Real estate News 08/2014
Doorman finds an opening in city's hot real estate market

This Week in Real Estate Inc.: Our visual recap of D.C.'s biggest commercial ...
This Week in Real Estate Inc.: Our visual recap of D.C.'s biggest commercial ... (Aug 1, 2014, Washington Business Journal)
Top 10 Real Estate Investor Mistakes
Many people have learned that investing in real estate is not as easy as it seems. At least that is true for investors trying to get a fair deal. For those of us who have been investing for years, and learned many hard and expensive lessons, here are ... (Aug 1, 2014, Fox Business)
Top of the List: Which residential real estate teams flourished?
Seven new teams made the Business Journal's list of the Highest-Selling St. Louis Real Estate Teams in 2014, and some teams saw sales increases as high as 77 percent. The Gellman Team, with Coldwell Banker Premier Group, ranked No. 1 on The List ... (Aug 1, 2014, St. Louis Business Journal (blog))
Real Estate Agents for Older Adults Are Part Broker, Part Therapist

Austin hottest real estate market in the US
AUSTIN (KXAN) — New numbers provide further proof, Austin is the hottest real estate market in the country. The capital city is now No. 1 in the country for fast home sales, with 40 percent of homes selling within seven days. The average is 10 ... (Aug 1, 2014, KXAN.com)
Canandaigua Lake real estate market warms up
After a few years of leveled-off sales due to the recession, the lake market is back, real estate agents say. Interest in higher-end waterfront properties is starting to grow. "The market never really left," says Luanne Palme, an agent at Nothnagle ... (Aug 1, 2014, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
Real estate transactions

4 Years, 10 Months In Prison For Ex-NYPD Sergeant In Real Estate Fraud Scheme

Real estate notebook: Yamato Village Center in Boca sells for $6.5 million
A family-owned real estate investment firm paid $6.5 million for the Boca Raton retail center anchored by Doris Italian Market. Boca YVC LLC bought the 30,000-square-foot Yamato Village Center at 9101 Lakeridge Blvd. from Dratax Corp. Coldwell Banker's ... (Aug 2, 2014, Sun-Sentinel)
Legal memos trace acrimony between Demoulas factions
Arthur T. Demoulas was fired from Market Basket in June, but the allegations underpinning that fateful decision arose nearly four years ago in legal memos that accused him of real estate transactions that enriched his side of the family at the expense ... (Aug 2, 2014, Boston Globe)
Real Estate's Epic Rebound Starts to Cool

Single women a force in Nashville real estate market
A recent article in the New York Daily News noted the increase in the number of single women buying homes in New York City, which is easily one of the most expensive real estate markets in the country. If women are buying in New York, certainly they ... (Aug 2, 2014, The Tennessean)
Real estate deeds
John E. Kincaid and Lisa M. Kincaid to Quincy D. and Susana Hughes, 1106 16th St. Court, Silvis, $180,700. Richard J. Connor and Traci A. Smith-Connor to Seth M. and Katja C. Paul, 607 11th Ave., Hampton, $135,000. Todd A. and Souligna Stone to James ... (Aug 2, 2014, Quad City Times)
Crowdfunded real estate: Tips for small investors
Crowdfunding has found real estate. More than a handful of outfits have sprung up to collect small amounts of capital from a large number of individuals to finance their deals. One New York company is even selling stock in a single building in the ... (Aug 3, 2014, Los Angeles Times)
In San Francisco real estate, $1M won't buy much
In the souped-up world of San Francisco real estate, where the median selling price for houses and condominiums last month hit seven figures for the first time, the cool million that would fetch a mansion on a few acres elsewhere will now barely cover ... (Aug 3, 2014, Chicago Daily Herald)
Houston Magazine's August Issue: All About Real Estate
IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A HOME OR WANTING TO SELL YOUR HOME, YOU NEED TO PICK UP THIS MONTH'S ISSUE OF HOUSTON MAGAZINE, THAT'S FOR SURE. THE AUGUST ISSUE IS OUT AND IT'S ALL ABOUT REAL ESTATE. JOINING US ... (Aug 3, 2014, KPRC Houston)
Canadian homebuyers buoy local real estate
Real estate agent Mark Dziedzic, left, and his client Doug Farley, of Calgary, look over some features of a kitchen in a condominium for sale as Farley hunts for a piece of investment property Friday, Dec. 7, 2007, in Chandler, Ariz. The housing slump ... (Aug 3, 2014, East Valley Tribune)
Real Estate Oversupply Becoming Bigger Problem For China

Real estate transactions
Stanmore Partners, a real estate development and investment firm based in Houston, has broken ground on Ravella at Kingwood Apartment Homes at 25710 Loop 494 at Northpark Drive. The project consists of two- and three-story buildings totaling 264 units ... (Aug 3, 2014, Chron.com)
Hoboken real estate agent named one of top 200 by WSJ
To-do lists paper the walls of real estate agent Jill Biggs' brightly lit office, a constant reminder of her never-ending tasks. Biggs' organization and incredible eye for detail are just a part of her recent rank in real estate; the mother of four was ... (Aug 4, 2014, The Star-Ledger)
How will China handle its real estate bubble?
China's economy has been on a rocky path since the global financial crisis of 2008. Many observers have decried the existence of massive excesses in property investment, warning the country's economy is too reliant on a property bubble that is waiting ... (Aug 4, 2014, Al Jazeera America)
Oakland real estate market awash in cash

