Setting a home price still tough
In today’s challenging, fickle market, home-sellers are struggling to set a price.
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House linked to Kerry Katona was once used as a cannabis farm
SHE may be purer than the driven snow these days – but Kerry Katona still can’t help following drugs around.
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TREB Latest Response to Competition Commissioner-TREB Holds Firm in Order to Protect Consumers
TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – July 8, 2011) – The Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) today responded to more legal and publicity manoeuvres by the Commissioner of the Competition Bureau.
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Washington DC’s Housing Market Still Strong
There’s good news and bad news in real estate these days, but if you’re in the immediate area around Washington, the news is mostly good.
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See reduced nautical oceanfront compound
A compound sitting high atop an oceanfront bluff echoing a nautical past is now flaunting a lower list price than before.Originally listed for ,650,000, this fully restored…
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Real estate news briefs
NORTH HAMPTON — Paul McInnis, Inc., a full service auction and real estate brokerage company serving New England, was hired to conduct a national marketing campaign that helped lead to the .5 million sale of the 18-hole Mount Washington Golf…
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Five Tips to Make Sure Your Seller Doesn’t Switch Agents
RISMEDIA, July 1, 2011—In the current real estate market, with home sales slumping like an injured athlete, many sellers are pulling out all the stops to get their homes to sell. One of the most common tactics is to change…
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How to be Positive without being Pollyanna
RISMEDIA, July 1, 2011—It’s getting really crazy out there. We have officially seen the start of a race to the bottom among economists, statisticians and spokespeople who are all trying to win the award for Chicken Little of the Year.
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FHFA House Price Index Rises 0.8 Percent in April; First Monthly Increase Since May 2010
RISMEDIA, June 27, 2011—U.S. house prices rose 0.8 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from March to April, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s monthly House Price Index. The previously reported 0.3 percent decrease in March was revised to…
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Repairs and Renovations in Grand Canyon National Park
RISMEDIA, June 27, 2011—Grand Canyon National Park, managed by the Department of Interior’s National Park Service, is using about million in Recovery funds for 15 projects, ranging from preserving trails to making park facilities more energy efficient. Intended beneficiaries…
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Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
RISMEDIA, June 27, 2011— Mortgage applications decreased 5.9 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending June 17, 2011. The Market Composite Index, a measure…
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Selling a house? A handyman may be just what you need
Home repair to-do lists tend to pile up. They become honey-do lists, albatrosses that can threaten the best of relationships. When buying or selling a home, the to-do list, often called a punch list, can become a tipping point between buyers and sellers.
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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac hold summer clearance sales
The mortgage giants, which have taken back massive numbers of foreclosed homes, are offering significant incentives for new owner-occupant purchasers. Looking for a deal where the home seller pledges in advance to contribute potentially thousands of dollars to your closing costs? If so, check out the summer sale terms available from two of the largest and most motivated sellers of foreclosed …
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Templeton Robinson closes Ormeau branch
One of the biggest names in property in Northern Ireland is to close one of its five offices as an “exceptionally bad” market continues to take its toll. Related Stories H&M’s slip showing as profits fall Bank of England chiefs opt against interest rate hike Developers begin fighting for piece of gaming app pie British Airways cabin crew end 18-month dispute Estate agents Templeton Robinson …
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Review: New iPad app for agents falls short
Union-Tribune review: iPad app tries to give real estate agents and brokers a one-stop shop for all of their organizational needs.
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Ohio Foreclosure Sales on the Rise
It is bad news once again for struggling Ohio homeowners, banks and real estate agents. The May foreclosure rates released by Realty Trac show the number of homes being sold for pennies on the dollar once again increased. The only good news in the report shows a slight decrease in foreclosures for May as compared to May 2010. Lenders filed 8,378 default and auction notices last month.
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Renting on the rise, fewer buyers
Many real estate agents are switching gears thanks to the poor shape of the housing market. Property management is becoming a common trade with local real estate companies.
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Your Home: Using social media in real estate
Social media sites aren’t just used for making friends, but also making a profit. YNN’s Ryan Peterson has more.
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BUSINESS CASUAL: Slow housing market leads to fewer inexperienced real estate agents
The housing market is still woozy after a rowdy few years. Even today, four years after the peak, 2 million U.S. homes are either in banks’ hands because of foreclosure or in some stage of that process.
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Updated kitchen, baths help close the deal
Home priced to draw buyers, even in bad weather
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Today’s News at a Glance
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Portland, Oregon Home Prices Fell Again in May
Home prices are still falling both locally and nationally. Clear Capital, a Truckee, Calif.-based real estate data firm, said its index of U.S. home prices declined 7.6 percent from a year ago and 2.3 percent from the prior quarter.
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Real Estate News: Home Prices Still Falling
Here is a look at real-estate news in the weekend’s and Tuesday’s WSJ:
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Really? USC prof. says Prop. 13 must go
Real estate news and views from around the globe that make you go, “Really?” TAX MEASURE OUTDATED? Demographic change and stagnant home prices means that Prop. 13 will become unsustainable, a USC…
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Really? Lavish apartments used to woo women
Real estate news and views from around the globe that make you go, “Really?” SEDUCTION FACTOR: Rich guys are increasingly buying lavish apartments to woo women. Women see the view, said one bachelor,…
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Lottery Being Held To Work Out With Saints
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees and linebacker Jonathan Vilma are spearheading a movement which raffles off tickets for fans to participate in a player-organized workout next week.
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Rangers’ Cruz Eyes Return For Phillies
Texas Rangers right fielder Nelson Cruz is tentatively planning on returning to the diamond on Friday to face the Philadelphia Phillies.
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Wet Spring Increases Bear Problems In S. Oregon
Wet spring weather has reduced the natural food for hungry bears in southern Oregon and they are starting to rummage through garbage in rural areas.
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