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28-FEB-10	Rebound expected, but commercial real estate sector still has troubles (Press of Atlantic City) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Staff photo by Vernon Ogrodnek This 4,000-square-foot office building on New Road in Northfield was recently leased by a tenant who is expanding and wants to stay in the area, said Samantha Roessler, vice president of Rose Commercial Real Estate.
28-FEB-10	Rebound expected, but commercial real estate sector still has troubles (Press of Atlantic City) (Search - Real Property Value)
	Staff photo by Vernon Ogrodnek This 4,000-square-foot office building on New Road in Northfield was recently leased by a tenant who is expanding and wants to stay in the area, said Samantha Roessler, vice president of Rose Commercial Real Estate.
28-FEB-10	Australia's housing market bounces back as others lag (Sydney Morning Herald) (Search - Housing Market)
	The world's housing markets are mostly in recovery. And Australia just missed out on a spot on last year's winners' podium, with its 11.2 per cent annual price growth ranked fourth-best in the world, says the Global Property Guide's latest survey.
28-FEB-10	Buffett sees housing market bouncing back by 2011 (USA Today) (Search - Housing Market)
	Warren Buffett said the U.S. will recover from the residential real estate slump by 2011 as demand for houses catches up with the supply.
28-FEB-10	Property market continues its red-hot run (The Age) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Melbourne's property market has started 2010 with a bang, trading real estate worth a record $1 billion in the past week.
28-FEB-10	Property market continues its red-hot run (The Age) (Search - Real Property Value)
	Melbourne's property market has started 2010 with a bang, trading real estate worth a record $1 billion in the past week.
28-FEB-10	Housing market shows weakness for 2nd month (Crestview News Bulletin) (Search - Housing Market)
	WASHINGTON (AP) — Sales of previously owned homes plunged in January to their lowest level since summer, evidence that high unemployment and tight lending standards are undercutting the government’s attempts to prop up the market. The results...
28-FEB-10	Real estate market in stage of stabilization (The Desert Sun) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Price dictates most moves in today's real estate market.
28-FEB-10	Real estate market in stage of stabilization (The Desert Sun) (Search - Real Property Value)
	Price dictates most moves in today's real estate market.
28-FEB-10	Gold, stocks and real estate to lose luster this year (Thanh Nien Daily) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	The three major investment avenues of gold, real estate and the stock market do not represent highly attractive options this year, experts say.
28-FEB-10	Gold, stocks and real estate to lose luster this year (Thanh Nien Daily) (Search - Real Property Value)
	The three major investment avenues of gold, real estate and the stock market do not represent highly attractive options this year, experts say.
28-FEB-10	HDB to finally consider introducing rules to curb speculation in public housing market (The Temasek Review) (Search - Housing Market)
	Written by Our Correspondent After months of denying that the prices of HDB flats have spiralled out of control, National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan finally relented and said last week “the Government is looking into ’something’ regarding measures for the HDB market.” Though he did not reveal the details, property experts interviewed by the Straits Times [...]
28-FEB-10	Too soon to celebrate housing market recovery (Los Angeles Daily News) (Search - Housing Market)
	Maybe we shouldn't get too giddy about the signs that the San Fernando Valley's housing market is recovering.
28-FEB-10	On the Market: State Realtors housing foundation offers grants (The Steamboat Pilot & Today) (Search - Housing Market)
	The Steamboat Springs Board of Realtors has announced that the Colorado Association of Realtors Housing Opportunity Foundation is sponsoring a work force housing initiative and offering $100,000 in grants. Nonprofit and employer housing programs that support work force housing by offering down payment assistance to help workers buy homes in their communities can apply.
28-FEB-10	Richmond-area housing market seems to be on upswing (Richmond Times-Dispatch) (Search - Housing Market)
	Key is consumer confidence about job market The housing market in the Richmond area is a long way from its peak in 2005. But it seems to be improving, with the area posting double-digit increases in sales of homes, much like the rest of the state, in the final quarter of 2009 from the same period a year ago. Any recovery is likely to be tepid, until the job market improves and people feel ...
28-FEB-10	Tax notifica (Great Bend Tribune) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Pretty much everyone in America knows that it’s “tax time,” and that includes getting out notices from the county, according to a report from County Appraiser Barbara Konrade-Stierlen.
28-FEB-10	Boca Raton Real Estate - A Growing Real Estate Market (Turks.US) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Boca Raton real estate is one of the fast growing real estate markets in Florida.
28-FEB-10	Boca Raton Real Estate - A Growing Real Estate Market (Turks.US) (Search - Real Property Value)
	Boca Raton real estate is one of the fast growing real estate markets in Florida.
27-FEB-10	Locals scope Springfield housing market (WWLP Springfield) (Search - Housing Market)
	It was one stop shopping on Saturday If you were in the market to buy a house in Springfield. Bankers and realtor's rubbed shoulders with prospective house hunters during the home buyer fair at the Springfield YMCA.
27-FEB-10	Property market opens with bang (The Age) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Melbourne's property market witnesses strongest opening month on record.
27-FEB-10	Property market opens with bang (The Age) (Search - Real Property Value)
	Melbourne's property market witnesses strongest opening month on record.
27-FEB-10	Housing market shows weakness for 2nd month (Bluffton Today) (Search - Housing Market)
	By ALAN ZIBEL The results, the weakest since June, were far worse than forecast and suggest the housing recovery will sputter without government support.TheObamaadministration has spent billions to keep mortgage rates low and give buyers tax breaks, but both programs are set to end this spring.
27-FEB-10	First batch of new Cumberland County property assessments to be mailed Monday (The Patriot-News) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	The first of Cumberland County's 96,000 new property assessment notices will go out in the mail on Monday to residents of the Big Spring, Shippensburg Area and South Middleton school districts. Property owners in other regions of the county will receive their notices in May and July.
27-FEB-10	First batch of new Cumberland County property assessments to be mailed Monday (The Patriot-News) (Search - Real Property Value)
	The first of Cumberland County's 96,000 new property assessment notices will go out in the mail on Monday to residents of the Big Spring, Shippensburg Area and South Middleton school districts. Property owners in other regions of the county will receive their notices in May and July.
27-FEB-10	How to incorporate top standards into the new housing market (Toronto Sun) (Search - Housing Market)
	It’s official. After a couple of years of slumping sales, the Canadian housing sector is experiencing a strong rebound.
27-FEB-10	Housing market again shows weakness (The Durango Herald) (Search - Housing Market)
	WASHINGTON - Sales of previously owned homes plunged in January to their lowest level since summer, providing fresh evidence that high unemployment and tight lending standards are outweighing the government's attempts to prop up the market.
27-FEB-10	New Year, new misery for housing market (Miami Herald) (Search - Housing Market)
	The South Florida housing market was hit with a New Year hangover in January as home sales posted double-digit declines versus December. The dip was not unexpected because sales in the first two months of the year have historically been sluggish, but it was a reminder that the road to economic recovery won't be a straight line.
27-FEB-10	Housing sales drop; GDP revised upward (Washington Post) (Search - Housing Market)
	Sales of previously owned houses unexpectedly slumped in January for the second consecutive month, raising fresh concerns about the housing market's potential for rebound even as a new report showed that the economy expanded more than previously forecast at the end of last year.
27-FEB-10	How To Compare Properties In Miami Real Estate - Important Details To Consider (Turks.US) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Miami real estate has thousands of properties for sale to accommodate the needs of homebuyers and property investors looking forward to a successful investment in the city.
27-FEB-10	How To Compare Properties In Miami Real Estate - Important Details To Consider (Turks.US) (Search - Real Property Value)
	Miami real estate has thousands of properties for sale to accommodate the needs of homebuyers and property investors looking forward to a successful investment in the city.
27-FEB-10	Forbes.com: Louisville housing market second best in nation (Louisville Courier-Journal) (Search - Housing Market)
	Louisville has the second best housing market in the country, according to an analysis by Forbes.com. Pittsburgh ranked No. 1.
27-FEB-10	Manager receives state license (Press & Sun-Bulletin) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	JOHNSON CITY Matthew LaBarre, operations manager of Jim Murray Appraisal Service, received his license as a New York state certified residential real estate appraiser.
27-FEB-10	Housing market 'has run out of steam again' (The Scotsman) (Search - Housing Market)
	HOUSE prices fell for the first time in ten months during February as the market was hit by winter weather and the end of the stamp duty holiday, figures showed yesterday.
26-FEB-10	Lori Parrish, pastor settle church property tax dispute (Sun-Sentinel) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Broward property appraiser grants tax-exemption status for waterfront estate Tough-talking Broward Property Appraiser Lori Parrish called it a "tax dodge" four years ago when Pastor Frederick "Sonny" Irons asked her to grant his $1.9 million Fort Lauderdale waterfront estate tax-exemption as a church called "The Seafarer's Church of the Creator."
26-FEB-10	Housing market shows weakness for 2nd month (The Salt Lake Tribune) (Search - Housing Market)
	Washington » Sales of previously owned homes plunged in January to their lowest level since summer, providing fresh evidence that high unemployment and tight lending standards are outweighing the government's attempts to prop up the market.
26-FEB-10	Housing market shows weakness for 2nd month (Casper Star-Tribune) (Search - Housing Market)
	In this Feb. 23, 2010 photo, a "Sold in 2 Days" sign is seen at a home for sale in Concord, N.H. Sales of previously occupied homes took a large drop for the second straight month in January, falling to the lowest level since summer. It was another sign the housing market's recovery is faltering.
26-FEB-10	Housing market shows weakness for 2nd month (Casper Star-Tribune) (Search - Housing Market)
	In this Feb. 23, 2010 photo, a "Sold in 2 Days" sign is seen at a home for sale in Concord, N.H. Sales of previously occupied homes took a large drop for the second straight month in January, falling to the lowest level since summer. It was another sign the housing market's recovery is faltering.
26-FEB-10	Housing Data Highlight Weakness In Sector (NPR) (Search - Housing Market)
	Sales of existing homes fell in January, fresh evidence of stubborn weakness in the housing market. Sales dropped 7.2 percent, falling to their lowest level since the summer. The big drop follows an equally disappointing fall in new home sales earlier in the week. A rebound in home sales and prices is considered vital to a sustained and solid economic recovery.
26-FEB-10	Housing market shows weakness for 2nd month (AP via Yahoo! News) (Search - Housing Market)
	Sales of previously owned homes plunged in January to their lowest level since summer, evidence that high unemployment and tight lending standards are undercutting the government's attempts to prop up the market.
26-FEB-10	Saving money and preventing foreclosure techniques described in a new book (Moldova.org) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	The Business Wire reports about a new book by Charles McKay titled "Smart Real Estate Deals in the Bank Bailout Era and Beyond," which gives homeowners, investors, accountants, and bailout banks strategies to save money, increase cash flow, and to become more profitable in the troubled economy. As a result of the United States of America's historical bank bailout and the TARP (Troubled Asset ...
26-FEB-10	U.S. housing market shows weakness in January (San Jose Mercury News) (Search - Housing Market)
	WASHINGTON — Sales of previously owned homes plunged in January to their lowest level since summer, providing fresh evidence that high unemployment and tight lending standards are outweighing the government's attempts to prop up the market.
26-FEB-10	Housing market shows weakness for 2nd month (San Diego Union-Tribune) (Search - Housing Market)
	Sales of previously owned homes plunged in January to their lowest level since summer, providing fresh evidence that high unemployment and tight lending standards are outweighing the government's attempts to prop up the market.
26-FEB-10	Housing market shows weakness for 2nd month (Bay News 9 Tampa Bay) (Search - Housing Market)
	Big drop in January home sales show housing market could falter after federal support ends
26-FEB-10	Housing market shows weakness for 2nd month (AP via Yahoo! Finance) (Search - Housing Market)
	Sales of previously owned U.S. homes plunged in January to their lowest level since summer, providing fresh evidence that high unemployment and tight lending standards are outweighing the government's attempts to prop up the market.
26-FEB-10	Selling Your Miami Real Estate Property Effectively (Turks.US) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	If you are planning to sell your Miami real estate, it is important that you have to know the different things that you need to consider so that you will be able to sell your property successfully. It is important for you to have a great deal for your property.
26-FEB-10	Selling Your Miami Real Estate Property Effectively (Turks.US) (Search - Real Property Value)
	If you are planning to sell your Miami real estate, it is important that you have to know the different things that you need to consider so that you will be able to sell your property successfully. It is important for you to have a great deal for your property.
26-FEB-10	Coldwell Banker Commercial TradeMark Properties Represents Seller In Lillington Residential Property (dBusinessNews.com) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	RALEIGH, N.C. – Coldwell Banker Commercial TradeMark Properties ( www.cbctmp.com ) has announced that Mary Jane Bartlett, a commercial real estate advisor at the firm, negotiated the purchase of a 1,750-square-foot residential property located at in Lillington. The building sold for $138,900.
26-FEB-10	Coldwell Banker Commercial TradeMark Properties Represents Seller In Lillington Residential Property (dBusinessNews.com) (Search - Real Property Value)
	RALEIGH, N.C. – Coldwell Banker Commercial TradeMark Properties ( www.cbctmp.com ) has announced that Mary Jane Bartlett, a commercial real estate advisor at the firm, negotiated the purchase of a 1,750-square-foot residential property located at in Lillington. The building sold for $138,900.
26-FEB-10	Housing Recovery Is Looking A Lot Shakier Than Expected (CNBC via Yahoo! Finance) (Search - Housing Market)
	The recent slump in housing is making some analysts uneasy about a recovery that looked sustainable just a couple months ago and comes as the Fed is nearing the end of a program to support the mortgage market.
26-FEB-10	Ocean Grove booms with $130m in property sold (Geelong Advertiser) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	OCEAN Grove is the hottest housing market in the region with $130 million in property changing hands last year.
26-FEB-10	Ocean Grove booms with $130m in property sold (Geelong Advertiser) (Search - Real Property Value)
	OCEAN Grove is the hottest housing market in the region with $130 million in property changing hands last year.
26-FEB-10	Guilford to undergo property assessment revaluation (The Evening Sun) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	GUILFORD – On February 10, the Guilford Town Board unanimously adopted a resolution in support of a town-wide real property update and assessment revaluation.
26-FEB-10	Guilford to undergo property assessment revaluation (The Evening Sun) (Search - Real Property Value)
	GUILFORD – On February 10, the Guilford Town Board unanimously adopted a resolution in support of a town-wide real property update and assessment revaluation.
26-FEB-10	New Data: January Existing-Home Sales (National Association of Realtors - Press Room)
	Existing-home sales fell in January but are above year-ago levels, and prices are holding steady.
26-FEB-10	City Property Assessments Drop by 6 Percent - City Desk - Washington City Paper (Washington City Paper) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	The assessed value of city property has dropped by about six percent since a year ago, the Office of Tax and Revenue announced this morning.
26-FEB-10	City Property Assessments Drop by 6 Percent - City Desk - Washington City Paper (Washington City Paper) (Search - Real Property Value)
	The assessed value of city property has dropped by about six percent since a year ago, the Office of Tax and Revenue announced this morning.
26-FEB-10	Sky's no limit for real estate prices (Daily Telegraph) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	SYDNEY'S property market is heating to unprecedented levels, with prices soaring even though more real estate is for sale than ever before. Will you be buying?
26-FEB-10	Sky's no limit for real estate prices (Daily Telegraph) (Search - Real Property Value)
	SYDNEY'S property market is heating to unprecedented levels, with prices soaring even though more real estate is for sale than ever before. Will you be buying?
26-FEB-10	Market Watch 2010: Real estate industry facing low prices, increased sales (Bonita Banner) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	That is bad news for Bonita Springs and Estero, an area with a high inventory of recently built housing above the median price. Although inventory decreased by 19 percent in 2009, the area still has 17 months of inventory on the market.
26-FEB-10	Blashford bows out of assessor's race (The Grass Valley Union) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	The on-and-off campaign of Jim Blashford for Nevada County assessor is now off for good, and the race could be settled in the June 8 primary because only two candidates remain. Blashford said Thursday his run against former Supervisor Sue Horne and real estate broker Rolf Kleinhans was "more than I bargained for," financially and personally. "I was overwhelmed by the amount of fundraising and ...
26-FEB-10	Local Housing Market Surges (WUSA 9 Washington, D.C.) (Search - Housing Market)
	Last quarter the local real estate market turned out to be the strongest housing market in the country.
26-FEB-10	Market Watch 2010: Real estate industry facing low prices, increased sales (Naples Daily News) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	While Southwest Florida's residential real estate market may have hit rock bottom, property owners and agents won’t be seeing the boom times of 2004 and 2005 in the foreseeable future. And the commercial real estate industry may face an even longer climb.That was the message veteran brokers Denny Grimes and Stan Stouder delivered to more than 700 real estate professionals during Market Watch ...
26-FEB-10	Commercial Real Estate: JBG to build cancer institute campus (Gazette.net) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	The JBG Cos. of Chevy Chase has been chosen by the General Services Administration to build and own a new $200 million facility to consolidate National Cancer Institute employees on Johns Hopkins University property in Rockville.
26-FEB-10	Commercial Real Estate: JBG to build cancer institute campus (Gazette.net) (Search - Real Property Value)
	The JBG Cos. of Chevy Chase has been chosen by the General Services Administration to build and own a new $200 million facility to consolidate National Cancer Institute employees on Johns Hopkins University property in Rockville.
26-FEB-10	Indiabulls Real Estate to List Wholesale Trading Unit (Update1) (Bloomberg) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Feb. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Indiabulls Real Estate Ltd., India’s fourth-biggest developer, said it plans to spin off its wholesale trading business.
26-FEB-10	Indiabulls Real Estate to List Wholesale Trading Unit (Update1) (Bloomberg) (Search - Real Property Value)
	Feb. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Indiabulls Real Estate Ltd., India’s fourth-biggest developer, said it plans to spin off its wholesale trading business.
26-FEB-10	Miami Real Estate Property Selling Guide - How To Utilize Today's Home Market For Profit (Turks.US) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Quite a lot of experts would say that now is the perfect time to invest for profit in Miami real estate -- The idea of high profit through low-priced homes appeal to plenty of investors looking for a bright financial future in the city.
26-FEB-10	Miami Real Estate Property Selling Guide - How To Utilize Today's Home Market For Profit (Turks.US) (Search - Real Property Value)
	Quite a lot of experts would say that now is the perfect time to invest for profit in Miami real estate -- The idea of high profit through low-priced homes appeal to plenty of investors looking for a bright financial future in the city.
26-FEB-10	Property sector's yields seem too high; sector underrated (Financial Mail) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	the listed property sector, your payout in a year is likely to be just above R90 000 on a forward purchase yield of 9,1%. This compares to between R20 000 and R40 000 - 2% and 4% yields - you'll be paid in the resources and retail sectors.
26-FEB-10	Property sector's yields seem too high; sector underrated (Financial Mail) (Search - Real Property Value)
	the listed property sector, your payout in a year is likely to be just above R90 000 on a forward purchase yield of 9,1%. This compares to between R20 000 and R40 000 - 2% and 4% yields - you'll be paid in the resources and retail sectors.
26-FEB-10	Housing market suffers sharp dip (Channel 4) (Search - Housing Market)
	House prices fell for the first time in 10 months during February as the market suffered a sharp slowdown in activity, figures have shown.
26-FEB-10	Long-Term Rates Rise to Over 5 Percent for the First Time in Three Weeks (Realty Times)
	Freddie Mac today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) in which the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 5.05 percent with an average 0.7 point for the week ending February 25, 2010, up from last week when it averaged 4.93 percent. Last year at this time, the 30-year FRM averaged 5.07 percent.
26-FEB-10	Effective Price Versus Value Counseling (Realty Times)
	We have seen many marketplaces shift nationally in recent years. The skill of price value counseling is a more essential tool than others in the last five years. My contention is most Agents are ineffective or out of practice in this discussion.
26-FEB-10	Top Affordable U.S. Housing Markets (Realty Times)
	More than 70 percent of U.S. homes are affordable, with Indianapolis being the most affordable major metro housing market in the country for the last four years, according to a recent joint report by the National Association of Home Builders and Wells Fargo.
26-FEB-10	Housing Market Shows Weakness for 2nd Month (ABC News) (Search - Housing Market)
	Big drop in January home sales show housing market could falter after federal support ends Business - Marketing and Advertising - RFCs - Salesmanship - Consulting
26-FEB-10	Housing market shows weakness for 2nd month (San Francisco Chronicle) (Search - Housing Market)
	Sales of previously owned homes plunged in January to their lowest level since summer, evidence that high unemployment and tight lending standards are undercutting the government's attempts to prop up the market. The results Friday, the weakest since June,... Thomson Reuters - Business - Marketing and Advertising - Salesmanship - Construction and Maintenance
26-FEB-10	Appraised value of property drops 4 percent in Johnson County (The Kansas City Star) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	More than 200,000 reappraisal notices will be mailed Monday to Johnson County property owners, and 68.7 percent of residential properties will receive a lower appraisal. Only 7.2 percent will receive an increase.
26-FEB-10	Appraised value of property drops 4 percent in Johnson County (The Kansas City Star) (Search - Real Property Value)
	More than 200,000 reappraisal notices will be mailed Monday to Johnson County property owners, and 68.7 percent of residential properties will receive a lower appraisal. Only 7.2 percent will receive an increase.
26-FEB-10	Battle for General Growth biggest real estate fight in years (Indianapolis Business Journal) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	The battle for General Growth Properties Inc., owner of more than 200 U.S. malls, is turning into the biggest real estate skirmish since the sale of Sam Zell's Equity Office Properties Trust.
