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Home sales up, price decline slows (San Francisco Chronicle)

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The Bay Area’s battered real estate market found some tentative stability in 2009, but that fragile equilibrium could be upset by a range of possible developments this year. The free-fall in home sale prices, which had battered the market since the housing… Real estate – San Francisco Bay Area – United States – Business and Economy – California

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Commercial real estate looks to banks to reverse declining values (The Times-News)

by on February 13, 2010

Commercial real estate in south-central Idaho has lost some ofits value as part of the lingering recession, forcing many propertyowners to lower rental rates and sales prices, say local bankingofficials and commercial real estate agents.

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Realities of Real Estate: Three reasons to buy now (The Capital)

February 13, 2010

Happy Valentine’s Day! For some young lovers, that might mean a Pajamagram or a Vermont Teddy Bear. For other couples looking to start their life together, an important investment usually includes feathering the nest that requires buying a home.

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Finding home values in a red sea of foreclosures and short-sales (The Wilmington Star-News)

February 13, 2010

By Wayne Faulkner Wayne.Faulkner@StarNewsOnline.com Though lenders and real estate agents say bad appraisals are not derailing the closings of home sales.

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Home and real estate seminars (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)

February 13, 2010

BCB’s Home Fair Expo will be held Feb. 26-28 in Henrietta, featuring home improvement displays, demonstrations and seminars. Home buyer seminars and seminars on careers in real estate also are scheduled soon.

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Home Sales Rise in Fourth Quarter on Tax Credit (Update1) (Bloomberg)

February 11, 2010

Feb. 11 (Bloomberg) — U.S. home sales increased 14 percent in the fourth quarter as a Federal Reserve program to purchase mortgage bonds and a tax credit for property buyers boosted demand for real estate.

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Inland Real Estate Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter and Year 2009 Results (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

February 11, 2010

OAK BROOK, Ill.—-Inland Real Estate Corporation today announced financial and operational results for the quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.

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Bailout Funds Must Be Used to Help Commercial Real Estate (MalaysiaNews.net)

February 11, 2010

A government watchdog panel called on the Treasury Department and bank regulators to tackle continuing problems in commercial real estate more aggressively or risk jeopardizing recovery in the econom…

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Taking The First Step Becoming A Real Estate Wholesale Buyer (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

February 11, 2010

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Watchdog Cites Commercial Real Estate Danger (Fox News)

February 10, 2010

A government watchdog panel called on the Treasury Department and bank regulators to tackle continuing problems in commercial real estate more aggressively or risk jeopardizing recovery in the economic and financial systems.

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China Tightens Home-Loan Guidance, Reaffirms Downpayment Ratio (Bloomberg)

January 10, 2010

Jan. 10 (Bloomberg) — China said it will step up guidance on property lending and seek to counter speculative capital arriving from abroad amid mounting risks of asset-price bubbles in the world’s third-largest economy.

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• Real estate agents hoping market will right itself in 2010 (The Salisbury Post)

January 10, 2010

By Shelley Smith ssmith@salisburypost.com A new year means new beginnings,and local real estate agents in Rowan and Cabarrus counties are hoping that real estate sales in 2010 are better than the past few years. Realtors aren’t the only ones hoping …

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Real-estate brokers find a simple knock helps get foot in door (Denver Post)

January 10, 2010

Many brokers and real estate investors use social media tools like Face book to find clients. But with online forums getting more crowded, some professionals have reverted to the most social medium of all: door-to-door prospecting

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Real-estate brokers find a simple knock helps get foot in door (Denver Post)

January 10, 2010

Many brokers and real estate investors use social media tools like Face book to find clients. But with online forums getting more crowded, some professionals have reverted to the most social medium of all: door-to-door prospecting

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Housing market showing signs of improvement locally (KOAA Colorado Springs – Pueblo)

January 9, 2010

We’ve heard bad news about the real estate market nationally for a long time. Locally, there’s a bright spot. Home sales on the Pikes Peak Multiple Listing Service were up 5 percent last year, and experts expect the same in 2010. Some are saying home sales are back on the rise in El Paso and Teller counties. “We are putting people back to work. Slowly, but people are getting jobs again,” says …

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Manhattan Home Sales Rebound in 4Q (MalaysiaNews.net)

January 9, 2010

Factory Orders Jump 1.1% in November (AP) Home sales in Manhattan rebounded at the end of the year, but experts predict a weak recovery for the new year because the number of pending deals declined. …

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Bank Watch: GMAC Looks To Exit Real Estate Finance Business (CoStar Group)

January 7, 2010

GMAC Financial Services took a series of actions intended to cut its losses from its real estate lending activities and get out of that business; the actions include exploring strategic alternatives for its Residential Capital LLC (ResCap). GMAC also…

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Commercial Real Estate Loan Prices Rise in November (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

January 6, 2010

The aggregate value of Commercial Real Estate loans priced by DebtX that collateralizes CMBS increased to 77.7% as of November 30, 2009 from 76.9% as of October 30, 2009. The aggregate value is down from 81.3% as of January 30, 2009.

