,000 mortgage with the choice of a 30 year term with a 3.75% rate compared to a 15 year term with a 2.875% rate. The payments would be $442.94 higher on the shorter term but the equity would be considerably higher even after you adjust for the higher payments. Another benefit is that the…

  • It’s Worth Checking Out-Your Tax Assessed Valuation-Is It Accurate?

    financemyhome1
    10 May 2012 | 2:12 am
    “Anyone may arrange his affairs so that his taxes shall be as low as possible…for nobody owes any public duty to pay more than the law demands.” Judge Learned Hand This opinion refers to federal income tax but the logic and spirit can easily be applied to any tax including property tax. Most property tax is based on a valuation called an assessment placed on the property by a government taxing authority. When property values rise due to appreciation, the assessments usually rise. However, when values decline as they have done in many areas in the past few years, the…

  • Tax-Free Income-An Idea That Might Work For You

    financemyhome1
    1 May 2012 | 11:28 am
    Some residents of Augusta, Georgia have purchased tickets to the Master’s for years but have never attended the famous golf tournament. It’s because they include the tickets as a bonus to the people who rent their home during the event. Each year, owners rent their home for a big premium during the Masters and make tax-free income. Homeowners benefit from a little known provision in the tax code that does not require taxpayers to recognize the income derived from renting their home for less than 15 days per year. See Rental of property also used as home on IRS.gov. Large sporting…

  • Save Money…Be Comfortable

    financemyhome1
    24 Apr 2012 | 6:57 am
    Automatic thermostats can lower your monthly utility costs while conveniently regulating your comfort by adjusting temperatures on your heating and cooling systems. These can be particularly effective in homes with zoned systems where you live in one area during the day but sleep in a different zone. There are programmable thermostats available at home improvement stores that can make the adjustments for specific times during the day and specific days of the week. They’ll allow you to override the setting when needed without tampering with the programming. They’ll even remind you…

  • How does RE/MAX compare against it’s peers?

    financemyhome1
    18 Apr 2012 | 12:22 pm
    It is no surprise to me-RE/MAX is the leader. See for yourself why RE/MAX is the company of professionals. If you want to see how we can help YOU-give me a call at 952-929-2577 Pin It 
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  • Living Alone or With Roommates—A Decision Guide

    melanieblevy@gmail.com
    10 May 2012 | 6:56 am
    Whether you’re new to Houston, or relocating in town, one of the first decisions you’ll need to make in your apartment hunt is this: Will you live alone, or with other people? Whether you’re new to Houston, or relocating in town, one of the first decisions you’ll need to make in your apartment hunt is this: Will you live alone, or with other people?   It’s a more complicated question that you may think. Even if you’ve always lived alone, or always shared your apartments, now might be time for a change. If you simply cannot afford to rent an apartment on your…

  • Celebrate Mother’s Day in Houston

    melanieblevy@gmail.com
    3 May 2012 | 12:59 pm
    Is your family new to Houston and wondering what to do for Mom’s big day? Never fear. Houston Apartment Insiders has already provided guides for celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, Thanksgiving, and Halloween in our beautiful city. Here are some ways to enjoy Mother’s Day in Houston. Mother’s Day this year is Sunday, May 13. You have just over one week to plan. Is your family new to Houston and wondering what to do for Mom’s big day? Never fear. Houston Apartment Insiders has already provided guides for celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, Thanksgiving, and Halloween in our beautiful…

  • Finding Health Care in Houston Without Insurance

    melanieblevy@gmail.com
    26 Apr 2012 | 8:07 am
    Need medical care in Houston and don’t have insurance? We have some key resources for helping your and your family get the care you need. If you’re brand new to Houston and you or a family member needs medical care, the easiest way to find providers is to contact your health insurance company. If you’re new to town, though, you may not have insurance yet, for a variety of reasons. Whatever the reason, if you’re uninsured, you’ll have to look harder to find providers who will see you, and you may need help paying for your care. There are resources in Houston that can…

  • Resources for Family-Friendly Apartment Hunting

    melanieblevy@gmail.com
    12 Apr 2012 | 8:31 am
    On the hunt for a family-friendly apartment in Houston? We’ve got the best list of resources and apartment hunting ideas for you and your family. When you have children, everything about apartment hunting is different. Amenities that are optional for single people (like laundry facilities in the building) become must-haves, safety is a much bigger issue, and you’ll be looking for nearby places to play. We’ve already posted about four things to consider when you’re apartment hunting with kids: the most family-friendly neighborhoods in Houston, families’ rights under…

  • A Brief Guide to Houston Bicycle Commuting

    melanieblevy@gmail.com
    5 Apr 2012 | 8:57 am
    One of our previous posts offered several ideas for making your commute easier (or eliminating the commute altogether), but one we hadn’t mentioned is bicycling. Cycling to work may not work for everyone, but for some, it’s a great way to ease the pain of Houston traffic while getting a great daily workout. If you’re new to Houston, your daily commute may take some getting used to. In 2010, The Weather Channel reported that Houston was fourth on the list of America’s top 10 worst cities for commuter traffic. The difficult commute is a trade-off for living in such an amazing…
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  • Waikiki Living at its Finest at Canterbury Place

    8 May 2012 | 11:28 pm
    Waikiki and great condos go together like the ocean and the sand. Why not enjoy condo living at its absolute finest by purchasing a top-notch condo located in the Canterbury Place building in the center of all the sites and sounds of Waikiki? Located at 1910 Ala Moana Blvd, this huge and luxurious condo is a must see for those who are looking for a condo that is as big as many single-family homes on Oahu. This fee simple property offers over 1,500 square feet of living space and has been recently completely remodeled to offer more of a single-family home feel to the unit. The unit has…

  • Diamond Head Condos Offer More

    1 May 2012 | 2:57 pm
    Diamond head condos offer more than other condos around Oahu. For starters, you are only steps away from the ocean. This provides you with amazing views and a wonderful beach setting to be able to live next to. With many condos available, there is no reason you can’t own a condo with an ocean view in Diamond Head today. $1,500,000  2801 Coconut Ave (Unit 1B) MLS# 1204512 The condos located at 2801 Coconut Ave. are built to please. These are for the individuals looking for a very high class living style. Luxury is the name of the game on Coconut Ave. This particular building…

  • Stunning Single-Family Home in Kahala

    29 Apr 2012 | 2:44 pm
    Kahala is known for many things. Great shopping, amazing restaurants, good schools, beautiful scenery and lots of culture. If you want all this and more to be yours, then check out this stunning single-family home that is available in Kahala. This house screams luxury, as everything in it was built to cater for those looking to live a more luxurious lifestyle. Priced competitively for what you get and for the area of Oahu that the island is on, this 4-bedroom, 4.5-bathroom house is definitely a must see. Located just minutes from all that Kahala offers, you won’t soon forget your visit…

  • The Peninsula in Hawaii Kai - Honolulu Real Estate

    27 Jan 2012 | 8:59 pm
    Hawaii Kai Peninsula is a gated community with a combination of 630 single and family homes, townhouses, and condominiums.  This community is located on the eastern side of Hawaii Kai near Koko Crater.  It was the last waterfront community to be built (built in 2006 by Stanford Carr Development, Inc) in the area. There is nearly one mile of homes that have views of the water and the marina is at every turn.  The Peninsula is divided into two sections.  The first section is located at 520 Lunalilo Home Road and is located within the marina.  The other section is 580…

  • Ko’olani Hawaii Luxury Condos

    4 Jan 2012 | 7:26 pm
    Ko’olani is a residential condominium apartment building. It was built in 2005 and is located in Honolulu between the ocean and Ko’olau Mountain and adjacent to Ala Moana Center and the Ward Centers.  It describes itself as having features that are second to none. The area is a secluded retreat in the urban heart of Honolulu. This is a top of the line building with high-end construction materials and finishes which include granite, limestone, and marble.  There are European cabinets and fixtures throughout and insulated glass.  Each unit also has central air…
 
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  • Shock and Awe at Performance of Prime City Real Estate

    15 May 2012 | 7:00 pm
    Since the global financial crisis crippled the world it has been hard to be shocked by anything the property indices have thrown at us, but many people have been surprised by the latest release of the Knight Frank prime global cities index for Q1 2012. Since 2009 and especially last year the world's prime cities have been a bastion of good fortunes and climbing house prices. But the latest release showed a 0.4% decline in prices across prime cities, the first negative performance since the crisis struck says Knight Frank. But while the first negative performance since the crisis hits hard to…

  • Core UK Property Markets Targeted by Investors

    15 May 2012 | 7:00 pm
    Many real estate investors are looking to core markets in the UK, with office and residential properties in London and the south-east among the most popular. This is according to head of property multi-manager at Aberdeen Asset Management Richard Gale, who explained the strong demand for these asset classes has pushed values higher. In addition, Mark Routledge, executive director of business space capital markets at CB Richard Ellis (CBRE), recently highlighted the investment opportunities available in England's south-east office market.He pointed to a marginal increase in activity in the…

  • German Property Portfolio Transactions Set for a Big Year

    14 May 2012 | 7:00 pm
    Experts are predicting that German property investment volumes are set to return to pre-crash levels this year after a surge in first-quarter portfolio-transactions signalled buzzing investor-sentiment and appetite. Some 3 billion Euros worth of portfolio-transactions went down in the first quarter, which is more than triple the amount of transactions in Q1 2011, showing that the current difficulties with financing are not enough to dim investor appetite for German property. "This is definitely going to be the most active year since the crisis in terms of transaction volume," said Konstantin…

  • Miami Hotel Market ''A Target for Investors''

    14 May 2012 | 7:00 pm
    Hotels in Miami are becoming an increasingly popular real estate investment option, new figures have revealed. According to Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels, transaction volumes are expected to reach USD 650 million (GBP 403.65 million) this year - up from USD 557 million in 2011. Gregory Rumpel, managing director of the organisation in Miami, believes this surge of activity in the hotel market is being driven by a number of different factors. "Owners with non-performing assets who are unable to invest equity or restructure debt will look to the transaction market as an outlet to shed properties,"…

  • Buy to Let Lending Declines but Sector Continues to Outperform

    13 May 2012 | 7:00 pm
    Buy to let lending in the UK has fallen in the first quarter according to new data from the Council of Mortgage Lenders. According to the report buy to let investors borrowed £3.7 billion in Q1, representing a fall of 5% over Q4 2011. The likely cause is that "investor demand has not proved immune to the renewed recession, tightening credit conditions and declining sentiment about the potential for further sharp gains in rents", said analysts at Capital Economics. The drop is surprising, because the UK rental market continues to look incredibly strong, especially in London. Having said…
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    Oakville Homes for Sale

  • Easy ways to spring clean your Oakville gardens

    15 May 2012 | 10:36 am
    Here in Oakville, springtime takes a while to arrive, and when it does, much needs to be done in the garden. The summer growing season is not long so there definitely is no time to lose in the spring. Actually, the serious gardener will start tidying up the area as soon as the days have temperatures above freezing. Here are a few clean-up steps that most growing spaces need when winter ends.Trimming, Clearing Debris, Straighten Borders & Boundaries, Weed and Loosen SoilFor details and more great tips click here for the full article.Joanne…

  • Oakville community links

    8 May 2012 | 10:08 am
    Oakville community links Visit my education page for a complete list of all education institutions in Oakville Ontario. Halton Board of Education Halton Catholic District School Board Conseil Scolaire de District du Centre-Sud-Ouest Sheridan College The Town of Oakville Oakville Transit Oakville Community Living Halton Regional Police Services The Oakville Public Library Halton Community Services Directory Halton Crime Stoppers For more information Contact Joanne Hardy,67 Lakeshore Ave West. Oakville Ontario L6K 1C9 (905) 338-9000Cell: 416-…

  • Sell Quicker and for More by Staging Your Home - Part 4

    3 May 2012 | 12:12 pm
    When staging a bedroom it may be a bot more of a task as we tend to have a lot of thing that we use and access everyday in our bedroom. Again de-clutter and remove any furniture or bulky items that you can to give the room a larger appearance. Oh and make sure you close the closet doors when you leave.Before AfterFor more information Contact Joanne Hardy jo@oakvilleproperty.com "Oakville Property"http://www.housesforsaleoakville.com/blog/feed/

  • Sell Quicker and for More by Staging Your Home - Part 3

    30 Apr 2012 | 11:51 am
    A staged home will attract both buyers and their sales representatives and it has been proven that a staged home will fetch a better price and sell quicker than the home that was not staged in the same market conditions.Staging the bathroom. Make sure it is sparkling clean and everything is it its home. Make sure you get rid of any mold or mildew and give the grout a good cleaning. Keep the toilet seat down and let as much light in as you can. As with any room when staging, de-clutter. Before AfterFor more information Contact Joanne Hardy jo@oakvilleproperty.com "Oakville…

  • Sell Quicker and for More by Staging Your Home - Part 2

    27 Apr 2012 | 11:35 am
    Staging your dining room as if you were preparing for dinner party. It helps the potential buyer visualize themselves in the home with their dining room.Before  AfterFor more information Contact Joanne Hardy jo@oakvilleproperty.com "Oakville Property"http://www.housesforsaleoakville.com/blog/feed/
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  • VICTORY : TALES OF A TUSKEGEE AIRMAN

    David Tapper
    23 Apr 2012 | 12:04 pm
        My good friend and past associate Les Williams has written a book along with his daughter Penny Williams about his life growing up and his experience as a Tuskegee airman in world war ll.    My sincere apologies to Les for not writing this blog sooner. If you would like to purchase a book, please let me know and I will make sure to get a hold of Les. The cost is $20.   If you would like to have an autographed copy, please donate a little something for Les and I’m sure he would be more than happy to sign it for you.    It might be possible to set up a speaking function and…

  • HOME VALUES SHOWING UPWARD TREND!

    David Tapper
    20 Apr 2012 | 9:33 am
        What a breath of fresh air to wake up reading the front page of the San Mateo Times on Sunday while drinking a cup of coffee and seeing in bold, “Housing values inch back up” by Pete Carey.   Still on Sunday, another strong sign was the front page of the SF Chronicle regarding the Technology sector. ” New boom is no echo of 1999″. From Casey Newton to James Temple. James writes that the restaurants are filling up by the tech workers and Casey points out that San Francisco will have 28% more tech positions by the end of the year.   My question is, where are…

  • WHAT’S HAPPENING IN REAL ESTATE 2012

    David Tapper
    23 Mar 2012 | 11:56 am
     Wow, did someone flip the switch? It sure seems that way. The real estate market sure has picked up since November and December.   Why?  Well a few things have contributed to this. The first is consumer confidence. Shoppers were back out at the holidays and that was a very good sign that we, the consumers were ready to spend some money and not feel guilty about it.   In a down market, people who have money either invest in the stock market and real estate, or they let fear paralyze them and they hold what money they have. As their tensions lower, they start to spend again.   That,…

  • ARE ONLINE CREDIT REPORTS WORTHY?