26-FEB-10	Battle for General Growth biggest real estate fight in years (Indianapolis Business Journal) (Search - Real Property Value)
	The battle for General Growth Properties Inc., owner of more than 200 U.S. malls, is turning into the biggest real estate skirmish since the sale of Sam Zell's Equity Office Properties Trust.
26-FEB-10	Home sellers finally get real (MSN Money) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Listing prices are drawing increasingly closer to what the market will bear. As a consequence, buyers are facing a new reality of their own: Less bargaining power.
26-FEB-10	Fairfax leaders' property values tank (The Washington DC Examiner) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Fairfax County Executive Anthony Griffin was the lone member of the county's top government brass to see an increase in his home value this year -- a 3 percent bump to more than $820,000.
26-FEB-10	Fairfax leaders' property values tank (The Washington DC Examiner) (Search - Real Property Value)
	Fairfax County Executive Anthony Griffin was the lone member of the county's top government brass to see an increase in his home value this year -- a 3 percent bump to more than $820,000.
26-FEB-10	Real Estate Agent Goes To Prison (Beverly Hills Courier) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	It was once sunshine and blue skies for Beverly Hills real estate agent and licensed appraiser Kyle Grasso. But now the only light he will be seeing is through prison bars.
25-FEB-10	Breaking News: Beverly Hills Real Estate Agent Kyle Grasso Sentenced To Federal Prison (Beverly Hills Courier) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	It was once sunshine and blue skies for Beverly Hills real estate agent and licensed appraiser Kyle Grasso. But now the only light he will be seeing is through prison bars.
25-FEB-10	Real Estate Appraiser Gets 4 Years In Prison (WJXT Jacksonville) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A former real estate appraiser was sentenced to four years in federal prison in a mortgage fraud scheme. Barry Westergom, 60, was sentenced for conspiracy to commit wire and bank fraud, according to a U.S. Attorney's Office release.
25-FEB-10	Real Estate Appraiser Gets 4 Years In Prison (WJXT Jacksonville) (Search - Real Property Value)
	JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A former real estate appraiser was sentenced to four years in federal prison in a mortgage fraud scheme. Barry Westergom, 60, was sentenced for conspiracy to commit wire and bank fraud, according to a U.S. Attorney's Office release.
25-FEB-10	Real Estate Appraiser Gets 4 Years In Prison (WJXT Jacksonville) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A former real estate appraiser was sentenced to four years in federal prison in a mortgage fraud scheme. Barry Westergom, 60, was sentenced for conspiracy to commit wire and bank fraud, according to a U.S. Attorney's Office release.
25-FEB-10	Why Would a Consumer Choose You? Experts to Offer Rare Insight into How to Enhance Agent Value Proposition to Consumers (RISMedia Real Estate News) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	RISMEDIA, February 26, 2010—RISMedia’s 2010 Real Estate Leadership Conference—‘The Real Estate Social Media Summit’—will provide the perfect backdrop for real estate professionals who are looking to capitalize, even in today’s challenging market. Industry experts LP Finn, Bill Caci, Becky Boomsma, Charles Maione,…
25-FEB-10	Why Would a Consumer Choose You? Experts to Offer Rare Insight into How to Enhance Agent Value Proposition to Consumers (RISMedia Real Estate News) (Search - Real Property Value)
	RISMEDIA, February 26, 2010—RISMedia’s 2010 Real Estate Leadership Conference—‘The Real Estate Social Media Summit’—will provide the perfect backdrop for real estate professionals who are looking to capitalize, even in today’s challenging market. Industry experts LP Finn, Bill Caci, Becky Boomsma, Charles Maione,…
25-FEB-10	AMB Property Corporation(R) Declares Quarterly Dividends (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	The Board of Directors of AMB Property Corporation® declared a regular cash dividend for the quarter ending March 31, 2010 of $0.28 per common share. The dividend will be payable on April 15, 2010 to common stockholders of record at the close of business on April 5, 2010.
25-FEB-10	AMB Property Corporation(R) Declares Quarterly Dividends (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) (Search - Real Property Value)
	The Board of Directors of AMB Property Corporation® declared a regular cash dividend for the quarter ending March 31, 2010 of $0.28 per common share. The dividend will be payable on April 15, 2010 to common stockholders of record at the close of business on April 5, 2010.
25-FEB-10	Taxpayers Seeking Homebuyer Tax Credits, Refunds Must File Paper (Realty Times)
	New filing requirements for homeowners seeking the home buyer tax credit or refund demands that taxpayers file hard copies of their returns. They cannot file electronically.
25-FEB-10	Commercial Real Estate Losses Could Reach $1 Trillion (Realty Times)
	Columnist David Fletcher reports on the sate of commercial real estate, and why it is in serious trouble.
25-FEB-10	General Growth Is Biggest Real Estate Fight Since Equity Office (Bloomberg) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Feb. 25 (Bloomberg) -- The battle for General Growth Properties Inc. , owner of more than 200 U.S. malls from Boston to Los Angeles, is turning into the biggest real estate fight since sale of Sam Zell ’s Equity Office Properties Trust.
25-FEB-10	General Growth Is Biggest Real Estate Fight Since Equity Office (Bloomberg) (Search - Real Property Value)
	Feb. 25 (Bloomberg) -- The battle for General Growth Properties Inc. , owner of more than 200 U.S. malls from Boston to Los Angeles, is turning into the biggest real estate fight since sale of Sam Zell ’s Equity Office Properties Trust.
25-FEB-10	Property tax dispute goes to Supreme Court (Kearney Hub) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	LINCOLN — The Nebraska Supreme Court will decide part of the property tax dispute between KAPPA Ethanol and Kearney County.
25-FEB-10	Property tax dispute goes to Supreme Court (Kearney Hub) (Search - Real Property Value)
	LINCOLN — The Nebraska Supreme Court will decide part of the property tax dispute between KAPPA Ethanol and Kearney County.
25-FEB-10	Richmond real estate promoter pleads guilty to mail fraud (Builder Magazine) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Feb. 25--A Richmond real estate promoter who cheated 22 investors out of more than $2 million and three banks out of $252,000 pleaded guilty to mail fraud in federal court yesterday.
25-FEB-10	Richmond real estate promoter pleads guilty to mail fraud (Builder Magazine) (Search - Real Property Value)
	Feb. 25--A Richmond real estate promoter who cheated 22 investors out of more than $2 million and three banks out of $252,000 pleaded guilty to mail fraud in federal court yesterday.
25-FEB-10	Appraiser Announces Bid For Assessor (Times Record) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Times Record Staff Connie Beyerle, 52, of Van Buren has announced she will be a Democratic candidate for the Crawford County Assessor.
25-FEB-10	Keep a Close Eye on the Housing Market (TheStreet.com) (Search - Housing Market)
	The economy is inexorably entwined with shifts in the housing market -- so pay attention.
25-FEB-10	Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust ("BEI.UN" - TSX) to attend and present at the Citi 2010 Global Property CEO ... (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Boardwalk REIT today announced that President Rob Geremia will attend the Citi 2010 Global Property CEO Conference to be held March 1 - 3, 2010 at The Breakers, One South County Road, in Palm Beach, Florida.
25-FEB-10	Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust ("BEI.UN" - TSX) to attend and present at the Citi 2010 Global Property CEO ... (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance) (Search - Real Property Value)
	Boardwalk REIT today announced that President Rob Geremia will attend the Citi 2010 Global Property CEO Conference to be held March 1 - 3, 2010 at The Breakers, One South County Road, in Palm Beach, Florida.
25-FEB-10	Meet the FOOLs (The Wenatchee World) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	OMAK — So who are these geology buffs that make up the four-man roster of Friends of the Okanogan Lobe (FOOL)? Jack Holden, 75, Omak — a career free-range geologist, artist, entrepreneur and founder of the International Stop Continental Drift Society who lives, for the most part, off the grid on Omak Mountain. His personal FOOL focus is documentation of the group’s findings through articles ...
25-FEB-10	Property launches sooner (Straits Times) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	PROPERTY developers will bring forward property launches to satisfy demand in the sizzling residential market. 'Hopefully when demand is satisfied, there will be less pressure for future anti-speculative measures,' said the president of Real Estate Developers' Association of Singapore (Redas) , Mr Simon Cheong on Thursday. This in the interest of a stable property market, he said.
25-FEB-10	Property launches sooner (Straits Times) (Search - Real Property Value)
	PROPERTY developers will bring forward property launches to satisfy demand in the sizzling residential market. 'Hopefully when demand is satisfied, there will be less pressure for future anti-speculative measures,' said the president of Real Estate Developers' Association of Singapore (Redas) , Mr Simon Cheong on Thursday. This in the interest of a stable property market, he said.
25-FEB-10	Rising property yields attract canny investors (Money Observer) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Faith Glasgow finds an old favourite is back in vogue as capital values settle at more sustainable levels, but does the property rebound have further to go?
25-FEB-10	Rising property yields attract canny investors (Money Observer) (Search - Real Property Value)
	Faith Glasgow finds an old favourite is back in vogue as capital values settle at more sustainable levels, but does the property rebound have further to go?
25-FEB-10	Economy expected to have lasting impact on commercial real estate (Mohave Daily News) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	BULLHEAD CITY — Commercial property owners in Bullhead City have had a tough couple of years, and things are not likely to improve anytime soon.
25-FEB-10	Economy expected to have lasting impact on commercial real estate (Mohave Daily News) (Search - Real Property Value)
	BULLHEAD CITY — Commercial property owners in Bullhead City have had a tough couple of years, and things are not likely to improve anytime soon.
25-FEB-10	Al Hanoo Real Estate launches Marsa Al Nejoum as its development arm (Zawya) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Sharjah, 25 February, 2010: Al Hanoo Real Estate Al Hanoo Real Estate , one of the leading real estate master developers in the GCC region, has announced the launch of Marsa Al Nejoum Real Estate L.L.C. in the UAE - a new entity mandated to unveil a host of iconic waterfront villas and projects in the Nujoom Islands on the shore of Sharjah.
25-FEB-10	Al Hanoo Real Estate launches Marsa Al Nejoum as its development arm (Zawya) (Search - Real Property Value)
	Sharjah, 25 February, 2010: Al Hanoo Real Estate Al Hanoo Real Estate , one of the leading real estate master developers in the GCC region, has announced the launch of Marsa Al Nejoum Real Estate L.L.C. in the UAE - a new entity mandated to unveil a host of iconic waterfront villas and projects in the Nujoom Islands on the shore of Sharjah.
25-FEB-10	Teaching real estate since 1987 (The Troy Record) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	LATHAM – We all know how the real estate market has taken its toll; but with some hopeful signs – tax credit for first-time home buyers and low interest rates spurring sales during the second half of last year – Manfred Real Estate Learning Center is the place to go if you want to learn the trade.
25-FEB-10	Advantax Announces New Property Tax Training Webinar Series (PRWeb via Yahoo! News) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Advantax announces the launch of a new series of property tax training webinars in its expansion of their industry training programs. The new webinar series focuses on helping corporations effectively manage and reduce their property taxes through topics of obsolescence, reverse audits, and appeal strategies.
25-FEB-10	Advantax Announces New Property Tax Training Webinar Series (PRWeb via Yahoo! News) (Search - Real Property Value)
	Advantax announces the launch of a new series of property tax training webinars in its expansion of their industry training programs. The new webinar series focuses on helping corporations effectively manage and reduce their property taxes through topics of obsolescence, reverse audits, and appeal strategies.
25-FEB-10	Impacts of flipping case widen (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	By MICHAEL BRAGA Mortgage banker group is distancing itself from Craig Adams' associates
25-FEB-10	O’Brien: Lower Value Of Property (The Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	WHEELING - New Jersey resident David O'Brien believes his 20 acres of land near The Highlands should be valued at $4,050 for tax purposes - rather than the $833,450 Ohio County leaders now say his property is worth.
25-FEB-10	O’Brien: Lower Value Of Property (The Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register) (Search - Real Property Value)
	WHEELING - New Jersey resident David O'Brien believes his 20 acres of land near The Highlands should be valued at $4,050 for tax purposes - rather than the $833,450 Ohio County leaders now say his property is worth.
25-FEB-10	Real estate world changes with the times (The Victoria Advocate) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	From inspections to inboxes, home tours to Twitter, real estate isn't the same being it was 20, 10 or even just five years ago.
25-FEB-10	Real estate world changes with the times (The Victoria Advocate) (Search - Real Property Value)
	From inspections to inboxes, home tours to Twitter, real estate isn't the same being it was 20, 10 or even just five years ago.
25-FEB-10	Richmond real estate promoter pleads guilty to mail fraud (Richmond Times-Dispatch) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	A Richmond real estate promoter who cheated 22 investors out of more than $2 million and three banks out of $252,000 pleaded guilty to mail fraud in federal court yesterday. Robert S. Capehart, 54, faces up to 20 years in prison and a fine of $250,000 when sentenced May 24 by U.S. District Judge James R. Spencer. The plea agreement calls for him to make full restitution of $2,305,000.
25-FEB-10	Richmond real estate promoter pleads guilty to mail fraud (Richmond Times-Dispatch) (Search - Real Property Value)
	A Richmond real estate promoter who cheated 22 investors out of more than $2 million and three banks out of $252,000 pleaded guilty to mail fraud in federal court yesterday. Robert S. Capehart, 54, faces up to 20 years in prison and a fine of $250,000 when sentenced May 24 by U.S. District Judge James R. Spencer. The plea agreement calls for him to make full restitution of $2,305,000.
25-FEB-10	Obama's popularity rising in S.C.? (The State) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	President Barack Obama may be struggling to maintain support nationwide, but in the predominantly Republican state of South Carolina, he's not doing too badly.
25-FEB-10	Housing market a sleeper issue for Gen Y (Crikey) (Search - Housing Market)
	Crikey readers weigh in on ASIO, the horrors of the housing market and housing affordability and the NSW ALP.
25-FEB-10	Valley land values crawl ahead in fourth quarter (Las Vegas Business Press) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Southern Nevada vacant land values inched upward during the fourth quarter, but remain down from last year as distressed sales dominate market activity, Las Vegas-based business advisory firm Applied Analysis reports.
25-FEB-10	Pegasus Resort and Casino site for sale (Las Vegas Business Press) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Pegasus, the mythological flying horse, has lost its wings. The one-time site of the Pegasus Resort and Casino is now for sale. The asking price is $35 million or the same amount paid three years ago during the real-estate boom.
25-FEB-10	Scotland's housing market recovery trails UK's (The Scotsman) (Search - Housing Market)
	THE housing market in Scotland is recovering at a much slower pace than in the UK as a whole, figures revealed yesterday.
24-FEB-10	Type of Offers You Can Test When Buying a Fort Lauderdale Real Estate Property (Turks.US) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	When it comes to making the offer to the Fort Lauderdale real estate home you're planning to purchase, nothing is more important than planning out a strategy. Even in a buyer’s market, not all sellers are desperate for their homes to get off the market.
24-FEB-10	Type of Offers You Can Test When Buying a Fort Lauderdale Real Estate Property (Turks.US) (Search - Real Property Value)
	When it comes to making the offer to the Fort Lauderdale real estate home you're planning to purchase, nothing is more important than planning out a strategy. Even in a buyer’s market, not all sellers are desperate for their homes to get off the market.
24-FEB-10	Casey Prosecutors Allowed To Keep Evidence Secret (WFTV 9 Orlando) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	A judge in the case against Casey Anthony will allow prosecutors to keep possible new evidence a secret from the defense for at least the next 30 days. READ: Motion To Delay Disclosure
24-FEB-10	UDR to Participate in 2010 Citigroup Global Property CEO Conference (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	DENVER----UDR, Inc. , a leading multifamily real estate investment trust, today announced that Thomas W. Toomey, President and Chief Executive Officer, will host a roundtable discussion at the 2010 Citigroup Global Property CEO Conference in Palm Beach, Florida on Tuesday, March 2, at 1:15 p.m.
24-FEB-10	UDR to Participate in 2010 Citigroup Global Property CEO Conference (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) (Search - Real Property Value)
	DENVER----UDR, Inc. , a leading multifamily real estate investment trust, today announced that Thomas W. Toomey, President and Chief Executive Officer, will host a roundtable discussion at the 2010 Citigroup Global Property CEO Conference in Palm Beach, Florida on Tuesday, March 2, at 1:15 p.m.
24-FEB-10	Canadian housing market keeps humming along (Canada.com) (Search - Housing Market)
	The good news about the Canadian housing market keeps coming, despite concerns by some that we're headed for a "bubble."
24-FEB-10	Appraisal notices to go out March 1 (The Wichita Eagle) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Residential property values remained largely the same last year, the Sedgwick County appraiser said today.
24-FEB-10	No Duty to Disclose Prior Purchase (National Association of Realtors - Law and Policy)
	(Feb. 24) Missouri court rules that seller bank had no duty to inform buyer that city had previously purchased a portion of the property.
24-FEB-10	The Muller Company Adds Two Commercial Real Estate Industry Veterans (dBusinessNews.com) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	LAGUNA HILLS, CALIF. – The Muller Company, specializing in managing, investing and developing commercial real estate in the western United States, announces today that the firm has added two commercial real estate industry veterans to its corporate ranks.
24-FEB-10	The Muller Company Adds Two Commercial Real Estate Industry Veterans (dBusinessNews.com) (Search - Real Property Value)
	LAGUNA HILLS, CALIF. – The Muller Company, specializing in managing, investing and developing commercial real estate in the western United States, announces today that the firm has added two commercial real estate industry veterans to its corporate ranks.
24-FEB-10	Planning consultant testifies for Summit helipad (Independent Press) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	SUMMIT - According to planning consultant Michael Tobia, 10 out of the 11 hospitals in New Jersey designated as comprehensive stroke centers have helipads or helicopter landing facilities. Overlook Hospital, he said, is the one that does not. Tobia testified...
24-FEB-10	Sands wants fifth term in Iowa House (The Hawk Eye) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Rep. Tom Sands, R-Wapello, announced Monday he will seek a fifth term for the Iowa House. "Iowans expect government to be fiscally responsible with their hard-earned tax dollars," Sands said in a release.
24-FEB-10	Housing market in Kitchener and Waterloo extremely tight, Re/Max says (Kitchener - Waterloo Record) (Search - Housing Market)
	The housing market in Kitchener and Waterloo is one of the tightest in the country, says real estate giant Re/Max.
24-FEB-10	Property tax bill tabled in Indiana General Assembly :St. Joseph, Lake counties to remain exempt. (South Bend Tribune) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	INDIANAPOLIS -- A bill amended to save property taxpayers millions of dollars in Lake and St. Joseph counties has been tabled in the General Assembly.
24-FEB-10	Property tax bill tabled in Indiana General Assembly :St. Joseph, Lake counties to remain exempt. (South Bend Tribune) (Search - Real Property Value)
	INDIANAPOLIS -- A bill amended to save property taxpayers millions of dollars in Lake and St. Joseph counties has been tabled in the General Assembly.
24-FEB-10	REALTOR® Magazine’s Good Neighbor Awards Seek Entries, Winners Receive $10,000 (National Association of Realtors - Press Room)
	Realtors® is now accepting applications for the 11th annual REALTOR® Magazine Good Neighbor Awards.
24-FEB-10	Toronto's Booming Housing Market (AM640 Toronto Radio) (Search - Housing Market)
	Toronto can expect a booming housing market this spring, as long as some people are willing to put their homes up for sale. The threat of higher interest rates, tighter lending criteria and July's arrival of the HST have led to an unprecedented influx of purchasers. The supply of homes listed for sale is down 41% in Toronto and that's pushing prices back up with the City's average, up 19% from a ...
24-FEB-10	Foreclosure papers filed on Anthonys home in Orange County (The Palm Beach Post) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Foreclosure papers filed on Anthonys home in Orange County
24-FEB-10	Toronto leads tight national housing market, Re/Max says (Toronto Star) (Search - Housing Market)
	Toronto is leading a tight housing market across the country with active home listings down 41 per cent, says real estate giant Re/Max.
24-FEB-10	Momentum Continues in St. John's Housing Market: RE/MAX (Voice of the Common Man) (Search - Housing Market)
	The RE/MAX Market Trends Report says momentum continues in the St. John's metro housing market, driven by a robust economy and strong consumer confidence levels. The report indicates home sales climbed 37 per cent to 203 units in January, up more than 50 units from a year ago.
24-FEB-10	Housing Market Still Hot (Voice of the Common Man) (Search - Housing Market)
	The RE/MAX Market Trends Report says momentum continues in the St. John's metro housing market, driven by a robust economy and strong consumer confidence levels.
24-FEB-10	Hong Kong Growth Quickens Amid Property Bubble Risk (Update1) (Bloomberg) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Feb. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong’s economic growth beat estimates in the fourth quarter and Financial Secretary John Tsang forecast an expansion of as much as 5 percent this year as he moved to counter the risk of a property bubble.
24-FEB-10	Hong Kong Growth Quickens Amid Property Bubble Risk (Update1) (Bloomberg) (Search - Real Property Value)
	Feb. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong’s economic growth beat estimates in the fourth quarter and Financial Secretary John Tsang forecast an expansion of as much as 5 percent this year as he moved to counter the risk of a property bubble.
24-FEB-10	Housing market 'taking longer to recover in Scotland' (The Scotsman) (Search - Housing Market)
	THE housing market in Scotland is recovering at a much slower pace than across the UK as a whole, figures showed today.
