Real estate News 10/2012
Norway's Wealth Fund Targets US Real Estate in 2013

Alexandria Real Estate announces four leases at 400 Technology Square in ...
Alexandria Real Estate announces four leases at 400 Technology Square in ... (Oct 1, 2012, Boston.com)
Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. Acquires Parcel Of Land In Beijing
Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. ("Xinyuan") (NYSE: XIN) is a developer of large scale, high quality residential real estate projects aimed at providing middle-income consumers with a comfortable and convenient community lifestyle. Xinyuan focuses on ... (Oct 1, 2012, Sacramento Bee)
Renovation cost vs. value
I suggest that homeowners consult with an appraiser or experienced real estate broker to determine how much, if any, return on their renovation investment they will recoup when they sell. Remodeling magazine's sister web site lists common improvements ... (Oct 1, 2012, Boston.com (blog))
US builders increase spending on homes, cut commercial real estate and gov't ...

REAL ESTATE: Meritage Homes pushes into San Diego market
REAL ESTATE: Meritage Homes pushes into San Diego market. Posted on | October 1, 2012 | Comments. Meritage Homes, the Scottsdale-based homebuilder with 151 active communities in 15 metropolitan areas of the country, announced this week it is ... (Oct 1, 2012, Press-Enterprise (blog))
REAL ESTATE: B of A extinguishes 2nd lien debt

Regaining past glory

Real Estate Deal Sheet Launches New Blog
The online company leverages social networking technologies to provide real-time nationwide commercial real estate deal information that allows members to search and view commercial real estate transactions across the nation at every stage, from ... (Oct 2, 2012, Sacramento Bee)
Celebrity Real Estate: Hilary Swank, Diddy are selling

Real Estate News: JP Morgan Sued on Mortgage Bonds

Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation Declares Common and Preferred ...
Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation Declares Common and Preferred ... (Oct 2, 2012, Sacramento Bee)
Dream home: Collecting walls of whimsy in Canton
The three-story, six-level brick townhouse is filled with framed puzzles of Impressionist masterpieces, hung as they are completed by the 54-year-old attorney and real estate investor. In addition to the puzzles, a hobby which Dackman says relaxes him ... (Oct 2, 2012, Baltimore Sun)
Dubai Property Market 'Is Back'

As China's economy slows, real estate bubble looms
But as the country's economy slows to its worst pace in years, China's dependence on real estate for growth — it's a bigger driver than even exports now — has put the government in a tough position. Allow prices to continue rising and help the ... (Oct 2, 2012, Washington Post)
WSJ launches new luxury real-estate section

6 Tips for Investing in Real Estate
If you're fed up with the paltry returns you get on bonds, the insulting interest rates paid by banks, and the frenetic fits of the stock market, you might consider turning to rental real estate to supplement your retirement income. But it's not for ... (Oct 2, 2012, U.S. News & World Report (blog))
3 Tips for Real Estate Investors

REAL ESTATE: Realtors see 1.3% sales gain in 2013

DLF files five patents on safety methods in real estate

3rd Quarter Reports Gains In Tallahassee Real Estate Market

real estate detectives track down unclaimed land

Houlihan Lokey Continues Expansion of Real Estate Investment Banking ...
Houlihan Lokey Continues Expansion of Real Estate Investment Banking ... (Oct 3, 2012, The Herald | HeraldOnline.com)
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. Announces Pricing of Public ...
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. Announces Pricing of Public ... (Oct 3, 2012, Equities.com)
James Alpha Global Real Estate Investments Fund Substantially Increases ...
James Alpha Global Real Estate Investments Fund Substantially Increases ... (Oct 3, 2012, Sacramento Bee)
Real Estate Veterans Team at TDI to Expand Nationwide with $1.5 Billion ...
Real Estate Veterans Team at TDI to Expand Nationwide with $1.5 Billion ... (Oct 3, 2012, The Herald | HeraldOnline.com)
Our Outlook for Real Estate Stocks
According to the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, equity REITs delivered year- and quarter-to-date total returns, through mid-September, of 19.8% and 4.3%, compared with the 17.9% and 7.7% for the S&P 500, respectively. Of note is ... (Oct 3, 2012, iStockAnalyst)
House Hunting in ... Malaysia

Real Estate Metro's downward sales trend prompts varying theories

Rio Rents Reaching $9300 Mask Sputtering Real Estate Market
Rio, which occupies a narrow strip of land between lush, forest-covered hills and the Atlantic Ocean, is one of the world's richest real estate markets. Prices to buy and rent houses and apartments in the city's most sought-after neighborhoods have ... (Oct 4, 2012, Businessweek)
Resort Real Estate Investing For the Next Generation
After potentially the worst downturn in resort real estate history, the industry is beginning to pull itself off the mat. While the past five years have been marked by bankruptcies, workouts and auctions, the market appears to have found a bottom and ... (Oct 4, 2012, Business Insider)
Greatest Real Estate Bubble In Modern History Not Done Bursting

