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31-MAY-10	Chinese housing market a big threat (Search - Housing Market)
	THE PROBLEMS in China’s housing market are more severe than those in the US before the financial crisis because they combine a potential bubble with the risk of social discontent, according to an adviser to the Chinese central bank.
31-MAY-10	General election slows housing market (Search - Housing Market)
	Uncertainty caused by the general election has put a dampener on the housing market during May, according to research by property intelligence group Hometrack.
31-MAY-10	75% in poll say they are irked by property tax (Search - Mortgage Value)
	COLONIE -- New Yorkers who own homes are proud of their properties. They consider home ownership a key piece of the American Dream. They believe real estate is a terrific investment.
31-MAY-10	75% in poll say they are irked by property tax (Search - Real Property Value)
	COLONIE -- New Yorkers who own homes are proud of their properties. They consider home ownership a key piece of the American Dream. They believe real estate is a terrific investment.
31-MAY-10	Housing showing signs of stability (Search - Housing Market)
	After three years of declining home prices and sales, 2010 is delivering hopeful signs that the region's housing slowdown may be coming to an end. But the recovery so far has been uneven, and some neighborhoods may pull out of the slump faster than others.
31-MAY-10	Alderman among few to get historic tax break (Search - Mortgage Value)
	The Watchdogs: Ald. Mary Ann Smith 's 1912 craftsman-style bungalow sits on a spacious, leafy corner lot in Edgewater. It's an enviable piece of real estate. Her property taxes are more enviable still. The 48th Ward alderman and her husband, Ronald, paid the lowest property taxes -- by far -- of anyone on their block in 2009.
31-MAY-10	Alderman among few to get historic tax break (Search - Real Property Value)
	The Watchdogs: Ald. Mary Ann Smith 's 1912 craftsman-style bungalow sits on a spacious, leafy corner lot in Edgewater. It's an enviable piece of real estate. Her property taxes are more enviable still. The 48th Ward alderman and her husband, Ronald, paid the lowest property taxes -- by far -- of anyone on their block in 2009.
31-MAY-10	China Real Estate Bubble Bursts in Bond Market: Credit Markets (Search - Mortgage Value)
	May 31 (Bloomberg) -- Dollar bonds sold by China real estate companies this year are the worst performers among Asian non-financial corporate debt denominated in the U.S. currency amid concern the nation’s property market is overheating.
31-MAY-10	China Real Estate Bubble Bursts in Bond Market: Credit Markets (Search - Real Property Value)
	May 31 (Bloomberg) -- Dollar bonds sold by China real estate companies this year are the worst performers among Asian non-financial corporate debt denominated in the U.S. currency amid concern the nation’s property market is overheating.
31-MAY-10	Darwin housing market flattens out (Search - Housing Market)
	New research shows Darwin's housing market is starting to flatten out.
31-MAY-10	Home sales took a back seat during the General Election (Search - Housing Market)
	Uncertainty caused by the General Election dampened the housing market during May with prices in England and Wales edging ahead by only 0.2 per cent.
31-MAY-10	Real Estate Outlook: Sales Promising (Realty Times)
	If you look at the latest housing numbers released last week by the Commerce Department and the National Association of Realtors, you'd have to say, "Wow! We are on track for an amazing year in sales -- and maybe even prices."
31-MAY-10	Summer Pool Safety (Realty Times)
	As summer heats up, families search out ways to keep cool. A favorite of many, young and old alike, is swimming. In order to keep your family safe this year, let's take a moment to review some safety tips.
31-MAY-10	U.K. Housing Market Remains Subdued (Search - Housing Market)
	Heightened uncertainty caused by the general election resulted in a subdued housing market in the U.K. during May, fresh data has suggested. House prices in Britain rose 0.2% in May from April, reports said on Monday citing property intelligence group Hometrack. Prices were up 2% compared to a year earlier.
31-MAY-10	A chill wind through house prices (Search - Housing Market)
	Australia's housing market is showing signs of cooling as interest rates rise. But not all regions and areas are losing their heat equally. 31 May 2010 11:29 AM
31-MAY-10	Stalling housing recovery at risk from higher tax and interest rates (Search - Housing Market)
	Higher Interest rates and a capital gains tax (CGT) hike could put the housing market's recovery at risk, a leading property analyst warned today, as it revealed further evidence that a recent pickup in the sector may be running out of steam.
31-MAY-10	Eastday-Data point to bubble in housing market (Search - Housing Market)
	China's booming housing market is a bubble, evidenced by a series of statistics and the actions the central government is taking, an economist said in Shanghai over the weekend.
30-MAY-10	Housing market sluggish during May (Search - Housing Market)
	Uncertainty caused by the general election put a dampener on the housing market during May with prices in England and Wales edging ahead by just 0.2%, research showed.
30-MAY-10	Inventory of foreclosed homes is 9 years’ worth (Search - Housing Market)
	, HOW shaky is the ground beneath today’s housing market?
30-MAY-10	Downtown developer faces foreclosure on other local property (Search - Mortgage Value)
	BRIDGEPORT -- The Norwalk-based real estate investment firm renovating the former Mechanics & Farmers Savings Bank building on Main Street is threatened with foreclosure on a residential property it owns on Wells Street.
30-MAY-10	Downtown developer faces foreclosure on other local property (Search - Real Property Value)
	BRIDGEPORT -- The Norwalk-based real estate investment firm renovating the former Mechanics & Farmers Savings Bank building on Main Street is threatened with foreclosure on a residential property it owns on Wells Street.
30-MAY-10	Property market may shun heritage (Search - Mortgage Value)
	The removal of depreciation on buildings and possibly fitouts could act as a disincentive to preserve heritage buildings or build new "green" buildings, warn commercial property sources.
30-MAY-10	Property market may shun heritage (Search - Real Property Value)
	The removal of depreciation on buildings and possibly fitouts could act as a disincentive to preserve heritage buildings or build new "green" buildings, warn commercial property sources.
30-MAY-10	Arizona commercial real estate brokers: Some lenders ignore crisis (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Arizona's housing market is deep into the process of flushing out its bad mortgage debt. But lenders and borrowers of troubled commercial real-estate loans continue to live a lie.