Here's a complete database of last month's 1981 real-estate deals (including ...
Here's a complete database of last month's 1981 real-estate deals (including ... (Aug 4, 2014, Business First of Buffalo)
Real estate tech leader
But IDX, a real estate technology company that he founded in 2003 with Jeff Kast and Kin Lane, took root and has grown. Today, the company has 41 employees and 30,000 customers in the United States and Canada. Barczak and Kast are pouring $1 million ... (Aug 4, 2014, The Register-Guard)
ITT Educational Plunges After Real Estate Deal Falls Through

Nashville's thrill ride: Our real estate and credit roller coaster
No statement could be simpler than the opening lyrics in Blood Sweat, & Tear's classic song “Spinning Wheel,” which can also be applied to the cycle of real estate values in most any market economy. After suffering through the 2008 economic crisis, ... (Aug 4, 2014, Nashville Business Journal (blog))
Trulia adds real estate agent profiles to its databases, like LinkedIn for agents
Inside the app's agent directory section, real estate agents can have their own profile page with pictures, information, infographics, reviews, ratings, contributions to the Trulia Voices community, and more. They can also easily update them to make ... (Aug 4, 2014, VentureBeat)
Print ad standbys The Real Estate Book, Homes & Land now under same owner
A private investment firm that purchased the publisher of The Real Estate Book in 2012 has acquired another venerable real estate marketing brand, Homes & Land, saying local print advertising remains “a very strong business model.” Both The Real Estate ... (Aug 4, 2014, Inman.com)
Swiss Real Estate Market Inches Closer to Bubble, UBS Says

Real estate briefs: IKON Construction sells offices ahead of move
based real estate investment trust has acquired the 13,038-square-foot building occupied by Chuck E. Cheese's for $2.4 million. National Retail Properties Inc. bought the property at 5312 Hickory Hollow Lane from Brauvin Real Estate, a Chicago-based ... (Aug 5, 2014, The Tennessean)
Get ready for the New York real estate bubble to POP!

Porn Out, Hotels In as Sunset Strip Reborn: Real Estate

Frierdich Group, Schnoebelen/Rowe teams rank on Highest-Selling Real Estate ...
Frierdich Group, Schnoebelen/Rowe teams rank on Highest-Selling Real Estate ... (Aug 5, 2014, St. Louis Business Journal (blog))
$35M real estate deal involving Wegmans' site in KoP completed
The transaction involved CBRE Inc.'s institutional advisory division in Boston and it couldn't be determined if the real estate firm bought it on behalf of a client or some other affiliated entity. A representative from Realen Properties, based in ... (Aug 5, 2014, Philadelphia Business Journal (blog))
India Is Luring Real-Estate Investors Again

Valley man accused of defrauding $360000 from real estate investors

Real estate transfers
451 Trail West, Dufault, James L. and Haag, Lara M., to, Minier, Keith L. and Kelly E., $248,900. 9046 Lupine Drive, Haag, William J. Jr. and Judith L., to, Wallstrum, David, $206,000. 138 Rome Drive, Kennedy, Darren M. and Jones, Kari S., to, Booth ... (Aug 5, 2014, The Newark Advocate)
Self-Storage Magnates Cash In on the Surge in Real Estate

Prudential Myrtle Beach Real Estate Joins Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices ...
Prudential Myrtle Beach Real Estate Joins Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices ... (Aug 6, 2014, MarketWatch)
Behold the worst real estate listing ever

Housing Market Slide: Can Millennials Save Real Estate from Another Decline?
Over the last few months, a number of national real estate reports have generated mixed results, and as I recently detailed, homebuilder stocks have thus been stuck in neutral. But in the past two weeks it seems as if the homebuilders have slid from ... (Aug 6, 2014, Investorplace.com)
Takeshi Sekiguchi says his new Hawaii real estate firm can take on Zillow
When Sekiguchi announced earlier this year that he was starting a real estate business that combines technology with people, he said that he was investing $50 million into the company and planned to expand it to other states. Buyers register with the ... (Aug 6, 2014, Pacific Business News (Honolulu) (blog))
Hercules: Suspect arrested in real estate scam
HERCULES -- A 21-year-old man has been arrested for a Hercules real estate scam, police said. Authorities say Gino Eckstein, of San Francisco, tried through Craigslist to rent out a home on the 1900 block of Pheasant Drive that was on the market to be ... (Aug 6, 2014, Contra Costa Times)
Real estate taxes soar along with home prices

Uptick in real estate spurs boom in those seeking to sell it

Austin real estate market vulnerable to undercutting, industry execs say
Now, those high prices threaten to derail the booming Austin real estate market as buyers consider their options in other cities such as Dallas, Phoenix, Arizona and Atlanta, among others, according to the Austin American Statesman, which reported on ... (Aug 7, 2014, Austin Business Journal (blog))
July Chicago Real Estate Market Update: Home Sales Rapidly Declining

If you are buying or selling Real Estate after September 1, 2014, you will ...

Should financial stumbles derail Realtor pursuing top real estate association job?