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Flipping houses (The Times and Democrat)

January 3, 2010

Orangeburg resident Brett Andrae never consciously chose to “flip” real estate. He just fell into it about a year ago when he purchased some property he was subleasing.

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Preserving independence helps real estate firm grow (Los Angeles Times)

January 3, 2010

The gig: Syd Leibovitch, 48, is owner and president of Rodeo Realty in Bel-Air, one of the largest independent realty firms in California, with 12 branch offices in Los Angeles and Ventura counties staffed by about 1,000 brokers and agents. The company sold and listed more than $2.5 billion worth of homes in 2009, according to Leibovitch, including a nine-bedroom, $15.9-million Beverly Hills …

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The Realities of Real Estate: A look at the past decade of real estate (The Capital)

January 2, 2010

Even the most gut-wrenching rollercoaster ride doesn’t do justice in describing the last decade for real estate. Never before in this industry have we experienced such turbulent times.

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The Realities of Real Estate: A look at the past decade of real estate (The Capital)

January 2, 2010

Even the most gut-wrenching rollercoaster ride doesn’t do justice in describing the last decade for real estate. Never before in this industry have we experienced such turbulent times.

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U.S. Loan Effort Is Seen as Adding to Housing Woes (CommonDreams.org)

January 2, 2010

by Peter S. Goodman The Obama administration’s $75 billion program to protect homeowners from foreclosure has been widely pronounced a disappointment, and some economists and real estate experts now contend it has done more harm than good. Since President Obama announced the program in February, it has lowered mortgage payments on a trial basis for hundreds of thousands of people but has largely …

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DOT-BOMBS GIVE WAY TO REAL ESTATE, JOBS IMPLOSION (The Naperville Sun)

January 2, 2010

Can it really be 10 years since we were stocking our cellars in anticipation of Y2K? We should have been stocking our retirement funds, paying down the mortgage and hugging young family members who would shortly be called off to war — or wars.It’s amazing how silly the preoccupations of the moment can look years later. Ten years ago, housing prices only went up, Internet stocks were sure-fire …

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DOT-BOMBS GIVE WAY TO REAL ESTATE, JOBS IMPLOSION (The Herald News)

January 2, 2010

Can it really be 10 years since we were stocking our cellars in anticipation of Y2K? We should have been stocking our retirement funds, paying down the mortgage and hugging young family members who would shortly be called off to war — or wars.It’s amazing how silly the preoccupations of the moment can look years later. Ten years ago, housing prices only went up, Internet stocks were sure-fire …

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Loan program may have made things worse (MalaysiaNews.net)

January 1, 2010

The Obama administration’s $75 billion program to protect homeowners from foreclosure has been widely pronounced a disappointment, and some economists and real estate experts now contend it has done…

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NYT: Loan program may have made things worse (MSNBC)

January 1, 2010

The administration’s $75 billion program to protect homeowners from foreclosure is widely seen as a disappointment, and some economists and real estate experts say it has done more harm than good.

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New Year’s resolutions: South coast real estate (Orange County Register)

January 1, 2010

Local experts weigh in on what they would like to see in the coming year for real estate in Laguna Beach, Dana Point and San Clemente.

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The 4 Best Real Estate Investments for 2010, Part II (Guru Focus)

December 31, 2009

By Daily Reckoning. yesterday’s edition of the Daily Reckoning, next year is going to be the most exciting one real estate investors have seen in a decade. I’ve got my eye on four spots, in particular – diverse opportunities around the globe, each of which represents an excellent value play. Read more » »

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DOT-BOMBS GIVE WAY TO REAL ESTATE, JOBS IMPLOSION (Chicago Sun-Times)

December 31, 2009

Can it really be 10 years since we were stocking our cellars in anticipation of Y2K? We should have been stocking our retirement funds, paying down the mortgage and hugging young family members who would shortly be called off to war — or wars.It’s amazing how silly the preoccupations of the moment can look years later. Ten years ago, housing prices only went up, Internet stocks were sure-fire …

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Tampa Bay real estate market took its medicine in 2009 (St. Petersburg Times)

December 31, 2009

Year-in-review columns have been treating 2009 as if it were toxic. Let’s take a different approach as we examine the year in Tampa Bay real estate. The housing market forced down some nasty medicine. Is that a bad thing? No, it is not.

