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CyrusOne Buys 700,000 Square Feet for Data Facility
CARROLLTON, TX-The company will upgrade the former Home Interiors & Gifts headquarter into the largest data center facility in Texas and one of the largest in the country.
High Tech Hubs, Gateways Will Lead Real Estate Recovery
SANTA ANA, CA-Los Angeles and other West Coast cities are looking strong in both industrial and retail sectors in 2012, according to a new Grubb & Ellis report.
Record-low mortgage rates in 2011 weren’t enough
In a year when the average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage fell to new record lows — it’s been under 4% for more than two months straight now — home prices also dropped, about 3% to 4% over the past 12 months. It’s not supposed to be that way. R...
Big Funds See Rebirth for U.S. Housing
Hedge funds run by Caxton Associates LP, SAC Capital Advisors LP, Avenue Capital and Blackstone Group LP have been buying housing-related investments, betting on a rebound.
A Mere $110 Million - WSJ.com
It may be the most expensive home listing ever in Manhattan: $110 million for a glass-walled penthouse overlooking Central Park on top of what will soon be the borough's tallest residential building.
Jobs Report Bodes Well for Housing
Economic recovery is essential for housing demand to pick up. But three indicators in the monthly jobs report tell us whether the recovery in housing demand is
The 2011 Great Debate; Rent vs. Buy
Trulia looked at housing prices, foreclosure activity and job opportunities, and found that it’s cheaper to buy a home than to rent in 74% of America’s 50 largest cities — how’s it looking where you live?
Chart That Proves The Feds Policies Have Been A Failure
A few days ago we presented an analysis by ConvergEx showing that due to the very close historical correlation between home prices and employment, it is the Fed's view that the only way to stimulate employment (aside from such BLS shennanigans as ...
In SFTight Rental Market, Paying Just to Look
...the landlord said to me that he’d gotten 250 applications.” The cost of applying was $40, so if the landlord wasn’t exaggerating, he grossed $10,000 in application fees.
Home Prices Fall to 2003 Levels
Read 'Home Prices Fall to 2003 Levels; When Will Housing Hit Bottom?' from our blog Daily Ticker on Yahoo! Finance. Follow Yahoo!'s The Daily Ticker on Facebook here! If you're in the market to buy a home, Tuesday's housing report may be good news...
US Consumer Debt Falls In Third Quarter
Debt fell from July through September, pushed down by declines in mortgage balances, the New York Federal Reserve said on Monday.
Homebuyers And Business Owners Need A Sense Of Urgency
This post is by Frank Sorrentino, CEO of North Jersey Community Bank, who will be contributing to Forbes on the Main Street impact of economic and market developments. The opinions expressed are those of the aut...
Cheap Mortgages Aren't Helping Housing Market
By John Thorpe They might have to bring in Bob Barker to give some of these houses away. Despite near-record lows for interest rates and a glut of houses available for sale, Americans simply are not lining up to purchase new or used homes. Accordi...
10 Top Markets for Bargain Hunters
Many Americans are planning to buy homes in the areas that have been hardest-hit by the real estate crisis, according to housing data released this week. Real estate research agency Trulia reported th...
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