24-FEB-10	OBITUARY — Crystal Rosa Beymer (Aspen Daily News) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Crystal Rosa Beymer gently passed away in her sleep early in the morning of her 49th birthday. read more
24-FEB-10	Indian Housing Sector Analysis - New Market Report Published (OfficialWire) (Search - Housing Market)
	India is blessed with one of the fastest growing real estate markets in the world. It is not only attracting domestic real estate developers but also the foreign investors; particularly, the NRI investments in India have a bulk of their investment into the Indian housing market.
24-FEB-10	Hong Kong’s Economy Accelerates Amid Risk of Real-Estate Bubble (Bloomberg) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Feb. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong’s economic growth beat estimates in the fourth quarter and Financial Secretary John Tsang forecast an expansion of as much as 5 percent this year as he moved to counter the risk of a property bubble.
24-FEB-10	Hong Kong’s Economy Accelerates Amid Risk of Real-Estate Bubble (Bloomberg) (Search - Real Property Value)
	Feb. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong’s economic growth beat estimates in the fourth quarter and Financial Secretary John Tsang forecast an expansion of as much as 5 percent this year as he moved to counter the risk of a property bubble.
24-FEB-10	Real estate tax rates won't rise in Roanoke County - roanoke.com (Roanoke Times) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	The bill on a $150,000 house would rise only $8.50 to reflect a slight increase in value. Roanoke County residents, whose home values stayed almost flat last year, will be paying the same $1.09 per $100 valuation in real estate taxes for the next fiscal year. On Tuesday, the county's board of supervisors approved continuing existing rates for real estate, personal property, and machinery and ...
24-FEB-10	Real estate tax rates won't rise in Roanoke County - roanoke.com (Roanoke Times) (Search - Real Property Value)
	The bill on a $150,000 house would rise only $8.50 to reflect a slight increase in value. Roanoke County residents, whose home values stayed almost flat last year, will be paying the same $1.09 per $100 valuation in real estate taxes for the next fiscal year. On Tuesday, the county's board of supervisors approved continuing existing rates for real estate, personal property, and machinery and ...
24-FEB-10	Hong Kong moves to head off property bubble (Sydney Morning Herald) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Hong Kong's surging real estate sector spurs the city state's economic growth, but prompts a tax on luxury property to head off a bubble.
24-FEB-10	Hong Kong moves to head off property bubble (Sydney Morning Herald) (Search - Real Property Value)
	Hong Kong's surging real estate sector spurs the city state's economic growth, but prompts a tax on luxury property to head off a bubble.
24-FEB-10	Construction Industry Continues to Lose Jobs as all States Report Decreases in 2009 (Realty Times)
	For the first time since the start of the economic downturn, every state and the District of Columbia reported losing construction jobs over the past twelve months, according to a new analysis of state-by-state employment data released by the Associated General Contractors of America.
24-FEB-10	Real Estate Investing: How Will it End? (Realty Times)
	Columnist Clifford Hockley shares his own insights on how to plan for the next generation.
24-FEB-10	Housing market hits bottom (KREM.com Spokane) (Search - Housing Market)
	SPOKANE -- Experts say Spokane's housing market is in its worst shape in ten years.  In fact, the odds of selling your house right now are less than one in ten. The first time home buyers tax credit breathed life into the housing market in November.  But when it extended to April, everything went flat. Realtors say the housing market is in a holding pattern.  The housing market usually slows in ...
24-FEB-10	Real estate values plunge again (Highlands Today) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	That clunk on the floor was the sound of the other shoe dropping. For the past three years, residential real estate values have been declining, said Property Appraiser Raymond McIntyre. This year, he expects commercial property and unimproved land prices will fall as well.
24-FEB-10	Snohomish County's EEO officer quits amid criticism (Seattle Times) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	The Snohomish County official who investigates claims of sexual harassment and discrimination resigned Monday, citing the difficulty of doing his job under continued media scrutiny. Mark Knudsen's work as the county's Equal Employment Opportunity officer is currently under review by an outside attorney.
24-FEB-10	Lower property values mean less money for local governments (The Muskegon Chronicle) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Chronicle illustration/Linda DeVoogd MUSKEGON COUNTY — It may make more sense to property owners in Muskegon County that they will be paying less in taxes because their property values have declined.
24-FEB-10	Lower property values mean less money for local governments (The Muskegon Chronicle) (Search - Real Property Value)
	Chronicle illustration/Linda DeVoogd MUSKEGON COUNTY — It may make more sense to property owners in Muskegon County that they will be paying less in taxes because their property values have declined.
24-FEB-10	Private property resale market may still rise (AsiaOne) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Prices of private property in the resale market could still head north despite the Government's measures to curb speculation, said industry players. The reason: People who held back hoping that prices would fall in the recession last year, but are now keen to enter, given the rebound in the market.
24-FEB-10	Private property resale market may still rise (AsiaOne) (Search - Real Property Value)
	Prices of private property in the resale market could still head north despite the Government's measures to curb speculation, said industry players. The reason: People who held back hoping that prices would fall in the recession last year, but are now keen to enter, given the rebound in the market.
24-FEB-10	IT'S YOUR BUSINESS: Business news releases Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010 (Naples Daily News) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Mesa announced as CEO Prudential Florida Real Estate ServicesWe are proud to announce that Rei L. Mesa has been promoted to President and Chief Executive Officer of Prudential Florida Realty and Prudential Florida Real Estate Services.“Rei passionately and strategically focuses to grow the real estate services business by continuing to demonstrate strong leadership skills, not only within the ...
24-FEB-10	Sam Dunn: 'Will a basement conversion add value to my three-bed home?' (Independent) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Question: Trying to add value to our three-bedroom home, we've looked at the cost of converting small attic for roughly £17,000. Now we've seen an advert for so-called "basement conversions" – which looked fantastic and we have a cellar – and wonder if there's a reason we shouldn't go for it? Few people locally seem to have one, and even one homeowner recommended by a basement company seemed ...
24-FEB-10	Sam Dunn: 'Will a basement conversion add value to my three-bed home?' (Independent) (Search - Real Property Value)
	Question: Trying to add value to our three-bedroom home, we've looked at the cost of converting small attic for roughly £17,000. Now we've seen an advert for so-called "basement conversions" – which looked fantastic and we have a cellar – and wonder if there's a reason we shouldn't go for it? Few people locally seem to have one, and even one homeowner recommended by a basement company seemed ...
23-FEB-10	China Moves To Curb Housing Without Repeating '08 Mistakes (Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News) (Search - Housing Market)
	China's housing market, barely alive a year ago amid too-tight credit and a global recession, has shifted into overdrive.
23-FEB-10	Short Pump property may be condemned for new road (NBC 12 Richmond) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	HENRICO, VA (WWBT) - Pieces of property in the Short Pump area could end up condemned to make way for a new road.
23-FEB-10	Short Pump property may be condemned for new road (NBC 12 Richmond) (Search - Real Property Value)
	HENRICO, VA (WWBT) - Pieces of property in the Short Pump area could end up condemned to make way for a new road.
23-FEB-10	Riviera Beach auction promises townhome bargains (The Palm Beach Post) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Riviera Beach auction promises townhome bargains
23-FEB-10	A Soaring Housing Market: College Apartments (Forbes) (Search - Housing Market)
	How to play the boom in upscale student housing.
23-FEB-10	Housing market could dip again, warns expert (Gulf Times) (Search - Housing Market)
	Britain’s recovering housing market could dip again because would-be buyers will struggle to get mortgages, Bank of England (BoE) policymaker and house market expert Kate Barker said yesterday.
23-FEB-10	Trump, Ichan compete for 3 Atlantic City casinos (AP via Yahoo! News) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Lawyers for billionaires Donald Trump and Carl Icahn made their opening courtroom moves Tuesday in a real-life version of Monopoly over who should control some prized Atlantic City property.
23-FEB-10	Trump, Ichan compete for 3 Atlantic City casinos (AP via Yahoo! News) (Search - Real Property Value)
	Lawyers for billionaires Donald Trump and Carl Icahn made their opening courtroom moves Tuesday in a real-life version of Monopoly over who should control some prized Atlantic City property.
23-FEB-10	Confidence in housing market down but positive (3news) (Search - Housing Market)
	Confidence in the housing market has slipped a little but overall remains positive.
23-FEB-10	Fairfax officials propose property tax increase, service cuts (Washington Post) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Another year, another round of steep budget cuts. In the latest reminder that Washington's wealthy suburbs are not recession-proof, Fairfax County officials on Tuesday proposed a property tax increase, nearly 300 layoffs and cuts to education, public safety and social services to offset a roughly...
23-FEB-10	Fairfax officials propose property tax increase, service cuts (Washington Post) (Search - Real Property Value)
	Another year, another round of steep budget cuts. In the latest reminder that Washington's wealthy suburbs are not recession-proof, Fairfax County officials on Tuesday proposed a property tax increase, nearly 300 layoffs and cuts to education, public safety and social services to offset a roughly...
23-FEB-10	American Realty Advisors Announces Reorganization of Executive Team (Marketwire) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	GLENDALE, CA--(Marketwire - February 23, 2010) - The Board of Directors of American Realty Advisors announced today that President and Chief Executive Officer Stanley L. Iezman will become the firm's Chairman and CEO, effective March 1, 2010. It was also announced that Managing Directors Scott W. Darling and Kirk V. Helgeson would be named to additional positions within the firm. Mr. Darling ...
23-FEB-10	American Realty Advisors Announces Reorganization of Executive Team (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	GLENDALE, CA--(Marketwire - 02/23/10) - The Board of Directors of American Realty Advisors announced today that President and Chief Executive Officer Stanley L. Iezman will become the firm's Chairman and CEO, effective March 1, 2010. It was also announced that Managing Directors Scott W. Darling and Kirk V. Helgeson would be named to additional positions within the firm. Mr. Darling will become ...
23-FEB-10	ISU women's basketball: Poppens, ISU run past Tigers (The Ames Tribune) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	These days, Stacy Frese-Huber’s life is a whirlwind.
23-FEB-10	New Data: Commercial Market Forecast (National Association of Realtors - Press Room)
	While the recent recession negatively impacted commercial real estate, there is hope for improvement.
23-FEB-10	Consumer confidence sags while housing remains shaky (Reuters via Yahoo! News) (Search - Housing Market)
	Consumer confidence sagged to a 10-month low on worries about jobs while the housing market remains under strain, data revealed on Tuesday, underscoring the fragility of the economy's recovery.
23-FEB-10	Confidence sags on jobs worry; housing shaky (Reuters via Yahoo! News) (Search - Housing Market)
	U.S. consumer confidence sagged to a 10-month low on worries about jobs while the housing market remains under strain, data revealed on Tuesday, underscoring the fragility of the economy's recovery.
23-FEB-10	Batavia property owners will see 1.5 percent tax hike (The Buffalo News) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	BATAVIA City residents will be paying higher property taxes again this year, but the increase is not nearly as high as it has been in recent years.
23-FEB-10	Batavia property owners will see 1.5 percent tax hike (The Buffalo News) (Search - Real Property Value)
	BATAVIA City residents will be paying higher property taxes again this year, but the increase is not nearly as high as it has been in recent years.
23-FEB-10	Has The Dubai Property Market Bottomed? (Investors Offshore) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	The head of one of Dubai's largest property companies believes that the crisis in Dubai's sliding real estate market is largely over and that prices will decline no further, although a recovery in the city's market is not expected to take hold until next year.
23-FEB-10	Has The Dubai Property Market Bottomed? (Investors Offshore) (Search - Real Property Value)
	The head of one of Dubai's largest property companies believes that the crisis in Dubai's sliding real estate market is largely over and that prices will decline no further, although a recovery in the city's market is not expected to take hold until next year.
23-FEB-10	Aventura Real Estate Safe Market Where You Can Invest (Turks.US) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	There are lots of people who are still deciding on where to invest their hard earn money. If you are going to analyze the situation of the Aventura real estate you will surely decide to invest in this market.
23-FEB-10	Aventura Real Estate Safe Market Where You Can Invest (Turks.US) (Search - Real Property Value)
	There are lots of people who are still deciding on where to invest their hard earn money. If you are going to analyze the situation of the Aventura real estate you will surely decide to invest in this market.
23-FEB-10	(AFX UK Focus) 2010-02-23 11:58 UK housing market could dip again - BoE's Barker (Interactive Investor) (Search - Housing Market)
	LONDON, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Britain's recovering housing market could dip again because would-be buyers will struggle to get mortgages, Bank of England policymaker and house market expert Kate Barker said on Tuesday. House prices in Britain slumped by around 20 percent during the global credit crisis as risk-wary banks withdrew from new lending and the longest recession on record took its toll on ...
23-FEB-10	Barker Says U.K. Housing Market May Face Further ‘Adjustments’ (Bloomberg) (Search - Housing Market)
	Feb. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Bank of England policy maker Kate Barker said there may be further “adjustments” in the U.K. housing market as banks curb home loans after gains in property values surprised her last year.
23-FEB-10	Housing market could dip again - Barker (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) (Search - Housing Market)
	Britain's recovering housing market could dip again because would-be buyers will struggle to get mortgages, Bank of England policymaker and house market expert Kate Barker said on Tuesday.
23-FEB-10	Tax credits breathe some life into slow housing market (Fond du Lac Reporter) (Search - Housing Market)
	Fond du Lac real estate agents are finally feeling a stir after enduring three years of a listless market.
23-FEB-10	Property tax statements start arriving in mailboxes (Tri-City Herald) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Franklin County residents may find themselves paying less in property taxes this year, while Benton
23-FEB-10	Property tax statements start arriving in mailboxes (Tri-City Herald) (Search - Real Property Value)
	Franklin County residents may find themselves paying less in property taxes this year, while Benton
23-FEB-10	Property owners in Columbus able to receive information on assessments (The Daily Star) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Property owners in the town of Columbus may obtain assessment information from the town's assessor at the town hall from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, Deputy Supervisor Bruce Vermeulen said Monday.Columbus has retained Maxwell Appraisal Service of East Syracuse to conduct a revaluation of the town's roughly 850 parcels, and last week property owners were mailed their tentative new ...
23-FEB-10	Property owners in Columbus able to receive information on assessments (The Daily Star) (Search - Real Property Value)
	Property owners in the town of Columbus may obtain assessment information from the town's assessor at the town hall from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, Deputy Supervisor Bruce Vermeulen said Monday.Columbus has retained Maxwell Appraisal Service of East Syracuse to conduct a revaluation of the town's roughly 850 parcels, and last week property owners were mailed their tentative new ...
23-FEB-10	Minerva Has First Profit Since 2007 on Rising Building Value (Bloomberg) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Feb. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Minerva Plc , the developer of the most office space in London’s main financial district, reported its first profit in two-and-a-half years after the value of its projects rose by 55 million pounds ($86 million).
23-FEB-10	Minerva Has First Profit Since 2007 on Rising Building Value (Bloomberg) (Search - Real Property Value)
	Feb. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Minerva Plc , the developer of the most office space in London’s main financial district, reported its first profit in two-and-a-half years after the value of its projects rose by 55 million pounds ($86 million).
23-FEB-10	Real Estate Outlook: Increase in Housing Starts (Realty Times)
	When you get reports of increases in both new housing starts and existing home and condo sales in a single week, that's got to say something positive about where real estate is headed.
23-FEB-10	The Offer: There's More to It Than Price (Realty Times)
	When a real estate buyer makes an offer, the purchase price is a prime consideration, but it represents only part of the total value offered to the seller. PJ Wade explains how problems may arise for both sides of the transaction when this fact is forgotten.
23-FEB-10	Easy Interior Design (Realty Times)
	With all the time you've been forced indoors during the cold winter months you've probably found some aspects of your interior design that you'd like to change. Well, there's still another month of cold weather ahead of most of us, and being stuck indoors may provide the perfect excuse for making some much-needed changes to your interior design.
23-FEB-10	Market Conditions (Realty Times)
	The National Association of Home Builder has reported that the remodeling market is continuiing to deteriorate.
23-FEB-10	Real estate big Keith Rubenstein says $195K, six-week Hamptons 'luxury' house a hellhole; sues owner (New York Daily News) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	A real estate honcho who paid $195,000 for a six-week summer rental that he says was a Hamptons hellhole is suing the property's owner.
23-FEB-10	Real estate big Keith Rubenstein says $195K, six-week Hamptons 'luxury' house a hellhole; sues owner (New York Daily News) (Search - Real Property Value)
	A real estate honcho who paid $195,000 for a six-week summer rental that he says was a Hamptons hellhole is suing the property's owner.
23-FEB-10	Uncertainty weighs on softening housing market (3news) (Search - Housing Market)
	Confidence in the New Zealand housing market is showing signs of softening again...
23-FEB-10	Charleston Property Owner Halting Progress of Proposed Park (WSAZ NewsChannel 3 West Virginia) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	A property owner on Charleston's East End is standing in the way of a new park near Laidley Field.
23-FEB-10	Charleston Property Owner Halting Progress of Proposed Park (WSAZ NewsChannel 3 West Virginia) (Search - Real Property Value)
	A property owner on Charleston's East End is standing in the way of a new park near Laidley Field.
23-FEB-10	Goldman Sachs lowers real estate share-price estimates (People's Daily) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	China's property developers had their share-price estimates lowered by as much as 32 percent by Goldman Sachs Group Inc, which cited increased uncertainty over government tightening measures. Goldman Sachs' new target prices reflect a discount of as much as 40 percent to the companies' asset values, compared with a maximum 30 percent previously, analysts led by Yi Wang wrote in a report ...
23-FEB-10	Goldman Sachs lowers real estate share-price estimates (People's Daily) (Search - Real Property Value)
	China's property developers had their share-price estimates lowered by as much as 32 percent by Goldman Sachs Group Inc, which cited increased uncertainty over government tightening measures. Goldman Sachs' new target prices reflect a discount of as much as 40 percent to the companies' asset values, compared with a maximum 30 percent previously, analysts led by Yi Wang wrote in a report ...
23-FEB-10	Uncertainty weighs on softening housing market - survey (Otago Daily Times) (Search - Housing Market)
	Confidence in the New Zealand housing market, which recovered in 2009, is showing signs of softening again, according to a survey of the three months to January.
23-FEB-10	Black Hills Housing Market Turnaround (KNBN Rapid City) (Search - Housing Market)
	Many experts believe the recession started when the housing market crashed. And while the Black Hills remained somewhat isolated from the fallout, last year wasn't a record years for sales.
23-FEB-10	Area housing market still shaky (The Gilroy Dispatch) (Search - Housing Market)
	When you're tumbling downhill, even a little flat ground seems like a blessing. At least that's what those in the South County real estate industry are hoping. Moving into the third year of a bitter decline in home prices and sales, brokers and agents are looking for any silver lining, and what they are seeing are modest hints that the market could begin to stabilize this year. But there are ...
23-FEB-10	A bird's eye view of OECD housing markets (Australian Policy Online) (Search - Housing Market)
	Creator:  Christophe André This paper documents housing market developments in 18 OECD countries in an historical perspective; examines the drivers of supply and demand; investigates the interactions between housing markets and the wider economy; assesses the responsibilities of government policies in fuelling or amplifying housing booms; and explores the link between global imbalances and ...
23-FEB-10	Baltimore mayor pledges no property tax hike (The Daily Record) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	After 19 days as mayor of Baltimore, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake Monday addressed city leaders in her first state of the city address, which dealt mainly with the city’s budget problems, but also touched on issues important to the business community, including an assurance that the city’s property tax rate would not rise. Baltimore faces a $120 [...]
23-FEB-10	Baltimore mayor pledges no property tax hike (The Daily Record) (Search - Real Property Value)
	After 19 days as mayor of Baltimore, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake Monday addressed city leaders in her first state of the city address, which dealt mainly with the city’s budget problems, but also touched on issues important to the business community, including an assurance that the city’s property tax rate would not rise. Baltimore faces a $120 [...]
23-FEB-10	Signs indicate U.S. housing industry recovering (Everett Herald) (Search - Housing Market)
	WASHINGTON — U.S. home builders were a bit more confident that the housing market is recovering, according to a monthly survey released last week by the National Association of Home Builders.
22-FEB-10	(AFX UK Focus) 2010-02-22 22:48 NZ housing confidence eases in Q4 - ASB Bank survey (Interactive Investor) (Search - Housing Market)
	WELLINGTON, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Confidence in New Zealand's housing market eased in the three months to January, the second quarterly decline in a row, amid expectations that prices and interest rates will rise further, an ASB Bank survey showed on Tuesday. The survey showed a net 37 percent said it was a good time to buy a house, down from 48 percent in the previous survey three months ago and ...
22-FEB-10	Bank of Canada’s Jenkins sees no housing bubble (MalaysiaNews.net) (Search - Housing Market)
	The Canadian housing market is strong, but it is not experiencing a bubble, Paul Jenkins, senior deputy governor of the Bank of Canada said on Monday.
22-FEB-10	Deed to Black mansion goes for $11.6M (Palm Beach Daily News) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	In one of several recent court filings, Conrad Black and his wife, Barbara Amiel Black, as CMB Palm Beach Property LLC, a Delaware company based in Toronto, transferred the deed of their 1930 S. Ocean Blvd. estate by a special warranty deed for $11.6 million to Blackfield Holdings LLC, a Delaware company located at 100 W. Putnam Ave., Greenwich, Conn., according to recent court documents filed ...