30-MAY-10	Arizona commercial real estate brokers: Some lenders ignore crisis (Search - Real Property Value)
	Arizona's housing market is deep into the process of flushing out its bad mortgage debt. But lenders and borrowers of troubled commercial real-estate loans continue to live a lie.
30-MAY-10	Recession may profoundly affect housing market for a long time (Search - Housing Market)
	PHILADELPHIA -- Although the situation is open to interpretation as well as change, there are growing concerns that the effects of this economic downturn could have a long-lasting effect on the housing market.
30-MAY-10	Housing woes look long term, study concludes (Search - Housing Market)
	Although the situation is open to interpretation as well as change, there are growing concerns that the effects of this economic downturn could have a long-lasting effect on the housing market.
30-MAY-10	China housing market a bubble; gov't policies able to reduce potential damage: economist (Search - Housing Market)
	China's booming housing market is a bubble, evidenced by a series of statistics and the actions the central government is taking, an economist said here Saturday. "A series of indicators - including ratios of housing prices to people's income, to rent, and to construction cost - all point to a bubble in the housing market," said Yao Shujie, head of the School of Contemporary Chinese Studies ...
30-MAY-10	Scott County land value jumps 20 percent over 2009 (Search - Mortgage Value)
	GATE CITY — The six-year reassessment process in Scott County officially ended last week after the Board of Equalization certified changes it made over the past month to real estate property values.
30-MAY-10	Scott County land value jumps 20 percent over 2009 (Search - Real Property Value)
	GATE CITY — The six-year reassessment process in Scott County officially ended last week after the Board of Equalization certified changes it made over the past month to real estate property values.
29-MAY-10	Housing slowdown leads to new schedule (Search - Housing Market)
	As a result of the slow housing market, Sunbury officials have adjusted the village's schedule for mandatory sewer tap requirements.
29-MAY-10	Real estate giant: Housing’s hit bottom (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Real estate mega-firm First American Corp. of Santa Ana is spinning off its property and consumer data business into a separate company, a move designed to increase the value of the company’s stock. First American’s title insurance arm and...
29-MAY-10	Real estate giant: Housing’s hit bottom (Search - Real Property Value)
	Real estate mega-firm First American Corp. of Santa Ana is spinning off its property and consumer data business into a separate company, a move designed to increase the value of the company’s stock. First American’s title insurance arm and...
29-MAY-10	Housing market benefits from scrapping of Hips (Search - Housing Market)
	The number of homes being put on the market has soared by a third since the Government announced plans to scrap home information packs, according to Britain's biggest estate agency.
29-MAY-10	Local men accused of bank fraud scheme (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	A Frankfort real estate appraiser and a Naperville man are part of a ring that was charged with bank fraud after an undercover joint investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Office of the Inspector General.
29-MAY-10	Assessor-clerk candidates face off (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Name: Jolleen Whitsett City of Residence: Orland Job Title: Escrow manager Experience in Field: Thirty-two years of real estate experience in the fields of appraisal, title and escrow. Six years as an appraiser for the Glenn County Assessor's Office....
29-MAY-10	Long-term effect of recession on housing feared (Search - Housing Market)
	PHILADELPHIA — Although the situation is open to interpretation as well as change, there are growing concerns that the effects of this economic downturn could have a long-lasting effect on the housing market.
28-MAY-10	House Prices Down, Property Taxes . . .Up? (Search - Mortgage Value)
	One of the worries as house prices began their now three-year plunge back in 2007 was the affect of falling values would have on budgets of cities and other local governments
28-MAY-10	House Prices Down, Property Taxes . . .Up? (Search - Real Property Value)
	One of the worries as house prices began their now three-year plunge back in 2007 was the affect of falling values would have on budgets of cities and other local governments
28-MAY-10	Housing market still slow (Search - Housing Market)
	Rhea County's housing market has shown small signs of improvement after being hard hit by the national economy in recent years, but it isn't out of the woods just yet, according to local realtors.
28-MAY-10	Canada won't fall victim to foreclosure wave: Report (Search - Housing Market)
	Canada's housing market won't fall victim to the type of foreclosure wave the U.S. saw, according to a new report by debt-rating firm DBRS Ltd.
28-MAY-10	Flood Insurance Update (National Associaiton of Realtors - Government Affairs)
	NAR seeks to prevent lapse in the National Flood Insurance Program, set to expire May 31.
28-MAY-10	Miami Beach Luxury Homes Helpful Guidelines When Investing (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Miami Beach luxury homes often make excellent investments. But they are rarely for first-time investors. Since these homes require more considerations, it is imperative to always know the basic rules of investing and avoid making costly mistakes.
28-MAY-10	Creating After-the-Sale Service (Realty Times)
	If you don't plan for it, after-the-sale service won't happen. You'll get so consumed with the next deal and with the task of earning the next commission check that you'll overlook the opportunity to create long-term revenue through your past clients.
28-MAY-10	Instability in Financial Markets Overseas Lowers Mortgage Rates Here (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 4.78 percent with an average 0.7 point for the week ending May 27, 2010, down from last week when it averaged 4.84 percent. Last year at this time, the 30-year FRM averaged 4.91 percent. The 30-year FRM has not been lower since the week ending December 3, 2009, when it averaged 4.71 percent.
28-MAY-10	Simple Way to Grow Healthy Lawn (Realty Times)
	Landscape is one of the first things buyers see when they're shopping for a home. That can be good or bad depending on the home's curb appeal. If there's a green, well-maintained lawn, it's an indication that the inside of the home is likely equally cared for.
28-MAY-10	Small tax increase in the mail (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Average increase of about $80 in real-estate taxes say city officials
28-MAY-10	Small tax increase in the mail (Search - Real Property Value)
	Average increase of about $80 in real-estate taxes say city officials
28-MAY-10	IS THE WORLD BROKE?: US Housing Propped Up by Giveaways (Search - Housing Market)
	A handful of reports this week had some market observers suggesting that a housing-market recovery is underway. But, if not for government subsidies to cash-strapped borrowers, the housing backdrop would look far different.
28-MAY-10	Is the World Broke? U.S. Housing Propped Up by Giveaways (Search - Housing Market)
	A handful of reports this week had some market observers suggesting that a housing-market recovery is underway. But, if not for government subsidies to cash-strapped borrowers, the housing backdrop would look far different.