    David Tapper
    2 Aug 2011 | 12:30 pm
        Time and time again I hear from potential new clients that they have excellent credit. When I ask who ran their credit or who they are approved with for a loan, they answer, I ran my credit myself.   A perfect example happened about 10 days ago when I met a very nice gal and her fiancee who were looking for a home. When we first met, I asked if she was pre-approved and she said not yet, but it shouldn’t be a problem, I have a credit score above 730 and I have an excellent paying job, which she does.   She applied for a loan with her credit union and when they ran her credit,…

  • HELP REBUILD OCEAN VIEW PARK IN HALF MOON BAY

    David Tapper
    4 Apr 2011 | 8:17 pm
    The information provided below was sent by my dear friend, Kristen O’Brien, the President of the Coastside Mother’s Club. Half Moon Bay’s Ocean View Park needs a new play structure. Our entire community is working together to raise money to replace the old one, which is out of service and must be removed. Here is an easy opportunity to get involved (or help us if you live somewhere else, but like to visit Half Moon Bay). One of our favorite Main Street restaurants, Pasta Moon, is working with Juice in the City to offer a great deal and fundraiser: …
 
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    Truth in Foreclosure

  • Are Principal Writedowns Coming to Fannie and Freddie?

    Todd Temaat
    20 Apr 2012 | 7:25 am
    The attorneys general from eleven states wrote a letter to the Acting Director of the FHFA to urge him to allow Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae to incorporate principal writedowns into their foreclosure-avoidance models. Congress has also been pressuring the FHFA to allow them. And Edward DeMarco, the Acting Director, has agreed...kind of...

  • Does “Produce the Note” Stop Foreclosure?

    Todd Temaat
    18 Apr 2012 | 7:09 am
    You probably haven’t heard much about the “Produce the Note” campaign since 2009 or so. Well, it just made the news again this week as a Minnesota lawyer was sanctioned (and fined $50,000) by a judge for filing what he deemed as a “frivolous” lawsuit in an effort to get GMAC to prove they actually held a client’s note. If you don't remember Produce the Note, it was a campaign that encouraged homeowners to take their lenders and servicers to court and make them prove that they actually had a legal standing to foreclose on the property. Many homeowners delayed their foreclosure…

  • Is Yours One of the 121,000 Foreclosures Being Reviewed?

    Todd Temaat
    11 Apr 2012 | 6:45 am
    The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Board of the Federal Reserve have initiated reviews on up to 250,000 foreclosures and foreclosure actions that happened in 2009 and 2010. When consultants do find that a borrower suffered financial harm because of actions by his or her servicer, the servicer will be required to provide remediation, which may range from reimbursement of lost equity, repayment for expenses plus interest, or repealing a foreclosure. Check out the entire article on the site.

  • Federal Reserve Requires Supervised Foreclosure Reviews

    Todd Temaat
    9 Apr 2012 | 6:11 am
    The Federal Reserve Board released action plans and engagement letter for supervised financial institutions to correct deficiencies in residential mortgage loan servicing and foreclosure processing. These documents tell you exactly how your particular service is handinling requests for foreclosure reviews.

  • What Happens During an Independent Foreclosure Review?

    Todd Temaat
    3 Apr 2012 | 6:12 am
    The Federal Reserve Board is overseeing a mandatory review of the foreclosure process that many of the nation's biggest servicers put homeowners through over the last few years. And if they find you've been harmed, you could be financially compensated.
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    Kendyl's Open House

  • Fabulous Romantic Spanish in Glendale

    Kendyl
    10 May 2012 | 11:41 am
    A truly outstanding home has come on the market and I just have to share!!  This is a Romantic Spanish in the Chevy Chase Canyon. If you’ve ever driven on Chevy Chase Dr. you know this house: The L.A. designer who owns this home has both money and impecable taste- it has so much personality and soul it could be it’s own character in a Hollywood movie. It starts with an amazing entry.   The Living Room features a spectacular carved wood ceiling- I would expect to see something like this in a castle in Morocco or Spain. Every bathroom is a study in texture and detail. And…

  • How To Buy a House

    Kendyl
    8 May 2012 | 8:03 pm
     We are in the middle of the home buying season and this week’s crop of Open Home visitors all had variations of the same question: “How do I go about buying a home?” “There is a lot of conflicting advice what to do first.”, “It feels like all the Realtors are just trying to sell me something now.”,  and “I thought the real estate market was terrible, where are all the bargains?” were typical statements uttered at the open house. The truth is that the easiest and most intuitive first step is to look at houses- and I think it is the worst…

  • My morning in #Montrose

    Kendyl
    6 May 2012 | 11:23 am

  • After a Short Sale- How Long Before I Can Buy a Home?

    Kendyl
    1 May 2012 | 9:40 pm
    Many people want to know, “if I short sale my home, how long will it take before I can buy another home?” It is a great question and the answer is, “it depends”.  My lender gave me a nifty chart today.  It outlines the types of “significant derogatory credit events”  ( I love it when he talks dirty like that) and the waiting periods required before purchase. For a short sale the waiting period is 2 years, if you purchase with 20% or more for your down payment.  For a 10% down payment the period is 4 years and for less than a 10% down payment, the…

  • Dixieland Band in #Montrose

    Kendyl
    29 Apr 2012 | 6:35 pm
    Sights and sounds from the Montrose Harvest Market IMG_3597.MOV Watch on Posterous  
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  • Q1 2012 Brooklyn Apartment Sales Map

    laura
    7 May 2012 | 5:38 am
    Our quarterly map displaying apartment sales in Brooklyn is ready to reveal the state of the market in the first quarter of 2012. On the map, the size of a circle indicates the number of sales in that building and the color indicates the price per square foot. For more details about the sold units in a building just click on a building parcel on the map and a mini pop-up report will be displayed. Regarding the priciest Brooklyn neighborhoods, Williamsburg was the most expensive one in the first quarter of 2012, with a median price per square foot of $805. Dumbo came second with $732/Sq Ft and…

  • Most Expensive NYC Neighborhoods in Q1 2012

    laura
    4 May 2012 | 10:11 am
    Tribeca and Soho were again the priciest NYC neighborhoods in Q1 2012, with median sale prices of $2,315,000 and $1,950,000 respectively. However, if we look at median price per square foot, the two neighborhoods were surpassed by the West Village with $1,592/Sq Ft and Midtown with $1,424/Sq Ft. Brooklyn had two neighborhoods in the top 10, Dumbo and Manhattan Beach. After being in third place in Q3 2011, Dumbo ranked seventh this time with a median sale price of $901,151, while Manhattan Beach ranked tenth with a median sale price of $877,500. Share on Facebook Tweet This Post

  • Commercial Transactions in New York City up 52% Y-o-Y

    laura
    2 May 2012 | 9:50 am
    Q1 2012 was the fourth consecutive quarter in which the commercial real estate market in New York City accounted for more than $4 billion in sales ($4.98 billion), recording a 52% Y-o-Y increase. In terms of commercial transactions, the 849 sales closed in Q1 2012 were up by 25% over the first quarter of 2011 and remained level compared to the previous quarter. Five Borough Overview It’s no surprise that Manhattan monopolized the City with regard to commercial real estate: it comprised 83% of the sales, accounting for $4.1 billion. Brooklyn was in a distant second place, with $451 million…

  • Top 10 NYC Buildings with Most Units Sold in Q1 2012

    Catalin
    25 Apr 2012 | 11:14 am
    The Aldyn The first quarter of 2012 saw The Edge edge ahead once again (pun intended) as the building with the most units sold – as was the case taking 2011 as a whole. 4 buildings were in a tie with the same number of units sold, thus meaning that the “top 10″ contained in fact 13 buildings. #1. The Edge The two towers at 22 North 6th Street and 34 North 7th Street had a total of 49 units sold in Q1 2012, with a median price of $707,684. #2. ONE48 This building, that was 75% sold in November 2011, occupies the second spot on our list, selling 41 units in Q1 2011 at a median…

  • Continental Plaza in Hackensack Scheduled for a Foreclosure Auction

    Catalin
    20 Apr 2012 | 7:39 am
    Continental Plaza. Picture courtesy of NorthJersey.com Continental Plaza, a three-tower office complex located on 401 Hackensack Avenue in Hackensack (Bergen County), is scheduled for a foreclosure auction. The lien amount is $101.9M. According to a North Jersey.com article that dates back to May 27th, 2010, the interest-only mortgage was initiated in 2004 but could not be refinanced in September of 2009, when it matured. The 2004 estimation had valued Continental Plaza at $109M. However, due to the decline in commercial property values, an estimation back in 2010 would have valued the…
 
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    modern and sustainable house

  • Good News for the UK Mortgage Market

    admin
    7 May 2012 | 4:12 am
    It’s not easy for a first-time buyer to get your foothold on the UK property ladder. It’s a little slippery, this ladder. However, there is some light at the end of the tunnel with some Councils piloting a deposit guarantee scheme. For example, Herts County Council is running a brand-new scheme together with Dacorum Borough [...]

  • 7 Tips for Choosing Home Insurance Wisely

    admin
    20 Apr 2012 | 4:11 pm
    The main reason why home insurance is so complicated is that the policies and the marketing material surrounding them are hardly transparent. Also, we often associate this insurance product with the sales techniques that some brokers are using. Nevertheless, home insurance is a very useful product and it has saved millions of people from a [...]

  • Idea for a Green Wall – Moss Tile

    admin
    18 Apr 2012 | 4:02 pm
    Here’s an interesting idea for those who are thinking about building a green wall as part of the interior. We’ve already looked at some green wall designs for the façade of a building. What about interiors? Italian company Benetti Stone Philosophy famous for their modern stone tiles has developed the MOSStile – a tile covered [...]

  • Home and Industrial Engineers Look Towards Green Jobs

    admin
    5 Apr 2012 | 4:01 pm
    Many engineering analysts and professionals are looking at green engineering as a way to make the industry more efficient and to add jobs. Green engineering runs the gamut, from retrofitting buildings and urban planning to smaller tasks like installing HET toilets for water conservation. With that said, let’s take a look at the green engineering [...]

  • Two Beautiful Museums to Commemorate Titanic

    admin
    4 Apr 2012 | 2:19 am
    Oh, not you too… you may think. Well, yes, I’m kind of joining the ever growing army of people commemorating the centenary of the magnificent Titanic. I’m also doing it from a slightly different perspective. Architecture. The centenary has given us two beautiful museums. The Titanic House has just opened in Belfast, Northern Ireland where [...]
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    Calgary Real Estate

  • Mortgage Rates – 19th Week of 2012

    16 May 2012 | 4:16 am
    Source: RateSuperMarket.ca Last week, the mortgage qualifying rate of the Bank of Canada (BoC) reached 5.44 per cent with a prime rate at 3.00 per cent. This meant a minor increase from the trend observed last month. The mortgage market in Alberta remained balanced and we could observe minor corrections in the three and five-year variable rate. According to the report from May 14th, the five-year variable rate climbed again to 3.00 per cent, while the fixed rate for the same period dropped to 3.19 per cent. The three years fixed mortgage was 2.94 per cent and variable rate stayed at 3.20 per…

  • To Rent or To Buy, That is the Question

    15 May 2012 | 6:01 am
    House in Calgary by Bill Longstaff Home ownership is one of the safest investments. It grants decent returns; however, there are several situations in which it’s smarter to choose the cheaper and safer alternative: renting. Even though interest rates are at an all-time low and it might seem like the only smart solution is purchasing residential property, there are several factors that should always be considered before making the choice. It’s important to keep in mind that the market is in a period of relative stability: half of people think that the market will fall and the other half…

  • Investment Tip of the Week – 759 Panorama Hills Drive NW

    14 May 2012 | 8:25 am
    759 Panorama Hills Drive NW If you are still looking for a single family house in the popular neighbourhood of Panorama Hills, here's another tip for you. The layout of this home is great. Formal dining room, main floor family room with a fireplace and three large bedrooms upstairs. This home is in need of lots of elbow grease. There was a fire in the kitchen and the bank is not going to repair it. But in case you are not afraid to create your own dream home, this house has lots of potential. Bring your builder through or plan on doing lots of work. Average price for the home on the same…

  • Meanwhile, Inequality Is Rising

    10 May 2012 | 8:13 am
    Paying Bills by Anthony Inequality in today’s society is often identified as one of the direct consequences of globalization. The gap between rich and poor in many countries around the world continues to widen, which often breeds resentment among the poorest and most vulnerable groups of people. The well known division between the 99 per cent and 1 per cent is a simplified interpretation of this complex problem, but growing inequality is now clear — even in Canada. Research carried out by the Chair of Systems Design in Zurich reveals that 147 companies control 40 per cent of the world’s…

  • Calgary Housing Market Stats for April 2012

    9 May 2012 | 5:51 am
    Calgary Skyline by Brendan Bell Calgary REALTORS® reported 2,204 existing home sales through the Calgary MLS® system in April 2012. This was an increase of  22 per cent compared to April 2011 when sales were 1752. Existing home sales have been strong from a historic perspective  through the first four months of 2012. The pace of sales is expected to remain robust through the spring, as the economy  expands and home buyers continue to benefit from affordable home ownership opportunities. Market conditions tightened  markedly over the last year. April 2012 sales…
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    Back Bay Realty Group Blog

  • Parents of Boston College Students Stop Wasting Money on Rent

    Chris Dunn
    22 Apr 2012 | 7:38 pm
    This spring has presented the best opportunity for parents of students in Boston colleges to purchase a residence at an extremely low cost. Low interest rates and rising rental costs are causing parents to rethink signing a lease. As the cost of college continues to rise more parents are looking for ways to contain costs and this is certainly one of them. Several Boston condos can be had for well under their rental price and offer much nicer accommodations than higher priced rentals. To see our list of options for students who’s parents are looking to purchase a home simple click here.

  • Watermark Set to Build Seaport Tower

    Chris Dunn
    5 Mar 2012 | 12:29 pm
    The developers behind the Watermark building in Cambridge have just announced their plans to build a 300 unit apartment building in the Seaport. The news just broke from Banker and Tradesman, that the current parking lot located at the corner of Boston Wharf Road and Seaport Boulevard, will be become an apartment complex with 25,000 square feet of retail space as well. The original Watermark building has played a major role in the around of the Kendall Square area and the new building is just part of the latest push to add more housing to the Seaport neighborhood. 300 apartments would make it…

  • Both Renters and Buyers getting Squeezed

    Chris Dunn
    28 Feb 2012 | 7:57 pm
    For a little bit now everyone has been talking about the squeeze renters are facing when trying to find a new place to live. Rental prices have soared and availability is at its lowest in years according to many Boston landlords. What hasn’t been discussed is the relatively new phenomina (at least in Boston) of Buyers getting squeezed as well. In the past the month, I’ve heard from multiple agents who have had properties with multiple offers on them and from at least two agents that got into a bidding wars on deals for their clients. In addition, I’ve witnessed people…

  • Clooney is a Fan of Home Buying

    Chris Dunn
    23 Feb 2012 | 12:18 pm
    I’m not sure how many people saw the CBS Person to Person with George Clooney, but at the 1:50 mark he gives a beautiful description of what a home means to him. “Well there’s a big difference between a house and a home I think. A house is a place you would live in, but a home is a place where your family and friends are a part of.” He goes on to talk about how owning property has always been a big thing for his family. “Owning land is a good thing.” It’s nice to hear someone as thoughtful as Clooney is known to be, celebrating the idea of home…

  • Tipping My Cap to the W Boston

    Chris Dunn
    26 Jan 2012 | 11:55 am
    It’s no secret that The Clarendon is out front when it comes to sales out of the group of new full service buildings. In 2011 though, perhaps the best kept secret was the W Boston. The W has been through a lot in the past year including a bankruptcy, but in spite of this, the W still sold an impressive number of homes. According to MLS records The Clarendon sold 32 Homes in 2011 while the W sold 30. Now, W sales team will tell you the numbers are actually a difference of 1, but nevertheless it’s still impressive. So a tip of my cap to Dinny and her staff and we wish them continued…
 
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    Kristin Kanan

  • Frank Lloyd Wright’s Lesser-Known Contributions to Graphic Design

    Kristin Kanan
    4 May 2012 | 7:31 pm
    Shedding new light on the iconic architect’s legacy through the kaleidoscope of his diverse design work. Frank Lloyd Wright is considered by many the most influential architect in modern history, but despite his enormous cultural recognition, the full extent of his contribution to design — posters, brochures, typography, murals, book and magazine covers — remains relatively obscure. In Frank Lloyd Wright: Graphic Artist(public library), Penny Fowler examines Wright’s ingenious and bold graphic work — his covers for Liberty (some of which were so radical the magazine rejected…

  • Vertical Gardens

    Kristin Kanan
    1 May 2012 | 12:09 am
    A green wall is a wall, either free-standing or part of a building, that is partially or completely covered with vegetation and, in some cases, soil or an inorganic growing medium. The concept of the green wall dates back to 600 BC with the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. The green wall was invented by Stanley Hart White at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 1931-38. White holds the first known patent for a green wall, or vertical garden, conceptualizing this new garden type as a solution to the problem of modern garden design[1]. More recently, the larger green walls concept has been…
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    HSH Associates Financial News Blog

  • REO prices rising, but is this good for you?