22-FEB-10	NZ housing confidence eases in Q4 - ASB Bank survey (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News) (Search - Housing Market)
	WELLINGTON, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Confidence in New Zealand's housing market eased in the three months to January, the second quarterly decline in a row, amid expectations that prices and interest rates will rise further, an ASB Bank survey showed on Tuesday.
22-FEB-10	NZ housing confidence eases in Q4 - ASB Bank survey (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News) (Search - Housing Market)
	WELLINGTON, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Confidence in New Zealand's housing market eased in the three months to January, the second quarterly decline in a row, amid expectations that prices and interest rates will rise further, an ASB Bank survey showed on Tuesday.
22-FEB-10	A more nuanced, fairer property tax (Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Asia News) (Search - Real Property Value)
	SINGAPORE: From next year, if the flat or private property you live in and own has an annual value of $65,000, you will pay up to $240 less in property taxes.
22-FEB-10	A more nuanced, fairer property tax (Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Malaysia News) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	SINGAPORE: From next year, if the flat or private property you live in and own has an annual value of $65,000, you will pay up to $240 less in property taxes.
22-FEB-10	A more nuanced, fairer property tax (Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Malaysia News) (Search - Real Property Value)
	SINGAPORE: From next year, if the flat or private property you live in and own has an annual value of $65,000, you will pay up to $240 less in property taxes.
22-FEB-10	U.S. Commercial Property Index Rises 4.1% in December (Update2) (Bloomberg) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Feb. 22 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. commercial property values had their biggest monthly rise on record in December as the number of transactions jumped, according to Moody’s Investors Service.
22-FEB-10	U.S. Commercial Property Index Rises 4.1% in December (Update2) (Bloomberg) (Search - Real Property Value)
	Feb. 22 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. commercial property values had their biggest monthly rise on record in December as the number of transactions jumped, according to Moody’s Investors Service.
22-FEB-10	Effective Ways of Selling Your Boca Raton Real Estate (Turks.US) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	There are lots of people who are considering selling their property. They usually sell t in order to gain a lot of profit. But there are times that they are frustrated in doing it. They end up with no profit at all.
22-FEB-10	Effective Ways of Selling Your Boca Raton Real Estate (Turks.US) (Search - Real Property Value)
	There are lots of people who are considering selling their property. They usually sell t in order to gain a lot of profit. But there are times that they are frustrated in doing it. They end up with no profit at all.
22-FEB-10	(AFX UK Focus) 2010-02-22 20:48 UPDATE 1-Bank of Canada's Jenkins says no housing bubble (Interactive Investor) (Search - Housing Market)
	VANCOUVER, Feb 22 (Reuters) - The Canadian housing market is strong, but it is not experiencing a bubble, Paul Jenkins, senior deputy governor of the Bank of Canada said on Monday. The Canadian government said last week it will bring in new mortgage rules to cool the housing sector and prevent home buyers, tempted by record low interest rates, from overextending themselves. At the same time, it ...
22-FEB-10	Stock market: Investors cautious as stocks drop slightly (USA Today) (Search - Housing Market)
	The stock market paused from a four-day rally Monday after big consumer companies gave a cautious outlook for economic growth.
22-FEB-10	Bank of Canada’s Jenkins sees no housing bubble (National Post) (Search - Housing Market)
	The Canadian housing market is strong, but it is not experiencing a bubble, Paul Jenkins, senior deputy governor of the Bank of Canada said on Monday
22-FEB-10	Jenkins says no housing bubble (Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News) (Search - Housing Market)
	The Canadian housing market is strong, but it is not experiencing a bubble, Paul Jenkins, senior deputy governor of the Bank of Canada said on Monday.
22-FEB-10	Iorio: Projected 2011 city budget shortfall exceeds $27 million (The Tampa Tribune) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	With operating costs rising and property and sales tax revenue predicted to decrease, the city is struggling with a projected shortfall of more than $27 million in next fiscal year's budget.
22-FEB-10	Standards of Good Practice in Appraisal Management (RISMedia Real Estate News) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	RISMEDIA, February 23, 2010—Last spring and summer, there was considerable frustration in the industry around the length of time and cost to complete property appraisals: 1. A large drop in interest rates caused a tremendous surge in refinance applications and a…
22-FEB-10	U.S. Commercial Property Index Rises 4.1% in December (Update2) (BusinessWeek) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	U.S. commercial property values had their biggest monthly rise on record in December as the number of transactions jumped, according to Moody’s Investors Service.
22-FEB-10	U.S. Commercial Property Index Rises 4.1% in December (Update2) (BusinessWeek) (Search - Real Property Value)
	U.S. commercial property values had their biggest monthly rise on record in December as the number of transactions jumped, according to Moody’s Investors Service.
22-FEB-10	Washington Report: Anti-Foreclosure Program (Realty Times)
	The Obama administration came out with a score card on its anti-foreclosure program last week, and there's just one word for it: Minimal.
22-FEB-10	Declining the Monkey Without Alienating Your Client (Realty Times)
	In my last article, I promised to expand on my opinion that it’s possible avoid burnout by “Declining the Monkey” with a client or prospect -- and that it’s preferable if you Decline that Monkey without alienating your client.
22-FEB-10	Buyers: Why Green is Worth It (Realty Times)
	For new and existing home buyers alike, the options to"green up" homes abound. Green upgrades on homes offer two-fold benefits. They contribute to a healthier environment, both now and in the future, and they can save homeowners big when it comes to energy costs.
22-FEB-10	The boy who cried housing recovery! (CNN Money) (Search - Housing Market)
	Lowe's reported a better-than-expected profit for the fourth quarter on Monday, and the nation's second-largest home-improvement retailer indicated that 2010 would be a better year for the housing market.
22-FEB-10	Kenya : As Nairobi Property Prices Rise, Home Buyers Suffer Low Returns (AllAfrica.com) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Nairobi — A rapid rise in property prices in Nairobi's upmarket neighbourhoods is taking a toll on mortgage-financed investors.
22-FEB-10	Kenya : As Nairobi Property Prices Rise, Home Buyers Suffer Low Returns (AllAfrica.com) (Search - Real Property Value)
	Nairobi — A rapid rise in property prices in Nairobi's upmarket neighbourhoods is taking a toll on mortgage-financed investors.
22-FEB-10	Govt to introduce progressive property tax for owner—occupied residences (Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Asia News) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	SINGAPORE: A progressive property tax system will be introduced next January that will see owners of homes of lower annual values pay less in taxes.
22-FEB-10	Govt to introduce progressive property tax for owner—occupied residences (Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Asia News) (Search - Real Property Value)
	SINGAPORE: A progressive property tax system will be introduced next January that will see owners of homes of lower annual values pay less in taxes.
22-FEB-10	Govt to introduce progressive property tax for owner—occupied residences (Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Philippines News) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	SINGAPORE: A progressive property tax system will be introduced next January that will see owners of homes of lower annual values pay less in taxes.
22-FEB-10	Govt to introduce progressive property tax for owner—occupied residences (Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Philippines News) (Search - Real Property Value)
	SINGAPORE: A progressive property tax system will be introduced next January that will see owners of homes of lower annual values pay less in taxes.
22-FEB-10	Govt to introduce progressive property tax for owner—occupied residences (Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Singapore News) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	SINGAPORE: A progressive property tax system will be introduced next January that will see owners of homes of lower annual values pay less in taxes.
22-FEB-10	Govt to introduce progressive property tax for owner—occupied residences (Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Singapore News) (Search - Real Property Value)
	SINGAPORE: A progressive property tax system will be introduced next January that will see owners of homes of lower annual values pay less in taxes.
22-FEB-10	Growing Demand for Market Research Studies Signals Turn Around for Student Housing Development (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) (Search - Housing Market)
	Campus Advantage, the nation's largest private student housing company, is continuing to experience strong demand for its consulting services in the first two months of 2010.
22-FEB-10	Manhattan Real Estate: Direct Ownership vs. REIT? (TheStreet.com) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	There are benefits and drawbacks to taking direct ownership in a property or investing in a REIT.
22-FEB-10	Manhattan Real Estate: Direct Ownership vs. REIT? (TheStreet.com) (Search - Real Property Value)
	There are benefits and drawbacks to taking direct ownership in a property or investing in a REIT.
22-FEB-10	America's property trap (Investors Chronicle) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	The credit crisis began in the US property market, and while there's plenty of evidence that the residential market there is starting to pick up, a recent Congressional report has sounded alarm bells about the state of the commercial property market.
22-FEB-10	America's property trap (Investors Chronicle) (Search - Real Property Value)
	The credit crisis began in the US property market, and while there's plenty of evidence that the residential market there is starting to pick up, a recent Congressional report has sounded alarm bells about the state of the commercial property market.
22-FEB-10	How Can You Save Money and Prevent Foreclosure? The Book "Smart Real Estate Deals in the Bank Bailout Era and Beyond ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	PORTSMOUTH, N.H.----“Smart Real Estate Deals in the Bank Bailout Era and Beyond” by Charles McKay is a new book that gives homeowners, investors, accountants, and bailout banks strategies to save money, increase cash flow, and to become more profitable in the troubled economy.
22-FEB-10	(AFX UK Focus) 2010-02-22 12:26 Spain may seek higher property provisions-agency (Interactive Investor) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	MADRID, Feb 22 (Reuters) - The Bank of Spain is studying raising the minimum provisions a creditor must hold against potential losses from sliding property asset values to 30 percent, news agency Europa Press reported, citing financial sources. The Bank of Spain declined comment on the report on Monday. Spain's central bank raised the required cushioning level from 10 percent to 20 percent in ...
22-FEB-10	(AFX UK Focus) 2010-02-22 12:26 Spain may seek higher property provisions-agency (Interactive Investor) (Search - Real Property Value)
	MADRID, Feb 22 (Reuters) - The Bank of Spain is studying raising the minimum provisions a creditor must hold against potential losses from sliding property asset values to 30 percent, news agency Europa Press reported, citing financial sources. The Bank of Spain declined comment on the report on Monday. Spain's central bank raised the required cushioning level from 10 percent to 20 percent in ...
22-FEB-10	Ways of Selling Your Miami Real Estate (Turks.US) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	There are lots of people who are considering selling their property. They usually sell t in order to gain a lot of profit. But there are times that they are frustrated in doing it. They end up with no profit at all.
22-FEB-10	Ways of Selling Your Miami Real Estate (Turks.US) (Search - Real Property Value)
	There are lots of people who are considering selling their property. They usually sell t in order to gain a lot of profit. But there are times that they are frustrated in doing it. They end up with no profit at all.
22-FEB-10	Option ARMs Pose Mortgage-Default Risk in Housing Market (Time Magazine) (Search - Housing Market)
	Could option adjustable-rate mortgages be the next subprime disaster? Most option ARMs undergo payment spikes after five years, and loan defaults may hit full stride in 2011, delivering a blow to the fragile housing market just as it regains strength
22-FEB-10	Govt to introduce progressive property tax for owner-occupied residences (Channel NewsAsia) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	SINGAPORE: A progressive property tax system will be introduced next January that will see owners of homes of lower annual values pay less in taxes.
22-FEB-10	Govt to introduce progressive property tax for owner-occupied residences (Channel NewsAsia) (Search - Real Property Value)
	SINGAPORE: A progressive property tax system will be introduced next January that will see owners of homes of lower annual values pay less in taxes.
22-FEB-10	Hammerson 2009 Loss Narrows as Property Value Decline Slows (Bloomberg) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Feb. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Hammerson Plc , the part-owner of London’s Brent Cross shopping center, said its full-year loss narrowed after a decline in its property values slowed.
22-FEB-10	Hammerson 2009 Loss Narrows as Property Value Decline Slows (Bloomberg) (Search - Real Property Value)
	Feb. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Hammerson Plc , the part-owner of London’s Brent Cross shopping center, said its full-year loss narrowed after a decline in its property values slowed.
22-FEB-10	Property rules may herald stronger curbs (AsiaOne) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	THE Singapore Government last Friday administered another measured dose to cool a resurgent property fever. While mild, the latest steps could foreshadow more severe therapy if the fever refuses to subside, said industry watchers.
22-FEB-10	Property rules may herald stronger curbs (AsiaOne) (Search - Real Property Value)
	THE Singapore Government last Friday administered another measured dose to cool a resurgent property fever. While mild, the latest steps could foreshadow more severe therapy if the fever refuses to subside, said industry watchers.
22-FEB-10	Further property curbs possible (AsiaOne) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	THE Government is not taking chances to let a real- estate bubble form, and will take further measures to cool the property market if there is a need, Minister for National Development Mah Bow Tan said yesterday.
22-FEB-10	Further property curbs possible (AsiaOne) (Search - Real Property Value)
	THE Government is not taking chances to let a real- estate bubble form, and will take further measures to cool the property market if there is a need, Minister for National Development Mah Bow Tan said yesterday.
22-FEB-10	Mexican Housing Thaw to Push Geo to Three-Year High: Week Ahead (Bloomberg) (Search - Housing Market)
	Feb. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Corporacion Geo SAB , the Mexican housing company whose shares more than doubled last year, may rise to a three-year high in 2010 as banks boost mortgage lending and the government backs more loans, Credit Suisse Group AG says.
22-FEB-10	Fonciere Des Regions Reports Loss as Real-Estate Values Fall (Bloomberg) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Feb. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Fonciere des Regions SA , the French office landlord with stakes in five other real estate investment trusts, reported a narrower loss last year after it wrote down the value of its assets by 332 million euros ($453 million).
22-FEB-10	Fonciere Des Regions Reports Loss as Real-Estate Values Fall (Bloomberg) (Search - Real Property Value)
	Feb. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Fonciere des Regions SA , the French office landlord with stakes in five other real estate investment trusts, reported a narrower loss last year after it wrote down the value of its assets by 332 million euros ($453 million).
22-FEB-10	Tens of thousands apply for state redistricting panel (Daily Breeze) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	A multistep process will sift citizen applicants for 14-member commission.
22-FEB-10	Maintain control with family limited partnerships (Lancaster Online) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	The biggest challenge for estate planners is how to reduce estate and gift taxes but allow the client to retain control over his assets. Family limited partnerships (FLPs) provide a solution to this problem.When you place investments, a business, or real estate holdings in a FLP, you retain control ...
22-FEB-10	Don't Pay Too Much in Property Taxes (WXYZ-TV Detroit) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	If you're looking for a way to save some money, you might want to take a good look at your property. You may be paying way more in taxes than...
22-FEB-10	Don't Pay Too Much in Property Taxes (WXYZ-TV Detroit) (Search - Real Property Value)
	If you're looking for a way to save some money, you might want to take a good look at your property. You may be paying way more in taxes than...
22-FEB-10	Citzens, not politicians, tapped to determine how lines are drawn in state (Los Angeles Daily News) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Call it an energetic first step toward giving politics back to the people.
22-FEB-10	New rules to curb property speculation (AsiaOne) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	TOUGHER rules on bank loans and measures to rein in speculators take effect today, as the Government steps up moves to cool the sizzling property market.
22-FEB-10	New rules to curb property speculation (AsiaOne) (Search - Real Property Value)
	TOUGHER rules on bank loans and measures to rein in speculators take effect today, as the Government steps up moves to cool the sizzling property market.
22-FEB-10	More gentle therapy to cool the property fever (AsiaOne) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	THE government yesterday administered another measured dose to cool the resurgent property fever. While mild by themselves, the latest steps could foreshadow more severe therapy if the fever refuses to subside, said industry watchers. And this could plant seeds of uncertainty in an investor's mind.
22-FEB-10	More gentle therapy to cool the property fever (AsiaOne) (Search - Real Property Value)
	THE government yesterday administered another measured dose to cool the resurgent property fever. While mild by themselves, the latest steps could foreshadow more severe therapy if the fever refuses to subside, said industry watchers. And this could plant seeds of uncertainty in an investor's mind.
22-FEB-10	Scots properties sell faster to foreigners as market heats up (The Scotsman) (Search - Housing Market)
	THE weak pound and recovering housing market are driving up Scottish property sales to foreign investors, experts have reported.
22-FEB-10	Hopes of a housing market recovery look distant as renters cling on (The Scotsman: Business) (Search - Housing Market)
	PROSPECTS of a housing market recovery remain distant as potential buyers are forced by a sluggish lending market to continue renting, property experts have claimed.
21-FEB-10	Mortgage rules aim to protect people, not the housing market (Oak Bay News) (Search - Housing Market)
	others also read... Though they could exclude some people from the homebuyers’ market, new rules on mortgages will protect residents of Greater Victoria.
21-FEB-10	COMING SUNDAY: More than $275 in coupon savings, high school sports (The Mercury) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	With HUNDREDS of dollars in savings from coupons, inserts, and advertisements in this Sunday’s Mercury to all your favorite local retailers, restaurants and businesses.
21-FEB-10	City exploring new housing options (The Puyallup Herald) (Search - Housing Market)
	Puyallup city planners believe there’s an untapped market for housing growth and the biggest obstacle to utilizing it lies in revamping some of the city’s zoning laws.
21-FEB-10	Want lower property taxes? You can appeal -- many do -- but results aren't guaranteed (York Daily Record) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Many homeowners cite the declining housing market as a reason for wanting their taxes decreased. Mark Curry showed up at the hearing with one goal: lower property taxes.
21-FEB-10	Want lower property taxes? You can appeal -- many do -- but results aren't guaranteed (York Daily Record) (Search - Real Property Value)
	Many homeowners cite the declining housing market as a reason for wanting their taxes decreased. Mark Curry showed up at the hearing with one goal: lower property taxes.
21-FEB-10	Want lower property taxes? You can appeal -- many do -- but results aren't guaranteed (York Daily Record) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Many homeowners cite the declining housing market as a reason for wanting their taxes decreased. Mark Curry showed up at the hearing with one goal: lower property taxes.
21-FEB-10	Stability in housing market a good thing (Montgomery Advertiser) (Search - Housing Market)
	When the number of homes for sale in the Montgomery area dropped below 3,000 at the end of 2009, Realtors saw it as a fairly sig­nificant milestone.
21-FEB-10	Black Angus founder fires up new grill (The Desert Sun) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	With all the gizmos popping up these days in the mobile world — think note-taking iPad-style — it's nice to know there are still a few spots in the world for steak-and-potato business types to zero in on the comfort foods in life.
21-FEB-10	Cash-strapped Mexicans rely on national pawnshop (The News Journal) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	There are worse places for a Mexican family to hock its jewels than the national pawnshop, headquartered atop the ruins of the Aztec emperor Montezuma's residence in the heart of the capital.
21-FEB-10	Biz report for Feb. 21 (Greeley Tribune) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	ON THE MOVE Ian Kenna Derk has been named adjunct instructor for the business program at the Greeley campus of the Institute of Business and Medical Careers. Derk has a background in education and nonprofits. He has been a graduate teaching assistant, grant reviewer and tutor and has worked in the Peace Corps in Washington, D.C., and southern Morocco. He has a graduate degree in communication ...
21-FEB-10	Housing market, Home Expo hold promise for buyers (The News-Star) (Search - Housing Market)
	The tagline for this year's Home Expo — Make all your dreams come true — might have vacant appeal among the foreclosed housing tracts in California, Arizona and Florida.
21-FEB-10	Housing market feels like ’02 again (Business Journal of McHenry County) (Search - Housing Market)
	The glory days of real estate in McHenry County aren’t here again. But the days of manageable sales, plenty of showings, and homebuyers able to get in the market just might be.
21-FEB-10	Measures to cool property market have no effect on public housing prices (The Temasek Review) (Search - Housing Market)
	Written by Our Correspondent The government had introduced two measures lately to prevent a “bubble” formation in the private property market – a stamp duty will be imposed on buyers who sell their properties within a year and the maximum loan allowed is limited to 80 per cent of the purchase price. Senior Minister of State for [...]
21-FEB-10	Progress Edition: A watershed year for flood control (The Findlay Courier) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Last year marked a watershed in Blanchard River flood control efforts.
21-FEB-10	Real estate market more stable than expected (Rocky Mount Telegram) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Rocky Mount’s real estate market may not be performing as poorly as some recent statistics have indicated. Brokers and real estate appraisers said when foreclosures and short sales are taken out of the mix of recent sales, the market has been relatively stable.
21-FEB-10	As regulators closed in, Triton CEO moved property to wife (Austin American-Statesman) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	As regulators closed in, Triton CEO moved property to wife
21-FEB-10	As regulators closed in, Triton CEO moved property to wife (Austin American-Statesman) (Search - Real Property Value)
	As regulators closed in, Triton CEO moved property to wife
20-FEB-10	Vacant Commercial Property Increase In Colorado Springs (KKTV 11 Colorado Springs) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Vacant commercial property is a familiar sight around the city. With all the vacant property, how is it affecting the community as a whole?
20-FEB-10	Vacant Commercial Property Increase In Colorado Springs (KKTV 11 Colorado Springs) (Search - Real Property Value)
	Vacant commercial property is a familiar sight around the city. With all the vacant property, how is it affecting the community as a whole?
20-FEB-10	Pensioners face property value checks (Brisbane Times) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Thousands of disabled people to have properties valued to check if they are still eligible for welfare.
20-FEB-10	Pensioners face property value checks (Brisbane Times) (Search - Real Property Value)
	Thousands of disabled people to have properties valued to check if they are still eligible for welfare.
20-FEB-10	Sell Your Home Successfully In Miami Real Estate (Turks.US) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Despite the low prices of homes in Miami real estate, it is still quite possible to make a profit in reselling your property.