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Talega short sales on the rise (San Clemente Sun Post News)

December 31, 2009

New developments in Talega have been hit hard by the economic downturn, but that’s good news for investors looking into San Clemente commercial space, said a local commercial real estate expert.It’s especially good news when the city is slowing down…

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Top 10 Real Estate Predictions for 2010 (RISMedia Real Estate News)

December 30, 2009

RISMEDIA, December 31, 2009—With some subtle signs of recovery in the housing market, the real estate industry is due to bounce back–but more challenges could lie ahead for buyers and sellers alike. HGTV’s FrontDoor.com identifies the top 10 must-know real estate trends for the coming year: 1. Cash is king. All-cash …

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Real estate market fares better in North Fulton (Appen Newspapers)

December 29, 2009

December 27, 2009 ALPHARETTA – As we near the end of 2009, the North Fulton real estate market continues to make progress toward recovery. Even at a time which is traditionally very slow in real estate sales – the last two months of the year – activity is still happening daily in our area.

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Organize your loan options with a spreadsheet (The Record and Herald News)

December 28, 2009

“Ask the Realtor” is a weekly column from the 3,500-member RealSource Association of Realtors, serving Northern New Jersey.

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High-end borrowers turning to short sales (Detroit Free Press)

December 27, 2009

As defaults on the biggest mortgages rise, borrowers are turning to short sales to exit loans that now are larger than the market value of the house. In such a transaction, the lender agrees to accept less than a 100% payoff on a mortgage to expedite the property’s sale.

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Housing sales seen shifting in 2010 (Orange County Register)

December 27, 2009

2010 could be the year of the short sale. That’s when a homeowner sells a property for less than debt owed on it to a bank, or banks. The possibility that more lenders and homeowners might agree to short sales is a sign that the ills of the housing…

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Kuwait real estate sees 33% increase in sales (Zawya)

December 26, 2009

Kuwait’s real estate market has seen a steady recovery with sales transactions in November posting a 33 per cent rise compared to October, according to a report.

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Detritus of failed banks floods auction houses (MalaysiaNews.net)

December 26, 2009

The financial crisis that popped the real estate bubble and pushed U.S. bank failures to a 17-year high landed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. with a rapper’s tour bus that reeked of marijuana. &…

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The Telegraph looks back: The year in business in the midstate (Macon Telegraph)

December 26, 2009

The continuing recession took its toll on a variety of businesses in 2009. Residential real estate, banking, car dealerships and retailers felt the sting. Layoffs and business closures contributed to escalating unemployment. Some new retail, housing and commercial developments stalled and were not built as planned. Some shopping centers that were built remained vacant at the end of the year.

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Intrawest in talks with lenders (MalaysiaNews.net)

December 26, 2009

Intrawest ULC, a Vancouver-based ski-resort operator owned by private-equity firm Fortress Investment Group LLC, is in talks with lenders about a debt payment due Wednesday on a US$1.4- billion loan, …

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Bus among bank assets auctioned off by FDIC (Detroit Free Press)

December 26, 2009

The financial crisis that popped the real estate bubble and pushed U.S. bank failures to a 17-year high landed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. a rapper’s tour bus that reeked of marijuana.

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Tax credit fuels home-sales bounce, but will it be just a blip? (Seattle Times)

December 26, 2009

The first-time homebuyers’ tax credit helped resuscitate the Seattle real-estate market in 2009. The market remains fragile, most insiders say, and the outlook for late 2010, after the credits are scheduled to expire, is especially murky.

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Thinking Hard About Retirement and Death (New York Times)

December 25, 2009

Well-to-do investors have two big decisions for 2010: whether or not to change their tax-free retirement accounts and handling uncertainty over the estate tax.

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Richland County home sales in dumps (Mansfield News Journal)

December 25, 2009

MANSFIELD — While it may be a buyer’s market, area Realtors say home sales have fallen significantly.

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Real Estate Weekly: Housing has a tax-credit addiction (Market Watch)

December 24, 2009

Don’t miss these top stories on real estate in this week’s MarketWatch roundup.

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Economy grows by 0.2% in October: StatsCan (Investment Executive)

December 23, 2009

The Canadian economy grew by 0.2% in October, as housing sales boomed in several parts of the country, to the benefit of real estate agents and brokers.

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Owner Financing Provides Win-Win Solution in Real Estate Transactions (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

December 23, 2009

In a time when qualifying for a conventional loan is difficult and selling a home can be challenging, many buyers and sellers are discovering owner financing as a win-win solution.

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Local home sales picking up, but prices not following suit (Newark Advocate)

December 23, 2009

NEWARK — Local real-estate agents enjoyed a good month in November, according to statistics from the Licking County Board of Realtors.

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Tehama County real estate license stripped (Red Bluff Daily News)

December 21, 2009

A Tehama County real estate salesman has been stripped of his license after a court ruled he had deceived a number of North State residents by representing himself as a broker and failing to document a number of private loans.

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