    Michele Lerner
    15 May 2012 | 10:42 am
    In recent years, many housing experts have pointed the finger at foreclosures for driving down prices and the housing market overall. But in an unusual twist, foreclosure prices are now rising in some markets while the price of non-distressed real estate falls. Increasing sales of real estate owned by banks–commonly known as REOs–to investors recently have caused foreclosure prices to tick up. Meanwhile, home values for non-distressed real estate has continued to decline in recent months. According to the Clear Capital Home Data Index Market Report, from April 2011 to April 2012,…

  • Mortgage rates: The lowest they’ve ever been

    Keith Gumbinger
    14 May 2012 | 9:46 am
    Mortgage rates moved a little further into record territory last week. Unless a spate of solid economic news should show, there’s little reason to expect any strong reversal of the trend of small declines which has run for seven weeks now. However, as the data hasn’t been exactly bleak, even a handful of decent reports would be sufficient to reverse the trend. For now, we should just sit back and enjoy the ride. HSH.com’s broad-market mortgage tracker–our weekly Fixed-Rate Mortgage Indicator (FRMI)–found that the overall average rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages eased by…

  • Obama touts current refinance effort, urges Congress for more

    Tim Manni
    11 May 2012 | 3:12 pm
    The president spoke with voters in Reno, Nevada today to not only publicize recent refinance figures, but also to make a campaign push, urging lawmakers to pass additional refinance legislation. According to the White House, since the details of HARP 2.0 were announced last fall, refinance applications have increased 50 percent. “Much of this increase is driven by a spike in HARP participation,” said the White House in a release. “Roughly one in three borrowers applying for refinancing today is applying for a loan through HARP, up from less than one in ten a year ago.” Calling on…

  • Green construction shows rapid rise

    Peter Miller
    10 May 2012 | 12:20 pm
    While much of the new home market has been in retreat in recent years, there is one aspect which has grown significantly. According to a new report from McGraw Hill, green construction nearly tripled between 2005 and 2011. The “SmartMarket Report: New and Remodeled Green Homes: Transforming the Residential Market” shows that green construction expanded from $6 billion in 2005 to $17 billion in 2011. This is not only a dramatic increase in terms of dollars, but it’s particularly significant in terms of overall market penetration. In 2006, green construction represented just 2 percent…

  • Mortgage rates remain at record lows as refinance plans proposed

    Tim Manni
    9 May 2012 | 11:57 am
    Rates on the most popular types of mortgages held near record lows, according to HSH.com’s Weekly Mortgage Rates Radar. The average rate for conforming 30-year fixed-rate mortgages was unchanged, remaining at 3.97 percent. Conforming 5/1 Hybrid ARM rates decreased by two basis points, closing the Wednesday-to-Tuesday wraparound weekly survey at average 2.90 percent. “Employment gains have flagged over the past couple of months, casting some doubt about the strength of the recovery,” said Keith Gumbinger, vice president of HSH.com. “There’s little indication of…
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  • Move, Inc. Takes Home Communicator Award For REALTOR.com iPad App

    Addy Cleverly
    11 May 2012 | 5:27 pm
    Move, Inc. scored big at The 2012 Communicator Awards, emerging from thousands of competitors to win an Award of Excellence in the category of Maps and Navigation for the REALTOR.com iPad Real Estate App. This was the first year that the Awards included entries for online and mobile categories (you can learn more about this award-winning app at REALTOR.com.) The Communicator Awards have been administered by the International Academy of the Visual Arts (IAVA) for almost two decades. With over 6,000 entrants each year, they are the largest and most competitive communication awards ceremony in…

  • “New Homes from Move” App Now Live

    Scott Boecker
    4 May 2012 | 8:05 am
    Along with our partners at Builder Homesite Inc., we’re excited to announce the release of the “New Homes from Move” mobile app that allows you to discover and compare new homes and communities from hundreds of leading home builders across the country — now on your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch! The New Homes from Move.com app puts new homes, new home builders, and new home communities in the palm of your hand.With the free New Home Search app, you get these great features:      •  Pinpoint new homes and new home communities in the area of your choice…

  • Move Employee Spotlight: Christine Hale, Senior Sales Trainer

    Scott Garner
    3 May 2012 | 4:29 pm
    This month’s employee spotlight shines on Christine Hale, Senior Sales Trainer in our Westlake Village office. We sat down with her recently to talk about her secret UNIX skills, training new account execs, and bringing the Siebel CRM to the sales team: What led you to Move? I attended a job fair at the Westlake Hyatt in January 1999 looking for a training position. As I considered which company I should give my last resume to, I looked over a list of employment opportunities from one company that wasn’t advertising any training positions. I was intrigued by the company because many…

  • Really Real Realtors From “Ellen”

    Scott Garner
    3 May 2012 | 3:34 pm
    Click here to view the embedded video. We’ve featured unique Realtor ads before, and now Ellen has pulled together a hilarious compilation of some of her favorite Realtor marketing efforts. Enjoy!

  • ListHub Launches Preferred Publisher Program

    Luke Glass
    25 Apr 2012 | 10:00 am
    Have you ever wondered what publisher was preferred by your MLS, or wanted more control over where your listings are published? Today we’re rolling out the Preferred Publisher Program, a whole new suite of tools for MLSs and brokers to help you do just that. The Preferred Publisher Program gives MLSs the opportunity to designate publisher sites as preferred based on criteria important to the MLS and their members. Brokers can then use the MLS preferred list as a guide when making their listing syndication choices based on which publisher site will best fit their marketing needs.
 
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    All Aspen Snowmass Real Estate

  • Pitkin County Market Update - March 2012

    JML
    15 May 2012 | 11:39 pm
    The Pitkin County real estate market posted some strong numbers in total dollar volume (+18%) driven by the sale of the Dancing Bear Residences in downtown Aspen for $24.2M. Total transactions were down (-29%) for the month compared to March 2011. Overall performance of the Aspen Snowmass real estate market through Q1 remains somewhat tentative – with total dollar volume down by 15% and total transactions off by 24% from a year ago. Following are the Pitkin County market highlights courtesy of the Land Title Guarantee Company: $104,686,039 - total dollars for March, an increase of 18% from…

  • Discover All That Aspen Snowmass Has To Offer

    JML
    3 Feb 2011 | 11:57 pm
    Welcome to AllAspenSnowmassRealEstate.com - the digital destination for Stephanie Lewis, EcoBroker at Mason Morse Real Estate, in Aspen, Colorado. Whether you're a buyer looking for professional, knowledgable representation, or a seller looking to get top dollar for your property, you've come to the right place.   Stephanie works with clients throughout the United States and internationally, providing them with the very best service in Aspen Colorado real estate. She has extensive knowledge of the greater Roaring Fork Valley, and has helped her clients with successful real estate…
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    Real Estate Coaching Productivity Junkies - Social Media

  • Hot Showers & Cold Chairlifts

    darin
    24 Apr 2012 | 6:14 pm
    April 24th – 30,000 some odd feet, somewhere between Seattle and Denver Daily it seems…. I get some variation of this question… “How do you come up with ideas to email every day?” Hot Showers & Cold Chairlifts.. that’s how. I’m serious. I have no problem coming up with ideas for stories to combine with my marketing. The ideas are all around you and me. The fact is, I have about 200 ideas started in my Evernote. And I actually came up with 3 more just this morning. I woke up. Took Pearl “The French bulldog” out to do her chores. Came…

  • Are You Serious About Marketing?

    darin
    21 Apr 2012 | 3:41 pm
    If you are serious about marketing… You probably shouldn’t listen to Marketing And Productivity Radio, because we can be quite silly on the show. I don’t think I let you know about the new show last week so I’ll include that link in here today also… Don’t forget, these shows are in iTunes. So you can listen on your iPhone, iPod, iPad, iTouch, mobile device, etc. If you like to listen that way, go to iTunes, do a search for Marketing and Productivity, look for a big green M. —— Episode 7 —— …

  • What 30,000 Year Old Cave Drawings Can Teach You About Marketing

    darin
    16 Apr 2012 | 1:44 pm
    Jean-Marie Chauvet is not a scientist. He’s not an archaeologist or PhD of any kind. No formal education beyond the age of 14. He’s just a guy that likes to dig around in caves and go spelunking on the weekends. One of these weekends, Jean-Marie and a couple of friends went digging around inside a cave in southern France. They discovered a crack in a wall with a constant flow of air of sneaking through. They picked at the crack to open a narrow hole. As they clawed and crawled through the opening, it exposed a drop below them. They lowered a rope ladder and lowered themselves 30…

  • Who Wins In A Street Fight: Email Marketing vs Facebook Pages?

    darin
    11 Apr 2012 | 2:24 pm
    Timeline is coming to Facebook Pages!!!! Oh my!!! Gamechanger? I no thinky… If you don’t have an open mind… if you think life begins and ends on facebook… that Mark Zuckerberg is the second coming… if you would rather trust your gut vs looking at facts and figures… you can stop reading this blogpost. You will not likey what I gots to share. However, if you are committed to making a professional level of profit and are more focused on achieving your goals vs the tactics or tools you use… boy oh boy, you are gonna love the goodies I got for ya today.

  • Warning! Getting Focused Or Concentrating Harder Is Not The Answer – Productivity Nugget #229

    darin
    10 Apr 2012 | 2:33 pm
    Getting focused is not the answer. It's a generic response people say when they don't really know that they should be "focused" on. To find out what you should be focused on visit http://phocuscoaching.comIn 8th grade I got some advice. It was given to me at a basketball camp. The advice was about focus and concentration and it had to do with me missing free throws. But that advice still sticks with me today and still applies to my every day activities in my business. Watch the video… and find out what my childhood basketball hero taught me about getting focused and…
 
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    Foreclosure Process and Questions

  • Potentially Groundbreaking Legal Decision Regarding Foreclosures to be Heard

    Daniel Doran
    12 May 2012 | 8:55 am
    Roman Pino v. the Bank of New York is about to become a groundbreaking case in foreclosure defense law in Florida. It will be heard by the 4th District Court of Appeal. What makes this case even more fascinating is that Mr. Pino had already come to an agreement with Bank of New York and settled his case when the Court decided to hear this case anyway. An almost unprecedented event. It basically shows that the Court has a very strong opinion on this matter and wants to make a ruling. At issue is whether a bank can escape civil liability for having filed flawed or fraudulent documents in a case…

  • What You Need To Know When “Flipping” Houses

    Daniel Doran
    10 May 2012 | 10:15 am
    With the recent downturn in the real estate market across the country, both professional and amateur investors have entered the “house flipping” business. House flipping is when you purchase a property at below market value and then resell it for a profit. The most common causes for a property to be “distressed” or below market value is that it is a foreclosure, short sale, damaged or just abandoned for any number of reasons. With all of the new investors entering the house flipping market the competition to get a good deal has significantly increased. This is driving up the prices of…

  • How Does The Foreclosure Process Work ?

    Daniel Doran
    5 May 2012 | 4:19 pm
    Because of the recent burst in the housing market bubble, more and more homeowner have found themselves either unable to make their mortgage payments and/or “upside down” on the equity in their homes. Being upside down means your home is now worth less than the amount you owe on it so even if you went to sell it, you would have to add money to the sales price in order to pay the lender off in full. With the glut of houses currently in foreclosure and on the market along with the tightening of credit requirements enabling people to get a home loan, lenders do not want to foreclose on a…

  • Florida Foreclosure Process 2012

    Daniel Doran
    2 May 2012 | 10:39 pm
    The foreclosure process in Florida over the past 5 years has turned into a very slow, time consuming process with most foreclosures taking over 12 months to complete. The main culprit for this judicial slowdown was the “robo-signing” scandal involving the Law Offices of David Stern. Robo-signing is when a foreclosure law firm or possibly even a title company, sign affidavits and notarize documents stating the borrower agreed to certain terms or conditions when in reality, the borrower did not sign the document. This brings into validity the legality of the mortgage (lien) on the property…

  • Texas Foreclosure Process 2012

    Daniel Doran
    2 May 2012 | 3:18 am
    When it comes to the home loan foreclosure process, Texas is known as a Non-judicial state. This means the foreclosure process does not have to go through the courts in order to be granted. The Texas legislature has setup a series of guidelines that lender must follow in order to complete a foreclosure transaction. Texas uses a “Deed of Trust” to record a mortgage on a property. A Deed of Trust is a document that allows the lender (who lent the money to purchase or refinance a home), the right to foreclose without obtaining a court order. The process in Texas normally proceeds as follows.
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    Vancouver Real Estate

  • B.C. Homebuyers Prefer Properties with Rental Units

    admin
    15 May 2012 | 11:42 am
    It is expensive to buy a home in British Columbia. This is leading more and more home buyers seeking properties with at least one rental unit on the side. More than half of new homebuyers, some 56 percent, are doing … Continue reading →

  • Ways That Investors Drive Realtors® Nuts

    admin
    8 May 2012 | 4:17 pm
    Realtors® working with investors are sounding off about the things investors do to make working with them difficult at times. The intent is to help investors make the sales experience more efficient, and considerably more amicable than perhaps they have … Continue reading →

  • Expensive Housing Keeps Couples Together for the Wrong Reasons

    admin
    27 Apr 2012 | 1:53 pm
    One side effect of the expensive Vancouver housing market is a purely personal one. Couples, who may have bid each other goodbye for personal reasons, are now staying together for financial ones. Finding somewhere to live in this expensive city … Continue reading →

  • Successful Real Estate Investors Share Secrets

    admin
    19 Apr 2012 | 3:23 pm
    This past week the Vancouver Real Estate Forum got a visit from Natale Bosa and Joe Segal, both noted real estate moguls. They both shared the basics for becoming successful in the industry, namely loving that industry, being able to … Continue reading →

  • Mountain View Cemetery Offering Final Resting Real Estate

    admin
    12 Apr 2012 | 12:39 pm
    It is a well known fact that housing in Vancouver is expensive and becoming more limited. But what may not be discussed in such great detail is that buying real estate for those that have passed on is just as … Continue reading →
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    Merrimack Valley Real Estate- Serving Northeastern Massachusetts

  • Asking Price of Your Home- How will Home Buyers React?