20-FEB-10	Sell Your Home Successfully In Miami Real Estate (Turks.US) (Search - Real Property Value)
	Despite the low prices of homes in Miami real estate, it is still quite possible to make a profit in reselling your property.
20-FEB-10	Lacking a law to preserve historic homes, Naples leaders divide coastal property (Naples Daily News) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	NAPLES —They did it to preserve history.But critics of a decision earlier this month to subdivide a Gordon Drive property say it won’t necessarily save Naples’ historical landscape.“To think that someone is simply going to reverence the historic value of the property, from the experience we have in Naples, that simply isn’t going to hold up,” said Penny Taylor, who served on the Naples City ...
20-FEB-10	Lacking a law to preserve historic homes, Naples leaders divide coastal property (Naples Daily News) (Search - Real Property Value)
	NAPLES —They did it to preserve history.But critics of a decision earlier this month to subdivide a Gordon Drive property say it won’t necessarily save Naples’ historical landscape.“To think that someone is simply going to reverence the historic value of the property, from the experience we have in Naples, that simply isn’t going to hold up,” said Penny Taylor, who served on the Naples City ...
20-FEB-10	Finding and Using Professional Help When Buying Beach Club Hallandale Condos (Turks.US) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Buying Beach Club Hallandale condos on your own is possible. But the process is fraught with concerns that hiring a real estate professional is the only way to avoid committing regrettable mistakes.
20-FEB-10	Selling Tampa Real Estate Property Getting Good Offer (Turks.US) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Selling a home is not easy you may think and most of the time, home sellers should need to learn basic skills in able to gain success in selling a home. Acquiring knowledge and skills in selling a home is your first step in having a successful home selling venture.
20-FEB-10	Selling Tampa Real Estate Property Getting Good Offer (Turks.US) (Search - Real Property Value)
	Selling a home is not easy you may think and most of the time, home sellers should need to learn basic skills in able to gain success in selling a home. Acquiring knowledge and skills in selling a home is your first step in having a successful home selling venture.
20-FEB-10	Westfield resident to seek 7th District House seat (MyCentralJersey.com) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	WESTFIELD — A Westfield resident said today he plans on challenging U.S. Rep. Leonard Lance, R-Clinton Township, in the Republican primary for a 7th District congressional seat.
20-FEB-10	Westfield resident to challenge Lance in primary (MyCentralJersey.com) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	WESTFIELD — A Westfield resident said he plans on challenging U.S. Rep. Leonard Lance, R-N.J. 7th District, in the Republican primary for his congressional seat.
20-FEB-10	Picture painted of housing downturn (Omaha World-Herald) (Search - Housing Market)
	Iowans already knew the housing market had taken a hit as a result of the national economic downturn, but a report released Friday by the Iowa Data Center quantified the problem.
20-FEB-10	Aspiring small business owners don’t have to go it alone; they’ll get more with score (Kearney Hub) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	KEARNEY — People who want to start a small business can get free advice from a service corps of retired executives.
20-FEB-10	Knocking over pensioners on property value (Brisbane Times) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	THOUSANDS of people with disabilities will have their properties valued to check if they are still eligible for welfare payments.
20-FEB-10	Knocking over pensioners on property value (Brisbane Times) (Search - Real Property Value)
	THOUSANDS of people with disabilities will have their properties valued to check if they are still eligible for welfare payments.
20-FEB-10	Retiree has served under three Socorro mayors (El Defensor Chieftain) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	You may not see him behind his desk at the County Assessor's Office anymore, but you can be sure to find him jamming with other musicians at the Stage Door Grill on the last Thursday of every month.
20-FEB-10	New Sturgeon Bay assessor sought (Door County Advocate) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	The city of Sturgeon Bay is looking for a new assessor.
20-FEB-10	Nevada City race for City Council heats up (The Grass Valley Union) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	A three-way race for Nevada City Council - by a Realtor, a business owner and a finance expert - promises a heated battle for two seats on the town's governing board. And the race in a normally quiet campaign - for Nevada County Treasurer-Tax Collector - now has four candidates. Realtor Lee Griep became the third candidate in the Nevada City race, and is pitted against incumbent and retired ...
20-FEB-10	Retail the bright spot in Denver-area commercial real estate sales (Denver Post) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Sales of commercial real estate in the Denver area plummeted 55 percent last year compared with 2008, according to a report by LoopNet.
20-FEB-10	Retail the bright spot in Denver-area commercial real estate sales (Denver Post) (Search - Real Property Value)
	Sales of commercial real estate in the Denver area plummeted 55 percent last year compared with 2008, according to a report by LoopNet.
20-FEB-10	City of McGregor working with cat lover to save house from demolition (Waco Tribune-Herald) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Despite a court order saying the city has the right to evict the 72-year-old retired teacher and tear down her house because it smells so bad, McGregor’s mayor and the city are loath to call in the bulldozers.
20-FEB-10	Housing market is ripe for 'fixer-uppers' (Seattle Times) (Search - Housing Market)
	Fix-up buyers are largely rare birds in a market with a huge supply of houses for sale and a continuing shortage of takers — tax credit notwithstanding.
20-FEB-10	Corporate housing industry is big business (Daily Herald) (Search - Housing Market)
	It is estimated that the corporate housing business in the U.S. and Canada is a $2.7 billion per year industry and that does not even include the private owners who market their properties through services like CorporateHousingbyOwner.com.
20-FEB-10	In Your Corner: Many questions remain about plans to consolidate constitutional offices (Indian River Press Journal) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Several weeks ago, we offered our preliminary support for an offer by the city of Stuart to “donate” eight acres of land adjacent to the Courthouse for a new Martin County constitutional offices’ building. The offer was in response to the county’s recent request for proposals to consolidate our constitutional officers (tax collector, property appraiser, clerk and supervisor of elections), as ...
20-FEB-10	Deadline nears for park to claim private property on the Dunes (Chicago Tribune) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Deadline nears for park to claim private property, leaving some elderly residents with nowhere to go Over the years, more than 300 people have been forced to leave their homes after their property was folded into the national park. George and Ann Bagnall are part of the last group of almost 30 residents who must vacate by the September deadline.
20-FEB-10	Deadline nears for park to claim private property on the Dunes (Chicago Tribune) (Search - Real Property Value)
	Deadline nears for park to claim private property, leaving some elderly residents with nowhere to go Over the years, more than 300 people have been forced to leave their homes after their property was folded into the national park. George and Ann Bagnall are part of the last group of almost 30 residents who must vacate by the September deadline.
20-FEB-10	Assumability: A hidden potential value to FHA loans (Washington Post) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Does the assumability option on Federal Housing Administration loans offset their high mortgage insurance premiums? That is a great and very timely question. The value of assumability is as high as it is ever likely to be because of the broad consensus that interest rates in future years will be higher than they are now.
20-FEB-10	Assumability: A hidden potential value to FHA loans (Washington Post) (Search - Real Property Value)
	Does the assumability option on Federal Housing Administration loans offset their high mortgage insurance premiums? That is a great and very timely question. The value of assumability is as high as it is ever likely to be because of the broad consensus that interest rates in future years will be higher than they are now.
20-FEB-10	Development still struggling for stability (Hutchinson News) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	The principal figure behind Cottonwood Hills golf course has plans to reopen the course for the seas ...
20-FEB-10	Singapore moves to cool residential property market (The Malaysian Insider) (Search - Housing Market)
	SINGAPORE, Feb 20 — Singapore has introduced measures to cool its housing market, imposing a new stamp duty on homes sold within one year of purchase and capping the maximum housing loan at 80 per cent of the property value. “While the current level of speculative activity in the market is still lower than what it was at the height of the property market boom, and overall price levels are below ...
20-FEB-10	Bob Cuillo to list downtown West Palm Beach theater for sale (Palm Beach Daily News) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Palm Beach resident Bob Cuillo is putting his theater on the market.
20-FEB-10	Singapore moves to cool residential property market (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News) (Search - Housing Market)
	SINGAPORE, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Singapore has introduced measures to cool its housing market, imposing a new stamp duty on homes sold within one year of purchase and capping the maximum housing loan at 80 percent of the property value.
20-FEB-10	Singapore moves to cool residential property market (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News) (Search - Housing Market)
	SINGAPORE, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Singapore has introduced measures to cool its housing market, imposing a new stamp duty on homes sold within one year of purchase and capping the maximum housing loan at 80 percent of the property value.
20-FEB-10	Singapore moves to cool residential property market (Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News) (Search - Housing Market)
	SINGAPORE, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Singapore has introduced measures to cool its housing market, imposing a new stamp duty on homes sold within one year of purchase and capping the maximum housing loan at 80 percent of the property value.
20-FEB-10	Proposed statewide property tax rankles Greenwich lawmakers (Greenwich Time) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	A proposed statewide property tax of $1 to $5 for every $1,000 in assessed real estate is encountering stiff opposition from Greenwich lawmakers, who say that wealthy Fairfield County county municipalities already bear the brunt of the tax burden.
20-FEB-10	Proposed statewide property tax rankles Greenwich lawmakers (Greenwich Time) (Search - Real Property Value)
	A proposed statewide property tax of $1 to $5 for every $1,000 in assessed real estate is encountering stiff opposition from Greenwich lawmakers, who say that wealthy Fairfield County county municipalities already bear the brunt of the tax burden.
19-FEB-10	Simon Property rejects General Growth's response (AP via Yahoo! Finance) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Simon Property Group Inc. on Friday sent a letter to rival mall operator General Growth Properties Inc. saying it did not agree with the company's response to a non-disclosure agreement related to Simon's $10 billion takeover offer.
19-FEB-10	Simon Property rejects General Growth's response (AP via Yahoo! Finance) (Search - Real Property Value)
	Simon Property Group Inc. on Friday sent a letter to rival mall operator General Growth Properties Inc. saying it did not agree with the company's response to a non-disclosure agreement related to Simon's $10 billion takeover offer.
19-FEB-10	Personal Finance Daily: Hold the champagne on housing-market news (Market Watch) (Search - Housing Market)
	When you hear there’s been a drop in the rate of homes entering the foreclosure process -- finally! -- you start to get a little bit excited about a possible end to the travails of the housing market. Enough crisis already! Let’s celebrate! But wait.
19-FEB-10	Much has changed for San Joaquin Valley housing market since '00 (Builder Magazine) (Search - Housing Market)
	Feb. 19--The buyer's market continues for housing in the Northern San Joaquin Valley.
19-FEB-10	Florida foreclosures soar (Sun-Sentinel) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	The story is no longer that Florida leads the nation in foreclosures, which it does. The story now is by how much. The number of home loans in foreclosure in Florida at the end of last year was 44 percent higher than at the end of 2008.
19-FEB-10	Buyer and seller beware (Vancouver Business Journal) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Think of it as the perfect storm in an already-brewing economic tsunami. _Courtesy of HFO, LLC_ Multifamily properties, such as Meadow Wood Apartments on N.E. 121st Avenue in Vancouver, above and at left, have seen increased market volatility as one-family homes have become more affordable.
19-FEB-10	Mortgage Rates Hover Near Record Lows (Realty Times)
	Freddie Mac (NYSE:FRE) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) in which the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 4.93 percent with an average 0.7 point for the week ending February 18, 2010, down from last week when it averaged 4.97 percent. Last year at this time, the 30-year FRM averaged 5.04 percent.
19-FEB-10	Investor Report: HUD Regulations (Realty Times)
	Seller financing to buyers is an essential tool for many real estate investors, but proposed regulations from HUD could create big problems.
19-FEB-10	Clean Homes Show Better--Five Areas To Scrub to Make Yours Sparkle (Realty Times)
	So, here's a question for you. Would you rather walk into a clean home or a dirty one? No, it's not a trick question but it is an important one.
19-FEB-10	The Seller Agenda (Realty Times)
	Agents lose control of the listing presentation when they allow the sellers' agenda to take over the discussion. Columnist Dirk Zeller has listened to agents who have lost control to the seller in the first five minutes. The problem for most agents is once they lose control, they don't have the skill to wrestle it back.
19-FEB-10	Queens Lake is upset over values (The Virginia Gazette) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	YORK — Tensions ran high Thursday night when 60 residents from Queens Lake confronted the county assessor.
19-FEB-10	President to Announce $1.5B for Housing Help (MalaysiaNews.net) (Search - Housing Market)
	The Obama Administration is directing $1.5 billion from the bank bailout to help prop up the housing market in the five states that have experienced at least a twenty percent drop in housing prices, ...
19-FEB-10	Housing market is still rough, says Hudson River Housing (Mid-Hudson News) (Search - Housing Market)
	POUGHKEEPSIE – If foreclosures are an economic indicator, then the region is still is not close to a thaw in the housing market. “It’s been all consuming of Hudson River Housing, and frankly, the entire community,” said Gail Webster, the executive director of Hudson River Housing.
19-FEB-10	President to Announce $1.5B for Housing Help (Fox News) (Search - Housing Market)
	The Obama Administration is directing $1.5 billion from the bank bailout to help prop up the housing market in the five states that have experienced at least a twenty percent drop in housing prices, according to a senior administration official.
19-FEB-10	Nothing cooking for Mom's Kitchen property a year after city's purchase (The Gainesville Sun) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	By Chad Smith Correspondent A year ago today, the Gainesville City Commission voted 4-3 to purchase the shuttered Mom's Kitchen restaurant on Northwest Fifth Avenue for $165,000, nearly double the taxable assessed value of the property.At the time, the city said the purchase was necessary to help revitalize the surrounding neighborhood by rehabilitating the former...
19-FEB-10	Nothing cooking for Mom's Kitchen property a year after city's purchase (The Gainesville Sun) (Search - Real Property Value)
	By Chad Smith Correspondent A year ago today, the Gainesville City Commission voted 4-3 to purchase the shuttered Mom's Kitchen restaurant on Northwest Fifth Avenue for $165,000, nearly double the taxable assessed value of the property.At the time, the city said the purchase was necessary to help revitalize the surrounding neighborhood by rehabilitating the former...
19-FEB-10	1 year, $165K later, nothing cooking at Mom's Kitchen (The Gainesville Sun) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	By Chad Smith Staff writer A year after Gainesville paid $165,000 for the property, the city has no concrete plans for the former restaurant. (Photo by Erica Brough/Staff)
19-FEB-10	Ganley running for seat in House (Akron Beacon Journal) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Car dealer drops out of Senate race. Hopefuls file for May 4 primary Nine candidates file for 13th District races
19-FEB-10	California housing market declines; sales down 33.4% (San Diego Union-Tribune) (Search - Housing Market)
	The California housing market shrank more than usual last month, possibly because of earlier purchases prompted by the federal first-time-buyer tax credit, MDA DataQuick reported. Sales totaled 27,858, down 33.4 percent from December, compared with the average December to January decline of 28 percent.
19-FEB-10	Odd ornament is an alabaster antique (Press of Atlantic City) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	When in mint condition, this antique, hand-carved, alabaster ornament is presently valued at $65 to $85.
19-FEB-10	Home Front: Wall Street used Stockton as housing punch line (The Sacramento Bee) (Search - Housing Market)
	On Wall Street it was spring 2005 "when we began to hear the first jokes about the housing market," writes Lawrence McDonald, vice president at Lehman Brothers before its historic September 2008 collapse.
19-FEB-10	Evers & Co. Real Estate President Donna Evers Reports on DC-Area Housing Market Indicators, Sees Availability of Jumbo ... (PRWeb via Yahoo! News) (Search - Housing Market)
	The Washington, D.C. Greater Metro area residential real estate market posted positive numbers in the first month of 2010, experiencing a 28.12 percent increase in the dollar volume of sales over January 2009. The average home price also increased by four percent over the previous year, and inventory checked in at a four month's supply, down from a 5.2 month's supply in December.
19-FEB-10	Appraisals next step for buyouts of flood-prone Machesney homes (Rockford Register Star) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	MACHESNEY PARK — A slew of questions from residents in the village’s buyout program boiled down to two points they want answered: When will the money come? And how much am I going to get?
19-FEB-10	Miami-Dade foreclosure auction site baffles bargain hunters (Miami Herald) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	A new online foreclosure auction system started with a mission of quickly moving a chunk of foreclosed properties while opening up the bidding process to regular folks.
19-FEB-10	Jacksonville Beach tells Las Olas: No settlement on property claim (The Florida Times-Union) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	JACKSONVILLEBEACH - The city has cited serious financial losses in the condo market as a reason not to negotiate a settlement with a developer who says the city's 35-foot building height cap reduced his property's value by $1.45 million.
19-FEB-10	Jacksonville Beach tells Las Olas: No settlement on property claim (The Florida Times-Union) (Search - Real Property Value)
	JACKSONVILLEBEACH - The city has cited serious financial losses in the condo market as a reason not to negotiate a settlement with a developer who says the city's 35-foot building height cap reduced his property's value by $1.45 million.
19-FEB-10	Japan Retail Property May Yield 8% a Year, Challenger Life Says (Bloomberg) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	The life insurance unit of Challenger Financial, backed by Australia’s richest man James Packer , expects annual cash yields from suburban retail properties to extend gains from an average 6.8 percent now, the highest since 2004, said Brett McCarthy , a Sydney-based director at Challenger Life, which owns 57 billion yen ($62 million) of retail real estate in Japan.
19-FEB-10	Japan Retail Property May Yield 8% a Year, Challenger Life Says (Bloomberg) (Search - Real Property Value)
	The life insurance unit of Challenger Financial, backed by Australia’s richest man James Packer , expects annual cash yields from suburban retail properties to extend gains from an average 6.8 percent now, the highest since 2004, said Brett McCarthy , a Sydney-based director at Challenger Life, which owns 57 billion yen ($62 million) of retail real estate in Japan.
19-FEB-10	General Growth spurns Simon Property's offer (Orlando Sentinel) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	SAN FRANCISCO — General Growth Properties Inc. on Thursday rebuffed Simon Property's recent overtures, suggesting that the bankrupt real estate company may be holding out for a better deal.
19-FEB-10	General Growth spurns Simon Property's offer (Orlando Sentinel) (Search - Real Property Value)
	SAN FRANCISCO — General Growth Properties Inc. on Thursday rebuffed Simon Property's recent overtures, suggesting that the bankrupt real estate company may be holding out for a better deal.
19-FEB-10	Will BH Real Estate Agent Serve Time? (Beverly Hills Courier) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Beverly Hills real estate agent and licensed real estate appraiser Kyle Grasso will be sentenced on Feb. 25 following his conviction on a $40 million mortgage fraud case last August.
19-FEB-10	A year later, no concrete plans for Mom's Kitchen property (The Gainesville Sun) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	By Chad Smith Staff writer A year ago today, the Gainesville City Commission voted 4-3 to purchase the shuttered Mom's Kitchen restaurant on Northwest Fifth Avenue for $165,000, nearly double the taxable assessed value of the property.
19-FEB-10	A year later, no concrete plans for Mom's Kitchen property (The Gainesville Sun) (Search - Real Property Value)
	By Chad Smith Staff writer A year ago today, the Gainesville City Commission voted 4-3 to purchase the shuttered Mom's Kitchen restaurant on Northwest Fifth Avenue for $165,000, nearly double the taxable assessed value of the property.
19-FEB-10	A year later, no concrete plans for Mom's Kitchen property (The Gainesville Sun) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	By Chad Smith Staff writer A year ago today, the Gainesville City Commission voted 4-3 to purchase the shuttered Mom's Kitchen restaurant on Northwest Fifth Avenue for $165,000, nearly double the taxable assessed value of the property.
19-FEB-10	Editorial: Real estate ... property value best gauged by those paying mortgages (Naples Daily News) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	The story has come full circle.National news reports about financial studies showing Naples-area properties overvalued are still fresh in our minds.Now we see reports of Naples-area real estate being among the most undervalued in America.We are reminded of what this newspaper and real-estate professionals said at the time of the overvalued discussion. That is, value really is determined by what ...
19-FEB-10	Editorial: Real estate ... property value best gauged by those paying mortgages (Naples Daily News) (Search - Real Property Value)
	The story has come full circle.National news reports about financial studies showing Naples-area properties overvalued are still fresh in our minds.Now we see reports of Naples-area real estate being among the most undervalued in America.We are reminded of what this newspaper and real-estate professionals said at the time of the overvalued discussion. That is, value really is determined by what ...
19-FEB-10	Japan Retail Property May Yield 8% a Year, Challenger Life Says (BusinessWeek) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Japan’s retail property market is “attractive” and will yield at least 8 percent annually, according to Challenger Life Co., a subsidiary of Australia’s Challenger Financial Services Group.
19-FEB-10	Japan Retail Property May Yield 8% a Year, Challenger Life Says (BusinessWeek) (Search - Real Property Value)
	Japan’s retail property market is “attractive” and will yield at least 8 percent annually, according to Challenger Life Co., a subsidiary of Australia’s Challenger Financial Services Group.
18-FEB-10	Short Sale Transaction a Tall Order (Realty Times)
	A short sale could be a better deal than bankruptcy or foreclosure, but it can also sap your time, wither your credit score and well, cost you money.
18-FEB-10	Opinion: Rebranding Burj Dubai to Burj Khalifa - Motivated By Gratitude or Genius? (Realty Times)
	If you missed Dubai's January formal opening of the world's tallest building, the Burj Dubai --uh, the Burj Khalifa, you missed the most dramatic marketing event since the Babylonians constructed the Burj Babil (tower of Babel).
