Real estate News 07/2012
Climb Real Estate Group Gives Back
In the past year, Climb Real Estate Group agents and management delivered a record amount of time and money to benefit local non-profits serving the immediate area including the San Francisco Food Bank, DIFFA, Rebuilding Together, and the annual Toy ... (Jul 1, 2012, San Francisco Chronicle)
Real Estate Matters: Ask the Lawyer
Q: I currently own a cloud condo in San Diego. It consists of four units, all of which are four stories, detached by about 3 inches, no common walls, no common roof, no common pipes, no common exterior space -- in short, nothing is "common," and each ... (Jul 1, 2012, Chicago Tribune)
Points to consider when buying a foreclosed home
Rarely have foreclosed homes impacted the real estate market as they do currently. Unless you've been on another planet over the past decade, the real estate market hit an astoundingly high-ceiling 'market value' in the mid-2000's. This remarkable ... (Jul 1, 2012, Examiner.com)
Tampa Commercial Real Estate Sells A Free Standing Retail Store in Brandon
Tampa Commercial Real Estate Sells A Free Standing Retail Store in Brandon Tampa Commercial Real Estate, a commercial real estate brokerage firm was the listing broker in the sale of a free standing retail store in Brandon, FL The retail location has ... (Jul 1, 2012, Albany Times Union)
Long Beach real-estate license fees could be reduced -- council proposes a $25 ...
Long Beach real-estate license fees could be reduced -- council proposes a $25 ... (Jul 1, 2012, Long Beach Press-Telegram)
Real estate sector set for major turnaround
MANAMA: Bahrain's real estate sector is set for a major turnaround as the government continues with infrastructure and utility upgrades and the private sector reconsiders many of the projects that have been put on hold. There is a general sense that ... (Jul 1, 2012, Gulf Daily News)
Homes, Land, Commercial Real Estate to Sell at Multi-Property Auction July 27
United Real Estate is part of the largest national network of real estate brokerages focused on lifestyle real estate. The company has been an innovator in real estate marketing since 1925, perfecting one-of-a-kind marketing techniques supported by an ... (Jul 2, 2012, MarketWatch (press release))
EverBank Financial Corp to acquire Business Property Lending, Inc. from GE ...
EverBank Financial Corp to acquire Business Property Lending, Inc. from GE ... (Jul 2, 2012, MarketWatch (press release))
Photo Release -- Mara Group Signs $300 Million Investment in Tanzanian Real ...
Photo Release -- Mara Group Signs $300 Million Investment in Tanzanian Real ... (Jul 2, 2012, MarketWatch (press release))
MRED Reports Early Real Estate Fireworks
LISLE, IL, Jul 02, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) ( www.mredllc.com ), the Chicagoland multiple listing service (MLS), has analyzed a series of metrics and confirmed the Illinois real estate marketplace in May was one ... (Jul 2, 2012, MarketWatch (press release))
China Housing Prices Rise After 9 Months of Decline
BEIJING—China's battered real-estate market has begun to turn around, strengthening an important pillar of growth and reducing the chances that China's slowing economy will stall in the second half of the year. According to a survey of property ... (Jul 2, 2012, Wall Street Journal)
Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation Will Host Third Quarter 2012 ...
Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation Will Host Third Quarter 2012 ... (Jul 2, 2012, MarketWatch (press release))
Zephyr Real Estate Provides Meritus College Fund Scholarship
About Zephyr Real Estate Founded in 1978, Zephyr Real Estate is San Francisco's largest independent real estate firm with $1 billion in gross sales in 2011 and a current roster of more than 200 full-time agents. In 2010, Zephyr launched its new website ... (Jul 2, 2012, MarketWatch (press release))
Real Estate Roundtable Elects FY2013 Board with Taubman as Chairman
WASHINGTON, July 2, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The Real Estate Roundtable, a leading voice for commercial real estate in the nation's capital, has elected Taubman Centers, Inc. Chairman, President and CEO Robert S. Taubman to succeed Dune ... (Jul 2, 2012, MarketWatch (press release))
DU real estate school director stepping down
Mark Lee Levine, director of the University of Denver's Burns School of Real Estate... (Jul 2, 2012, Bizjournals.com)
Real estate transaction volumes picked up markedly in major Chinese cities
Towards the end of May, we have noted that the government has given up on rebalancing the economy... (Jul 3, 2012, Business Insider)
Award-Winning Wailea Brokerage Team Joins Hawaii Life Real Estate Brokers
WAILEA, Hawaii, July 3, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Hawaii Life Real Estate Brokers (Hawaii Life) recently welcomed Josh Jerman, REALTOR (B) and his team of real estate professionals to its Wailea real estate office. Jerman brings a successful ... (Jul 3, 2012, MarketWatch (press release))
InnVest Real Estate Investment Trust Announces Completion of Internal ...