    Massachusetts Realtor
    29 Apr 2012 | 3:02 pm
    There are three critical pieces to getting your home sold successfully.  I call them the 3P’s.  The 3P’s are Preparation, Pricing and Presentation.   The most critical component of the 3P’s is pricing.  I will focus on your homes list or asking price and how buyers will react and respond to your homes asking price in relation to fair market value.  95%+ of all homes will sell for fair market value. Your homes asking price does not affect your homes fair market value!  Your home will sell for what it will sell for based on location, square footage, function and appeal based on…

  • Open House- Sunday April 15th 12-1:30 | 35 Randolph Drive, Tewksbury MA 01876

    Massachusetts Realtor
    12 Apr 2012 | 10:10 am
    Come visit our Tewksbury Condominium for sale at 35 Randolph Drive, Tewksbury MA 01876.  This is a 2 bedroom, 1 Bath garden unit for $175,000.  It is located on the top floor and is in meticulous condition.    View all the details, photos and interactive floor plans for this Tewksbury Condominium. While your out and about check out all the scheduled open houses for this weekend in Middlesex County and Essex County Related Posts:Price Change- Tewksbury Home for SaleNew Massachusetts Open House Page35 Randolph Drive, Tewksbury MA 01876- MLS # 71357512157 Perkins Street, Melrose MA 02176-…

  • 5 Anvil Circle, North Andover MA 01845 MLS# 71359560

    Massachusetts Realtor
    30 Mar 2012 | 2:15 pm
    Price: $600,000 Square Footage: 3972 Bedrooms: 5 Year Built: 2001 Bathrooms: 3.1 Desirable Forest View Estates in North Andover MA.   Great neighborhood setting situated on a street with a cul-de-sac. Open foyer to the second floor with a nice flow and open living space. Open front to back living/dining room.  Kitchen with center island and eating area. Spacious family room with a fireplace open to kitchen. Large Master suite w/ a 12×14 sitting area, ample walk in closet and large bathroom suite. Laundry room on the second floor. Lower level finished with family room, bedroom and full…

  • 35 Randolph Drive, Tewksbury MA 01876- MLS # 71357512

    Massachusetts Realtor
    27 Mar 2012 | 3:34 pm
    2 Bedroom  |  1 Bath  |  1009sq ft  |  Garden Style Condominium |  for sale $175,000 Call Kevin at 978-360-0422 for your Personal Showing Great condo in a great complex, Pheasant Hunt Condominiums. Pheasant Hunt is a  well maintained complex with well manicured grounds.  35 Randolph Drive is in excellent condition. Move right into this top floor unit with out a thing to be done. The unit features central air, garage, and don’t forget an awesome screened porch to enjoy 3 seasons out of the year! Tons of closet space through out, with double closets in the spacious master…

  • What is Home Staging? and What is it Not?

    Massachusetts Realtor
    22 Mar 2012 | 5:15 pm
    I just arrived back from a home staging consultation for an upcoming listing of mine.  For most of my listings, I provide a home staging consultations with Margaret Innis of Decorate to Sell.  An acquaintance of mine, who is not a real estate agent was fascinated by the process and had a bunch of questions about home staging, which led me to write this post. What is Home Staging not? Home staging is not about decorating your home to sell.  Home stagers for the most part do not have you go out and buy new furniture and accessories to make your home pretty.  While occasionally they will…
 
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    Active Website Enterprise Network Blog

  • How are you handling your website leads with increased buyer demand?

    dyanagutierrez
    14 May 2012 | 10:41 am
    (Retweet this article!) It’s springtime – a time when buyers and sellers start emerging from their winter slumber. This seems especially true this year with the low prices and lower interest rates we’re seeing in the real estate market. Warren Buffett proclaimed that this is the time to buy real estate and many of our members are seeing a wave of buyer demand already. In fact, Enterprise Network member Charles Reinhart Company Realtors saw home sales for this January and February increase by 46% compared to 2011!  Ebby Halliday Realtors has also blogged about the increase in sales year…

  • One Last Show

    Ido Zucker
    10 May 2012 | 10:56 am
    At the Zucker household we have a set routine where my little girls and I watch one last episode of one of their favorite shows with a (huge) fruit plate before mommy takes them to bed. Last night, during the commercials, a Starbucks logo came up as one of the sponsors. Mya, my 4 year old, shouts “Starbucks!” As a dad, my immediate reaction was how proud I am of my smart girl, quickly followed by the realization that we must be visiting Starbucks too often. I asked her “What is Starbucks?” and she quickly replied “Cake Pop!” If you are unfamiliar with these, they are little cake…

  • Introducing Danberry Realtors Mobile App!

    Amanda Stephan
    2 May 2012 | 2:50 pm
    We’re happy to announce that the Android app for Danberry Realtors is now available! The app is free to the public and offers a variety of different search options, making it easier for customers to search for Toledo homes for sale while on-the-go. Search functionality available through the app includes: Journey Search: Journey Search allows customers to view properties within close proximity to their current location. Exploratory Search: An extension of Journey Search, the Exploratory Search feature continues to update available properties as a customer travels. Perimeter Search:…

  • Okay, I’m on Pinterest…Now What?

    Amanda Stephan
    1 May 2012 | 11:55 am
    (Retweet this article!) Since Pinterest opened its doors to the public several months ago, real estate professionals have been flocking to the site to see what the hype is all about…and it’s proved to be everything we hoped for and more. Now the third most popular social networking site, Pinterest has already hit 11.7 million unique monthly visits. Even better, the majority of the users visiting the site are hoping to find inspiration for their next dream home, interior decorating ideas and more. (A great fit for the Real Estate Industry, don’t you think!?) Still not convinced you…

  • Enterprise Network Members Recognized in RIS Media’s 2012 Power Broker Report

    dyanagutierrez
    30 Apr 2012 | 12:03 pm
    (Retweet This Article!) In the April issue of RIS Media Magazine, Ris Media released their 24th Annual Power Broker Report that gives a detailed break-down of year-end production numbers for the 300 most successful real estate companies nationwide. We were proud to announce that 10 of our Enterprise Network members made this list from the nearly 1,000 real estate companies from around the country that responded to the survey. The accompanying article, “2012: The Break-Out Year?” discussed many of the traits of Power Brokers and why they were able to succeed in the turbulent market. Many…
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    International Real Property Exchange

  • Contemporary Designed Townhomes @ Bonifacio Global City Taguig

    Buy Philippine Homes
    8 May 2012 | 9:39 am
    Property Details: Address: APHOVAI Bonifacio Global City TaguigPrice: Php 10,500,000Category: TownhomesYear Built: 2012House Size: 230Lot Size: 100Bedrooms: 3Bathrooms: 3Property Description: A New Townhomes Offering  in an exclusive gated community @ the Bonifacio Global City. It is Contemporary Designed for the Modern Family. And centrally located in one of the fastest growing urban locations in the country making it a sound investment with the rapid development of the Fort Bonifacio Area.General Features :Generous Open Layout for the Living / Dining / KitchenAmbient Energy…

  • Cool Luxurious House and Lot @ Baguio

    Ryann Castro
    13 Feb 2012 | 2:13 am
    Property Details:Address: Baguio CityPrice: Php 95,000,000Category: House and LotYear Built: 2003House Size: 1450Lot Size: 7795Bedrooms: 8Bathrooms: 10Property Description:A perfect place to live and enjoy the luxury you deserve with the cool, fresh air and mountain vistas from your window.Whether alone or with a special person or entertaining friends, there's nothing like a warm fire by the fireplace and good conversation to soothe one's soul. Built in 2003.A. Floor AreaGround Floor 894Second Floor 345Third Floor 211-------Total 1,450 sqmB. Land improvementsContouring of terrainPerimeter…

  • Panagbenga 2012 Update

    Buy Philippine Homes
    9 Feb 2012 | 1:21 am
    COMMUNITY-LED EVENTS DATE EVENT VENUE January 23 Chinese Spring Festival Bell Church February 1-March 4 Circus and Entertainment Show by Blue Screen Entertainment PFVR February 2 ¤ 9:00 am-4:00 pm Kid’s Stage Performance Melvin Jones February 2-4 The 8th IPMS Baguio Invitational Competition and Exhibit MPH, Baguio Country Club February 4 ¤ 8:00 am-5:00 pm A,B,C,D,… HIV Prevention and Awareness Forum Baguio Convention Center February 11 Maryknoll’s Centennial Maryknoll Ecological Sanctuary February 12 ¤ 10:00 am-12:00 nn Chili Cookfest Melvin Jones February 12 ¤ 5:00-9:00 am The…

  • Italian Inspired Home @ Portofino, Alabang

    Buy Philippine Homes
    23 Jan 2012 | 3:23 am
    Property Details:Address: Portofino Heights, Alabang Daanghari roadPrice: Php 35,000,000Category: House and LotYear Built: 2008House Size: 605Lot Size: 507Bedrooms: 8Bathrooms: 8Property Description:Brittany’s Portofino takes center stage as the most luxurious residential estate in the Uptown section of Evia. Portofino, named after a seaport town in Southern Italy that means ‘fine gateway,’ is a vast 300-hectare European-inspired community, located only minutes from Alabang Town Center, along Daang Hari. It is a fitting landmark community in the gateway to ‘the new south’ –…

  • The CIPS Institute COMES to MANILA, PHILIPPINES

    Buy Philippine Homes
    26 Dec 2011 | 4:46 pm
    In cooperation with the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (NAR), the largest trade association of real estate agents in the USA, we are proud to offer the Certified International Property Specialist (CIPS), a well renowned training for international real estate transactions. The five-day curriculum will provide all participants full interactive participation, working groups, learn how to solve case studies, and most especially learn how to package and market yourself for global exposure!FOUR (4) MORE COMPELLING REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND THE CIPS COURSE AND OBTAIN CIPS DESIGNATION:Be the…
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    Austin Real Estate Secrets

  • Should You Go Directly to the Seller or Seller's Agent?

    Tim Thornton, Greater Austin Area Realtor® ZipRealty, inc.
    30 Apr 2012 | 6:08 pm
    Ssssshhhhhh! It's a Secret. Or--so you might think.  "Oh, we are just calling the agents from their listing signs to talk to them directly about the houses. We don't really need a Realtor to represent us." I hear these words a lot from buyers during our first conversation and I wonder why Realtors may not telling buyers what I am about to tell you Buyers often believe that by going directly to the listing agent, they can get more information about the home and get a better deal. So, first of all, you should never get more information about a home, property values, potential problems, red…

  • Schlitterbahn Coming to Cedar Park?

    Tim Thornton, Greater Austin Area Realtor® ZipRealty, inc.
    24 Apr 2012 | 9:51 am
    If you like water and you like fun, you should be planning your next vacation to Schlitterbahn. Better than that--just wait a couple of years and you can get a season pass and take the kids every weekend! Yes, it appears as though Schlitterbahn is going to come to the Austin area (Cedar Park--that is). Community Impact News is reporting that the negotiations and planning with the Developers, City Government and Investors are back on the table and potentially getting to a decision point. Normally, I might tell you not to hold your breath, but for this one--hold your breath. I think it will…

  • Falconhead Golf Course and Country Club Community

    Tim Thornton, Greater Austin Area Realtor® ZipRealty, inc.
    5 Apr 2012 | 2:50 pm
    Austin has golf. Phenomenal golf.If you want to experience great golf--take the rest of the day off today and head on over to Falconhead Golf Course. I will meet you there. If you are on the south 620 corridor or anywhere near the Lakeway or Oakhill areas and you have not figured it out yet--Falconhead is your premier PGA designed golf course. In fact, if you are not in the area--you should be. This is a top rated, well designed and incredibly well kept course. Yes, I rave about how some of the best courses are kept in the Austin area, but what you are not hearing is how some courses don't…

  • Don't Miss Your Perfect Home

    Tim Thornton, Greater Austin Area Realtor® ZipRealty, inc.
    30 Mar 2012 | 8:50 am
    I help about 25-30 buyers and sellers every year find their new home in the Greater Austin area and every year I have two or three clients who find a home that they feel very strongly about owning--but then they hesitate. They want to think about it for a few days or a few weeks. Suddenly, the house is gone. Sold to someone else. Often times someone who was looking at the home the day before my client saw the home. The natural reaction, at first, is to think "Well, it was just not meant to be...". And that may be so, but if the buyers were still content that they lost that home a month or two…

  • Austin Real Estate Market Update - Q1 2012

    Tim Thornton, Greater Austin Area Realtor® ZipRealty, inc.
    22 Mar 2012 | 10:57 am
    It's a little early to be talking about the Q1 numbers and normally at this time of year I would be looking into my crystal ball to forecast how strong or weak the coming year may turn out to be--but this year is already different. Really different.  Here is the snap shot: Inventory in most areas of Austin is low--very low Buyers of all price brackets are out early in great numbers Multiple offers are back again in the Austin market  Interest rates are starting to bump up The big three still govern which homes are selling and which homes are sitting on the market--waiting for a…
 
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    RealtyBizNews: Real Estate News & More

  • And They Say There’s Nothing On TV Anymore!

    Anita Cooper
    15 May 2012 | 10:00 am
    On the hunt for a new home? Now you have yet another tool at your disposal. In an interesting twist, at least in my opinion, an internet website has gone “old school” to reach even more households – they now have a television “show”! © artisticco - Fotolia.com Realtor.com has teamed up with RealBiz Media to offer realtors yet another way to get their property listings in front of a target audience – television. While we’ve all seen listings on television before, this will be a bit different in that the same properties will be made available for viewing in ways that…

  • London Apartment at One Hyde Park is Yours for £65 Million

    Allison Halliday
    15 May 2012 | 9:52 am
    A London apartment at One Hyde Park has been put up for sale with a hefty price tag of £65 million, and so far it’s is one of only a few flats at the Candy & Candy development to come onto the open market. One Hyde Park, London. Image courtesy side78 With just five bedrooms the apartment is described as having panoramic views over Knightsbridge and Hyde Park, and as you’d expect for this enormous price, has been finished to the highest specifications. Apartment C 08.1 is being marketed by real estate agents Aylesford & Company, and is available to view on property website…

  • Using Buffer to Automate Your Tweets & Stay Relevant

    Joe Heath
    15 May 2012 | 9:34 am
    Buffer for realtors Most real estate agents have irregular schedules. Your clients may require you to show them a home or condo whenever it’s convenient on their end and that often means evenings and weekends. It’s this constant on-the-go work agenda that can make it extremely difficult to dedicate the proper amount of time you should spend towards blogging, social media conversing, and various other forms of web marketing. As you already know, web marketing is arguably one of the strongest ways to boost your business. Home buyers are looking for real estate property online now more than…

  • Mortgages Harder Than Ever to Obtain

    Mike Wheatley
    14 May 2012 | 6:55 am
    Mortgages have become notoriously difficult to obtain, even among some of the most creditworthy borrowers, and lending standards are unlikely to be eased any time soon, according to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. Ben Bernanke acknowledges that mortgages are harder than ever to obtain. Image courtesy of trackrecord Bernanke, speaking at a Chicago banking conference last week, said that while banks have made significant progress in overall lending (taking into account other forms of finance such as auto loans and credit cards), they are consistently extra cautious with regards to…

  • And The Survey Says…No Sale!