REAL ESTATE: Land transformation about to occur in real estate
As California's residential real estate industry leaders heard predictions for 1.3 percent growth in 2013 in Anaheim yesterday, a panel of commercial developers who gathered in Ontario told the local chapter of the Urban Land Institute that blueprints ... (Oct 4, 2012, Press-Enterprise (blog))
New Orleans Real Estate Transfers
Port St. 600, Unit 9-H: Leslie M. Bertucci to KD Real Estate East LLC, $625,000. Tchoupitoulas St. 633, Unit 11: Anne-Marie Cashmere Skansi to Francisco M. Gonzalez Jr. and Martha Peterson Gonzalez, $390,000. Tchoupitoulas St. 840, Unit 202, parking ... (Oct 4, 2012, NOLA.com)
HomeFinder.com Reinvigorates Real Estate Industry with Unique Makeover ...
HomeFinder.com Reinvigorates Real Estate Industry with Unique Makeover ... (Oct 4, 2012, Sacramento Bee)
Real Estate Market: Where Ben Bernanke Gets It Wrong (IYR, SPG, AMT, NLY ...
Real Estate Market: Where Ben Bernanke Gets It Wrong (IYR, SPG, AMT, NLY ... (Oct 4, 2012, ETF Daily News (blog))
East Jefferson Real Estate Transfers
University City subdivision, lot 6-A, square 35: Department of Housing and Urban Development to Southlake Real Estate Holdings LLC, $63,000. Woodlake South subdivision, lot 13, square 9: Fannie Mae to Margoth Munoz, $95,880. METAIRIE. Academy ... (Oct 4, 2012, NOLA.com)
Real Estate Watch: Five questions answered about your rate lock

Real-estate agents get cheated too (don't cheer)
Real-estate professionals are often painted with a broad brush and the colors aren't too appealing. Many realty pros are honest and hard-working, but lots of consumers don't see it that way. People tend to think agents and brokers are way overpaid and ... (Oct 4, 2012, MarketWatch)
Homeowners, agents, see prices headed up
At least that's what a big majority of real estate agents and a growing number of homeowners across the country think, a new survey by HomeGain finds. After years of pessimism over the direction of home prices, real estate sales folks are finally once ... (Oct 5, 2012, Boston.com (blog))
UK Rich-Bashing Sours Billionaires On London Real Estate
LONDON, Oct 5 (Reuters) - The love affair between the global super-rich and London property is souring as UK politicians tap into a mood of public resentment of the wealthy, with tax increases and rhetoric playing up their own humble origins. Prices of ... (Oct 5, 2012, Huffington Post)
Prestigious real estate awards recognise hard work done in a difficult market
Andrew Adcock, of Adcock Real Estate, was honoured as Salesperson of the Year and Robert Stephens, of Elders Real Estate, was named Regional Salesperson of the Year at the awards hosted by the Real Estate Institute of SA. The Sir Robert Torrens ... (Oct 5, 2012, The Australian)
All-Too-Real Estate Crisis: Saving a Frank Lloyd Wright House from Demolition

Real Estate News: Tech Titans Hit the Beach

Corporate Real Estate Leaders From Around the World Convene in Orlando for ...
Corporate Real Estate Leaders From Around the World Convene in Orlando for ... (Oct 5, 2012, The Herald | HeraldOnline.com)
Agency disclosure
There has been a sea change in the way traditional real estate offices treat the Massachusetts Mandatory Licensee Consumer Relationship Disclosure. (Generally called “Agency Disclosure Form.”) I ran across the change, twice, in the past week. Here's ... (Oct 5, 2012, Boston.com (blog))
Improving real estate market draws ex-Realtors back into business
The Flagler and Volusia County real estate markets were booming, home prices were soaring and smiling Realtors were making healthy commissions. But then the real estate bubble burst, here and across the nation. Lovett's income shrank to the point that ... (Oct 5, 2012, Daytona Beach News-Journal)
This week in Real Estate
Eleven markets were added to the list this month, including Santa Cruz, Calif.; Pocatello, Idaho; Abilene, Texas; and Savannah, Ga. Meanwhile, seven markets were dropped from the list this month, including Jacksonville, Fla.; Lakeland, Fla ... (Oct 6, 2012, MarketWatch)
Coachella Valley real estate slow to recover
Bargain prices for buildings and land, as well as attractive lease rates, have helped spur a slow recovery in the Coachella Valley commercial real estate sector, but don't look for construction of new offices, retail or industrial space until those ... (Oct 6, 2012, The Desert Sun)
Real estate revolution in Gurgaon marred by complaints from buyers against ...
