30-year mortgages highest since October (AP)
02.02.2007 00:00 - source: Real Estate
AP - Rates on 30-year mortgages hit the highest level since late October following release of more economic data showing a rebounding economy. Read more…
A $510 million trailer park cashes out
02.02.2007 20:01 - source: rss.cnn.com
There are a lot of homeowners in Florida who are looking to sell and can't get their asking price. The real estate boom they counted on to make them rich has passed them by. This story is not about them. Read more…
Ocean real estate: The next boom?
02.02.2007 20:01 - source: rss.cnn.com
We've been promised many things in the world of Tomorrowland: jet packs, flying cars, picnics on the moon. Read more…
Weyerhauser: A REIT? (BusinessWeek Online)
03.02.2007 00:00 - source: Real Estate
BusinessWeek Online - Shares of Weyerhaeuser kicked up 5.3%, to 71.93, on Dec. 15 when Franklin Mutual Advisers , which owns a 7.6% stake, filed a letter with the Securities & Exchange Commission urging the company to take action to boost profits and unlock its intrinsic value. The stock hit a new high of 75.32 on Jan. 29 and is still at 75. This leading forest-products company has become a "very attractive play in an otherwise boring industry -- on both fundamental and technical factors," says Dawn Bennett, CEO of Bennett Group Financial Services. ... Read more…
Helpful Hints To Help You Sell Your Own Home
03.02.2007 00:00 - source: ezinearticles.com/
The little things are as important as the big things when it comes to selling your own home. You never know what will attract a prospective home buyer and what alternatively will turn them off. Read more…
Take advantage of the Spring Real Estate Season!
03.02.2007 00:00 - source: ezinearticles.com/
While people buy homes throughout the year the Spring is by far and away the most "active" time of year. Don't miss the boat - use the winter months to prepare your home for the all important Spring Real Estate rush. Read more…
Beijing limits foreign home ownership (AP)
03.02.2007 10:00 - source: Real Estate
AP - Foreigners in Beijing will be limited to buying a single home for their own use under new curbs imposed amid efforts to slow a surge in housing costs, newspapers reported Saturday. Read more…
Northville Michigan FSBO: Whether You Need to Sell or Want to Buy
05.02.2007 00:00 - source: ezinearticles.com/
Northville Michigan FSBO....get info if you are selling by owner or if you are looking to buy a FSBO on terms. Read more…
Latest fare hike by U.S. airlines comes undone
05.02.2007 20:01 - source: 2rss.cnn.com
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Vornado sweetens bid for Equity Office
05.02.2007 20:01 - source: rss.cnn.com
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Prediction: More pain for homeowners
05.02.2007 20:01 - source: rss.cnn.com
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Buyers Battle for Mills (BusinessWeek Online)
06.02.2007 15:00 - source: Real Estate
BusinessWeek Online - The bidding war for shopping-mall operator Mills Corp. continues. Simon Property Group and Farallon Capital Management said Feb. 5 that they're offering around $1.56 billion for Mills, or $24 per share. This follows the Israeli real estate company Gazit-Globe's complex offer announced on Jan. 17 to recapitalize Mills for an average $22 per share - when the Canadian investment firm Brookfield Asset Management made its own bid of $21 per share in cash. Read more…
Mortgage insurer MGIC to buy Radian for $5 bln (Reuters)
06.02.2007 15:00 - source: Real Estate
Reuters - Mortgage insurer MGIC Investment plans to buy rival Radian Group Inc. for about $5 billion, the companies said on Tuesday, a move that will allow them to cut costs. Read more…
Exurbs hardest hit in recent housing slump
06.02.2007 20:01 - source: rss.cnn.com
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A Mortgage Marriage Made in Heaven? (BusinessWeek Online)
07.02.2007 15:00 - source: Real Estate
BusinessWeek Online - The clubby world of U.S. mortgage insurers received a jolt on Feb. 6 from news that the industry's No. 1 player, MGIC Investment , agreed to acquire rival Radian Group in a stock deal valued at around $4.9 billion. Shares of both outfits shot higher after the deal was announced. Read more…
China real estate investment shifts to smaller cities (AFP)
08.02.2007 10:00 - source: Real Estate
AFP - Wuhan, Chongqing, Chengdu -- many foreigners may never have heard these names before, but they are Chinese cities where the stage may now be set for the next big Asian property frenzy. Read more…
Realtors: Real estate has already bottomed
08.02.2007 10:00 - source: rss.cnn.com
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Most expensive rental markets
08.02.2007 10:00 - source: rss.cnn.com
New York City - and not just Manhattan - has by far the highest rents of any of the 52 major apartment rental markets around the nation, according to a report published Wednesday. Read more…
HSBC blames $10B charge on bad U.S. loans
08.02.2007 10:00 - source: rss.cnn.com
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30-year mortgage rates fall slightly (AP)
08.02.2007 20:00 - source: Real Estate
AP - Rates on 30-year mortgages fell for the first time since early December as lower-than-expected job growth eased worries in financial markets about inflation. Read more…
Toll Bros. warns of declining sales, orders
08.02.2007 20:01 - source: rss.cnn.com
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Protecting your home from the Big Freeze
08.02.2007 20:01 - source: rss.cnn.com
Bitter cold and bone-chilling winds across the Northern Plains and the eastern United States have left many homeowners wondering how they can protect their homes - and their families - from the big freeze. Read more…
Stung by the slow market
08.02.2007 20:01 - source: rss.cnn.com
Dave Corey has been flipping houses on the side for nearly 30 years, but the latest slump in the real estate market is taking its toll. Read more…
Housing market slower but no recession coming: Freddie Mac (Reuters)
09.02.2007 00:00 - source: Real Estate
Reuters - Housing activity has slowed from recent years but the dragdown should not lead to a recession, mortgage finance company Freddie Mac said on Thursday in its monthly economic outlook. Read more…
Indexes slip as HSBC, New Century warn on bad loans (Reuters)
09.02.2007 00:00 - source: Real Estate
Reuters - U.S. stocks fell on Thursday as warnings of losses stemming from bad home loans by two of the top three U.S. subprime mortgage lenders hurt shares of home loan companies and banks like Citigroup Inc. Read more…