18-FEB-10	Outsourcing Your Way to Success (Realty Times)
	Peter L. Mosca, host of Income Property Investment Talk dot com, shares an expert of his interview with David Oswald, an outsourcing enthusiast and author of "101 Ways to Outsource Your Life and Business." David discusses the challenges involved, how to manage and address the demands, and understanding the technologies that support outsourcing solutions.
18-FEB-10	Rural property market dips (Straight Furrow) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	The rural property market continues to dip on the back of ongoing low dairy farm sales, as seen in the latest figures released today by the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ).
18-FEB-10	Rural property market dips (Straight Furrow) (Search - Real Property Value)
	The rural property market continues to dip on the back of ongoing low dairy farm sales, as seen in the latest figures released today by the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ).
18-FEB-10	Dow Constantine Explains Your Property Tax Increase (Seattle Weekly) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	"As real estate values have dropped, there is a natural expectation that your property taxes should drop as well. However, this may not be the case." But, Dow, didn't we have something sp...
18-FEB-10	Dow Constantine Explains Your Property Tax Increase (Seattle Weekly) (Search - Real Property Value)
	"As real estate values have dropped, there is a natural expectation that your property taxes should drop as well. However, this may not be the case." But, Dow, didn't we have something sp...
18-FEB-10	What's your home worth? Zillow may not know (KATU Portland) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Mark Hepner's professional appraisal of this home in the Alameda neighborhood of Northeast Portland turned up a valuation "definitely in excess of $500,000." But plug the address into Zillow.com, and you'll see a "zestimate" of $424,000.
18-FEB-10	Deadline for appealing property assessment is Friday (Westport News) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	The deadline is Friday to make an appeal for lower property taxes. But even as real estate prices have plunged in recent years, proving the government overvalues your home -- and that your town taxes should therefore be trimmed -- won't be easy.
18-FEB-10	Deadline for appealing property assessment is Friday (Westport News) (Search - Real Property Value)
	The deadline is Friday to make an appeal for lower property taxes. But even as real estate prices have plunged in recent years, proving the government overvalues your home -- and that your town taxes should therefore be trimmed -- won't be easy.
18-FEB-10	House sales rise in January in the Triangle (Builder Magazine) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Feb. 18--The Triangle housing market began 2010 by recording its fifth consecutive month of strengthening sales.
18-FEB-10	Returns on Canadian commercial real estate turn negative in 2009, says IPD (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	IPD today released the 2009 results for the ICREIM / IPD Canada Annual Property Index , which at the end of December 2009 covered C$90.9 billion of directly-held commercial real estate.
18-FEB-10	Returns on Canadian commercial real estate turn negative in 2009, says IPD (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance) (Search - Real Property Value)
	IPD today released the 2009 results for the ICREIM / IPD Canada Annual Property Index , which at the end of December 2009 covered C$90.9 billion of directly-held commercial real estate.
18-FEB-10	Tamaqua nonprofit blames housing market for $86K loss on property (The Hazleton Standard-Speaker) (Search - Housing Market)
	A nonprofit organization in Tamaqua last year bought a string of properties in the borough for $196,000 and then re-sold them to a local developer for $110,000 just a few months later. Tamaqua officials blame the loss on the housing market slump and reje
18-FEB-10	A year later, reality sets in on housing market problems (Baltimore Sun) (Search - Housing Market)
	Loan-modification plan undone by ailing banks, falling home prices The new president climbed aboard Air Force One a year ago for a trip to Phoenix to reveal his strategy for attacking the housing crisis. It was a signal moment in the buoyant early days of Barack Obama's administration.
18-FEB-10	Pair find niche in market for rebuilt homes (Great Falls Tribune) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	After doing some remodeling work for his mother, Greg Strable decided to see if he could make a business out of it.
18-FEB-10	Fort Pierce faces $2 million deficit; red-light camera income may help (St. Lucie News Tribune) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	FORT PIERCE — City officials are expecting at least a $2 million deficit in next year’s budget – not including the lack of budgeted revenue from yet-to-be-installed red light cameras.About $1.5 million of the deficit comes from the St. Lucie County property appraiser’s expected 10 percent drop in property tax revenue, according to City Manager David Recor. The rest is from the Fort Pierce ...
18-FEB-10	The Schroeder Group has Launched MaryAnnSchroeder.com, a Premier Online Resource for Real Estate in Los Gatos CA and ... (PRWeb via Yahoo! News) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	MaryAnnSchroeder.com is a newly redesigned online resource focused on providing real estate tools, information, and property listings for Los Gatos CA. Created and launched by local Realtor MaryAnn Schroeder, the goal and purpose of the website is to provide the very best real estate services for this local community.
18-FEB-10	The Schroeder Group has Launched MaryAnnSchroeder.com, a Premier Online Resource for Real Estate in Los Gatos CA and ... (PRWeb via Yahoo! News) (Search - Real Property Value)
	MaryAnnSchroeder.com is a newly redesigned online resource focused on providing real estate tools, information, and property listings for Los Gatos CA. Created and launched by local Realtor MaryAnn Schroeder, the goal and purpose of the website is to provide the very best real estate services for this local community.
18-FEB-10	Cost to store county records to drop $12,888 a year (Times Leader) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Luzerne County government will continue storing old records at the Thomas C. Thomas building in downtown Wilkes-Barre – at $12,888 less per year, officials said Wednesday.
18-FEB-10	Layton: City reviewing Old Town tax options (The Wichita Eagle) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Wichita City Manager Robert Layton said it is clear that downtown developer Dave Burk got a property tax refund on a city-owned building without the city's consent.
18-FEB-10	Negri to buy property to house students in Morocco (Malaysian Mirror) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	RABAT – Negri Sembilan plans to buy accommodations for its students here to ease their burden from paying high rent. Mentri Besar Mohamad Hasan said the purchase would be funded jointly by the Negri Sembilan Islamic Religious Council and Mentri Besar Inc. "We will not use the tithe collection. The purchase of real estate is a sound investment as the value will appreciate over time. "In Cairo, an ...
18-FEB-10	Negri to buy property to house students in Morocco (Malaysian Mirror) (Search - Real Property Value)
	RABAT – Negri Sembilan plans to buy accommodations for its students here to ease their burden from paying high rent. Mentri Besar Mohamad Hasan said the purchase would be funded jointly by the Negri Sembilan Islamic Religious Council and Mentri Besar Inc. "We will not use the tithe collection. The purchase of real estate is a sound investment as the value will appreciate over time. "In Cairo, an ...
18-FEB-10	Where is the housing market heading? (News Mail) (Search - Housing Market)
	AUSTRALIA'S housing market. A powerful part of the Australian economy or a bubble that could burst and damage Australia's miracle economy?
18-FEB-10	Financial temptations in the real estate business (The Record and Herald News) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	In my 27-plus years as a real estate professional, including being a licensed real estate sales person and holding a State Certified Residential Real Estate Appraiser (SCRREA,) Independent Fee Appraiser (IFA,) and Certified Property Tax Assessor (CTA) certifications, I have seen that while many people have high integrity and will properly do what is morally and ethically expected of them, there ...
18-FEB-10	House sales rise in January (The News & Observer) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	The Triangle housing market began 2010 by recording its fifth consecutive month of strengthening sales.
18-FEB-10	Simon Property urges rival to heed buyout offer (AP via Yahoo! News) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Simon Property Group Inc., on Wednesday urged rival mall operator General Growth Properties Inc. not to delay talks over Simon's $10 billion takeover offer, stressing it's not open-ended.
18-FEB-10	Simon Property urges rival to heed buyout offer (AP via Yahoo! News) (Search - Real Property Value)
	Simon Property Group Inc., on Wednesday urged rival mall operator General Growth Properties Inc. not to delay talks over Simon's $10 billion takeover offer, stressing it's not open-ended.
18-FEB-10	Bay City housing market ranks fifth in affordability in nation's small markets (The Saginaw News) (Search - Housing Market)
	Bay City has one of the most affordable housing markets in the country, according to a report released today by the National Association of Home Builders. The Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index showed that 70.8 percent of all new and...
18-FEB-10	Simon Property urges rival to heed buyout offer (San Francisco Chronicle) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Simon Property Group Inc., on Wednesday urged rival mall operator General Growth Properties Inc. not to delay talks over Simon's $10 billion takeover offer, stressing it's not open-ended. Simon's warning was delivered in a letter sent to General Growth a day... Simon Property Group - General Growth Properties - Real estate - Simon Property - Business and Economy
18-FEB-10	Simon Property urges rival to heed buyout offer (San Francisco Chronicle) (Search - Real Property Value)
	Simon Property Group Inc., on Wednesday urged rival mall operator General Growth Properties Inc. not to delay talks over Simon's $10 billion takeover offer, stressing it's not open-ended. Simon's warning was delivered in a letter sent to General Growth a day... Simon Property Group - General Growth Properties - Real estate - Simon Property - Business and Economy
18-FEB-10	BioMed Realty Trust Promotes Matthew G. McDevitt to Executive Vice President, Real Estate (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. today announced the promotion of Matthew G. McDevitt to the newly created position of Executive Vice President, Real Estate, where he will oversee the company's acquisitions and leasing strategies with a focus on maximizing the value of the company's assets, while continuing to implement and manage the execution of these strategies throughout the company's markets.
18-FEB-10	BioMed Realty Trust Promotes Matthew G. McDevitt to Executive Vice President, Real Estate (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) (Search - Real Property Value)
	BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. today announced the promotion of Matthew G. McDevitt to the newly created position of Executive Vice President, Real Estate, where he will oversee the company's acquisitions and leasing strategies with a focus on maximizing the value of the company's assets, while continuing to implement and manage the execution of these strategies throughout the company's markets.
18-FEB-10	Despite D.C.'s Help, Housing Market Remains Sick (Newsweek) (Search - Housing Market)
	Despite $300 billion from Washington, the nation's real estate market remains sickly.
17-FEB-10	Jon Brooks announces run for Humboldt County Assessor (The Humboldt Beacon) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Jon Brooks, a local business owner and real estate appraiser, will announce his candidacy for Humboldt County Assessor at the Hotel Arcata. Brooks now joins Johanna Rodoni and Mari Wilson as viable candidates for the position.
17-FEB-10	Housing Recovery Needs A Boost (Forbes) (Search - Housing Market)
	A lack of available credit will keep the housing market weak, but Congress can get lending going again.
17-FEB-10	City's housing market looking brighter (The Sudbury Star) (Search - Housing Market)
	Greater Sudbury's new housing market is looking good in the short-term, according to a Conference Board of Canada report.[...]
17-FEB-10	Economy needs stronger housing market (MSNBC) (Search - Housing Market)
	January's uptick in housing starts confirms that the housing market has bottomed out. But it’s going to have to do better than that to sustain a real economic recovery.
17-FEB-10	LoopNet Releases Next Generation of LoopLink, Which Powers Commercial Property Listings on More Than 1,000 Real Estate ... (redOrbit) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Search Engine Optimization (SEO): LoopLink 8.0 is the first commercial property search solution expressly designed to best enhance customer web site performance on Google, Yahoo! and Bing, helping to capture more visitors from organic search.Lightning Fast Search Results:
17-FEB-10	LoopNet Releases Next Generation of LoopLink, Which Powers Commercial Property Listings on More Than 1,000 Real Estate ... (redOrbit) (Search - Real Property Value)
	Search Engine Optimization (SEO): LoopLink 8.0 is the first commercial property search solution expressly designed to best enhance customer web site performance on Google, Yahoo! and Bing, helping to capture more visitors from organic search.Lightning Fast Search Results:
17-FEB-10	No RESPA Violation for Closing Discount (National Association of Realtors - Law and Policy)
	Federal appellate court affirms ruling that offering a discount to buyer if the buyer uses the developer's lender does not violate RESPA.
17-FEB-10	Real Estate (Mondaq) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Recently, various national title insurance companies, such as First American Title Insurance Company and the entire Fidelity National Title Group—which includes Chicago Title Insurance Company, Fidelity National Title, Ticor Title, Lawyers Title, Commonwealth Land Title, Security Union Title and Alamo Title—officially announced that, effective immediately, creditors' rights coverage will no ...
17-FEB-10	Land value down in county (Stafford County Sun) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	STAFFORD — The value of real estate in Stafford has taken a dive over the last two years, according to a presentation from Stafford’s Commissioner of the Revenue Scott Mayausky.
17-FEB-10	Land value down in county (Stafford County Sun) (Search - Real Property Value)
	STAFFORD — The value of real estate in Stafford has taken a dive over the last two years, according to a presentation from Stafford’s Commissioner of the Revenue Scott Mayausky.
17-FEB-10	Arrests in Midland, TX real estate fraud allegations. (Mortgage Fraud Journal)
	Midland (TX) Police Department’s White Collar Division is in the final stages of an investigation involving several citizens who were defrauded by people who purchased residences from them under false pretences. Victims found out that the business was not making payments on mortgages as was their original agreement, placing them further into debt - a type of real estate fraud.
17-FEB-10	Treasurys slump on improved housing data (CNN Money) (Search - Housing Market)
	Treasurys fell Wednesday as upbeat reports on the U.S. housing market and waning fears about Greece's debt problems drove investors toward more risky assets.
17-FEB-10	Antique Appraisal Fair On Saturday; Dozens Of Dealers (The Greeneville Sun) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	The fifth annual Antique Appraisal Fair and Show this Saturday at Greeneville High School will offer experienced appraisers, 30 antique dealers selling their wares and museum displays.
17-FEB-10	LoopNet Releases Next Generation of LoopLink, Which Powers Commercial Property Listings on More Than 1,000 Real Estate ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	SAN FRANCISCO , Feb. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LoopNet, Inc. (Nasdaq: LOOP - News ), which operates the largest online commercial real estate marketplace, today announced the release of LoopLink 8.0, the new and improved, faster, search-engine-optimized property listing and display engine. Â Powering over 1,000 commercial real estate web sites -- including CBRE, Cushman & Wakefield, Colliers ...
17-FEB-10	LoopNet Releases Next Generation of LoopLink, Which Powers Commercial Property Listings on More Than 1,000 Real Estate ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) (Search - Real Property Value)
	SAN FRANCISCO , Feb. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LoopNet, Inc. (Nasdaq: LOOP - News ), which operates the largest online commercial real estate marketplace, today announced the release of LoopLink 8.0, the new and improved, faster, search-engine-optimized property listing and display engine. Â Powering over 1,000 commercial real estate web sites -- including CBRE, Cushman & Wakefield, Colliers ...
17-FEB-10	Canadian resale housing market up 58% from year-ago levels (Victoria Times Colonist) (Search - Housing Market)
	National activity in the resale housing market declined in January from the previous month but was up 58 per cent from year-ago levels, when national home sales activity reached the lowest level in a decade.
17-FEB-10	Market Snapshot: U.S. stocks up modestly on housing, earnings (Market Watch) (Search - Housing Market)
	U.S. stocks cling to a narrow gain on Wednesday as housing and industrial data show improvements and companies including Deere posted strong earnings, but anxiety lingers over European finances and unemployment.
17-FEB-10	Assessing home value: what it means (12 News Phoenix) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Most people have gotten their home assessments in the mail in the last couple days. The news is not good. Home values, for the first time in 2 decades, are in double digit declines. Single family homes down 15.2%. So, with that information most think property taxes will go down. Think again.
17-FEB-10	Housing market strong but cooling (The Globe and Mail) (Search - Housing Market)
	Canada's housing market may have peaked in December, the Canadian Real Estate Association said as it released January statistics that showed a slight pullback in resale activity.
17-FEB-10	Fannie, Freddie regulator pitches new housing goals (Reuters via Yahoo! News) (Search - Housing Market)
	The federal regulator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on Wednesday proposed an overhaul of how the mortgage funding giants would serve the nation's housing market.
17-FEB-10	(AFX UK Focus) 2010-02-17 13:55 New guide may help banks value problem property-experts (Interactive Investor) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	LONDON, Feb 17 (Reuters) - New guidance on how to value partly developed property could help banks better understand their exposure to toxic real estate assets and the provisions needed to protect capital reserves, experts said on Wednesday. The International Valuation Standards Board (IVSB) has published guidance on valuing half-built properties with a view to helping lenders and investors ...
17-FEB-10	(AFX UK Focus) 2010-02-17 13:55 New guide may help banks value problem property-experts (Interactive Investor) (Search - Real Property Value)
	LONDON, Feb 17 (Reuters) - New guidance on how to value partly developed property could help banks better understand their exposure to toxic real estate assets and the provisions needed to protect capital reserves, experts said on Wednesday. The International Valuation Standards Board (IVSB) has published guidance on valuing half-built properties with a view to helping lenders and investors ...
17-FEB-10	Housing starts post sharp rebound (Reuters via Yahoo! News) (Search - Housing Market)
	Housing starts rebounded more strongly than expected to their highest level in six months in January, while permits fell slightly less than forecast, pointing a mild housing market recovery.
17-FEB-10	New guide may help banks value problem property-experts (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	* Partially built developments pose valuation challenges
17-FEB-10	New guide may help banks value problem property-experts (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News) (Search - Real Property Value)
	* Partially built developments pose valuation challenges
17-FEB-10	New guide may help banks value problem property-experts (Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	* Partially built developments pose valuation challenges
17-FEB-10	New guide may help banks value problem property-experts (Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News) (Search - Real Property Value)
	* Partially built developments pose valuation challenges
17-FEB-10	New guide may help banks value problem property-experts (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	* Partially built developments pose valuation challenges
17-FEB-10	New guide may help banks value problem property-experts (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News) (Search - Real Property Value)
	* Partially built developments pose valuation challenges
17-FEB-10	Houston housing market stumbles to begin 2010 (Builder Magazine) (Search - Housing Market)
	Feb. 17--The Houston-area housing market started the year off on a down note, despite the government's homebuyer tax credit and historically low mortgage rates.
17-FEB-10	(AFX UK Focus) 2010-02-17 12:46 US STOCKS-Futures higher ahead of housing, production data (Interactive Investor) (Search - Housing Market)
	NEW YORK, Feb 17 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wednesday, the day after it posted its biggest daily percentage gain in three months, as investors awaited data on the housing market and industrial production.
17-FEB-10	Deere boosts futures; housing, production data on tap (Reuters via Yahoo! News) (Search - Housing Market)
	Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wednesday, boosted by strong results from farm equipment maker Deere & Co, as investors awaited data on the housing market and industrial production.
17-FEB-10	Business : Lending terms for prime European property thaw (Khaleej Times) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	LONDON - Lending terms for prime European real estate improved in late 2009, the result of a rebound in prices for the property class and a positive shift in sector sentiment, data showed on Wednesday.
17-FEB-10	Business : Lending terms for prime European property thaw (Khaleej Times) (Search - Real Property Value)
	LONDON - Lending terms for prime European real estate improved in late 2009, the result of a rebound in prices for the property class and a positive shift in sector sentiment, data showed on Wednesday.
17-FEB-10	Stock futures higher ahead of housing, production data (Reuters via Yahoo! News) (Search - Housing Market)
	Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wednesday, the day after it posted its biggest daily percentage gain in three months, as investors awaited data on the housing market and industrial production.
17-FEB-10	Honolulu council may change property tax break for nonprofits (Honolulu Advertiser) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	While homeowners and businesses have felt the sting of real property tax rate increases in recent years, hundreds of private schools, churches, social service agencies and other organizations have continued to benefit from the city's $100 minimum tax for nonprofits.
17-FEB-10	Honolulu council may change property tax break for nonprofits (Honolulu Advertiser) (Search - Real Property Value)
	While homeowners and businesses have felt the sting of real property tax rate increases in recent years, hundreds of private schools, churches, social service agencies and other organizations have continued to benefit from the city's $100 minimum tax for nonprofits.
17-FEB-10	5 more go after Konop post (The Toledo Blade) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	By TOM TROY BLADE POLITICS WRITER The political floodgates opened yesterday as four Democrats and one Republican took out signature petitions with the goal of running for the Lucas County Commission seat being vacated by Democrat Ben Konop. Candidates are racing against a deadline now only one day away. What sent them scrambling was Mr. Konop's decision made public Monday that he would not seek ...
17-FEB-10	Obituaries (Westport News) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Noal Thomas Clark, 70, of Sugar Land, Texas, formerly of Westport, died Jan. 13, 2010, following a long illness. Born April 16, 1939, in Reno, Nevada, he graduated from Stanford University in 1961 with a degree in history.
17-FEB-10	Housing market index improves (The Monterey County Herald) (Search - Housing Market)
	MIAMI (AP) — The National Association of Home Builders said Tuesday its housing market index rose 2 points in February, a sign that low interest rates and federal tax credits are boosting demand for new homes.
17-FEB-10	Election Roundup (Eureka Times-Standard) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Another assessor candidate joins the field Jon Brooks, a local business owner and real estate appraiser, will announce his candidacy for Humboldt County assessor on Feb.
17-FEB-10	Signatures submitted for hospital sale (Needles Desert Star) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	NEEDLES - The minimum number of required signatures was more than met by Rebecca Valentine, of Friends of Needles Hospital, who's been trying to get two initiatives on the June ballot.
17-FEB-10	Douglas Fraser on the differing takes on the housing market (BBC News) (Search - Housing Market)
	Douglas Fraser on banking and the ups and downs of the airline business
17-FEB-10	Deadline for appealing property values this Friday (The Fairfield Citizen) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	The deadline is Friday to make an appeal for lower property taxes. But even as real estate prices have plunged in recent years, proving the government overvalues your home -- and that your town taxes should therefore be trimmed -- won't be easy.