28-MAY-10	Frankfort, Palos Hills men charged in bank fraud scheme (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	A Frankfort real estate appraiser and a Palos Hills man are part of a ring that was charged with bank fraud after an undercover joint investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Office of the Inspector General. Kevin Burns, 48, of the 22000 block of Thyme Lane, Frankfort and Muhammad Ubaid Chaudhry, 30, of the 10000 block of Palos ...
28-MAY-10	Marin cities' affordable housing threatened by weak real estate market (Search - Housing Market)
	May 27--Lower real estate prices and the loss of redevelopment funds to the state are putting pressure on government-sponsored programs that allow low-income Marin residents to purchase homes at below-market rates.
28-MAY-10	Marin cities' affordable housing threatened by weak real estate market (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	May 27--Lower real estate prices and the loss of redevelopment funds to the state are putting pressure on government-sponsored programs that allow low-income Marin residents to purchase homes at below-market rates.
28-MAY-10	Charlotte property values fall below 2004 levels (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Charlotte County's tax base is now less than it was after Hurricane Charley devastated homes and
28-MAY-10	Charlotte property values fall below 2004 levels (Search - Real Property Value)
	Charlotte County's tax base is now less than it was after Hurricane Charley devastated homes and
28-MAY-10	Judge hikes value of N. Manheim gas station property (Search - Mortgage Value)
	by peter e. bortner A Schuylkill County judge on Wednesday raised the fair market value of a gas station property along Route 61 in North Manheim Township.In a seven-page opinion and order, Judge D. Michael Stine ruled 511 Route 61, which contains a He
28-MAY-10	Judge hikes value of N. Manheim gas station property (Search - Real Property Value)
	by peter e. bortner A Schuylkill County judge on Wednesday raised the fair market value of a gas station property along Route 61 in North Manheim Township.In a seven-page opinion and order, Judge D. Michael Stine ruled 511 Route 61, which contains a He
28-MAY-10	End of HIPs boost to housing market (Search - Housing Market)
	As West Cumbria’s housing market picks up following the recession, the coalition government’s suspension of Home Information Packs has given estate agents further cause to celebrate.
27-MAY-10	Housing Market Picture Colored By Euro Debt Crisis (Search - Housing Market)
	The European debt crisis and an unstable overseas financial picture is partly responsible for a more attractive housing market here at home. Refinancing applications are on the rise, but some new homebuyers are shy, especially after the first time homebuyers' tax credit expired last month.
27-MAY-10	Housing Market Stablising Claims Experts (Search - Housing Market)
	Earlier this week the Educational Building Society (EBS) and DKM Economic Consultants published their Affordability Index for mortgage repayments relating to the first quarter of 2010.
27-MAY-10	Homeowner Confidence Rises Nationally, But Western Homeowners Remain Pessimistic (Search - Housing Market)
	RISMEDIA, May 28, 2010—As some parts of the U.S. housing market work their way out of the housing recession, while the majority of markets continue to decline, homeowners across the country had mixed opinions of the state of their own…
27-MAY-10	Bullet-train debate hits 220 mph (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	In a report made public last month, State Auditor Elaine Howle expressed concerns about the viability of California's $43 billion high-speed rail system, which is set to begin construction in 2012. Howle reported that the authority overseeing the rail system might well fall billions of dollars short of what it needs to complete the project, despite California voters' OK of billions in loans to ...
27-MAY-10	Property investors to be paid £14m (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Veteran property investors Raymond Mould and Patrick Vaughan are in line for a £14m payout after their listed property vehicle posted a sharp rise in the value of its portfolio.
27-MAY-10	Property investors to be paid £14m (Search - Real Property Value)
	Veteran property investors Raymond Mould and Patrick Vaughan are in line for a £14m payout after their listed property vehicle posted a sharp rise in the value of its portfolio.
27-MAY-10	Kennedy Wilson Announces Plan for up to $250M Investment Partnership with Fairfax Financial (Search - Mortgage Value)
	BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.----International real estate investment and services company Kennedy Wilson today announced the planned formation of a new partnership with Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited to pursue acquisitions of commercial real estate assets, including purchasing loans and real property.
27-MAY-10	Kennedy Wilson Announces Plan for up to $250M Investment Partnership with Fairfax Financial (Search - Real Property Value)
	BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.----International real estate investment and services company Kennedy Wilson today announced the planned formation of a new partnership with Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited to pursue acquisitions of commercial real estate assets, including purchasing loans and real property.
27-MAY-10	How Real Estate Became the New Volunteer Slavery (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Filed under: Around the Web From the Root : 'Real estate is the working man's only path to financial security.' --My friend Sam No bank in their right mind would give us the loan. But it was 2005, top of the Florida housing bubble, and banks were freely handing out dice to commoners. The historic West Palm Beach home had a plaster relief sculpture above the fireplace, high ceilings, built-in ...
27-MAY-10	Property Taxes: Savior or Satan? (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Are they heroically keeping state and local economies afloat or villainously prolonging the recession? Both. United States - Property tax - Tax - Income tax - Real estate
27-MAY-10	Property Taxes: Savior or Satan? (Search - Real Property Value)
	Are they heroically keeping state and local economies afloat or villainously prolonging the recession? Both. United States - Property tax - Tax - Income tax - Real estate
27-MAY-10	Realtors group urging a cap on property taxes (Search - Mortgage Value)
	COLONIE - A trade organization representing more than 54,000 real estate professionals in New York is calling on state lawmakers to cap property taxes in order to increase home ownership, which a new study finds is a major goal for most New Yorkers.
27-MAY-10	Realtors group urging a cap on property taxes (Search - Real Property Value)
	COLONIE - A trade organization representing more than 54,000 real estate professionals in New York is calling on state lawmakers to cap property taxes in order to increase home ownership, which a new study finds is a major goal for most New Yorkers.
27-MAY-10	FNC(R) to Help TCF National Bank With Mortgage Origination Processes (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	TCF National Bank, a South Dakota-based national banking association with $18.20 billion in total assets, will use FNC® solutions to streamline its operations and manage its loan portfolio. read more
27-MAY-10	FNC(R) to Help TCF National Bank With Mortgage Origination Processes (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	TCF Will Use FNC's Flagship Technology for Regulatory Compliance and Workflow Efficiency
27-MAY-10	FNC(R) to Help TCF National Bank With Mortgage Origination Processes (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	OXFORD, MS--(Marketwire - 05/27/10) - TCF National Bank, a South Dakota-based national banking association with $18.20 billion in total assets, will use FNC solutions to streamline its operations and manage its loan portfolio. Mortgage technology company FNC, Inc. is the creator of the Collateral Management System (CMS) -- a compliance and workflow solution used by the nation's largest mortgage ...