    Anita Cooper
    14 May 2012 | 2:21 am
    So, have we been sold a line of cow excrement? There are millions (perhaps billions, I haven’t checked) of page results that show up when searching ways that businesses can drive sales. I would venture to say that a vast majority of the ways being touted as great for sales are computer driven – i.e. email, social media, etc. Social media not all it's cracked up to be? Realtime Report via flickr.com So is social media a good source for salespeople or not? The Southwestern Psychological Association held their 2012 annual convention in Oklahoma City. At the event, results were…
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    Property, Land, Solar and Renewable Energy Investments

  • Liverpool Student Accommodation – UK Property Investment – 12.3% Net ROI

    admin
    12 May 2012 | 9:50 am
    9 X 6 Bed Student Houses for Sale – Completion Due September 2013 – Priced at just £190,000 each Market Value of £200,000 65% LTV Mortgages Available Net Yields of 12.3% after costs 5% Return on your deposit till completion Full Furniture Pack Included Just 35% deposit in 2 stages Deposit held in Solicitors Client Account Download the PDF Investment Report Brochure  * Your Name: Your Phone Number: * Your Email Your Message:

  • Invest In Massive Yielding Property In The USA’s Largest Oilfield And Generate Annual Yields Of 40%

    admin
    24 Apr 2012 | 1:19 pm
    The world we live in continues to be dictated by the supply and demand for commodities and there are few commodities that are more important in the world than oil. As the world’s largest consumer of oil, the USA is in an incredibly fortunate position to have discovered one of the largest oilfields ever, known as the Bakken Formation in North Dakota and it is all over the news; BBC, CNN and Time magazine to name but a few have covered this story. This is new and current and causing waves across the USA as engineers, oil workers, and labourers flood to the area in search of jobs and…

  • Most Profitable Trading Patterns to Trade

    admin
    23 Apr 2012 | 12:55 pm
    The following article is a guest post from Steve Sollheiser - www.StockChartPatterns.org Trading price-action can yield very high profits for the intelligent trader, and can generate good revenue on many Forex pairs, stocks and commodities. In this article we will describe selected few of the most profitable price-action patterns for most profits. Pattern: Support and Resistance Pullback The pullback is one of the best stock chart patterns set-ups, as it usually has profitability of 75%+ on dozens of Forex pairs and stocks. The idea behind the pullback pattern is that price breaks a…

  • Why Investors Are Flocking to Brazil!

    admin
    18 Apr 2012 | 2:25 pm
    A reliable economy, dwindling interest rates and rapidly rising tourism are not the only reasons for Brazil to be considered one of the safest and secure investment destinations in the world. Attracting a global audience annually and since being awarded investment grade status in 2008 by Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s, Brazil is promised to become the biggest eco-friendly places with millions of foreign investment dollars circulating into the country each year. With eco-tourism being one of the world’s fastest expanding industries said to grow by 25% in the next six…

  • It is a great time to buy your Property Investment in Scotland!

    admin
    9 Apr 2012 | 10:12 am
    Students yield best return for overseas property investors in Scotland. With banks like Nationwide predicting a 2 per cent growth in the property market during 2012, there is no time like the present for investors to snap-up good quality homes in Scotland. And who better to have as tenants than the country’s growing student population? Why students you might ask? Research by mortgage specialist Paragon showed that by having students rent a property, landlords can expect much higher yields compared to young singles and retired people. Rents are on the increase and at this very minute…
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    Calgary Real Estate

  • Mortgage Rates – 19th Week of 2012

    16 May 2012 | 4:16 am
    Source: RateSuperMarket.ca Last week, the mortgage qualifying rate of the Bank of Canada (BoC) reached 5.44 per cent with a prime rate at 3.00 per cent. This meant a minor increase from the trend observed last month. The mortgage market in Alberta remained balanced and we could observe minor corrections in the three and five-year variable rate. According to the report from May 14th, the five-year variable rate climbed again to 3.00 per cent, while the fixed rate for the same period dropped to 3.19 per cent. The three years fixed mortgage was 2.94 per cent and variable rate stayed at 3.20 per…

  • To Rent or To Buy, That is the Question

    15 May 2012 | 6:01 am
    House in Calgary by Bill Longstaff Home ownership is one of the safest investments. It grants decent returns; however, there are several situations in which it’s smarter to choose the cheaper and safer alternative: renting. Even though interest rates are at an all-time low and it might seem like the only smart solution is purchasing residential property, there are several factors that should always be considered before making the choice. It’s important to keep in mind that the market is in a period of relative stability: half of people think that the market will fall and the other half…

  • Investment Tip of the Week – 759 Panorama Hills Drive NW

    14 May 2012 | 8:25 am
    759 Panorama Hills Drive NW If you are still looking for a single family house in the popular neighbourhood of Panorama Hills, here's another tip for you. The layout of this home is great. Formal dining room, main floor family room with a fireplace and three large bedrooms upstairs. This home is in need of lots of elbow grease. There was a fire in the kitchen and the bank is not going to repair it. But in case you are not afraid to create your own dream home, this house has lots of potential. Bring your builder through or plan on doing lots of work. Average price for the home on the same…

  • Meanwhile, Inequality Is Rising

    10 May 2012 | 8:13 am
    Paying Bills by Anthony Inequality in today’s society is often identified as one of the direct consequences of globalization. The gap between rich and poor in many countries around the world continues to widen, which often breeds resentment among the poorest and most vulnerable groups of people. The well known division between the 99 per cent and 1 per cent is a simplified interpretation of this complex problem, but growing inequality is now clear — even in Canada. Research carried out by the Chair of Systems Design in Zurich reveals that 147 companies control 40 per cent of the world’s…

  • Calgary Housing Market Stats for April 2012

    9 May 2012 | 5:51 am
    Calgary Skyline by Brendan Bell Calgary REALTORS® reported 2,204 existing home sales through the Calgary MLS® system in April 2012. This was an increase of  22 per cent compared to April 2011 when sales were 1752. Existing home sales have been strong from a historic perspective  through the first four months of 2012. The pace of sales is expected to remain robust through the spring, as the economy  expands and home buyers continue to benefit from affordable home ownership opportunities. Market conditions tightened  markedly over the last year. April 2012 sales…
 
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    What Sam Saw Today » Property Auction

  • Are Your Savings Safe In A Bank?

    Sam
    25 Apr 2012 | 2:19 am
    Today I have been looking at the different savings accounts on the market.  It didn’t take long.  I didn’t manage to find any accounts paying above the current rate of inflation – so the longer my money is “saved”, the more money I will lose… However, what I did notice is the amount of accounts where if I withdraw my money early, or I try and make several withdrawals within a year there are “penalties” to be paid.  What concerned me about some of the penalties was the fact the bank could charge me more interest than what I had received in the…

  • How To Find A Blue Chip Commercial Tenant?

    Sam
    13 Mar 2012 | 4:59 am
    Today I have got a hugely exciting challenge…I have been given the opportunity to tenant a large town centre retail premises. Now I have had my eye on this building for years, but the landlord (a big commercial owner based in London) had previously had the building with a big commercial agent and I know talks were ongoing with a potential client for the past year.  But now things have changed, the talks have reached an impasse and the landlord needs help for his empty town centre building. As a letting agent, I know my place in the pecking order. Gorgeous Homes are not big commercial…

  • Why there is no security in your mortgage lender’s Standard Variable Rate (SVR)

    Sam
    8 Mar 2012 | 6:14 am
    So for the past few days I have watched as bank upon bank announce they are increasing their Standard Variable Rates (SVRs). And with every new lender hiking their prices I check my products and wait with baited breath.  Of course, it was only a matter of time before all the banks jumped on the band wagon… There may be moral indignation and hatred in the popular press – but these are banks – they don’t really give a rat’s arse about anything more than making money. We are all grown ups, and following this banking crisis, we really should know better by now. But…

  • What Does A Mortgage Contract Really Mean?

    Sam
    1 Mar 2012 | 4:57 am
    Today is a bitter day.  Today I have lost my battle against Skipton Building Society. It is true; I was warned. Banks can do what the F they like regardless of any contract that you sign. It means jack all if they decide they don’t want to honour it. Fairness? Roll over. That doesn’t exist. So what happened? Well you may remember I wrote about it here – it was a letter I received out of the blue from Skipton which essentially would change the key borrowing terms of my 25 year mortgage I had taken on an investment property. The nuts and bolts were – after the 5 year…

  • The Secret To Even More Profitable Property Investment: Buy A Vax!

    Sam
    27 Feb 2012 | 8:35 am
    As you may remember, I bought a Vax W90-RU-B Rapide Ultra Carpet Washer to reduce my carpet buying bill.  Well one month on and I thought I would share with you the results of my new purchase. But first – let’s do a spot of scene setting: The property is a 6 bedroom, 3 storey property which has been rented to a single mother with 9 children.  Don’t ask me why I accepted this rental, the story is too long.  All you need to know is that; oh and that the tenant with her kids in tow have done a runner. She has left me a garden full of rubbish – but even I don’t…
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    Latest Property Market News from PropertyGuru

  • Malaysia top investment choice for Singaporeans

    15 May 2012 | 11:00 am
    PropertyGuru.com.my: Many prospective Singaporean buyers consider security or crime issues as a major factor in buying properties in Malaysia but they also leverage on the quick flip of an asset.Steve Melhuish, Group CEO of PropertyGuru Group, noted that capital appreciation is another consideration for many buyers who have made money by flipping properties in the dynamic Singapore property market."Most of them ask ‘can I make 20 to 30 percent per annum in capital appreciation?'. Although there could be capital appreciation, the answer would be 'no'," said Melhuish at a…

  • Property prices on the rise

    14 May 2012 | 11:00 am
    PropertyGuru.com.my: By Cheryl Tay Despite softening demand, property prices are still expected to rise, as costs for labour and building materials increase and scarcity of land remains a concern.Given the current all-house price index, prospective home buyers would likely spend more to buy their dream homes. Last year, the index jumped 10 percent, compared to seven percent rise in 2010.In past years, the index has increased steadily and even broke new records. Last year’s property transactions surged to RM138 billion, up 28 percent from RM107.5 billion in 2010.Demand for property is…

  • Rising value of residential properties poses real concern

    9 May 2012 | 11:00 am
    PropertyGuru.com.my: Several market watchers are calling for the Malaysian government to address the issue of affordability of residential properties as constantly high prices became a real concern to many people.According to a report by The Star, Dr Yeah Kim Leng, Chief Economist of Ratings Agency Malaysia Holdings Bhd (RAM), said, "We have computed the affordability (issue). Prices have risen to a level that has created some concern. In fact the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its Article 4 consultation report has mentioned that this is the main risk or vulnerability facing the…

  • Improved property sales, rentals in Q1: RICS

    8 May 2012 | 11:00 am
    PropertyGuru.com.my: The expectations of investors and renters on the property sector have improved in many countries across the globe this year, with Malaysia experiencing better expectations in terms of property sales and rentals, according to a latest study.Although the confidence of investors and renters in the property sector are improving, many markets continue to witness a negative tendency, said Global Commercial Property Survey of Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), a leading professional body for standards and qualifications in construction, property and land.Based on…

  • Malaysia is 9th hottest real estate market in the world

    1 May 2012 | 11:00 am
    PropertyGuru.com.my: By Widya SharkawiBased on research by global real estate consultancy Knight Frank, CNBC has ranked the world's top ten hottest real estate markets on which Malaysia takes the ninth spot.The list comprises ten countries judged on their average growth in housing prices from Q4-2006 to Q4-2011.Malaysia's five-year price growth was recorded to be 28.5 percent and is anticipated to be propelled further should the government follow through with recently announced deliberations to increase the property price threshold for foreign investors.According to the CNBC-Knight Frank…
 
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    203K | HomePath | HomeStyle - Renovation Loans

  • Investors – Why Real Estate Is the Best Investment of 2012

    Jonathan Blackwell
    5 May 2012 | 9:04 pm
    Why Real Estate Investment Is a HUGE Opportunity Some people prefer Gold, some prefer stocks and other are foolish enough to stuff there money under a mattress. Regardless of your current investment preference, I am about to illustrate why the best opportunity available is real estate. Especially when leveraged with investor renovation loans Most people are sheep, they invest in [...]

  • 203K Loan Market Update – Foreclosures in Process by State

    Jonathan Blackwell
    4 Mar 2012 | 1:54 am
    203K Loan Potential by State Despite the efforts of incompetent loan officers and renovation lenders, the FHA 203k loan is still extremely important to the restoration of our housing market. Without the 203K Loan buyers will lack the mortgage loan to purchase and renovate our foreclosure stock. Without a foreclosure purchase and renovate financing option unkempt foreclosures will [...]

  • Are 203K Loans ACTUALLY Closing? [INFOGRAPHIC]

    Jonathan Blackwell
    4 Feb 2012 | 6:15 pm
    203K Loan Closings in 2011 One of the most common questions I get from potential 203K loan customers is “do these loans actually close?” I like that question, it usually means the customer has done some research, they have read the horror stories on the internet and know the potential for disaster if a 203K loan [...]

  • Are You Buying the Right Homeowners Insurance Policy?

    Jonathan Blackwell
    14 Jan 2012 | 10:45 pm
    What Type of Homeowner’s Insurance Do I Need for a Renovation Loan? I am not an insurance agent, but I do have several excellent referral partners that have educated me on the differences in the insurance companies and their policies in relation to a standard home purchase and a purchase + renovation transaction. My job is to [...]

  • Not All Homeowners Qualify for FHA 203K or HomeStyle Refinance

    Jonathan Blackwell
    10 Dec 2011 | 11:13 pm
    I Have No Equity, Can I Get a 203K or Homestyle Refinance? Although FHA 203K and Fannie Mae Homestyle loans are mostly based on after repair value, they still have a caveat that prevents many homeowners from utilizing them for refinances. Renovation loans – the FHA 203K and the HomeStyle both require TWO values to work. [...]
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    Duke Long

  • ICSC ReCon 2012 May 20-23 Vegas Baby!

    dukelong
    16 May 2012 | 5:29 am
    It’s May and that means Las Vegas Baby and ICSC RECon 2012. Flight and hotel booked. Liver checked. Comfortable shoes packed and teeth whitened. I’m READY! I will be spending a fair amount of time in the Marketplace Mall and the Social Media Pavilion. Here are some quick details. Technology and Social Media Pavilion Booth 221 at Marketplace Mall- The business world is waking up to the incredible selling power of social and digital media—and for the Retail Real Estate industry this entire genre of communications platforms has more potential than ever before. Learn directly from…

  • Venture Capital and Commercial Real Estate.

    dukelong
    13 May 2012 | 6:09 am
    I because of no fault of my own have become some what of a magnet for commercial real estate start up and technology related companies. Which is fine with me because I love that kind of stuff. So I sat down and thought what if I were a hot shot venture capital player and could look into the commercial real estate technology space. Where are the real opportunities? Aggregate the potential tenants/users. Broker to Broker Apps that are real tools that engage the client/ user and not just analytic tables for brokers to play with. The building talks markets and sells itself and I don’t…

  • Video Marketing and Buildings on Demand.

    dukelong
    9 May 2012 | 4:36 am
    Oh the Twitter it is a never ending stream of commercial real estate goodness. I was sitting there with TweetDeck up and poof up pops www.buildsondemand.com A few clicks later and a invitation to connect from Kevin O’Reilly President/Founder and a new beautiful way to market commercial real estate. Kevin and I jumped on the horn and had a fun and ADD fueled conversation. I’m the ADD part.Wait what uh what yes that’s me. If a picture is worth a thousand words then what is a great video worth? I think we are beginning to find out. Check out the intro video and see what…

  • Property Tours Networking Police Escorts and a Bus.

    dukelong
    6 May 2012 | 7:38 am
    I just love this business because everyday something interesting and amazing hits me right in the face. With a shout out to Palmer Bayless in Atlanta. I feature the Retail Bus Tour.  