17-FEB-10	Deadline for appealing property values this Friday (The Fairfield Citizen) (Search - Real Property Value)
	The deadline is Friday to make an appeal for lower property taxes. But even as real estate prices have plunged in recent years, proving the government overvalues your home -- and that your town taxes should therefore be trimmed -- won't be easy.
17-FEB-10	Details emerge in Sarasota couple's flipping case (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	By MICHAEL BRAGA Rare window into inner workings of controversial property deals
17-FEB-10	Investor Report: REITs (Realty Times)
	If you're wondering where and how to invest in real estate in 2010, you might be interested in the results of a new survey that asked institutional investors - all deep pocket, big players - about their strategies for the coming 12 months.
17-FEB-10	Florida Court Decision Could Impact Builders and Bank Foreclosure Processes (Realty Times)
	A ground-breaking South Florida court decision has paved the way to a legal solution for condominium and homeowners associations to address the under-reported but highly commonplace practice of banks stalling their foreclosures.
17-FEB-10	Rx for HOA Board Burn-Out (Realty Times)
	Getting and keeping dedicated board and committee members is one of a homeowner association's greatest challenges. How can the board avoid the burn-out that comes with the job? Here are some of the ways to prevent burn-out.
17-FEB-10	Property set for 2010 rebound (Queensland Country Life) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	WITHIN the stale odour of stagnation, the rural property market may just be getting a sniff of sweet optimism.
17-FEB-10	Property set for 2010 rebound (Queensland Country Life) (Search - Real Property Value)
	WITHIN the stale odour of stagnation, the rural property market may just be getting a sniff of sweet optimism.
17-FEB-10	Spring to bring real test for Minnesota housing market (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) (Search - Housing Market)
	A program that kept interest rates low also will end, potentially dealing the market a double whammy.
17-FEB-10	Raise tax rates or make devastating cuts, Broward officials told (Sun-Sentinel) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Officials question ability to cope with another major budget deficit Broward County 's top administrator warned commissioners Tuesday that they must raise tax rates this year or make devastating cuts in libraries, parks, law enforcement and other social services.
17-FEB-10	Canadian government to take actions to strengthen housing financing (People's Daily) (Search - Housing Market)
	Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced Tuesday a number of measured steps to support the long-term stability of Canada's housing market and continue to encourage home ownership for Canadians. "Canada's housing market is healthy, stable and supported by our country's solid economic fundamentals," said Flaherty. " However, a key lesson of the global financial crisis is that early policy ...
17-FEB-10	Simon Property offers General Growth $10B buyout (AP via Yahoo! News) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Simon Property Group Inc., the nation's largest shopping mall owner, made a $10 billion hostile bid Tuesday to acquire ailing rival General Growth Properties.
17-FEB-10	Simon Property offers General Growth $10B buyout (AP via Yahoo! News) (Search - Real Property Value)
	Simon Property Group Inc., the nation's largest shopping mall owner, made a $10 billion hostile bid Tuesday to acquire ailing rival General Growth Properties.
17-FEB-10	Mortgage changes could heat up home market as buyers rush to beat deadline (Canadian Business) (Search - Housing Market)
	OTTAWA - Canada's red hot housing market may get a little hotter following Tuesday's announcement by the federal government that new mortgage rule
17-FEB-10	Simon Property offers $10 billion for General Growth (Reuters via Yahoo! News) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Simon Property Group Inc sought to pluck General Growth Properties out of bankruptcy on Tuesday, offering to pay $7 billion to creditors and nearly $3 billion to shareholders in a deal that would combine the two largest U.S. shopping mall owners.
17-FEB-10	Simon Property offers $10 billion for General Growth (Reuters via Yahoo! News) (Search - Real Property Value)
	Simon Property Group Inc sought to pluck General Growth Properties out of bankruptcy on Tuesday, offering to pay $7 billion to creditors and nearly $3 billion to shareholders in a deal that would combine the two largest U.S. shopping mall owners.
17-FEB-10	Two indicted in Missouri mortgage fraud allegations (Mortgage Fraud Journal)
	According to the indictment, between November 2005 and December 2008, Jeremy Beadle purchased properties and resold them at higher prices based on fraudulent and inflated appraisals to individuals who were qualified for mortgages based on false loan applications. Rebecca Domecillo employed family members at Premier Mortgage Funding and also used family members, including her mother and daughter, as straw parties in real estate transactions she arranged.
16-FEB-10	'Nothing off-limits' as Orange struggles to trim budget (Orlando Sentinel) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Don't be surprised next year if Orange County parks are more run down, fewer kids can enroll in summer- and after-school programs, and one of the county's low-income health clinics is forced to shut its doors.
16-FEB-10	Property-tax bills fall for most in King County (Seattle Times) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	After watching the value of their houses drop dramatically for more than two years, King County homeowners are finally seeing their property taxes go down, the assessor's office reported.
16-FEB-10	Property-tax bills fall for most in King County (Seattle Times) (Search - Real Property Value)
	After watching the value of their houses drop dramatically for more than two years, King County homeowners are finally seeing their property taxes go down, the assessor's office reported.
16-FEB-10	Property-tax bills fall for most in King County (Seattle Times) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	After watching the value of their houses drop dramatically for more than two years, King County homeowners are finally seeing their property taxes go down, the assessor's office reported.
16-FEB-10	Rural Property Market Dips (Scoop.co.nz) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	The rural property market continues to dip on the back of ongoing low dairy farm sales, as seen in the latest figures released today by the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ).
16-FEB-10	Rural Property Market Dips (Scoop.co.nz) (Search - Real Property Value)
	The rural property market continues to dip on the back of ongoing low dairy farm sales, as seen in the latest figures released today by the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ).
16-FEB-10	Property - sealing the deal (Marlborough Express) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	After weeks of negotiating impossible-sounding real estate advertisements, disappointing open homes and perky real estate agents, you have finally found the place for you. The style suits, the location is ideal, and the asking price is in the ballpark.
16-FEB-10	Property - sealing the deal (Marlborough Express) (Search - Real Property Value)
	After weeks of negotiating impossible-sounding real estate advertisements, disappointing open homes and perky real estate agents, you have finally found the place for you. The style suits, the location is ideal, and the asking price is in the ballpark.
16-FEB-10	Simon Property offers US$10-billion for General Growth (MalaysiaNews.net) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	NEW YORK -- Simon Property Group Inc. made what it called a US$10-billion offer for General Growth Properties Inc. that would end one of the largest U.S. bankruptcies on record and combine the two lar...
16-FEB-10	Simon Property offers US$10-billion for General Growth (MalaysiaNews.net) (Search - Real Property Value)
	NEW YORK -- Simon Property Group Inc. made what it called a US$10-billion offer for General Growth Properties Inc. that would end one of the largest U.S. bankruptcies on record and combine the two lar...
16-FEB-10	Mardi Gras at Reading Terminal Market Raises Money for Housing (KYW News Radio 1060) (Search - Housing Market)
	On this "Fat Tuesday," the tastes, sights, and sounds of Mardi Gras were celebrated at the Reading Terminal Market in center city Philadelphia.
16-FEB-10	Pittsburg (PA) couple plead guilty to mortgage fraud (Mortgage Fraud Journal)
	Rand and Ellani Berger operated All Credit Finance, which was a mortgage broker company that assisted borrowers obtain financing collateralized by real estate. The couple participated in a conspiracy in which they and other members of the conspiracy submitted fraudulent loan applications on behalf of borrowers that overstated their financial condition, and a series of fraudulent documents that supported those misrepresentations.
16-FEB-10	Four new candidates consider run for Lucas County Commissioner seat (The Toledo Blade) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	BLADE STAFF Four new candidates are collecting signatures Tuesday for a possible run for Lucas County Commissioner. Democrats Earl Murry, a retired University of Toledo professor, Carol Contrada, a Sylvania Township trustee, and Ben Krompak, a political consultant, have pulled petitions from the Lucas County Board of Elections. Republican Daniel Steingraber, an Oregon real estate appraiser, has ...
16-FEB-10	FDIC Refutes False Video Claims (National Associaiton of Realtors - Government Affairs)
	FDIC issues statement taking strong exception to false loss-sharing claims in web video.
16-FEB-10	Simon Property makes offer for owner of The Parks and Hulen malls (Fort Worth Business Press) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Simon Property Group Inc. announced today it has made an offer to acquire General Growth Properties Inc., the real estate investment trust that holds Fort Worth’s Hulen Mall as well as The Parks at Arlington mall in its portfolio, in a deal valued at more than $10 billion.
16-FEB-10	Simon Property makes offer for owner of The Parks and Hulen malls (Fort Worth Business Press) (Search - Real Property Value)
	Simon Property Group Inc. announced today it has made an offer to acquire General Growth Properties Inc., the real estate investment trust that holds Fort Worth’s Hulen Mall as well as The Parks at Arlington mall in its portfolio, in a deal valued at more than $10 billion.
16-FEB-10	Simon Property offers US$10-billion for General Growth (National Post) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Simon Property Group Inc. made what it called a US$10-billion offer for General Growth Properties Inc. that would end one of the largest U.S. bankruptcies on record and combine the two largest U.S. shopping mall owners.
16-FEB-10	Simon Property offers US$10-billion for General Growth (National Post) (Search - Real Property Value)
	Simon Property Group Inc. made what it called a US$10-billion offer for General Growth Properties Inc. that would end one of the largest U.S. bankruptcies on record and combine the two largest U.S. shopping mall owners.
16-FEB-10	Simon Property Offers $10B For General Growth (Banker & Tradesman) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Simon Property Group Inc., the largest mall owner in the country and operator of several high-profile malls in Massachusetts, made what it called a $10 billion offer for General Growth Properties Inc. that would end one of the largest bankruptcies on record and combine the two largest shopping mall owners.
16-FEB-10	Simon Property Offers $10B For General Growth (Banker & Tradesman) (Search - Real Property Value)
	Simon Property Group Inc., the largest mall owner in the country and operator of several high-profile malls in Massachusetts, made what it called a $10 billion offer for General Growth Properties Inc. that would end one of the largest bankruptcies on record and combine the two largest shopping mall owners.
16-FEB-10	Simon Property Offers $10 Billion for General Growth (Update2) (Bloomberg) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Feb. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Simon Property Group Inc. said it offered to buy General Growth Properties Inc. for more than $10 billion, taking public a bid after receiving no “substantive response” to private correspondence.
16-FEB-10	Simon Property Offers $10 Billion for General Growth (Update2) (Bloomberg) (Search - Real Property Value)
	Feb. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Simon Property Group Inc. said it offered to buy General Growth Properties Inc. for more than $10 billion, taking public a bid after receiving no “substantive response” to private correspondence.
16-FEB-10	Lawmakers target some boards for ax (Tacoma News Tribune) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Most of the state boards put on the chopping block this year are still there, and the ax is slowly coming down.
16-FEB-10	Shop 'til you drop? Largest mall developer Simon Property to buy rival General Growth for $10B? (New York Daily News) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Simon Property Group Inc (SPG.N) made what it called a $10 billion offer for General Growth Properties Inc (GGWPQ.PK) that would end one of the largest U.S. bankruptcies on record and combine the two largest U.S. shopping mall owners.
16-FEB-10	Shop 'til you drop? Largest mall developer Simon Property to buy rival General Growth for $10B? (New York Daily News) (Search - Real Property Value)
	Simon Property Group Inc (SPG.N) made what it called a $10 billion offer for General Growth Properties Inc (GGWPQ.PK) that would end one of the largest U.S. bankruptcies on record and combine the two largest U.S. shopping mall owners.
16-FEB-10	Red-hot housing market could get hotter due to mortgage rule changes (Kitchener - Waterloo Record) (Search - Housing Market)
	Canada’s red hot housing market may get a little hotter following Tuesday’s announcement by the federal government that new mortgage rule changes are coming to discourage cash-light buyers and speculators.
16-FEB-10	Green Finance Training Helps Real Estate Professionals Win More Green (PR.com) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Galley Eco Capital announced the launch of the Competitive Edge series of green finance classes, the first ever green finance education series created especially for real estate professionals. The San Francisco classes will address the critical shortage of professionals with skills to help real estate investors to build and invest in higher value green properties. [PR.com]
16-FEB-10	Green Finance Training Helps Real Estate Professionals Win More Green (PR.com) (Search - Real Property Value)
	Galley Eco Capital announced the launch of the Competitive Edge series of green finance classes, the first ever green finance education series created especially for real estate professionals. The San Francisco classes will address the critical shortage of professionals with skills to help real estate investors to build and invest in higher value green properties. [PR.com]
16-FEB-10	Simon Property offers General Growth $10B buyout (San Francisco Chronicle) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Simon Property Group Inc., the nation's largest shopping mall owner, made a $10 billion hostile bid Tuesday to acquire ailing rival General Growth Properties. The acquisition would allow General Growth, the No. 2 owner of shopping centers, to emerge from... Simon Property Group - Real estate - General Growth Properties - Company - Business
16-FEB-10	Simon Property offers General Growth $10B buyout (San Francisco Chronicle) (Search - Real Property Value)
	Simon Property Group Inc., the nation's largest shopping mall owner, made a $10 billion hostile bid Tuesday to acquire ailing rival General Growth Properties. The acquisition would allow General Growth, the No. 2 owner of shopping centers, to emerge from... Simon Property Group - Real estate - General Growth Properties - Company - Business
16-FEB-10	Simon Property Offers $10 Billion for General Growth (Update5) (BusinessWeek) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Simon Property Group Inc. offered to buy General Growth Properties Inc. out of bankruptcy for more than $10 billion and combine the biggest U.S. mall owners.
16-FEB-10	Simon Property Offers $10 Billion for General Growth (Update5) (BusinessWeek) (Search - Real Property Value)
	Simon Property Group Inc. offered to buy General Growth Properties Inc. out of bankruptcy for more than $10 billion and combine the biggest U.S. mall owners.
16-FEB-10	Bright forecast on housing market (Welland Tribune) (Search - Housing Market)
	ST. CATHARINES — Liz and Paul Kent are at peace with a decision to move back into the Niagara real estate market. Even after a recession that battered the industry and put the brakes on house prices.[...]
16-FEB-10	Simon Property offers $10 billion for General Growth (Reuters) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	NEW YORK (Reuters) - Simon Property Group Inc , the largest U.S. real estate investment trust, made on Tuesday what it called a $10 billion offer for the bankrupt General Growth Properties Inc that would pay creditors back in full and end one of the largest U.S. bankruptcies on record.
16-FEB-10	Simon Property offers $10 billion for General Growth (Reuters) (Search - Real Property Value)
	NEW YORK (Reuters) - Simon Property Group Inc , the largest U.S. real estate investment trust, made on Tuesday what it called a $10 billion offer for the bankrupt General Growth Properties Inc that would pay creditors back in full and end one of the largest U.S. bankruptcies on record.
16-FEB-10	After Fed, who will invest in housing? (UPI) (Search - Housing Market)
	WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 (UPI) -- The U.S. Federal Reserve's cessation of a program to prop up the housing market may leave a gap wealth funds are unlikely to fill, financial analysts said.
16-FEB-10	Yankton Housing Strong Despite Unemployment (KSFY Sioux Falls) (Search - Housing Market)
	Yankton has been hit by one of the higher unemployment rates in South Dakota, but real estate agents in the South Dakota city say the housing market has remained resilient.
16-FEB-10	Price Reductions Level-Off Showing Signs of Stability Returning to U.S. Housing Market (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance) (Search - Housing Market)
	SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - 02/16/10) - Trulia.com ( www.trulia.com ), smart real estate search to help you make better decisions, today announced that 21 percent of homes currently on the market in the United States as of February 1, 2010 have experienced at least one price cut. This represents the second straight month of home price reductions at this level, the ...
16-FEB-10	Changes could nip housing bubble in the bud (National Post) (Search - Housing Market)
	With tighter mortgage rules now on the books, the Bank of Canada no longer needs to contemplate rate hikes to specifically deal with an overheated housing market. That could give the central bank some wiggle room on how quickly and forcefully it needs to push borrowing costs higher
16-FEB-10	Simon Property Group Makes $10 Billion Offer to Acquire General Growth Properties (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Simon Property Group, Inc. today announced that it has made a written offer to acquire General Growth Properties, Inc. in a fully financed transaction valued at more than $10 billion, including approximately $9 billion in cash. Â The text of Simon's February 8, 2010 offer letter to General Growth, as well as a letter Simon sent today to General Growth, are below.
16-FEB-10	Simon Property Group Makes $10 Billion Offer to Acquire General Growth Properties (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) (Search - Real Property Value)
	Simon Property Group, Inc. today announced that it has made a written offer to acquire General Growth Properties, Inc. in a fully financed transaction valued at more than $10 billion, including approximately $9 billion in cash. Â The text of Simon's February 8, 2010 offer letter to General Growth, as well as a letter Simon sent today to General Growth, are below.
16-FEB-10	Housing prices show steady recovery (Channel 4) (Search - Housing Market)
	The housing market continued to show signs of recovering during December with prices rising by 0.8%, Government figures have shown.
16-FEB-10	Masterkey Partners With UAE Real Estate Portal Beeyoot.Com (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Masterkey, the region's leading provider of web-based real estate software has inked a deal with emerging real estate portal http://www.beeyoot.com, giving brokers a unique opportunity to promote property side-by-side with owner-investors of UAE real estate.
16-FEB-10	Masterkey Partners With UAE Real Estate Portal Beeyoot.Com (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) (Search - Real Property Value)
	Masterkey, the region's leading provider of web-based real estate software has inked a deal with emerging real estate portal http://www.beeyoot.com, giving brokers a unique opportunity to promote property side-by-side with owner-investors of UAE real estate.
16-FEB-10	Irish Bank Bailout Gets Lucky Break From London Property Prices (Bloomberg) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Feb. 16 (Bloomberg) -- It was the collapse of Ireland’s real estate market that crippled the country’s banks. It may be the British property market that helps save them.
16-FEB-10	Irish Bank Bailout Gets Lucky Break From London Property Prices (Bloomberg) (Search - Real Property Value)
	Feb. 16 (Bloomberg) -- It was the collapse of Ireland’s real estate market that crippled the country’s banks. It may be the British property market that helps save them.
16-FEB-10	Quakertown school board OKs preliminary budget that would raise property tax 5.2 mills (The Morning Call) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	The Quakertown school board has voted 8-1 to approve a $91 million 2010-11 draft budget that, if adopted unchanged, would raise the average property tax bill by $137, or an extra 5.2 mills.
16-FEB-10	Quakertown school board OKs preliminary budget that would raise property tax 5.2 mills (The Morning Call) (Search - Real Property Value)
	The Quakertown school board has voted 8-1 to approve a $91 million 2010-11 draft budget that, if adopted unchanged, would raise the average property tax bill by $137, or an extra 5.2 mills.
16-FEB-10	Environmental lawyer chosen to head new ‘green’ New Haven office (New Haven Register) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	NEW HAVEN — Environmental lawyer and Romanian native Christine Eppstein Tang has been tapped to lead the city’s new Office of Sustainability. She was selected from a pool of nearly 200 applicants.
16-FEB-10	Scottish housing market continues to recover (Mortgage Introducer) (Search - Housing Market)
	In the three months to 31 January 2010, the quarterly price index for the average domestic property in Scotland rose 5.9% on the previous quarter. Following seasonal and mix adjusting, the average Scottish house price rose to £160,074.
16-FEB-10	Legislature targets some boards for ax (The Olympian) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Most of the state boards put on the chopping block this year are still there, but the ax is slowly coming down.
16-FEB-10	Love the Greenbelt? Thank Bill Onweiler (The Idaho Statesman) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Cities sometimes mature and forget the origins of their best assets, and such is true of Boise.Bil
16-FEB-10	Prescott, Arizona Property Developer Sees Consistent Growth in Sales in 2009 (PRWeb via Yahoo! News) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	As 2009 draws to a close, LV Ranch Estates, a large parcel property developer near Prescott, AZ has seen one of its best years. With three quarters of numbers in the books, LV Ranch Estates has drawn in nearly $3,000,000 in overall sales, its highest totals ever through three quarters.
16-FEB-10	Prescott, Arizona Property Developer Sees Consistent Growth in Sales in 2009 (PRWeb via Yahoo! News) (Search - Real Property Value)
	As 2009 draws to a close, LV Ranch Estates, a large parcel property developer near Prescott, AZ has seen one of its best years. With three quarters of numbers in the books, LV Ranch Estates has drawn in nearly $3,000,000 in overall sales, its highest totals ever through three quarters.
16-FEB-10	Australian economist warns of housing bubble (Market Watch) (Search - Housing Market)
	Australia’s seemingly bulletproof economy could soon face fallout from high debt levels and purportedly misguided policies designed to pump up asset prices, according to an outspoken skeptic of the nation’s housing boom.
16-FEB-10	Washington Report (Realty Times)
	Housing lobbyists began rolling out their heavy artillery on Capitol Hill last week, determined to blast the Obama administration's plan to cut home mortgage interest and property tax deductions for high-income individuals and couples.
16-FEB-10	Loan Modification Program Isn't On Track Yet (Realty Times)
	It would be unfair to say that the Obama administration hasn’t been trying to restore the health of the housing market. Unfortunately, it would be inaccurate to say that its programs are having much success. The loan modification program is a worrisome case in point.
16-FEB-10	Dealing with Closing Costs (Realty Times)
	Buyers who are stretching their dollars to make a down payment must also take closing costs into account -- and in Ontario and B.C., those costs are going up substantially this summer.