27-MAY-10	PAA Research LLC Report Concludes US Housing Market Could be Headed for Stagnation or Another Downdraft (Search - Housing Market)
	PAA Research Published "A View from the Frontlines of Housing" today, a comprehensive report on the US residential real estate market backed by a survey of more than 1,000 residential real estate brokers. The report concludes that prices have yet to stabilize, buyers continue to be cautious, inventory levels remain high, credit availability is tight, and realtor lead flow has declined sharply ...
27-MAY-10	City sets public hearing on surplus property sale or trade (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	The Challis City Council has scheduled a public hearing for 6 p.m. June 8 to get input on selling or exchanging 1.22 acres of city property between the Forest Service and bowling alley.
27-MAY-10	Central Illinois housing market is up (Search - Housing Market)
	New data shows a drastic improvement in the local housing market. Story provided by Newschannel 15.
27-MAY-10	Thousands more in S.F. seek property tax breaks (Search - Mortgage Value)
	In another sign that the economy is taking a long time to rebound, a staggering 6,462 residential property owners in San Francisco applied for temporary property tax breaks this year, city Assessor-Recorder Phil Ting reported Wednesday. If granted, the... Property tax - San Francisco - Real estate - Business - Accounting
27-MAY-10	Thousands more in S.F. seek property tax breaks (Search - Real Property Value)
	In another sign that the economy is taking a long time to rebound, a staggering 6,462 residential property owners in San Francisco applied for temporary property tax breaks this year, city Assessor-Recorder Phil Ting reported Wednesday. If granted, the... Property tax - San Francisco - Real estate - Business - Accounting
27-MAY-10	Bowley remembered for dedication to community, family (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Sometimes there is a single moment in a person's life that sums up the type of man or woman they are. For Ralph Bowley, that moment may have been a mere two weeks ago, when he phoned in to take part in a Board of Selectmen meeting that had the town budget on the agenda.
27-MAY-10	A Real Estate Stock That Pays Off in Dividends (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Chimera offers a less risky way to invest in the real estate market and pays hefty dividends.
27-MAY-10	A Real Estate Stock That Pays Off in Dividends (Search - Real Property Value)
	Chimera offers a less risky way to invest in the real estate market and pays hefty dividends.
27-MAY-10	Youth advocate to run for District 9 seat (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Clinton resident and retired Washington, D.C., police officer Catherine Taggart-Ross said she is running for the Prince George's County Council District 9 seat so she can put her grassroots community organizing experience to work for the whole region.
27-MAY-10	Real Money: Property Financings (Search - Mortgage Value)
	General Growth Properties Inc. restructured its Fashion Show LLC loan and Phase II Mall Subsidiary LLC loan, the final two major secured mortgage loans in its portfolio. The revised terms on the $645.9 million syndicated Fashion Show loan, which is secured...
27-MAY-10	Real Money: Property Financings (Search - Real Property Value)
	General Growth Properties Inc. restructured its Fashion Show LLC loan and Phase II Mall Subsidiary LLC loan, the final two major secured mortgage loans in its portfolio. The revised terms on the $645.9 million syndicated Fashion Show loan, which is secured...
27-MAY-10	Billionaire Li Says Hong Kong Property Prices Remain Reasonable (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Billionaire Li Ka-shing said Hong Kong property prices are still reasonable and will go up in the long term.
27-MAY-10	Billionaire Li Says Hong Kong Property Prices Remain Reasonable (Search - Real Property Value)
	Billionaire Li Ka-shing said Hong Kong property prices are still reasonable and will go up in the long term.
27-MAY-10	Historic home up for sale again (Search - Mortgage Value)
	A building some Park Ridge historians and art lovers say has historic value is back on the real estate market.
27-MAY-10	Historic home up for sale again (Search - Real Property Value)
	A building some Park Ridge historians and art lovers say has historic value is back on the real estate market.
27-MAY-10	Billionaire Li Says Hong Kong Property Prices Remain Reasonable (Search - Mortgage Value)
	May 27 (Bloomberg) -- Billionaire Li Ka-shing said Hong Kong property prices are still reasonable and will go up in the long term. The 81-year-old chairman of Cheung Kong (Holdings) Ltd.
27-MAY-10	Billionaire Li Says Hong Kong Property Prices Remain Reasonable (Search - Real Property Value)
	May 27 (Bloomberg) -- Billionaire Li Ka-shing said Hong Kong property prices are still reasonable and will go up in the long term. The 81-year-old chairman of Cheung Kong (Holdings) Ltd.
27-MAY-10	Jordan real estate market 'still promising' (Search - Mortgage Value)
	27 May 2010 AMMAN: Experts and economists agreed on Wednesday that the outlook for Jordan's real estate sector is still promising.
27-MAY-10	Jordan real estate market 'still promising' (Search - Real Property Value)
	27 May 2010 AMMAN: Experts and economists agreed on Wednesday that the outlook for Jordan's real estate sector is still promising.
27-MAY-10	China's moves to sap housing bubble, cool prices turn bull market bearish (Search - Housing Market)
	SHANGHAI (AP) — Shanghai has Wall Street-size ambitions for its financial markets, and this month, it got a charging bronze bull to match those aspirations. Symbolically, the timing was a ...
27-MAY-10	What "Realtor" Means to You (Realty Times)
	You may hear people use the terms "Realtor" and "real estate agent" interchangeably. But did you know that not all agents are Realtors? Let's take a moment to find out what your Realtor can offer you.
27-MAY-10	PreventLoanScams.com Coalition Goes After Mortgage Modification Fraud (Realty Times)
	The Loan Modification Scam Prevention Network, led by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, NeighborWorks America and a host of other agencies, recently announced a national campaign to prevent loan modification rip-offs and other scams.
27-MAY-10	Agents report housing market is rebounding (Search - Housing Market)
	From January to May 1 2010, 55 homes in Millburn sold. Compare that to the same time period in 2009 when 40 homes sold. Several real estate agents in the township took some time to share their insight with The Item of Millburn and Short Hills on the housing market.