  • Need Some Attention? Quit Staring And Read!

    dukelong
    2 May 2012 | 5:28 am
    Hey,let’s all be honest here you know that I know that you know that I know that you clicked on this post because of the headline and picture. I have been hearing a lot about online burn out and fatigue. Maybe it’s the fantastically robust market that we are all experiencing. Too many deals and not enough time. No need to do anything online because it all about face to face and offline networking anyway. Well maybe so but it is very interesting to me that the more I “create” online the more business opportunities I CREATE. It never fails when I talk…
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    Showing Suite Real Estate Blog

  • 2012 Real Estate Showings Data Predicts Increase in San Diego Home Sales before CNBC

    Michelle Costa
    11 May 2012 | 4:19 pm
    On March 30th, 2012, San Diego, California made CNBC’s list of cities nationwide where homes are selling the fastest. How do real estate showings influence home sales within San Diego in 2012? On average, an increase or decrease in home showings predicts where the real estate market is headed within the next 30-60 days. When comparing Zillow’s home sales data and Showing Suite’s CBSA real estate showings data from 2011 to 2012, it is apparent that the market is picking back up in San Diego, and is trending to have more home sales in 2012. According to the reports, home showings had the…

  • Do These 6 Strange Home Buyer Incentives Sell a House Faster?

    Michelle Costa
    10 May 2012 | 11:28 am
    In down real estate markets, many home sellers will do anything it takes to tempt prospective home buyers to make a purchase, especially by offering incentives to make the home seem a little more appealing. More common incentives include closing cost credits, HOA credits, or new home appliances. But will offering crazy buyers incentive really sell a house faster? Take a look at these unconventional incentives offered by home sellers in order to give buyers that extra push to and to get their home sold: Booze. Desperate to stand out from the competition, one home seller offered an incentive of…

  • Real Estate Data Shows Buying is More Affordable Than Renting

    Michelle Costa
    8 May 2012 | 11:07 am
    As the cost of renting continues to rise and home values keep dropping, buying a home is beginning to make more financial sense than renting. According to real estate data provided by Trulia’s rent vs. buy index, buying is more affordable than renting in 98 out of the nation’s 100 largest metropolitan areas. The index is based on asking prices for rental units and homes for sale on the company’s website between Dec. 1, 2011, and Feb. 29. “As rents rise and prices stagnate, homeownership is becoming even more affordable, but rising rents create a dilemma for people who…

  • Monthly Real Estate Showings Data: April 2012

    Michelle Costa
    4 May 2012 | 10:08 am
    Everyone has their own opinion on the current real estate market, whether it’s recovering or still in a downfall. There are many contributing factors that are influencing the current market conditions, including how many real estate showings, or “foot traffic” a home gets. We’ve compiled our CBSA real estate showings data for the United States throughout April 2012 and it proves to raise a few questions about where the market is headed for the rest of 2012. Real estate showings were steadily on the rise from January 2012-March 2012, but saw a large drop in April. Compared to the…

  • Real Estate Showings in Phoenix Predict More Home Sales in 2012

    Michelle Costa
    30 Apr 2012 | 1:39 pm
    Phoenix, Arizona has been making headlines all over the news in real estate recently due to the local increase in home sales and prices so far in 2012. Factors such as unemployment rates, economy, and location are known influences on home sales, but could the amount of potential home buyer “foot traffic” be an influence on home sales? As the market began to pick back up in 2012, the volume of home real estate showings have also increased. According to Showing Suite’s CBSA reports, real estate showings in Phoenix spiked from an average of 5.86 showings per listing in December 2011, to a…
 
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  • Rent or Buy

    21 Apr 2012 | 10:45 pm
    We all know the real estate market is priced to sell as a whole. Finding the right property can be a challege. We here at Search-SanDiegoRealEstate.com are here to help you through the process. We have helped people who couldn't afford their "dream" home a few years ago... and now they can... we help sell your current house and get you into that affordable dream home. We have also been a resource for those needing to relocated. If you have curiosity about moving up during this real estate down turn and if you you have a little equity... don't be afraid…

  • Torrey Hills Real Estate

    20 Apr 2012 | 5:10 am
    Torrey Hills, a community of San Diego with great schools, freeway close, beach close, with shopping, parks, and everything a growing family desires and more. The real estate in Torrey Hills has been relatively stable, in comparison to other areas of San Diego county. The decline in values has not been as steep through the recession because of the quality of the location and lifestyle the community provides. People come to buy Torrey Hills real estate because of the award winning schools, the small community feel and the short travel time to work, beaches, shopping, entertainment, sports,…

  • San Diego Housing Prices Feb 2012

    29 Feb 2012 | 10:36 am
      San Diego real estate investment projections You make money in real estate...Is it when you buy? Or, is it when you sell? This question can be confusing, however the importance of making the right decisions when buying is the key to investment success. The research below from SmartZip shows San Diego outperforming the market for future returns by 17%. The San Diego real estate market is priced very well and there are some great deals right now. In real estate you have probably heard the three most important factors being... location... location... location... Well I disagree, a…

  • San Diego Distressed Homes

    28 Feb 2012 | 1:00 pm
    How to Buy San Diego Distressed Homes for Sale San Diego housing market is on sale. If you have been writing offers on homes in San Diego, you probably have learned it is competitive. A lot of people now realize it is a great time to buy and many more every day are contacting us to get started in our buyers program. The buyers program will set you up to automatically receive property updates of new homes on the market, price changes, and other property details absolutely free. Once you see a property you would like to write an offer on, we set up a showing and an offer writing appointment…

  • San Diego Market Update

    26 Feb 2012 | 7:58 am
    Real estate, land and homes, are one of San Diego's greatest assets. The land in San Diego, with its famous beaches (Coronado, La Jolla, Carlsbad, Del Mar, etc.), warm climate, and quality lifestyle, bring great value to the property in the city and surrounding areas. During the recession property values decreased (2009) and are still low today. As the national and local economy recover, the land value in San Diego is likely to go up in prices as well. The City of San Diego is once again financially stable and will have a surplus of funds this year. The city will be restoring…
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    My Title Guy

  • Real Estate Agent Marketing: How Real Estate Tools Have Changed

    Stephen
    10 May 2012 | 12:20 pm
    Wednesday afternoon. I pull in my subdivision after a long day at Grand Canyon Title helping real estate agents grow their business with technology. Before I pull in the driveway I get the mail, I’m lazy like that – why walk to the mailbox when you can drive right? I grab the mail, get back in the car and drive to mi casa [my house for the Spanish impaired]. Walk in my house, met my 3 dogs, 2 kids and my wife – Aracely. Mail goes on the counter until I find out how everyone’s day was, no rush on the mail – it’s just bills and unwanted solicitations anyway…

  • Protected: Homeowner Marketing: HOW TO Use Video To Get Listings

    Stephen
    7 May 2012 | 10:08 pm
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  • They Ask A Question. How To Get Found Online

    Stephen
    5 May 2012 | 1:57 am
    “In the real estate industry the people are represented by two separate, yet equally important groups. The real estate agents who find or list homes and the loan officers who finance them. These are my stories.” This story is 100% true.  So, I’m sitting here in my office at Grand Canyon Title today [Friday] talking to a loan officer when my other line beeps. I look. It’s an out of state phone number. 562 area code – Norwalk, CA, or so my iPhone 4s says. I couldn’t help myself, I had to answer it. “Phil, let me call you back, I got a call coming in…

  • Real Estate Video Production: How To Use Video In Real Estate Series

    Stephen
    1 May 2012 | 2:13 pm
    Consumers Prefer Video Close your eyes. Imagine for a moment you are in the market to buy a home in Chandler, Arizona. You have done some research, you know that areas you would like to live in. First choice of course are those homes under $350,000 within 5 miles of the kids school or your job. Like 94% of consumers looking for a home you go to the Internet FIRST. You do a search Google returns 1 of 500,000 results for your search term. As you are about to click “back” on your browser and narrow your search you notice it. “It”  is something that sticks out like a sore…

  • How To STOP Recommended Videos From Appearing On Your YouTube Real Estate Videos

    Stephen
    29 Apr 2012 | 1:31 am
    Imagine for a moment you are a consumer. Lets say you are a homeowner and you live in Phoenix. Got it? OK. You are underwater on your Phoenix home to the tune of – oh, lets say. . . .$80,000, no that’s not enough, let’s say $100,000, yeah – $100,000. You have watched your neighborhood be absolutely destroyed by foreclosures. The Johnson’s, gone. The Smith’s – them too. Many of the people that lived in your Phoenix area subdivision are gone – they lost their Phoenix homes to foreclosure. You are in the same predicament. Lately you have heard…
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    Edmonton Real Estate

  • Owning Home Positive Financial Move

    admin
    20 Apr 2012 | 8:22 pm
    Most people look at their home as a place to live, to raise a family and as their own personal space. Some invest plenty of cash in improvements and to make their homes fit like a glove. But along with … Continue reading →

  • Sales Up for First Two Months of 2012, Re/Max Expects Healthy Spring

    admin
    28 Mar 2012 | 5:59 pm
    Re/Max released an optimistic report this past week, citing that the housing market in Canada is not headed for a cooling down period. One fact that is making the organization lean in that direction is the number of bidding wars … Continue reading →

  • Provincial Government Creates Larger Property Tax Increases for Edmonton

    admin
    21 Mar 2012 | 11:29 am
    The city of Edmonton is blaming the province for the higher property tax its residents will see this year. Originally those residents were looking at a tax hike of about five percent, now it will be nearer to seven percent. … Continue reading →

  • Canada Has a $400 Million Mortgage Fraud Headache

    admin
    1 Mar 2012 | 2:15 pm
    Equifax, a consumer credit firm based in the United States, uncovered some $400 million in mortgage fraud in Canada’s lending industry in 2011. Those in the know believe that is only a small fraction of what types of cheating are … Continue reading →

  • First Time Homebuyer Tips

    admin
    9 Feb 2012 | 11:32 am
    First time homebuyers face plenty of rules, regulations and paperwork. But there are ways to help streamline the process, and perhaps save some money at the same time. One way is to take advantage of tax credits and some RRSP … Continue reading →
 
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    ExpertMortgageAssistance Blog

  • Mortgage Lenders & Brokers — How To Make Outsourcing Work for You

    admin
    11 May 2012 | 8:13 am
    Outsourcing, if handled well, can be a competitive advantage for your business, as it helps you overcome several operational shortcomings and realize substantial cost savings. For an industry that has to comply with several federal and state guidelines (which keep changing periodically), the idea of outsourcing seems challenging. However, the benefits of outsourcing make it a compelling factor to be considered by top management. Thankfully, there are a few mortgage service providers who keep up with all the regulatory changes and industry updates, and offer quality and affordable back office…

  • How outsourcing mortgage processing benefits lenders & brokers

    admin
    21 Mar 2012 | 9:12 am
    Every business is ambitious to grow and expand. However, few are equipped to handle even a 50% increase in the volume that they currently deal with. It gets even tougher for players in the mortgage industry, as they already have to deal with cyclical fluctuations of 20–30%. Hiring new resources and training them on tasks like loan processing can be cumbersome and time consuming. It also substantially increases operational expenses. Resource planning for peak periods and growth stages needs attention from top management, which can sidetrack them from working towards more important strategic…

  • How to increase Mortgage Loan Processing efficiency

    admin
    19 Mar 2012 | 8:09 am
    Loan processors can get overwhelmed with following up on different documents from multiple sources (including 3rd-party service providers) that are required to close a loan. They need to interact with loan officers, underwriters, borrowers and 3rd-party service providers to be able to fulfill conditions on a loan application before it is cleared for the final underwriter’s decision. Tracking all this communication and responding to each one on time is tedious and time consuming. With their busy schedules, it is easy for loan processors to miss follow-ups, which causes further delays in…

  • MBA’s National Mortgage Servicing Conference & Expo 2012

    admin
    21 Feb 2012 | 11:12 pm
    The Mortgage Bankers’ Association is holding its National Mortgage Servicing Conference & Expo 2012. The event is going to be hosted by the Orlando World Center Marriott from the 21st to the 24th of February. MBA’s National Mortgage Servicing Conference & Expo 2012 comes at a critical juncture for the industry. Over the past couple of years, times have been hard for mortgage service providers. With the number of foreclosures on the rise, carrying on business is difficult. The conference is going to educate mortgage service providers on the needs of the hour. The dynamics of their…

  • Benefits of Outsourcing Mortgage Processing

    admin
    25 Jan 2012 | 1:41 am
    Handling mortgage processing with an in-house team can be time-consuming and expensive. Seasonal fluctuations in volume make hiring permanent staff and scaling up unaffordable. By diverting your organization’s focus from its core competencies, it can affect your bottom line too. Outsource your mortgage processing needs to a professional service provider to minimize the time, costs and hassles involved, while maintaining high levels of service and quality. How dedicated mortgage experts can help you Mortgage experts work with a diverse range of customers and applications, and can quickly and…
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    Calgary Real Estate | Properties For Sale > Shaun Colbrait

  • Housing Market Seeing More Action

    admin
    14 May 2012 | 1:35 pm
    Calgary’s housing market did indeed take a hit during the recession and the recovery has been on the slow side. But this April things seem to have turned around for the city, where residential sales climbed 26 percent over April … Continue reading →

  • Golf Course at Highland Park Up for Sale

    admin
    21 Apr 2012 | 3:04 pm
    Highland Golf Course in Calgary is up for sale. It can be yours for a cool $11.5 million. The most likely purchaser will be a developer, which will no doubt cause mixed feelings for neighbors of this lightly used green … Continue reading →

  • Real Estate Market Starting to Favor Sellers

    admin
    19 Apr 2012 | 4:08 pm
    Those interested in investing in real estate are about to see a bit more competition. Sales across Canada increased by 2.5 percent this past March, but the number of new properties coming on the market decreased by 0.3 percent. Both … Continue reading →

  • Banks Get Creative in Offers to Lure Customers

    admin
    16 Apr 2012 | 12:59 pm
    It seems there is a bit of a tiff going on between the Bank of Canada and some of the leading privately owned banks. Jim Flaherty, Finance Minister noted that he is tired of banks wanting the federal government to … Continue reading →

  • Competition Bureau At Odds With TREB Over Information On MLS

    admin
    13 Apr 2012 | 1:53 pm
    The Canadian Competition Bureau is seeking to make information on home listings and the owners of those listings easily available to the general public. This is intended to promote increased competition between traditional real estate sales and consumer initiated sales. … Continue reading →
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    SBA 504 Loan Blog

  • Joshie’s Adventure – The Photos

    admin
    15 May 2012 | 3:15 pm
    I’ve gotten tremendous feedback on the story I shared on Wednesday about the above-and-beyond customer service I received from the staff at the Ritz-Carlton when my son lost his Joshie. Lots of the people asked me to post the pictures I received of Joshie living it up at the Ritz-Carlton. Apparently they were a little hard to make out on the video. Well, I’m all too happy to oblige… Click on the photos below to see the full-size image.   A big thank you to all who commented, shared, and retweeted my original blog post about this. We’re also currently working with the…

