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7 Metro Areas Riding a Housing Bounce

Those with a stake in the housing market will be eyeing the September reading of the S&P Case-Shiller home price index, which will offer some local resolution on the state of the housing recovery.

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Fear of Double Dip in Housing

Housing starts tumbled 10.6% in October, the lowest level since April, adding to doubts about the vigor of the economic recovery.

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Top 8 House-Hunting Mistakes

Top 8 House-Hunting Mistakes. These mistakes will blow your cool -- your budget is likely to follow.

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Need for Speed Lands Serial Speeder in Jail

Sometimes, Realtors just need to get to a listing really, really fast

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Investors Fade While Short Sales Soar - UPI.com

Time to buy REO properties! Check out these stats!

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Florida leads U.S. in foreclosures

Nearly one in five Florida home loans was either seriously behind in payments or in foreclosure during the third quarter of this year, an ominous sign for a nascent economic recovery now bracing for a surge of bank-owned properties

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Google Builds Out A National Real Estate Search Engine

While the National Association of REALTORS® is planning to launch its own national property database sometime next year, Google seems to have just stolen the NAR’s thunder

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In this real estate market, any big purchase stands out

When Dallas' TriGate Capital went hunting for a good real estate buy, the investment firm's search led to the courthouse steps.

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Bobb Wants Answers on Real Estate Deals

The ongoing battle between Detroit Public School Board and the Emergency Financial Manager is heating up again.

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Commercial Real Estate Up But Credit Still Tight

A real estate industry index measuring the commercial market rose in the third quarter from a 15-year low as credit availability remains a problem

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Real estate investment trusts appear to be recovering

Investors in real estate investment trusts have needed iron stomachs in the last two years, but it looks like REITs are recovering.

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California Home Prices Rise

A tracking firm says the median home price in California increased more than 2 percent last month from September to its highest level in nearly a year.

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Weekly Mortgage Rates... How Low Will They Go?

Residential mortgage rates are almost at their lowest level ever... How much lower can they go?

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Green Property Management: Radon Prevention

Radon has no taste, smell or color and a residential real estate property can have dangerous levels of it. Radon is the number one cause of lung cancer deaths for non-smokers in America and its presence in a property can be a huge danger to tenants.

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3 Tips for Preventing Pest Infestations

Pests make a residential rental property look poor and can cause major physical damage to property. Involving tenants in preventing pests, property managers and landlords can avoid wasting time and money...

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Green Property Management: How to Improve Indoor Air Quality

Research shows that people indoors spend 90% of the time and so greater health risks exist from indoor pollutants. The young, the elderly and the chronically ill spend most of their time indoors and they are exposed to more indoor air pollutants.

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The new flipping: short sales | HeraldTribune.com

Untold millions of dollars that banks could have recovered from the sale of distressed Florida homes have instead been pocketed as profits by a new breed of property flipper.These flippers target houses on the verge of

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Cash for Caulkers?

A “cash for caulkers” program has the potential to get contractors working again, as well as keep more money in homeowners’ pockets.

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Hiring Boom in Mortgage Restructuring

Mortgage restructuring for strapped homeowners has emerged as a rare growth area in the economy as companies in the field keep hiring.

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Scoop: Housing Bubbles: Americans Ignoring Reality?

Hard to believe 12% of all homes in America are vacant. Read the article about the reality of our housing market.

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