27-MAY-10	Property prices soar once again (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Real estate prices have risen again but whether or not they will fall over time remains to be seen with the economy, taxes and location all playing a factor.
27-MAY-10	Property prices soar once again (Search - Real Property Value)
	Real estate prices have risen again but whether or not they will fall over time remains to be seen with the economy, taxes and location all playing a factor.
27-MAY-10	China’s Benchmark Stock Index Falls on Property Curbs Concern (Search - Mortgage Value)
	May 27 (Bloomberg) -- China’s benchmark stock index fell, as developers dropped on concern that government property curbs will derail an economic recovery, countering gains by insurers and consumer-related companies.
27-MAY-10	China’s Benchmark Stock Index Falls on Property Curbs Concern (Search - Real Property Value)
	May 27 (Bloomberg) -- China’s benchmark stock index fell, as developers dropped on concern that government property curbs will derail an economic recovery, countering gains by insurers and consumer-related companies.
27-MAY-10	Homeowners want services, but balk at taxes (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Siena survey respondents say that owning a house is bliss, but expenses are aggravation
27-MAY-10	Homeowners want services, but balk at taxes (Search - Real Property Value)
	Siena survey respondents say that owning a house is bliss, but expenses are aggravation
27-MAY-10	Cell tower near Sky Meadow approved (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	NASHUA – A 180-foot-high digital telecommunications monopole tower approved by the city will close large gaps in cell phone coverage throughout south-central Nashua, supporters of the project said Tuesday.
27-MAY-10	Housing prices fall again (Search - Housing Market)
	The housing slump isn't over. Tax credits and historically low mortgage rates have failed to lift home prices so far this year. Prices fell 0.5 percent in March from February, according to the Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller 20-city index released Tuesday.
27-MAY-10	China Property Stocks Post Worst Losing Streak in Month on Tax (Search - Mortgage Value)
	May 27 (Bloomberg) -- China’s property stocks dropped for a third day, the longest losing streak in a month, after the country’s taxation agency said it will tighten collection of an existing value-added tax on land.
27-MAY-10	China Property Stocks Post Worst Losing Streak in Month on Tax (Search - Real Property Value)
	May 27 (Bloomberg) -- China’s property stocks dropped for a third day, the longest losing streak in a month, after the country’s taxation agency said it will tighten collection of an existing value-added tax on land.
27-MAY-10	Steve Goodrich announces candidacy for county property assessor’s post (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	County commissioner Steve Goodrich is announcing his candidacy for assessor of property for Obion County.
27-MAY-10	Understanding the Housing Market (Search - Housing Market)
	Learn to recognize the real estate cycle, how it works and where we are in it.
27-MAY-10	County's property values plummet, but Mountain View schools will be OK (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Property values in Santa Clara have dropped for the upcoming year, but Mountain View schools avoided the loss of property taxes due to fortuitous circumstances, school district officials said. by Martin Sanchez
27-MAY-10	County's property values plummet, but Mountain View schools will be OK (Search - Real Property Value)
	Property values in Santa Clara have dropped for the upcoming year, but Mountain View schools avoided the loss of property taxes due to fortuitous circumstances, school district officials said. by Martin Sanchez
27-MAY-10	Gordon Howie behind on property taxes (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Pennington County records show State Senator Gordon Howie, who's seeking the Republican party's endorsement to run for governor of South Dakota, has not paid property taxes on more than 30 pieces of land in Pennington County.
27-MAY-10	Gordon Howie behind on property taxes (Search - Real Property Value)
	Pennington County records show State Senator Gordon Howie, who's seeking the Republican party's endorsement to run for governor of South Dakota, has not paid property taxes on more than 30 pieces of land in Pennington County.
26-MAY-10	Property selloff shores up Industrial Buildings' profit (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Real estate firm Industrial Buildings Corp. reported an extreme upswing in profit for the first quarter of 2010, thanks to selling properties, and reduced outlay on interest payment.
26-MAY-10	Property selloff shores up Industrial Buildings' profit (Search - Real Property Value)
	Real estate firm Industrial Buildings Corp. reported an extreme upswing in profit for the first quarter of 2010, thanks to selling properties, and reduced outlay on interest payment.
26-MAY-10	Census Workers Contacts of Brokers and Agents (National Association of Realtors - Law and Policy)
	Learn what is required if a listing broker is contacted by a Census worker about a property listed for sale with the broker.
26-MAY-10	NYers weigh in on housing market in latest Siena poll (Search - Housing Market)
	A new poll reveals what New Yorkers are feeling when it comes to homeownership. Experts tell our Steve Ference what people are up against for those who own a home or are in the market.
26-MAY-10	Housing Market: U.S. Home Prices Show Signs of Revival (Search - Housing Market)
	For the first time in years, it appears, now is actually a good time to buy a house
26-MAY-10	Ordway native takes top line on second district GOP primary ballot (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	On Friday, May 21. the delegates of the 2nd Senate District Assembly gave Kevin Grantham a strong show of support, placing his name on the Aug. 10 Republican primary election ballot with 67 percent of the vote.
26-MAY-10	Kit Helps Homeowners Lower Tax Bills (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Real estate information company Chandler Reports has introduced a 2010 Tax Kit homeowners can use to help lower their property taxes.The MyChandlerRep...
26-MAY-10	Kit Helps Homeowners Lower Tax Bills (Search - Real Property Value)
	Real estate information company Chandler Reports has introduced a 2010 Tax Kit homeowners can use to help lower their property taxes.The MyChandlerRep...
26-MAY-10	Take the $10,000 Challenge (Appraisal Insight)
	No, this offer is not for appraisers.  This offer is for lenders interested in working with the ironically-named appraisal management company (AMC) InHouse. InHouse is the best AMC in the industry – just ask them, they’ll tell you.  “InHouse Solutions is simply the best AMC in the industry…And we’re so confident that we’re the best [...]
26-MAY-10	Harborwalk, lender battle about default letter (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Developers of the upscale Harborwalk community have filed a lawsuit against Compass Bank about its loan agreement.
26-MAY-10	MLS Not Liable for Copyright Infringement (National Association of Realtors - Law and Policy)
	Florida federal court rules that use of photo did not violate photographer's copyright.