  • Joshie at the Ritz-Carlton: An Extraordinary Customer Experience…

    admin
    8 May 2012 | 2:34 pm
    Lately, I’ve been doing a little more traveling that I would like to. When I was younger, it wasn’t as big a deal…but now I’d much rather be home to spend time with my family. I was in Los Angeles about six weeks ago on one of these recent business trips, and it happened to coincide with my kids’ Spring Break. I wished I could have spent the time with them, but I suggested that my wife use some of my Marriott points I’ve been accumulating and take the kids to stay at the Ritz-Carlton on Amelia Island, which is about two hours or so from Orlando. Well, they had a great time at the…

  • My First Huffington Post Blog Publication…

    admin
    1 May 2012 | 1:03 pm
    Have you read my first blog post on The Huffington Post? In my very first Huffington Post blog late last week, I wrote about several “fixes” to SBA loan programs that will tremendously help out America’s small business owners. Specifically, there are two programs that are set to expire this coming September which, if extended another year (at a minimum) will provide capital to thousands of small business owners so they can grow, create jobs, and help our economy fully recover. You can read the full blog post/article on The Huffington Post here. If you happened to read or watch my…

  • Your Luckiest Friday the 13th Ever…

    Chris
    13 Apr 2012 | 10:01 am
    I’m not one for superstitions (unless it has to do with sports, primarily soccer) so I don’t buy all the hullabaloo about Friday the 13th being “unlucky.” The whole idea of luck is something I try to stay away from. Sure, some happenstances seem downright serendipitous, but I think we make our own opportunities by working hard and staying sharp. I guess that’s just how American I am. If you’re stuck on the unluckiness of today, I have something to change your mind — a surprise that’s been a long time coming. Way back in November, I announced that we would be launching our very…

  • Video of My Recent Senate Testimony…

    Chris
    11 Apr 2012 | 11:12 am
    It took a little longer than expected, but we finally have the video of my testimony before the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship on March 29th. Believe it or not, I’ve taken a lot of heat for what I said at this Senate Hearing two weeks ago. Some of my comments have been taken out of context, and some folks have fabricated things I never said (or even implied). So, before I’m bombarded with any more criticism for what I said (or didn’t say), I invite you to watch the video for yourself and see what really happened: As I mentioned in my last blog post, since I was…
 
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    Upstate-South-Carolina.com

  • Should You Rent or Buy a Home

    Mark
    15 May 2012 | 11:06 am
    I am sure one of the major hangups preventing people from buying a home today is deciding IF it is the right thing for them to do. Consider this handy infographic: Created by Mortgage Refinance I hope this will help you decide if buying a home is right for you. Yes, mortgage rates are super [...]Should You Rent or Buy a Home is a post from: Upstate-South-Carolina.com

  • April 2012 Housing Scorecard

    Mark
    14 May 2012 | 4:17 pm
    I can still remember how long the walk was from the bus stop to my house on the day that report cards came out. I never really got bad grades but my parents always thought I should do better. Looking back, I am sure I could have. Speaking of getting a bad report card, last [...]April 2012 Housing Scorecard is a post from: Upstate-South-Carolina.com

  • Anderson County SC Real Estate Market Snapshot 5-13-12

    Mark
    13 May 2012 | 11:38 am
    Happy Mother’s Day! I have been hurrying trying to get some of my normal internet marketing stuff done this morning before going to see my Mom. But since it is Sunday and the Market Snapshots have turned into a tradition, let’s look at what happened this week in Anderson County real estate. This market report [...]Anderson County SC Real Estate Market Snapshot 5-13-12 is a post from: Upstate-South-Carolina.com

  • Oconee County SC Real Estate Market Snapshot 5-13-12

    Mark
    13 May 2012 | 10:41 am
    Another week is over and that means it is time to look back at what happened this week in the Oconee County real estate market. This market report covers the activity in the WUAR MLS for the week ending 5-11-12 as of 5-13-2012. As always, I have to say that there may have been more [...]Oconee County SC Real Estate Market Snapshot 5-13-12 is a post from: Upstate-South-Carolina.com

  • Pickens County SC Real Estate Market Snapshot 5-13-12

    Mark
    13 May 2012 | 9:40 am
    So what happened this week in Pickens County real estate? As always, there may have been more homes sold but the listing agent hasn’t turned in the paperwork to the MLS to report the closing. This market report covers the activity in the WUAR MLS for the week ending 5-11-12 as of 5-13-2012. 5 Homes [...]Pickens County SC Real Estate Market Snapshot 5-13-12 is a post from: Upstate-South-Carolina.com
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    North OC Housing News

  • In 2012 sellers are hoping buyers will still over pay for housing

    Mike
    16 May 2012 | 4:49 am
    There are several reason why this won’t happen. 1) Buyers can’t obtain a large enough mortgage even at some these values 2) Seller either owe more than the market or having a hard time short selling through the bank. 3) When in escrow the property doesn’t appraise. I took out a piece of this article to document my point. Homes for Sale Grow Scarce as Sellers Await Higher Prices By John Gittelsohn and Prashant Gopal | Bloomberg – May 15, 2012 Phyllis McArthur, a Realtor in San Mateo, California, sent letters to 18 homeowners who bought their properties more than four…

  • NAr is confused why new borrowers are not obtaining the biggest loan they can afford

    Mike
    15 May 2012 | 4:39 am
    When NAr speaks you need to have two people fact check it. First, NAr needs to compare local income with local prices. Second, current buyers and owners that qualify for refinances are doing their part to lower their payments or reduce the term of the mortgage. Because banks can be held liable if they don’t properly underwrite the loans are verifying ever all income. It’s easy to say you earn $150,000 on your census, but you really earn that. NAR Finds Income to Qualify for Mortgage Well-Below U.S. Median 05/11/2012 By: Esther Cho Interest rates continue to slide further down…

  • The Monthly Orange County Mortgage returning to pre-bubble norm

    Mike
    14 May 2012 | 4:31 am
    During the bubble years when credit was easy the average Orange County mortgage skyrocketed. Now, that credit standards have been reestablished mortgage payments are returning to normal. This is having the highest impact in the more expensive homes. O.C. house payments at 10-year low May 11th, 2012, 1:30 pm · · posted by Jon Lansner Orange County homebuyers have the smallest mortgage payments in a decade. DataQuick provides The Register with a measure of the estimated house payment a recent homebuyer gets. They track purchase prices, mortgages, loan terms and and downpayments to create the…

  • Housing maintaining it’s value is now the bulls only hope

    Mike
    13 May 2012 | 4:16 am
    In 2010, some of the housing bulls hope that this the housing bottom and values would soon increase again. Now, in 2012 just maintaining existing values is now the bulls only hope. However, depending on federal reserve, housing programs, banks, and the economy. We might see the low slow decline in home values. Housing’s Best-Case Scenario: Bouncing Along The Bottom Says Expert By Stacy Curtin | Daily Ticker – Thu, May 10, 2012 10:38 AM EDT Home prices have hit 10-year lows, falling 25% to 35% from the peak in 2006. But hope is in the air, as is often the case in springtime, and for some…

  • Current trends in the North Orange County housing market: 5-12-2012

    Mike
    12 May 2012 | 4:14 am
    The OC Housing News profiles properties for sale each day and presents current market data on each city in Orange County. If you really want to know what’s happening in the OC Housing market, you need to read the OC Housing news and subscribe to the our monthly newsletter. 1212 East OPAL Ave Anaheim, CA 92805 1212 E Opal Ave, Anaheim, CA 92805 (MLS # U12001898) (all data current as of 5/16/2012) Price $280,000 Beds 3 Baths 1 full, 1 half Home size 1,600 sq ft Lot Size 6,008 sq ft Days on Market 6 WELCOME HOME TO THE CITY OF ANAHEIM, HOST TO DISNEYLAND, ANGEL STADIUM, THE HONDA CENTER AND SO…
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    KeoweePremier.com

  • Lighthouse Lake Keowee Restaurant & Event Center

    Heidi C. Williams
    25 Apr 2012 | 10:44 am
    The highly anticipated lakefront restaurant prepares to open its doors May 10. To meet Chef Mark Winters is to discover that he cooked for the likes of PGA Tour professionals Phil Mickelson and Zach Johnson, not to mention hundreds of other Augusta National VIPs, when he served as a lead chef at the golfers’ Masters Tournament Champions dinners. Winters has also owned his own restaurant in nearby Liberty, worked as a sous chef at Keowee Key Country Club, and donned chef’s whites at some of the most popular eateries in the Upstate. Knowing this, it seems fitting that Lake Keowee’s most…

  • Branching Out from Lake Keowee

    Heidi C. Williams
    24 Apr 2012 | 9:38 am
    Upstate artist Stella Grove launches a new, nature-inspired jewelry line from her Anderson-based studios. The first time I saw Stella Grove, she was behind glass. Her husband and I were colleagues at an Upstate newspaper, and her high cheekbones and long, dark hair were enough to turn heads, even when reduced to 4×6 size and placed amid the clutter of a newspaper reporter’s cubicle. The second time I saw her, years later, was far more notable, not simply because our encounter was in living color, but, rather, because she was in artistic motion. Head lowered, pliers clasped, she was in…

  • Fish Finder: Lake Keowee Edition

    Heidi C. Williams
    5 Apr 2012 | 2:46 pm
    Tournament veteran and Easley native Captain Casey Reeves founds OpenWater Charters to help fishermen find what’s biting on Lakes Keowee and Hartwell. OpenWater Charters may be a relatively new fishing charter company, founded in nearby Easley less than a year ago, but finding what’s biting on Lake Keowee and Lake Hartwell is old hat to Captain Casey Reeves. A 15-year veteran of the FLW Bass Fishing League and BASS weekend series, Reeves, an Easley native, now has his full-fledged captain’s license with the U.S. Coast Guard, and he is as likely to reel in 20 to 25 fish on either of his…

  • Green House Fashion

    Heidi C. Williams
    29 Mar 2012 | 10:21 pm
    The Reserve at Lake Keowee partners with Greenville’s Ivy Salon and Sassy on Augusta to put on an eco-friendly fashion event that showcases sustainability and style. Like many lakefront residences, sustainability has been part of the conversation for creators of The Reserve at Lake Keowee since the community was little more than a sketched-out map. That’s because before even a single shovel of dirt was turned over, 1,400 acres of greenspace was identified and set aside – 650 acres of which were placed in a conservation easement with the North American Land Trust. The idea was simple,…

  • Antiquing Around Lake Keowee

    Heidi C. Williams
    25 Mar 2012 | 1:22 pm
    Love antiques and vintage finds? There are plenty of great haunts to seek out on your next antiques hunt – all located an hour or less from the Lake Keowee area. Here are a few favorites: Dovetail Antiques 252 N.C. 107 S., Cashiers NC www.dovetail-antiques.com
 Just up the mountain a ways from Walhalla, Sally Johannessen crusades in earnest to bring authentic, French antiques into the homes of others and herself, in hopes of eliminating our collective urge to seek out trendy reproductions. Johannessen has been to France more than two dozen times on shopping expeditions. While there, it…
 
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    YouSellQuick

  • Can I trust my Estate Agent (part 1)

    xavi
    15 May 2012 | 10:16 am
    Employing an estate agent to sell your home is one of the most obvious and often the first place anyone would go. In recent times for obvious reasons estate agents have found it hard. In the uk alone approximately 15,000 estates agents went out of business during the recent recession. They do of course make out that they have your best interests at heart, but at the end of the day business is business and there are a few tricks that they have up their sleeves that will benefit them but also leave the consumer out of pocket.This article will discuss some of the tricks an estate agent will use…

  • Has 2011 been a better year? (video)

    xavi
    14 May 2012 | 9:09 am
    It’s been a few years now since house prices turned around and started to fall. Many people have wondered if the market has now bottomed out and one would have expected that after three years things would have really turned around. Actual figures do show that the market is suddenly up of its bottom with average house prices now standing at a £163,000. At the height of the economic crisis we witnessed dramatic price falls and properties being sold through auctions at almost half their market value. This was because some of the largest corporations in the world like the banks and also…

  • 12 Percent More Sell my Property Quickly at Auction

    mark
    13 May 2012 | 4:53 pm
    More competition at auction for those who wish to sell their house quickly The auction house is an obvious place to try and sell your home if you are highly motivated and for whatever reason have lost the available time to sell your property through a conventional estate agent. EIG who record all auction data have stated a 12 percent year on year increase on homes that are being put up for sale in the auction room. These figures are surprising an to be fair anyone would expect it to be the opposite with less stock entering the auction room, so why have we seen this increase? Council off…

  • I Can’t Sell My Home Should I become a Landlord?

    mark
    7 May 2012 | 11:04 am
    Many property owners have not been able to sell their house quick enough. For a variety of different reasons they have found themselves unable to keep up with their mortgage payments and at the same time been unable to sell their house. During the recession there has been a huge increase in many people becoming forced landlords whereby they are forced to rent out their home just to simply keep up with the mortgage payments. At the same time, of course, they need somewhere to live so they would rent a smaller property that they could more afford. More people choose to become a Landlord rather…

  • Nationwide believe the House Market will remain flat

    mark
    4 May 2012 | 6:02 pm
    House price growth to remain stable Nationwide have recently received April’s figures and their chief economist has stated that for the remainder of the year he believes that prices will remain flat. We have in recent months seen small pockets of green shoots in the market, Whereby some major cities have experienced some house price growth. In London for example prices have raised a average of 6% over the past year. These are unfortunately just high demand areas and for the rest of the average UK Households prices have gradually declined over the past 4 months. Nationwide figures for…
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    The Real Estate Helpers

  • Help For First Home Buyers

    Lloyd Jenman
    4 May 2012 | 9:17 am
    First Home Buyers Membership It’s not easy buying a property especially when it’s your first time buying. Even experienced buyers run into trouble because buying a property is not something you do everyday. Saved your deposit? If you’ve saved a deposit and you’re about to start paying the property game you have better know the [...]This is an original article called Help For First Home Buyers. It first appeared on The Real Estate Helpers blog. Your source of HELP and inspiration when buying or selling real estate.

  • WARNING to Home Owners [VIDEO]

    Lloyd Jenman
    22 Apr 2012 | 2:08 pm
    This four minute video exposes the ugly truth about real estate advertising, the agents involved, and a warning about the authorities real estate agents want you to sign to allow them to sell your home. Agents can now claim rights over the title of your property … Here’s what happens 1. A real estate agent lies [...]This is an original article called WARNING to Home Owners [VIDEO]. It first appeared on The Real Estate Helpers blog. Your source of HELP and inspiration when buying or selling real estate.

  • 6 Bad Real Estate Ads

    Lloyd Jenman
    3 Apr 2012 | 12:08 pm
    Here are some classic real estate ads by estate agents trying to get more business. If this is how they promote themselves imagine how they promote their clients. In their relentless search for new property listings real estate agents will (as you know!) flood your letter box with junk mail. Here are five real estate ads that [...]This is an original article called 6 Bad Real Estate Ads. It first appeared on The Real Estate Helpers blog. Your source of HELP and inspiration when buying or selling real estate.

  • How to Hire a Buyer’s Agent

    Lloyd Jenman
    29 Mar 2012 | 4:35 pm
    This purpose of this article is to help you find a buyer’s agent that you like and trust. What is a buyer’s agent? A buyer’s agent is a real estate agent who acts exclusively for buyers. Sometimes referred to as buyer’s advocates, their only goal is to help you buy a property you love. Buyer’s [...]This is an original article called How to Hire a Buyer’s Agent. It first appeared on The Real Estate Helpers blog. Your source of HELP and inspiration when buying or selling real estate.