InnVest Real Estate Investment Trust Announces Completion of Internal ... (Jul 3, 2012, MarketWatch (press release))
Blackstone Makes Foray Into Houses for Rent: Mortgages
Blackstone's real estate group has teamed with principals of Treehouse Group LLC of Tempe, Arizona, and Dallas-based Riverstone Residential Group to buy and fix up the homes, find tenants and maintain the rentals, said the people familiar with its ... (Jul 3, 2012, Bloomberg)
Real Estate Marketing Tips Now Helping Agents, Investors and Wholesalers to ...
Real Estate Marketing Tips Now Helping Agents, Investors and Wholesalers to ... (Jul 3, 2012, Seattle Post Intelligencer)
Guide to Real Estate SEO
Real estate can be a complicated industry to market online. Having worked as the Marketing Coordi... (Jul 3, 2012, Business Insider)
Real Estate Market Report: Slow and Steady Is Winning
Cautious optimists rejoice: This year's second quarter real estate reports, released today by all the big firms, continue to give market watchers some hope with to a combination of positive indicators, including rising prices and decreased inventory ... (Jul 3, 2012, New York Magazine)
Inland Real Estate Acquisitions, Inc. Announces the Portfolio Purchase of Nine ...
Inland Real Estate Acquisitions, Inc. Announces the Portfolio Purchase of Nine ... (Jul 3, 2012, MarketWatch (press release))
Chinese investing in international real estate: a bearish sign for their local ...
Chinese investing in international real estate: a bearish sign for their local ... (Jul 3, 2012, NASDAQ)
Real estate profile, July 3, 2012
Shopping · Real Estate · Index ▼. Close [X]. Quick links to other pages on this site | Still can't find it? see Site Index · Weather · Politics · Joel Connelly · Neighborhoods · Around the Sound · Environment · Obituaries · Opinion · Reader Blogs ... (Jul 3, 2012, Seattle Post Intelligencer)
Dream home: Westminster family enjoys relaxed country living
They spent about $300000 on the house and property, which includes work they have done over the years, such as building a two-sided, double deck onto the back and placing crown molding, wallpaper and paint on interior walls. "From being in the building ... (Jul 4, 2012, Baltimore Sun)
NorthWest Healthcare Properties Real Estate Investment Trust announces July ...
NorthWest Healthcare Properties Real Estate Investment Trust announces July ... (Jul 4, 2012, Sacramento Bee)
Full disclosure in real estate
I recently attended local educational presentations sponsored by the National Association of Realtors (N.A.R.). This vigilant, non-profit association of real estate professionals has consistently persevered in keeping apprised of issues affecting the ... (Jul 4, 2012, San Bernardino Sun)
Arkansas' coach John L. Smith faces bankruptcy on real estate deals
Smith, also a former coach at Michigan State and Louisville, was hired in April to replace Bobby Petrino, who was fired after revelations that he had hired his mistress to a position in the football department and given her $20000 in gifts. Smith was ... (Jul 5, 2012, Tulsa World)
Kedna.com Offers Affordable and Effective Real Estate Marketing Solution in ...
Kedna.com Offers Affordable and Effective Real Estate Marketing Solution in ... (Jul 5, 2012, San Francisco Chronicle)
Denver Real Estate Market Continues to Sizzle
DENVER, CO, Jul 05, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- The latest data from Metrolist(R), the largest real estate multiple listing service (MLS) serving Colorado real estate agents, show May to be another impressive month for Denver Metro area home ... (Jul 5, 2012, MarketWatch (press release))
Real Estate Report: Prices Up, Sales Down
By Judy Szablak. Like many reports over the past year, there is good and bad news in the latest statistics. Average sale prices are up over last year for the first half of 2012. At the same time, unit sales are down by 10 percent from last year during ... (Jul 5, 2012, Westport Now)
StartPackingIdaho.com Reports: Boise Real Estate Ranked #1 in U.S. Recovery
Deseree Dewey, from the StartPackingIdaho.com real estate team in Idaho, while enthusiastic about the national press that the Boise housing market is receiving thus far in 2012, is still “cautiously optimistic” about the longer term impact of today's ... (Jul 5, 2012, Seattle Post Intelligencer)
My home is worth more than that!
Such is the indignant refrain heard across Greater Boston and country from homeowners unable to get a grip on real estate reality. Increasingly bullish on... (Jul 6, 2012, Boston.com (blog))
Real Estate Mogul Phill Grove Comments on Commerce Department Report ...