26-MAY-10	Countdown To Buy Helping Real Estate Agents Unlock Significant REO Opportunity (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Combination of transparency, approved offer range and price reductions saves agents time and effort. BETHEL, CONNECTICUT – May 26, 2010 - Countdown To Buy , a next generation online real estate marketplace that offers fair and effective solutions to buy and sell properties, announced today that real estate agents are seeing measurable benefits from the Company’s innovative online marketplace ...
26-MAY-10	Countdown To Buy Helping Real Estate Agents Unlock Significant REO Opportunity (Search - Real Property Value)
	Combination of transparency, approved offer range and price reductions saves agents time and effort. BETHEL, CONNECTICUT – May 26, 2010 - Countdown To Buy , a next generation online real estate marketplace that offers fair and effective solutions to buy and sell properties, announced today that real estate agents are seeing measurable benefits from the Company’s innovative online marketplace ...
26-MAY-10	Housing’s New Normal: Wait and See (Search - Housing Market)
	The housing marketespecially for new homesis having a great Wednesday. But storm clouds loom.
26-MAY-10	Arkansas Supreme Court: Class Action Suit Against Insurer Can Proceed (Search - Mortgage Value)
	The Arkansas Supreme Court has affirmed a lower court order certifying class action status in a case involving an insurer's depreciation practices in property claims against "actual cash value" ...
26-MAY-10	Arkansas Supreme Court: Class Action Suit Against Insurer Can Proceed (Search - Real Property Value)
	The Arkansas Supreme Court has affirmed a lower court order certifying class action status in a case involving an insurer's depreciation practices in property claims against "actual cash value" ...
26-MAY-10	Assessor/Recorder race contentious (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Ask most Solano County residents about heated election campaigns of the past, and the race for Assessor/Recorder isn't likely one of the posts that will come to mind.
26-MAY-10	Supervisor candidates campaign hard as election draws near (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Election day is inching closer for four candidates running for Solano County Supervisor, District 4. Incumbent John Vasquez, former supervisor Don Pippo and two new faces, Becky Benton and Lisa Mullis are vying for the seat during the June 8 primary
26-MAY-10	Belmonte Adds Two New Divisions to Hospitality Solutions LLC Offering Discount Real Estate, Broker and Insurance ... (Search - Mortgage Value)
	The entrepreneurial spirit of Steven Belmonte is alive like never before with the introduction of two new companies for the global hospitality industry designed to help hotel owners capitalize on the economic upswing and industry rebound. This month the 40-year hospitality industry veteran is launching Hospitality Solutions Real Estate LLC, a licensed discount commercial real estate and lending ...
26-MAY-10	Belmonte Adds Two New Divisions to Hospitality Solutions LLC Offering Discount Real Estate, Broker and Insurance ... (Search - Real Property Value)
	The entrepreneurial spirit of Steven Belmonte is alive like never before with the introduction of two new companies for the global hospitality industry designed to help hotel owners capitalize on the economic upswing and industry rebound. This month the 40-year hospitality industry veteran is launching Hospitality Solutions Real Estate LLC, a licensed discount commercial real estate and lending ...
26-MAY-10	Toll Bros. sees 'daylight' in luxury housing market (Search - Housing Market)
	The incoming CEO of luxury homebuilder Toll Brothers said the company is seeing "notable improvement" in parts of North Carolina, another sign that the housing slump may be easing.
26-MAY-10	Residents turn out to grieve assessments before BAR (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Tuesday was grievance day in the city of Hudson and residents unhappy with taxable property value assessments, or their attorneys, filled the Hudson Fire Station to argue their case before the Board of Assessment Review.
26-MAY-10	Residents turn out to grieve assessments before BAR (Search - Real Property Value)
	Tuesday was grievance day in the city of Hudson and residents unhappy with taxable property value assessments, or their attorneys, filled the Hudson Fire Station to argue their case before the Board of Assessment Review.
26-MAY-10	RF Code Announces Latest Version of its Real-Time Asset Management Solution (Search - Mortgage Value)
	RF Code, Inc , today announced the latest version of its real-time Asset Management software, Asset Manager 2.2, used to monitor, track and manage physical IT assets in the data center and throughout the distributed enterprise. Major new features include those that provide enhanced usability of the asset data captured by the solution’s active tags , sent to the solutions active readers and then ...
26-MAY-10	RF Code Announces Latest Version of its Real-Time Asset Management Solution (Search - Real Property Value)
	RF Code, Inc , today announced the latest version of its real-time Asset Management software, Asset Manager 2.2, used to monitor, track and manage physical IT assets in the data center and throughout the distributed enterprise. Major new features include those that provide enhanced usability of the asset data captured by the solution’s active tags , sent to the solutions active readers and then ...
26-MAY-10	Boca Raton Real Estate Investing Guidelines For First Timers (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Boca Raton real estate is getting popular everyday; many are considering the Boca Raton as one of the real estate to start their investment.
26-MAY-10	Boca Raton Real Estate Investing Guidelines For First Timers (Search - Real Property Value)
	Boca Raton real estate is getting popular everyday; many are considering the Boca Raton as one of the real estate to start their investment.
26-MAY-10	Mortgage lending slows as housing market stalls (Search - Housing Market)
	Mortgage lending rose at its slowest pace for nine years in April, as the housing market failed to ignite for the traditional spring selling season.
26-MAY-10	Problem property loans pile up (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Despite the recent bounce in prime property values, this survey shows the true state of the whole market - not just the shiny tip of property's debt iceberg.
26-MAY-10	Problem property loans pile up (Search - Real Property Value)
	Despite the recent bounce in prime property values, this survey shows the true state of the whole market - not just the shiny tip of property's debt iceberg.
26-MAY-10	Nationwide expects British housing market to remain 'broadly stable' (Search - Housing Market)
	Britain's largest building society expects "broad stability" in the country's housing market over the next six to 12 months.
26-MAY-10	Housing market braces for rut (Search - Housing Market)
	New York -- The housing slump isn't over.
26-MAY-10	Nationwide sees stable housing market  (Search - Housing Market)
	The country's largest building society Nationwide expects "broad stability" in the country's housing market over the next six to 12 months, as an increase in property supply helps to relieve pressure on prices.
