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Written by Mabelle
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Tuesday, 25 July 2006 |
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While it's fun to imagine how you'll use a new space in your home - a new master bathroom, a renovated kitchen or a spacious home office - figuring out how to pay for it is another matter entirely. |
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Written by Mabelle
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Tuesday, 25 July 2006 |
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A group of real estate brokers and software firms have formed the Open MLS Institute, a nonprofit corporation, http://www.openmlsinstitute.org/, seeking to create open multiple listing service (MLS) standards that will allow real estate agents and consumers to view and list all homes for sale and rent in the United States. |
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Written by Mabelle
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Tuesday, 25 July 2006 |
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The Illinois Housing Development Authority announced Monday a $1.1 million interest-free loan to help create affordable apartments for 28 homeless single mothers on Chicago's South Side. |
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Written by Mabelle
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Tuesday, 25 July 2006 |
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The landmark US$1.5 billion Bahrain Bay has become the only real estate development project in Bahrain which has attracted US$600 million in foreign investment, reaffirming the Kingdom's status as a preferred destination for foreign investors. |
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Written by Mabelle
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Tuesday, 25 July 2006 |
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Victims include retired folks strong-armed into signing papers under the misconception that they are getting a reverse mortgage. Or a desperate homeowner who can't make the monthly adjustable mortgage payment and transfers the deed to get financial release, the BBB says. Or, the victim might be a family, saddled with huge medical expenses, facing foreclosure and succumbing to a stranger's offer to buy their property. |
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Written by Mabelle
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Monday, 24 July 2006 |
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The large glass-paneled research building sits directly across a square from Genzyme Corp.'s sleek, green headquarters. To cut its losses, Vertex sublet space in the building, first to Momenta Pharmaceuticals Inc. in fall 2004, then to Genzyme in early 2005. ``That one building was the biggest swing in the whole market for lab space," said Steve Purpura, a partner at Richards Barry Joyce & Partners, a Boston real estate firm that advises life-sciences companies and landlords. Now, if you're looking for 25,000 square feet of class A lab space in East Cambridge, you have few choices." |
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Written by Mabelle
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Monday, 24 July 2006 |
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Sometimes the victim is a retired senior strong-armed into signing papers under the misconception that he is being granted a reverse mortgage. Homeowners in financial difficulty should first talk to their mortgage lender to explain the situation and to see if the loan can be restructured or refinanced. |
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Written by Mabelle
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Friday, 21 July 2006 |
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A Downey woman and two others on Thursday were indicted by a federal grand jury for their alleged part in a $12 million foreclosure scam that victimized more than 100 Southern California homeowners. |
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Written by Mabelle
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Friday, 21 July 2006 |
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While many people continue to concentrate their retirement portfolios in big mutual funds like Fidelity Magellan or Contrafund or stocks like Cisco Systems , IBM or Johnson & Johnson, proper portfolio diversification demands the inclusion of hard assets like real estate, which have a long history of providing solid returns. |
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Written by Mabelle
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Friday, 21 July 2006 |
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Signs of a chill are spreading in the state's hottest market. Homes were more in reach a year ago. Prices might have been a bit higher back then, she noted, but interest rates were a whole lot lower. |
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Written by Mabelle
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Friday, 21 July 2006 |
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Looking at the real estate in conventional wisdom is that the seller pays the sales commission to both the listing agent and the buyer's agent. Would you like to know the way things work? Follow the money. |
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Written by Mabelle
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Friday, 21 July 2006 |
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According to a midyear report by the Trammell Crow Co, Metro Denver's retail real estate market is "slowing just slightly," but still solid because of strong job growth. The office and industrial markets continue to strengthen. |
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