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OC's share of foreclosure settlement: $1.1 billion

Orange County homeowners stand to get an estimated .1 billion from the multi-state foreclosure settlement reached between U.S. attorneys general and five leading banks, the California Attorney General’s Office...

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Home builders and investors both see signs of a turn

Talk is turning from when housing will hit bottom to whether it's time to buy housing stocks.

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Bob and Kim Zielinski Build an Untraditional House in Pitt

The house, designed by the architect Eric Fisher, looms over the street like a big industrial arm.

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The State Department: Better at diplomacy than real estate?

Did the State Department low-ball the spectacular Chelston estate in Bermuda?

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Man who claimed Dallas home for $16 told to leave

A man who claimed he could live in a $340,000 suburban Dallas house for $16 has vacated the home following a judge's order.

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How to Take Your REI Business to a $10B IPO

Facebook is planning a massive multi-billion dollar IPO and ought to be an inspiration to all entrepreneurs. What are you doing to build a valuable real estate

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National Retail Properties sees stronger 4Q results

Stronger investment activity in 2011 helped propel National Retail Properties Inc.’s...

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Why China's housing market will slow, not collapse

Why China's housing market will slow, not collapse

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Detroit squatters can keep homes

MSN Money taxes tips and articles

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European REITs fill investors’ thirst for dividend yields

European REITs fill investors’ thirst for dividend yields

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Clearing up Short-Sale misconceptions

Chris Diaz is the founder of Charis Financial, Inc. He has over 14 years experience in helping homeowners with their mortgages and has closed hundreds of short sales...

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Converting Hotels to Senior Housing: Risky, or Rewarding?

In the early 1900s, hundreds of hotels cropped up along popular train routes that have since fallen by the wayside with the advent of highways and air travel, but rather than leave them vacant, some senior housing developers are looking to repurpo...

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11 Invesment Grade REITs For Income-Oriented Investors

When it comes to REIT investing, sound risk-control is essential to survival.

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Less Building Now, Higher Office Rents Later

Office-building construction is in the midst of a severe drought. This means higher rents may be on the horizon in some cities, if history is any guide.

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Senior housing may be coming to Plymouth Road

A proposed senior housing development on Plymouth Road, which is opposed by many neighboring residents, will be discussed by the Livonia City Council Monday night.

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Scott wants to renew effort to reform ALFs

As Florida lawmakers debate the biggest overhaul of assisted living facilities in a generation, Gov. Rick Scott has sent a clear signal: He wants the reform movement to stay alive.

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Obama Promotes Homeowner Plan to Eliminate ’Drag’

President Barack Obama is asking Americans to press Congress to pass his new U.S. homeowner relief plan that includes a tax on financial companies that Republicans have already rejected.

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Obama housing plans will not help

Obama housing plans will not help

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Affordable rental senior housing development gets support

DMA Development Company, LLC, a division of DMA Companies, is applying for funds to build an affordable senior housing in Hutto off of Exchange Boulevard between Liberty and Metcalfe streets.

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Real Estate Drops But Second Home Market May See Increase

Real Estate Drops But Second Home Market May See Increase

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