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Short sales on the rise - ReviewJournal

Data show that banks may be more willing to work with homeowners

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Days after 80th birthday, Wigwam resort to be auctioned

Days after 80th birthday, Wigwam resort to be auctioned, The West Valley landmark will go to auction in U.S. Bankruptcy Court.

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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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Las Vegas home prices continue to stabilize

Home prices in Las Vegas have plummeted from their peak, but they’ve stabilized over the last five months as the “phantom” inventory of foreclosures held by banks never materialized.

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Raffle winner takes keys to new Gilbert home

Raffle winner takes keys to new Gilbert home, QC woman's new house valued at $200,000.

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The Healthiest and Unhealthiest States

States in New England top a new set of rankings, while the South still lags. If you want to be healthy, live in Vermont--or at least act like you do.

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How SEO Services Can Put Your Web Site on Steroids

Every website needs to acquire for a search engine optimization or SEO services. This will serve as a guide that helps in the improvement of the site, both in its internal and external sides.

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This Town Will Pay YOU $10,000 to Buy a House

Here's a sweet real-estate deal: This town is selling three homes in its downtown area for $1 AND it will pay YOU $10,000 to buy one. So why aren't there any takers?

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Real estate agent arrested for fraud

Orange County investigators arrested a Central Florida real estate agent on a fraud charge Wednesday morning.

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Dallas-Fort Worth home sales climb 11%

Pre-owned home sales in North Texas were up 11 percent in October from a year ago – the first year-over-year gain since September 2008 and the best sign yet that the local housing market has turned the corner.

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The Biggest Bet in Las Vegas

MGM Mirage's 67-acre CityCenter is the ultimate test of Sin City's bigger-is-better business model.

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24 Jacksonville real-estate professionals indicted

A crackdown on mortgage fraud has resulted in indictments of 24 Jacksonville-area real estate professionals in connection with at least $244 million in loan amounts for 200 pieces of property, federal authorities said today.

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L.A.-area real estate agents are holding open mansions

Amid the market downturn, the public is welcome to see some properties listed for more than $10 million.

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Washington Beats U.S. Housing Slump on Obama

Demand for new homes is growing faster in the Washington area than in any other major U.S. city as existing inventory shrinks and a record $3.52 trillion federal budget fuels the local economy.

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Bank of Florida Corp. reports losses for the third quarter

Bank of Florida Corp. reported deeper losses in the third quarter, primarily due to one-time charges.

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Rebuilding Las Vegas

Sitting in a Starbucks close to his Las Vegas Boulevard office, Tony Dennis scrawled the word "bailout" on a scrap of paper.

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Vulture not ashamed of picking real estate bones

Peter Zalewski is a vulture. He's not shy about it either: He named his Miami brokerage Condo Vultures Realty when he formed it in 2006, specifically to help bargain hunters sift through the carcasses left behind ...

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For the Right Price, the Right Fixer-Upper

Some buyers see fixer-uppers as only a big mess, while others see an opportunity for a great location or extra space.

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UCLA sees 16% home-price gain in 2010

Double-digit housing appreciation will return to Orange County next year, with the median home price rising somewhere from 15.9% to 16.6%, UCLA economists forecast in a report released today.

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Dallas-Fort Worth home prices drop 1.2% in S&P index

Dallas-Fort Worth pre-owned house prices were down just 1.2 percent in August from a year ago

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