16-FEB-10	Irish Bank Bailout Gets Lucky Break From London Property Prices (BusinessWeek) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	It was the collapse of Ireland’s real estate market that crippled the country’s banks. It may be the British property market that helps save them.
16-FEB-10	Irish Bank Bailout Gets Lucky Break From London Property Prices (BusinessWeek) (Search - Real Property Value)
	It was the collapse of Ireland’s real estate market that crippled the country’s banks. It may be the British property market that helps save them.
16-FEB-10	U.S. looks to reluctant foreign investors to help fund the housing market (Washington Post) (Search - Housing Market)
	As the U.S. housing market boomed in the past decade and fueled a bull market in mortgage investments, Norway's government-owned fund went along for the ride -- and the fall.
16-FEB-10	Jones Lang LaSalle reveals 'Top 10 for 2010': Defining the 'New Normal' for UAE Real Estate (Zawya) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	UAE, 15 February 2010 - Jones Lang LaSalle Jones Lang LaSalle , the world's leading real estate investment and advisory firm, has today unveiled its 'Top 10 for 2010' projections of the trends expected to shape the UAE real estate market for 2010 and beyond.
16-FEB-10	Jones Lang LaSalle reveals 'Top 10 for 2010': Defining the 'New Normal' for UAE Real Estate (Zawya) (Search - Real Property Value)
	UAE, 15 February 2010 - Jones Lang LaSalle Jones Lang LaSalle , the world's leading real estate investment and advisory firm, has today unveiled its 'Top 10 for 2010' projections of the trends expected to shape the UAE real estate market for 2010 and beyond.
16-FEB-10	Pitts not objective (Miami Herald) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Once again, Leonard Pitts Jr.'s Feb. 14 column about Sarah Palin is proof that thinking is underrated (Dear Sarah: Say it is so, run for president, Issues & Ideas). If Pitts were an objective observer, he would have written David Broder's column, Sarah Palin? She's no joke, instead of his own. Pitts should know that evaluating a presidential candidate requires a thoughtfulness that Broder ...
16-FEB-10	Home property values down again but real estate agents say don't worry (KTVK 3TV Phoenix) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	PHOENIX - Property values in Maricopa County are dropping 15, 20, even 40 percent. Nevertheless local real estate agents say you should ignore the numbers and get on with your life. It can be scary to hear that the value of your house has gone down, especially if it is on the market. Real estate agents say' Don't sweat it. Michael Sheflin just got the county's assessment of what his home is ...
16-FEB-10	Home property values down again but real estate agents say don't worry (KTVK 3TV Phoenix) (Search - Real Property Value)
	PHOENIX - Property values in Maricopa County are dropping 15, 20, even 40 percent. Nevertheless local real estate agents say you should ignore the numbers and get on with your life. It can be scary to hear that the value of your house has gone down, especially if it is on the market. Real estate agents say' Don't sweat it. Michael Sheflin just got the county's assessment of what his home is ...
16-FEB-10	Williston Deals With Housing Shortage (KQCD-TV Dickinson) (Search - Housing Market)
	Anyone living in or around Williston probably knows how tight the housing market has become. Newcomers are living in less than ideal conditions, because there simply aren`t enough homes available.
16-FEB-10	Profitable Miami Real Estate Investment Made Easy - A Beginner's Guide (Turks.US) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	If you're thinking about delving into real estate investments for profit, then you might want to consider the opportunities offered in Miami, Florida.
16-FEB-10	Profitable Miami Real Estate Investment Made Easy - A Beginner's Guide (Turks.US) (Search - Real Property Value)
	If you're thinking about delving into real estate investments for profit, then you might want to consider the opportunities offered in Miami, Florida.
16-FEB-10	Deadline looming for appeals of property tax assessments (Greenwich Time) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	With less than a week left until the deadline, town officials say that 75 people have requested formal hearings to challenge their property tax assessments, a major drop-off from the 250 cases that were adjudicated last year.
16-FEB-10	Deadline looming for appeals of property tax assessments (Greenwich Time) (Search - Real Property Value)
	With less than a week left until the deadline, town officials say that 75 people have requested formal hearings to challenge their property tax assessments, a major drop-off from the 250 cases that were adjudicated last year.
16-FEB-10	Food market added to housing plans in Aberdeen (The Scotsman) (Search - Housing Market)
	PLANS have been revealed to create a giant regional food market to showcase the produce of local farmers, fishermen and other food producers in Aberdeenshire.
15-FEB-10	Can Housing Market Survive After Tax Credits Expire? (WFMZ Eastern Pennsylvania and Western New Jersey) (Search - Housing Market)
	Government incentives may have encouraged first time home buyers to take the plunge, but soon, those tax credits will be drying up. At the end of April, federal tax credits for first-time home buyers will expire. Some question what impact it will have on the economy.
15-FEB-10	Criticism of equalization boards unfair (Macon Telegraph) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	As a member of one of the five boards of equalization working through some 16,000 property assessment appeals, I must disagree with the disgruntled John Kelley regarding the process of the boards.
15-FEB-10	Predicting when the property bubble will pop is bad for your mental health (Business Day) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Normal market rules do not apply when it comes to real estate.
15-FEB-10	Predicting when the property bubble will pop is bad for your mental health (Business Day) (Search - Real Property Value)
	Normal market rules do not apply when it comes to real estate.
15-FEB-10	Phoenix Appraisal Company, Auction Systems Auctioneers & Appraisers, Inc., to Host Appraisal Fair That Will Air on ... (PRWeb) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Phoenix appraisal company, Auction Systems Auctioneers & Appraiser, Inc. will host a free appraisal fair on Tuesday, February 23, 2010 (PRWeb Feb 15, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/auction-phoenix/appraisal-company/prweb3606974.htm
15-FEB-10	Real Estate Outlook: National PMI Index (Realty Times)
	One of the most accurate forecasters of housing value movements has just signaled something potentially important: For the first time in a year, according to the national PMI index, “overall risk has decreased” in the 384 metropolitan markets covered by the survey.
15-FEB-10	Springtime Curb Appeal (Realty Times)
	Springtime can present many difficulties when it comes to curb appeal. Homeowners have no fear. Here are five tips on how to make your home a stand out.
15-FEB-10	Avoid Burnout by Declining the Monkey! (Realty Times)
	Many agents experience emotional burnout from their jobs. But you can draw a line and preserve your sanity. Terry Watson calls it "the Monkey."
15-FEB-10	Major Players in the Race for Governor (FOX 7 Austin) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	The 2010 Primary Election is less than two months away. On March 2, Texans will head to the polls and cast their vote for who they believe should represent their party in the race for Governor and several other state offices.
15-FEB-10	U.S. housing market heading for crossroad? (UPI) (Search - Housing Market)
	WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- The U.S. housing market faces uncertainty as government support programs change direction, industry observers said.
15-FEB-10	Predicting when the property bubble will pop is bad for your mental health (The Age) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Normal market rules do not apply when it comes to real estate.
15-FEB-10	Predicting when the property bubble will pop is bad for your mental health (The Age) (Search - Real Property Value)
	Normal market rules do not apply when it comes to real estate.
15-FEB-10	Why rates and loan costs will be rising soon (The Evening Sun) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	We all wish that we could predict the future with accuracy - for example, winning Powerball numbers; stock prices; our longevity, etc. Logic dictates that we must abandon that lofty dream and instead rely upon relevant and available data to make our best guesstimates.
15-FEB-10	U.S. Housing Aid Winds Down, and Cities Worry (New York Times) (Search - Housing Market)
	An Indiana city symbolizes failed efforts to turn around the housing slump at the heart of the credit crisis.
15-FEB-10	A battered city dreads the end of housing aid (Chattanooga Times Free Press) (Search - Housing Market)
	Over the next six months, the federal government plans to wind down many of its emergency programs for housing. Then it will become clear if the market can function on its own. People here are pretty sure the answer will be no.
15-FEB-10	Lawyer chosen to head new ‘green’ office (New Haven Register) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	NEW HAVEN — Environmental lawyer and Romanian native Christine Eppstein Tang has been tapped to lead the city’s new Office of Sustainability. She was selected from a pool of nearly 200 applicants.
15-FEB-10	Near Broadway Market, housing rebirth (The Buffalo News) (Search - Housing Market)
	Building one house at a time is the approach a local church and developer are taking to try to revitalize the Broadway Market neighborhood.
15-FEB-10	Spanish secret service said to probe market swings (Market Watch) (Search - Housing Market)
	Recent periods of heavy selling in the Spanish stock market, in the wake of fears that worries over Greece will spread to other European nations, is reportedly being investigated by the country’s intelligence service.
15-FEB-10	Experts say — Real estate emerging from void (New Canaan Advertiser) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	In January 2009, a shock went through the real estate market when an unprecedented number of residential property sales was recorded in New Canaan. That number was zero.
15-FEB-10	Experts say — Real estate emerging from void (New Canaan Advertiser) (Search - Real Property Value)
	In January 2009, a shock went through the real estate market when an unprecedented number of residential property sales was recorded in New Canaan. That number was zero.
15-FEB-10	UAE property prices seen flat in 2010 - LaSalle (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	* UAE property prices seen up, down 5 pct in 2010
15-FEB-10	UAE property prices seen flat in 2010 - LaSalle (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News) (Search - Real Property Value)
	* UAE property prices seen up, down 5 pct in 2010
15-FEB-10	Data: Many Shoals homes worth less than mortgages (The Florence Times-Daily) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	By Trevor Stokes, Staff Writer A marketing firm has released data that claim many local homes are underwater, which is a real estate term meaning home values are worth less than mortgages, but some local real estate appraisers dispute the data. Negative equity is worrisome for homeowners and means residents are paying more than what their home is worth.
15-FEB-10	Heworth Green gasworks housing scheme on hold (York Press) (Search - Housing Market)
	A HUGE housing scheme on the site of York’s former gasworks could be years away from starting because of the recession’s impact on the property market.
15-FEB-10	Snohomish County residential property tax bills ease (Everett Herald) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	A steep drop in real-estate prices has finally eased tax bills slightly for most Snohomish County homeowners. Yearly notices mailed Friday average $99 less than last year.
15-FEB-10	Snohomish County residential property tax bills ease (Everett Herald) (Search - Real Property Value)
	A steep drop in real-estate prices has finally eased tax bills slightly for most Snohomish County homeowners. Yearly notices mailed Friday average $99 less than last year.
15-FEB-10	ASIAN REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT MARKETS REBOUND IN SECOND HALF OF 2009 (Thaipr.net) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Asian real estate investment markets posted a strong recovery in the second half of 2009 after witnessing a difficult start to the year. Investment turnover bottomed out in the first quarter but impro
15-FEB-10	ASIAN REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT MARKETS REBOUND IN SECOND HALF OF 2009 (Thaipr.net) (Search - Real Property Value)
	Asian real estate investment markets posted a strong recovery in the second half of 2009 after witnessing a difficult start to the year. Investment turnover bottomed out in the first quarter but impro
15-FEB-10	Recovery in housing market gains momentum: Absa (Independent Online) (Search - Housing Market)
	The steady recovery in the residential property market is expected to gather further momentum in 2010.
15-FEB-10	London’s ‘Stock-Starved’ Housing Market Reaches Price Record (Bloomberg) (Search - Housing Market)
	Feb. 15 (Bloomberg) -- London home sellers raised asking prices to a record high this month as they took advantage of a “stock-starved” housing market, Rightmove Plc said.
15-FEB-10	Battered city dreads end of housing aid (Pioneer Press) (Search - Housing Market)
	ELKHART, Ind. — Over the next six months, the federal government plans to wind down many of its emergency programs for housing. Then it will become clear if the market can function on its own.
15-FEB-10	Real estate market is bouncing back in UK (MENAFN) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Real estate market is bouncing back in UK
15-FEB-10	Real estate market is bouncing back in UK (MENAFN) (Search - Real Property Value)
	Real estate market is bouncing back in UK
15-FEB-10	Natomas school district's legal fees top $450,000 in land suit (The Sacramento Bee) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Attorneys' fees are piling up for the Natomas Unified School District as it continues to battle two development firms that school officials allege charged too much for a 41-acre school site.
15-FEB-10	Airwide Launches Real-Time Loyalty & Profiling Solution (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	BARCELONA, SPAIN--(Marketwire - 02/15/10) - MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS -- Airwide Solutions, (Hall 2, Stand B38) a provider of next generation mobile messaging infrastructure, applications and solutions, today announced a Real-Time Loyalty & Profiling Solution that will enable mobile operators to drive incremental lifetime value across the subscriber base, including hard-to-reach prepaid customers ...
15-FEB-10	Airwide Launches Real-Time Loyalty & Profiling Solution (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance) (Search - Real Property Value)
	BARCELONA, SPAIN--(Marketwire - 02/15/10) - MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS -- Airwide Solutions, (Hall 2, Stand B38) a provider of next generation mobile messaging infrastructure, applications and solutions, today announced a Real-Time Loyalty & Profiling Solution that will enable mobile operators to drive incremental lifetime value across the subscriber base, including hard-to-reach prepaid customers ...
15-FEB-10	Dubai property sales and rental rates stabilise (Zawya) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	After a few dismal quarters, real estate sale and rental prices in Dubai are stabilising, two new reports highlighted yesterday, pointing to an equilibrium being reached in the emirate's property market.
15-FEB-10	Dubai property sales and rental rates stabilise (Zawya) (Search - Real Property Value)
	After a few dismal quarters, real estate sale and rental prices in Dubai are stabilising, two new reports highlighted yesterday, pointing to an equilibrium being reached in the emirate's property market.
15-FEB-10	Narragansett proposes splitting lots to meet state mandate for more than 700 affordable housing units (The Providence Journal) (Search - Housing Market)
	Narragansett proposes splitting lots to meet state mandate for more than 700 housing units
15-FEB-10	US banks facing $1.4tn real estate crisis (Guardian Unlimited) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	• Commercial property set to lose $300bn on $1.4bn of loans • Nearly 3,000 banks face dangerous exposure as loans mature America's fragile high street banks are bracing themselves for a fresh financial crunch as a wave of commercial property mortgages go sour on offices, shops and factories, causing losses of up to $300bn (£192bn) hitting nearly 3,000 small- and medium-sized financial ...
15-FEB-10	US banks facing $1.4tn real estate crisis (Guardian Unlimited) (Search - Real Property Value)
	• Commercial property set to lose $300bn on $1.4bn of loans • Nearly 3,000 banks face dangerous exposure as loans mature America's fragile high street banks are bracing themselves for a fresh financial crunch as a wave of commercial property mortgages go sour on offices, shops and factories, causing losses of up to $300bn (£192bn) hitting nearly 3,000 small- and medium-sized financial ...
15-FEB-10	Soaring assessments have Fall River residents looking for answers (Fall River Herald News) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	An apparent snafu increased one resident’s property assessment by $225,000 — or more than 50 percent of the home's previous value. Another homeowner's property value jumped $36,000 to a level seen two years ago, eliciting harsh criticism by several city councilors last week.
14-FEB-10	How Soon Until U.S. Withdraws Mortgage Market Support? (RISMedia Real Estate News) (Search - Housing Market)
	RISMEDIA, February 15, 2010—(MCT)-Uncle Sam is trying to get out of the business of running the U.S. mortgage market. The trick will be withdrawing support without toppling the nation’s fragile housing recovery in the process. The government rescued the sector last year…
14-FEB-10	York gasworks housing scheme on hold (York Press) (Search - Housing Market)
	A HUGE housing scheme on the site of York’s former gasworks could be years away from starting because of the recession’s impact on the property market.
14-FEB-10	Maricopa County property values drop for 3rd straight year (12 News Phoenix) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Maricopa County homeowners will begin to receive their latest property valuations in the mail today. Most will see a third straight annual drop in home values.
14-FEB-10	Maricopa County property values drop for 3rd straight year (12 News Phoenix) (Search - Real Property Value)
	Maricopa County homeowners will begin to receive their latest property valuations in the mail today. Most will see a third straight annual drop in home values.
14-FEB-10	Love's lasting embrace (Spartanburg Herald-Journal) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Published: Sunday, February 14, 2010 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, February 13, 2010 at 6:12 p.m. Marlu Taylor looks into her husband's face. His expression has an almost childlike innocence to it. "What did you tell me this morning? You remember?" Marlu asks Buddy.
14-FEB-10	Business people /Hires, Promotions&Honors (The Buffalo News) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	The San Diego Union-Tribune has named Jeff Light, vice president of the Orange County Register's interactive division, as its new editor. Light is the son of former Buffalo News editor Murray B. Light and a graduate of The Nichols School. Light, 49, was at the Register for 17 years, serving as deputy editor of the paper's Web site. He was a member of the staff that won a Pulitzer Prize in 1996 ...
14-FEB-10	Property tax bills to drop across Southwest Michigan this year (The Kalamazoo Gazette) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	KALAMAZOO — Most Michigan homeowners this year will see lower property-tax bills. It will be welcome relief for residents in a state with the nation’s highest unemployment rate. But that relief comes with a price — the less tax money...
14-FEB-10	Property tax bills to drop across Southwest Michigan this year (The Kalamazoo Gazette) (Search - Real Property Value)
	KALAMAZOO — Most Michigan homeowners this year will see lower property-tax bills. It will be welcome relief for residents in a state with the nation’s highest unemployment rate. But that relief comes with a price — the less tax money...
14-FEB-10	History Lesson (The Saratogian) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	BALLSTON SPA — Fleming Mickens resided in the village in the late 19th and early 20th century. Despite working as a laborer for most of his life, in his will he left substantial sums to a local church and a southern school for black children.
14-FEB-10	Local housing market dealing for ‘slow recovery’ (Lawrence Journal-World) (Search - Housing Market)
	The number of homes sold in Lawrence declined for the sixth consecutive year in 2009, but the slide shed some speed heading into 2010.
14-FEB-10	Helena Area Housing Task Force urges residents to take survey (Helena Independent Record) (Search - Housing Market)
	Whether you’re a senior citizen homeowner downtown, renting yourfirst apartment in northern Jefferson County or somewhere inbetween, the Helena Area Housing Task Force wants you and all otherlocal residents to help them mold a future of responsible growthfor the area’s home market.
14-FEB-10	Commercial real estate looks to banks to reverse declining values (The Times-News) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Commercial real estate in south-central Idaho has lost some ofits value as part of the lingering recession, forcing many propertyowners to lower rental rates and sales prices, say local bankingofficials and commercial real estate agents.
14-FEB-10	Commercial real estate looks to banks to reverse declining values (The Times-News) (Search - Real Property Value)
	Commercial real estate in south-central Idaho has lost some ofits value as part of the lingering recession, forcing many propertyowners to lower rental rates and sales prices, say local bankingofficials and commercial real estate agents.
14-FEB-10	DEVELOPER APPEALED TAXES ON CITY-OWNED PROPERTY (The Wichita Eagle) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Downtown Wichita's leading developer, David Burk, represented himself as an agent of the city — without the city's knowledge or consent — to cut his taxes on publicly owned property he leases in the Old Town Cinema Plaza, according to court records and the city attorney.
14-FEB-10	DEVELOPER APPEALED TAXES ON CITY-OWNED PROPERTY (The Wichita Eagle) (Search - Real Property Value)
	Downtown Wichita's leading developer, David Burk, represented himself as an agent of the city — without the city's knowledge or consent — to cut his taxes on publicly owned property he leases in the Old Town Cinema Plaza, according to court records and the city attorney.
14-FEB-10	DEVELOPER APPEALED TAXES ON CITY-OWNED PROPERTY (The Wichita Eagle) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Downtown Wichita's leading developer, David Burk, represented himself as an agent of the city — without the city's knowledge or consent — to cut his taxes on publicly owned property he leases in the Old Town Cinema Plaza, according to court records and the city attorney.
14-FEB-10	'Best friends' marry on Valentine's weekend (The State Journal-Register) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Laura Dunaway spent a lifetime looking for love, enduring the frustrations of the dating scene while trying to find the right man.
14-FEB-10	PAREAL12 (The Tampa Tribune) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS The address shown is the property address listed by the buyer. Most of the sales took place during the past six weeks. This isn't a complete list of real estate transactions. Sales are listed by city, in ascending value.
14-FEB-10	PAREAL12 (The Tampa Tribune) (Search - Real Property Value)
	REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS The address shown is the property address listed by the buyer. Most of the sales took place during the past six weeks. This isn't a complete list of real estate transactions. Sales are listed by city, in ascending value.
14-FEB-10	NMC officials: Prop. purchase 'happenstance' (Traverse City Record-Eagle) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Northwestern Michigan College officials didn't negotiate or look elsewhere before deciding to pay $1.15 million for a shuttered industrial building owned by a college trustee's friend and business partner.
14-FEB-10	Demand boosts farmland value across NW Iowa (Sioux City Journal) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	At a recent auction, a 120-acre farm just south of Le Mars sold for $8,200 an acre -- more than $2,500 above the estimated average value for Plymouth County land.
14-FEB-10	Demand boosts farmland value across NW Iowa (Sioux City Journal) (Search - Real Property Value)
	At a recent auction, a 120-acre farm just south of Le Mars sold for $8,200 an acre -- more than $2,500 above the estimated average value for Plymouth County land.
14-FEB-10	Yankton, SD housing market shows resilience despite unemployment (KTIV Sioux City) (Search - Housing Market)
	YANKTON, S.D. (KTIV) - The unemployment rate doesn't seem to be affecting home sales in smaller Siouxland communities.
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