26-MAY-10	(AFX UK Focus) 2010-05-26 07:58 UPDATE 1-Shaftesbury property values, rents rise (Search - Mortgage Value)
	LONDON, May 26 (Reuters) - London landlord Shaftesbury posted a 14.3 percent rise in net asset value in the six months to March 31 and said tourist travel to the UK capital remained buoyant in the face of economic woe in the Euro zone. "Although the outlook for the UK and European economies remains uncertain, London's West End is prospering," Chairman John Manser said. "Consumer spending in our ...
26-MAY-10	(AFX UK Focus) 2010-05-26 07:58 UPDATE 1-Shaftesbury property values, rents rise (Search - Real Property Value)
	LONDON, May 26 (Reuters) - London landlord Shaftesbury posted a 14.3 percent rise in net asset value in the six months to March 31 and said tourist travel to the UK capital remained buoyant in the face of economic woe in the Euro zone. "Although the outlook for the UK and European economies remains uncertain, London's West End is prospering," Chairman John Manser said. "Consumer spending in our ...
26-MAY-10	Blaine property values dip again (Search - Mortgage Value)
	The total assessed value of all private property in Blaine County has dropped for the second year in a row.
26-MAY-10	Blaine property values dip again (Search - Real Property Value)
	The total assessed value of all private property in Blaine County has dropped for the second year in a row.
26-MAY-10	For Want of a Nail (Realty Times)
	One of the earliest advocates of preventive maintenance was Ben Franklin. He wisely wrote: "A little neglect may breed mischief ... for want of a nail, the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost ... ." Old Ben nailed what happens when seemingly minor things are overlooked. Little things have major impact on the assets of a homeowner association. For example, a small lack of flashing can lead to major dryrot structural problems and big bucks.
26-MAY-10	New Green Construction Code Unveiled (Realty Times)
	The International Code Council announced the release of Public Version 1.0 of the International Green Construction Code (IGCC) to regulate construction of new and existing commercial buildings. The IGCC aims to significantly reduce energy usage and greenhouse gasses. It addresses site development and land use, including preservation of natural and material resources. Enforcement of the code will improve indoor air quality and support the use of energy-efficient appliances, renewable energy systems, water resource conservation, rainwater collection and distribution systems, and the recovery of used water (graywater). Principals from the ICC, AIA and ASTM pointed out how the IGCC helps further the mission of their organizations and members.
26-MAY-10	Is Real Estate Really a Relationship Business? (Realty Times)
	We hear it all the time. Real estate is a relationship business. This means the more people who know you and like you, the more real estate you'll sell.
26-MAY-10	Deadline here for protesting property value (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Tuesday, June 1, is the last day for most owners of homes, commercial buildings and land to file their protest with the Harris County Appraisal District if they feel HCAD set the 2010 market value of their property too high.
26-MAY-10	Deadline here for protesting property value (Search - Real Property Value)
	Tuesday, June 1, is the last day for most owners of homes, commercial buildings and land to file their protest with the Harris County Appraisal District if they feel HCAD set the 2010 market value of their property too high.
26-MAY-10	Charter would cut pay, benefits, duties of appeal board members (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Luzerne County pays three people roughly $30,000 each plus benefits to serve on a board that hears property assessment appeals, but that will change if voters approve a switch to home rule government in November.
26-MAY-10	Landowner demolishing buildings along Third Street to market property (Search - Mortgage Value)
	It’s a corner that has been in Scott W. May’s family for two decades. Now, May is cleaning up the southeast corner of Hulman and Third streets, including the demolition of the former May’s Great American Car Wash building. The entire property is up for sale.
26-MAY-10	Landowner demolishing buildings along Third Street to market property (Search - Real Property Value)
	It’s a corner that has been in Scott W. May’s family for two decades. Now, May is cleaning up the southeast corner of Hulman and Third streets, including the demolition of the former May’s Great American Car Wash building. The entire property is up for sale.
26-MAY-10	Bank's $2.2 million bid lands Isleworth scene of homicide (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	The seven-bedroom, nine-bathroom Isleworth home once owned by murder suspect Bob Ward is now in the hands of Wachovia Mortgage Corp.
26-MAY-10	Surprise property tax stuns Roseville homeowners (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Nearly three years after Kevin and Amanda Berkery bought their home in Roseville's WestPark community, they've received a notice that they owe additional property tax for 2007.
26-MAY-10	Surprise property tax stuns Roseville homeowners (Search - Real Property Value)
	Nearly three years after Kevin and Amanda Berkery bought their home in Roseville's WestPark community, they've received a notice that they owe additional property tax for 2007.
26-MAY-10	First-timer, boomers feel housing downturn most (Search - Housing Market)
	Although the situation is open to interpretation as well as change, there are growing concerns that the effects of this economic downturn could have a long-lasting effect on the housing market.
25-MAY-10	Is Stock Market Volatility Affecting Local Housing Market? (Search - Housing Market)
	It has been a wild ride for the stock market the past few weeks. But is this economic volatility affecting the Triangle's housing market? Tim Minton, the executive VP of the Raleigh/Wake County Home Builders Association, said many parts of the Triangle are looking good. "I think with the stock market -- the way it's going up and down like a roller coaster -- we really haven't seen it sort of ...
25-MAY-10	Is Stock Market Volatility Affecting Local Housing Market? (Search - Housing Market)
	It has been a wild ride for the stock market the past few weeks. But is this economic volatility affecting the Triangle's housing market?
25-MAY-10	Real estate expert says housing market report deceptive (Search - Housing Market)
	MISHAWAKA -- The housing market experienced a major boost last month thanks to the home buyer tax credit. Without that incentive, some say we are headed back to a housing slump.
25-MAY-10	Hennepin County digitizes commercial real estate property info (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Hennepin County property records are going online.
25-MAY-10	Hennepin County digitizes commercial real estate property info (Search - Real Property Value)
	Hennepin County property records are going online.
25-MAY-10	Murphy's Law owners settlement divorce (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Tresha Baldwin owes Roger Baldwin $10,000 a month in their divorce.
25-MAY-10	ND Dem tax candidate wants property tax study (Search - Mortgage Value)
	North Dakota's Democratic candidate for tax commissioner said she wants to assemble a task force to suggest changes to the state's property tax system, saying homeowners and farmers alike are becoming disillusioned with it.