Real Estate Mogul Phill Grove Comments on Commerce Department Report ... (Jul 6, 2012, San Francisco Chronicle (press release))
Real Estate, Especially Commercial Real Estate, Still A Major Problem
These commercial real estate loans still haunt the commercial banking system. Since many of these loans, securitized or not, were “bullet” loans, the banks could continue to carry these loans at “book value” on their balance sheets and not have to deal ... (Jul 6, 2012, Seeking Alpha)
Inland Real Estate Acquisitions, Inc. Announces the Purchase of South Elgin ...
Inland Real Estate Acquisitions, Inc. Announces the Purchase of South Elgin ... (Jul 6, 2012, MarketWatch (press release))
Celebrity Real Estate: Benning and Beatty list, Ne-Yo buys
This week in celebrity real estate news it's a bit of a grab bag. Annette Bening and Warren Beatty list their L.A. home for sale, rapper Ne-Yo picks up a second mansion in Georgia, and Zsa Zsa Gabor's mansion is rented out for an upcoming movie about ... (Jul 6, 2012, msnbc.com (blog))
Real estate spotlight, July 6, 2012
Just in time for the real start of summer in Seattle, here's a contemporary home on the beach: 7055 Beach Drive S.W., in West Seattle. The 2680-square-foot house, built in 2006, has four bedrooms and three bathrooms -- including a master suite with a ... (Jul 6, 2012, Seattle Post Intelligencer)
Naked Carjacker Is Former English Teacher, Real Estate Exec
Image Credit: Scottsdale Police Department/ABC News) An Arizona man who allegedly went on a naked carjacking spree that left seven people injured and caused several crashes has worked as a real estate executive and was once a high school English ... (Jul 6, 2012, ABC News (blog))
Spy who lived in Cambridge has real estate license revoked
The state Division of Professional Licensure said Elena Vavilova, also known as Tracey A. Foley, failed to report her criminal conviction to the Board of Registration of Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons. As a result, the Board revoked the broker's ... (Jul 6, 2012, Boston.com)
Commercial real estate confronts diversity woes; DDR, Forest City aim to ...
Commercial real estate confronts diversity woes; DDR, Forest City aim to ... (Jul 7, 2012, Plain Dealer)
China Must Prevent Rebound in Property Prices, Wen Says
The nation must also promote changes to real-estate taxes and set up a long-term policy framework to control the property market, Wen said today when he visited Changzhou city in eastern Jiangsu province, according to the Xinhua report. Wen's comments ... (Jul 7, 2012, Bloomberg)
Real estate boom brings movies to the masses
When Chinese real estate giant Dalian Wanda bought U.S. cinema chaim AMC in May for $2.6 billion, big waves of change reverberated through the entertainment world.. International News from the entertainment source: Variety. Real estate boom brings ... (Jul 7, 2012, Variety)
Hawaii Luxury Real Estate Agent Oleg Potiomkin Launches New Website ...
Hawaii Luxury Real Estate Agent Oleg Potiomkin Launches New Website ... (Jul 7, 2012, Albany Times Union)
CPP Investment Board makes $1-billion real estate investment
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is making its biggest real estate investment ever, putting more than $1-billion into the development of two office towers in Australia. CPPIB has formed a joint venture with Lend Lease Corp. and the Australian ... (Jul 7, 2012, Globe and Mail)
Real Estate Matters: Is mortgage lock fee fair after rates declined?
The process involves a commitment with an end lender to buy a specific loan at a specific price. Q. Three months ago, I started the process of buying a home. The lender advised me to lock my interest rate. It was at 3.9 percent. Now the owner has taken ... (Jul 7, 2012, NorthJersey.com)
China premier vows to curb real estate speculation
By GILLIAN WONG, Associated Press – 1 minute ago. BEIJING (AP) — Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has vowed that a recent interest rate cut aimed at stimulating economic growth will not ignite a new bout of real estate speculation that would push up ... (Jul 8, 2012, The Associated Press)
Real estate appraisers hopping during construction and home-buying upticks
While commercial real estate appraisal work remains steady throughout the year, said Westercamp, senior appraiser with Appraisal Associates Co. in Cedar Rapids, “We do see pick up in the spring and summer which is due to prime construction seasons.” ... (Jul 8, 2012, The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines (blog))
Trump Towers Las Vegas Condo Listings Now Available via LREP Mobile and ...
Trump Towers Las Vegas Condo Listings Now Available via LREP Mobile and ... (Jul 8, 2012, San Francisco Chronicle (press release))