Developer says real estate market is on the mend
Bill Lenhart, a managing member of Sunbelt Development & Realty Partners LLC, poses near a bike path in the Calico Basin in Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area west of Las Vegas Feb.
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Forbes: Miami is the most miserable U.S. city
Forbes magazine has named Miami the most miserable city in the United States by analyzing factors including crime and unemployment.
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Changing times in real estate
Kevin Stern of Desert Star Real Estate has his own small firm. “Some people need the structure of a large corporation, an office to go to every day, social atmosphere, whereas I work from my home,” he said.
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Volusia, Flagler coasts fare better in foreclosures
The data in this story provided by national real estate research firm RealtyTrac show the number of properties with filings and not the number of actual filings because any one property could have multiple filings against it and skew the data, a company spokeswoman said.
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New House Construction Could Help Along Real Estate Market, Economic Recovery
Though real estate suffered greatly in the Great Recession, hope remains among those who depend on it for their livelihood.
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GOP candidates shy away from Nevada housing crisis
Las Vegas — As Joseph and Christina Hetherton listened to Newt Gingrich speak this week at the Las Vegas factory where Joseph was laid off last summer, they thought about how their home could go into foreclosure at the end of the month – and how nothing they’ve heard from presidential candidates in town for [...]
Agent Sees Hope for Buyers and Sellers
Patty Canniff , a real estate associate broker with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Yorktown Heights, is optimistic about the 2012 real estate market in Westchester.
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News Nearby: Man Charged in Wakefield Armed Robbery, Foreclosure Falls in Melrose and More
Here are some of the stories that made headlines nearby last week. Original reporting by Wakefield Patch , Melrose Patch , Medford Patch and Stoneham Patch .
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Is This a Reasonable Offer?
First, you made the decision to buy a home.A Next, you went to a lender and got pre-approved for the amount you can afford to borrow.A Then, because you are very smart and wanted expert advice, you decided to work with a real estate agent .A Finally, your agent showed you a lot of houses. [...]
Nevada’s Triple Economic Whammy
The Silver State, which will hold the Republican caucus on Saturday, has the dubious distinction of leading the nation in unemployment, foreclosure filings and share of homes worth less than the mortgages on them.
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Energy Efficient Mortgage Program
FHA has an Energy Efficient Mortgage program that was put into place to help homeowners cut costs on their electric bills. Energy Efficient Mortgage Program
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The Ultimate Gourmet Kitchen
As a Realtor, one of my favorite things about the business is previewing homes that have just been listed for salea especially when they are grand homes.A But truthfully, with homes of this scale, I want to see the kitchen. The Ultimate Gourmet Kitchen
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Foreclosures converted to rental units
The government is starting to shed foreclosed, single-family homes it owns — by selling them in bulk to investors, who would turn them into rental properties.
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Will 2012 bring momentum to the real estate market?
How do you write about the real estate scene without regurgitating what has been written – and said – over and over again? After all, with 2011 now safely in the rearview mirror, the statistics show that it was the fifth-straight year with a drop in home sales in Las Cruces.
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Commercial Real Estate Gets New Funding
One of Beverly Hills’ most ambitious Hard Money Loans teams is lucky to have just received an influx of money.
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Quinn, Preckwinkle team up on foreclosure program
The state of Illinois is teaming with Cook County on a trial program in which a loan fund will be created to buy vacant foreclosed homes, renovate them and resell them to home buyers at low interest rates.
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The new unemployed may surprise you
Meet the new jobless – your broker, your real estate agent, your insurer. This group lost ground again as the Canadian economy created a just 2,300 jobs in January, Statistics Canada says.
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Gov. Quinn announces $50 million housing program
Gov. Pat Quinn has announced a $50 million program to buy and rehabilitate vacant housing in parts of Cook County hit hard by foreclosures.
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Charlie Sheen’s Realtor Sued By Brooke Mueller’s Mom
Charlie Sheen ’s real estate agent is being sued by Brooke Mueller ’s mom, who claims the realtor screwed her out of a commission for a mega-mansion Charlie purchased last year.
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Local real estate agents think worst of housing bust may be behind us
St. Louis – The worst may be behind us. That’s what local real estate agents are saying after a significant uptick in home sales over the last couple of months.
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Ex-gov, Flyers owner may bid on Philly newspapers
Former Gov. Ed Rendell and Philadelphia Flyers owner Ed Snider are leading a “civic-minded” effort to buy Philadelphia’s two largest newspapers, Rendell said Friday.
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Tracy Morgan Responds to Report of Mom Facing Foreclosure
Tracy Morgan refuses to engage in a public war of words with his family, following claims made by his sister that he hasn’t done enough to support their mother, who could soon face foreclosure.
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Romney focuses on Obama, Gingrich on Romney in NV
A confident Mitt Romney accused President Barack Obama of failing to do enough to create jobs as he campaigned Friday ahead of GOP presidential caucuses this weekend in a state with sky-high unemployment and foreclosure rates.
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Buyers beware: Condo associations may have pitfalls
Buying a condominium isn’t as easy as it used to be, as slow markets and economic woes have hit this market segment particularly hard.
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Facebook’s IPO: a wake-up call for real estate agents
I would have liked to be at Harvard that night; the night that Harvard got hacked.
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