  • The Inside Secrets of Real Estate [VIDEO]

    Lloyd Jenman
    16 Mar 2012 | 10:25 am
    It doesn’t matter if you are selling, buying, or investing in real estate this seminar is essential. It can save you thousands of dollars. This presentation will show you how thousands of real estate consumers collectively lose millions each year. Sit back and relax. Be amazed at what you discover… Click to play video.This is an original article called The Inside Secrets of Real Estate [VIDEO]. It first appeared on The Real Estate Helpers blog. Your source of HELP and inspiration when buying or selling real estate.
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    Mortgage Rates & Trends: Mortgage Blog

  • Current Mortgage Rates for Monday, May 15, 2012

    Michael Kraus
    15 May 2012 | 11:40 am
    Yesterday saw mortgage rates improve slightly.  I expect that they will remain close to current levels today. There were a couple of economic numbers released this morning.  None of them especially remarkable.  Retail sales increased by 0.1% from March to April, more or less in line with expectations.  This is the slowest pace of growth this year.  The Consumer Price Index was unchanged in April, while core CPI (which excludes food and energy, which tend to be volatile) rose 0.2%.  This is also essentially in line with expectations.  So we are not seeing significant inflation, and…

  • Retail Sales Downward Trend to Pull Down Mortgage Rates?

    David Coster
    15 May 2012 | 11:00 am
    US retail sales have continued there streak of positive growth in April of 2012.  However, for the third consecutive month overall sales growth has declined. Two bright spots in the report this month were the increase in sales by online (non-store) retailers which grew by 11% and building material and garden equipment retailers which grew by 10.3%.  Will the declining trend in retail sales help keep mortgage rates near all-time lows? Retail sales are the lifeblood of the US economy.  70% of US GDP is related to retail activity.  If the trend lower for retail sales continues it would have…

  • Arizona To Divert Mortgage Settlement Funds to Make Up Budget Shortfall

    Michael Kraus
    15 May 2012 | 10:41 am
    Remember the mortgage settlement that was supposed to provide relief to those wrongfully foreclosed upon?  The settlement itself was borderline embarrassing, in that it amounted to a slap on the wrist for egregious behavior.  What’s worse is that some states with budget shortfalls are trying to divert those funds to make up the budgetary gap.  The fight over the funds could give rise to a lawsuit in Arizona.  According to  Mary Jo Pitzl at the Arizona Republic: “[Arizona Attorney General Tom] Horne on Tuesday promptly rebuffed the request from the Arizona Center for Law in…

  • Mortgage Rates Hold Records Despite NY Surprise

    David Coster
    15 May 2012 | 8:28 am
    Current mortgage rates appear likely to hold current levels or tick slightly higher this morning on a big surprise in manufacturing in the New York Federal Reserve bank region.  In a day filled with typically more significant economic reports (retail sales and CPI), the lowly New York Empire State Index rarely steals the thunder—but today is different due to the size of the variation from expectations. Let’s first examine what didn’t make news today. Retail sales increased by .1% in April.  Economists had predicted a .2% increase, but growth at any rate is still considered good.  The…

  • Will China’s Slowdown Lower or Raise Mortgage Rates?

    David Coster
    14 May 2012 | 1:32 pm
    China’s Industrial Production Index fell in May to the lowest level in two years.  While official statistics coming from the Chinese government are not considered to be 100% reliable, the fact that the current report was substantially below the previous month’s level suggests that  a meaningful slowdown in industrial economic activity is taking place.  The government failed to report the index back in February of this year , but even March and April figures were substantially below the levels reported throughout 2011.  What might the decline in China’s Industrial…
 
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    Moving Companies Blog | Mover Tips

  • How to Safely Drive a Moving Truck Yourself

    Rigel Celeste
    9 May 2012 | 4:05 pm
    Although all but the biggest of moving trucks require no special license to drive, the idea of jumping behind the wheel and heading off down the road in one can be intimidating if you’ve never, or rarely, done so before. The best plan is to recruit someone you trust who is comfortable driving large vehicles, but if that’s not possible ask for advice in advance from your truck rental company and follow these general safety tips. Familiarize yourself with the truck, inside and out. Sit in the driver’s seat and locate key functions including turn signals, windshield wipers,…

  • Moving? Don’t Forget the Food!

    Rigel Celeste
    3 May 2012 | 11:56 am
    Food is often the last thing on any mover’s mind, but it plays an essential role in keeping spirits up and plans running smoothly. Here are our three food tips for a successful, and filling, moving experience: Dining Out Plan on eating out more than usual in the days and weeks leading up to and following a big move, in part due to convenience (you’ll be tired and short on time) and in part due to a simple lack of access to essential kitchen items as you get farther along in the packing process. Plan ahead for dining out by gathering a variety of take-out and delivery menus from…

  • 3 Ways to Stay Positive While Moving

    Rigel Celeste
    30 Apr 2012 | 12:17 pm
    Moving is rough. It’s stressful, and chaotic, expensive, and physically exhausting. Not to mention moving often means leaving comfortable routines and good friends behind, and going forward into a new life that’s full of the unknown. Even if you’re moving because you want to and your reasons are full of happiness and excitement, undoubtedly at some point the moving blues will get you down. When they do here are a few ways to fight them off: Remember that change is inherently good. It’s a fundamental law of the universe that things cannot stay the same, so you might as…

  • Two Moving Parties You Didn’t Know You Should Throw

    Rigel Celeste
    19 Apr 2012 | 1:34 pm
    Moving is less than fun usually, close to the exact opposite in fact for most people, which is all the more reason to incorporate a little partying into your relocation routine. Of course time and energy are in short supply while moving so easy-peasy is the rule. Here are two parties everyone should throw during any big move: The “Reverse Housewarming” Party All kinds of extra junk and no time to throw a yard sale? Host a ‘reverse housewarming party’ and invite friends over for an evening with the understanding that they shouldn’t bring a gift but instead plan to…

  • How to Move Small Valuables

    Rigel Celeste
    12 Apr 2012 | 3:43 pm
    In few situations is the old adage “if you want it done right, do it yourself” more true than when moving small valuables like cash, expensive jewelry, rare or precious collectibles, and important personal paperwork. There’s just no substitute for your own watchful eye, and these other tips. Be aware of where and in front of whom you discuss your valuables. The fewer people that know how and when you’ll be moving them the better. Create a written inventory of all your valuables, along with value appraisals and photos, and make sure all insurance coverage is adequate…
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    We Love Louisville

  • Louisville Real Estate dosen’t get better than this – 74 Weissinger Ct, SHELBYVILLE, KY 40065

    Bob
    15 May 2012 | 12:09 am
    74 Weissinger Ct Shelbyville, KY 40065 Astonishing, Upgraded and a Tremendous Amount of Room! This all Brick Ranch features a surprise! A 2nd floor Suite that includes an office, full bath and Office off the kitchen! Enter through a leaded … Read more »If you liked Louisville Real Estate dosen’t get better than this – 74 Weissinger Ct, SHELBYVILLE, KY 40065, then you may also want to view more homes for sale in Louisville, KY. Related Louisville Real Estate: Wonderful updates and a full basement! See 405 Frostwood Road, SHELBYVILLE, KY 40065 Wonderfull Louisville Real…

  • Wonderfull Louisville Real Estate at 7713 Circle Crest Rd, louisville, KY 40241

    Bob
    14 May 2012 | 4:45 pm
    7713 Circle Crest Rd Louisville, KY 40241 ***NEW PRICE AS OF APRIL 27, 2012***Here is a Spectacular 3 bedroom 3 bath walkout Ranch in beautiful Spring Valley only minutes from the Summit, schools and expressways. Walk into a large formal … Read more »If you liked Wonderfull Louisville Real Estate at 7713 Circle Crest Rd, louisville, KY 40241, then you may also want to view more homes for sale in Louisville, KY. Related Louisville Real Estate: Louisville Real Estate with Lots of space at 10514 Harrogate Ct Louisville Real Estate with Updates and Gourmet Kitchen at 14400 Troon…

  • Louisville Real Estate with Lots of space at 10514 Harrogate Ct

    Bob
    14 May 2012 | 1:55 am
    10514 Harrogate Ct Louisville, KY 40229 ***NEW PRICE AS OF APRIL 20, 2012***Amazing home for the money! Enjoy almost 2400 sq ft of living space in this Monsour built Princeton style design . Walk up to the inviting covered front … Read more »If you liked Louisville Real Estate with Lots of space at 10514 Harrogate Ct, then you may also want to view more homes for sale in Louisville, KY. Related Louisville Real Estate: Wonderfull Louisville Real Estate at 7713 Circle Crest Rd, louisville, KY 40241 Louisville Real Estate with Lake Front View at 9018 LYNDON LAKES PL,LOUISVILLE, KY…

  • Louisville Real Estate with Updates and Gourmet Kitchen at 14400 Troon Dr,LOUISVILLE, KY 40245

    Bob
    14 May 2012 | 1:40 am
    14400 Troon Dr Louisville, KY 40245 Tons of Upgrades, Professionally Finished Walk Out Basement, Wide Open Floor plan! Rarely does a condo like this come on the market in this area! This Condo has one of the most private locations … Read more »If you liked Louisville Real Estate with Updates and Gourmet Kitchen at 14400 Troon Dr,LOUISVILLE, KY 40245, then you may also want to view more homes for sale in Louisville, KY. Related Louisville Real Estate: Louisville Real Estate with Lake Front View at 9018 LYNDON LAKES PL,LOUISVILLE, KY 40242 Louisville Real Estate with Lots of space at…

  • Louisville Real Estate with Lake Front View at 9018 LYNDON LAKES PL,LOUISVILLE, KY 40242

    Bob
    13 May 2012 | 10:52 pm
    9018 Lyndon Lakes Pl Louisville, KY 40242 Rare, Lake Front Property located in a uniquely tranquil & gated community in the Heart of Lyndon! This beautiful Brick home features 4 bedrooms and 2.5 baths and hardwood floors. The first floor … Read more »If you liked Louisville Real Estate with Lake Front View at 9018 LYNDON LAKES PL,LOUISVILLE, KY 40242, then you may also want to view more homes for sale in Louisville, KY. Related Louisville Real Estate: Golf Course and Lake View at 71 PERSIMMON RIDGE DR LOUISVILLE, KY 40245 Louisville Real Estate with Updates and Gourmet Kitchen…
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    Dubai real estate

  • Commercial Spaces for Rent in 2012

    gowealthyinvestment
    8 May 2012 | 2:20 am
    The recent unrest in 2011 in Egypt, Bahrain and Syria has resulted in a growing demand for commercial rental spaces in Dubai. The demand for rental units, hotel rooms and holiday homes in Dubai has since been on the rise. It also meant more business for Dubai’s shops. “Retail rentals and hospitality revenues are holding up relatively well and performing better than expected in 2011 compared with Fitch’s base assumptions,” says Bashar al Natoor, Director in Fitch’s Corporates team in Dubai. “This is partly because the turmoil affecting some Middle East destinations had a positive…

  • Real Estate in Dubai 2012

    gowealthyinvestment
    24 Apr 2012 | 5:45 am
    Official data released by the Dubai Land Department (DLD) reveals that property sales in Dubai soared 54 per cent as the value of real estate in Dubai rose 32 per cent in the first quarter of 2012, compared with the first quarter of 2011. While the volume and value of transactions is up year-on-year, the real estate market in Dubai is still far below the 1,500 transactions worth US$5.09bn that took place in 2008. According to DLD data, a total of 654 residential property transactions, comprising apartments, villas and townhouses, were registered in Q1 2012 as against 426 in Q1 2011. In terms…

  • Property investments in Dubai

    gowealthyinvestment
    18 Apr 2012 | 5:05 am
    Residence financial commitment is a business, which never dies. It is always advisable to have an Investment property asset in Dubai, which would give you a life-term profit. Investment property asset in Dubai is a good hedge against inflation as well. Earnings from a rented property asset is always a stable source of money. Reasons for Investment property asset in Dubai Properties in Dubai are always fairly priced compared to the UK or the US. One need not pay taxes on the rental income gained from any personal or commercial space in Dubai. Moreover, there is no Capital gain taxation in UAE…

  • Festival Marina to host Dubai Dragon Boat Festival on April 6th and 7th

    gowealthyinvestment
    2 Apr 2012 | 7:18 am
    The popular and much-awaited Dubai Dragon Boat Festival is back on 6th and 7th April 2012! Running into its fifth year this April, the festival brings two days of thrilling boat races and a gamut of onshore entertainment activities. Bernice Boshoff, General Manager of Festival Centre, said: “We are delighted to be hosting the fifth annual Dubai Festival City Dragon Boating Festival this April. We have seen this community event grow from strength to strength and are looking forward to welcoming back the UAE Dragon Boating competitors to Festival Marina for what promises to be a fun filled…

  • House prices surge in Auckland and Christchurch

    gowealthyinvestment
    28 Mar 2012 | 3:41 am
    Westpac chief economist Dominick Stephens said that the current rise in prices of houses in Auckland and Christchurch reflected a local shortage in the two cities and is unlikely to be indicative of a countrywide or lasting trend. He said that while the housing market has significantly strengthened over the past six months, with a rise in turnover and prices, the national figures reveal unusually wide regional differences.v In February 2012, the Real Estate Institute’s stratified housing price index showed a nationwide 2.7 per cent increase over February 2011. The index however was 8.7…
 
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    Atlanta Real Estate Forum

  • Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio: APD Solutions and Construction Resources

    Delaney Young
    11 May 2012 | 9:02 am
    Donna Tyler and Mitch Hires are this week’s guests on Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio. Donna educates readers on APD Solutions current revitalization projects, and Mitch shares some of the great deals available at Construction Resources during this weekend’s Mother’s Day clearance sale. Donna Tyler is the senior director of real estate and development with APD [...]

  • Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio: Coldwell Banker NRTDA and Lane Bailey

    Delaney Young
    4 May 2012 | 9:04 am
    Meril Missbach and Lane Bailey are this week’s guests on Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio. Meril shares with us some current market trends, while Lane provides a guy’s perspective on buying a home. Meril Missbach is the director of sales with Coldwell Banker NRT Development Advisors. Meril has been in the industry for over 40 years, [...]

  • Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio: Coldwell Banker RMR and Academy Mortgage

    Delaney Young
    27 Apr 2012 | 8:52 am
    Bob Lanzner and Gina Spearman are this week’s guests on Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio. Bob and Gina both share advice for homebuyers who are trying to navigating the current housing market. Bob Lanzner is an associate broker with Coldwell Banker RMR. Coldwell Banker RMR covers all aspects of real estate: new construction, REOs, resales, short [...]

  • Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio: Harry Norman Realtors and Keller Williams

    Delaney Young
    20 Apr 2012 | 9:00 am
    Pam Heisler and Jan Hair are this week’s guests on Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio. Pam gives us the scoop on the intown Atlanta market, while Jan offers advice to first time buyers. Pam Heisler is a senior marketing consultant with Harry Norman Realtors. Pam has been with Harry Norman for 12 years, and has earned [...]

  • Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio: Crown Communities and The Great American Housing Fiasco

    Delaney Young
    13 Apr 2012 | 9:05 am
    Ray Keefer and Hugh Morton are this week’s guests on Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio. Ray talks about Crown Communities’ newest neighborhoods on the northside of town, while Hugh provides insight into the current housing crisis while discussing his new book. Ray Keefer is the president of sales and marketing at Crown Georgia. Ray has been [...]
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