25-MAY-10	ND Dem tax candidate wants property tax study (Search - Real Property Value)
	North Dakota's Democratic candidate for tax commissioner said she wants to assemble a task force to suggest changes to the state's property tax system, saying homeowners and farmers alike are becoming disillusioned with it.
25-MAY-10	Reason for Hope in RI Housing Market? (Search - Housing Market)
	Is there hope on the horizon for the Rhode Island housing market? Paul Leyes, Former President of the Rhode Island Realtor's Association offers his insights...
25-MAY-10	Create a Social Media Usage Policy (National Association of Realtors - Law and Policy)
	Download a template created by NAR's Risk Management Committee to help your firm design a policy for social media usage.
25-MAY-10	Nonoccupant homeowners face tax-rate boost (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Nonoccupant homeowners would face a higher real property tax rate next year, while most city departments would have to make do with fewer dollars under the operating budget advancing in the City Council.
25-MAY-10	Nonoccupant homeowners face tax-rate boost (Search - Real Property Value)
	Nonoccupant homeowners would face a higher real property tax rate next year, while most city departments would have to make do with fewer dollars under the operating budget advancing in the City Council.
25-MAY-10	Bankruptcy Judge Weighing Request To Void Sale Of Potential $2 Million Commercial Property For $2,500 Purchaser Nelson ... (Search - Mortgage Value)
	A U.S. Bankruptcy Judge is weighing the merits of a petition asking the court to void last year’s sale of 13-15 acres of commercial real estate located at exit 20 off I-75 in Cleveland for just $2,500.
25-MAY-10	Bankruptcy Judge Weighing Request To Void Sale Of Potential $2 Million Commercial Property For $2,500 Purchaser Nelson ... (Search - Real Property Value)
	A U.S. Bankruptcy Judge is weighing the merits of a petition asking the court to void last year’s sale of 13-15 acres of commercial real estate located at exit 20 off I-75 in Cleveland for just $2,500.
25-MAY-10	Property Owner Storms Out of S.P. Council Meeting (Search - Mortgage Value)
	The Southern Pines Town Council again praised a design plan for the the Morganton Road North property Monday, but the property owner left the meeting before he could hear it.
25-MAY-10	Property Owner Storms Out of S.P. Council Meeting (Search - Real Property Value)
	The Southern Pines Town Council again praised a design plan for the the Morganton Road North property Monday, but the property owner left the meeting before he could hear it.
25-MAY-10	Home: Top Dollar (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	When you sit down with a loan officer to fill out a mortgage application—maybe you're buying a home; maybe you're refinancing your mortgage, taking advantage of today's historically low interest rates—you learn soon enough that loan underwriters demand exactitude when assessing the creditworthiness...
25-MAY-10	Home prices fall, sign of weakening housing market (Search - Housing Market)
	Home prices fell in March from the previous month, a sign of a weakening housing market despite historically low mortgage rates and now-expired tax credits.
25-MAY-10	Home prices fall 0.5 percent from February to March, a sign of a softening housing market (Search - Housing Market)
	Home prices fell in March from the previous month, a sign of a weakening housing market despite historically low mortgage rates and now-expired tax credits.
25-MAY-10	U.S. home prices fall 0.5 per cent from February to March, a sign of a softening housing market (Search - Housing Market)
	NEW YORK, N.Y. - U.S. home prices fell in March from the previous month, signalling that temporary tax credits for buyers weren't enough to buoy the housing market.
25-MAY-10	Nonoccupant homeowners face tax boost (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Nonoccupant homeowners would face a higher real property tax rate next year, while most city departments would have to make do with fewer dollars under the operating budget advancing in the City Council.
25-MAY-10	Nonoccupant homeowners face tax boost (Search - Real Property Value)
	Nonoccupant homeowners would face a higher real property tax rate next year, while most city departments would have to make do with fewer dollars under the operating budget advancing in the City Council.
25-MAY-10	Think housing is recovering? Think again. (Search - Housing Market)
	Americans purchased homes at a surprising clip in April, but don't let that fool you into thinking the housing market is back.
25-MAY-10	Quebec's housing market heats up: RBC Economics (Search - Housing Market)
	Housing costs continued to rise in Quebec which made homes less affordable in the first quarter of this year, according to the latest housing report released today by RBC Economics Research.
25-MAY-10	Ontario's housing market continues to sizzle: RBC Economics (Search - Housing Market)
	Ontario's hot housing market is showing few signs of letting up, causing housing affordability measures and property values to reach record highs in many parts of the province during the first quarter of 2010, according to the latest housing report released today by RBC Economics Research.
25-MAY-10	In their own words: Three candidates vie for Humboldt County Assessor (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Jon Brooks Age: 56 Candidate for: Assessor Occupation/Employer: I am the owner of Brooks Appraisal Service in Arcata. As a real estate appraiser I have the knowledge and expertise to address the issues and challenges facing the Assessor's
25-MAY-10	Housing market recovering as sales, prices rise in April (Search - Housing Market)
	Home sales and prices increased last month in South Florida as the housing market continues to stabilize following a steady, four-year decline.
25-MAY-10	Housing in Vallejo area less affordable amid economic recovery (Search - Housing Market)
	Housing in the Vallejo area is becoming less affordable, and that's an indicator of a possible real estate market recovery, local experts said Monday.The California Building Industry Association's latest housing affordability index shows Solano County tied with Olympia,
25-MAY-10	Shanghai to Start Property Tax Trial, Observer Says (Update1) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	May 25 (Bloomberg) -- Shanghai, China’s richest city, will introduce a property tax policy on a trial basis next month, the Economic Observer reported, citing an unindentified person.
25-MAY-10	Shanghai to Start Property Tax Trial, Observer Says (Update1) (Search - Real Property Value)
	May 25 (Bloomberg) -- Shanghai, China’s richest city, will introduce a property tax policy on a trial basis next month, the Economic Observer reported, citing an unindentified person.
25-MAY-10	Visit Historically High-value Glenbrook, Lake Tahoe, NV. Private Lakefront Beach, Golf & Luxury Real Estate Held by ... (Search - Mortgage Value)
	A 150-year-old exclusive enclave in Lake Tahoe, Nevada has been owned by such notable families as: Fleishman (foods), Kingman (baseball), Ruvo (Wines - Spirits), Scripps, Bliss, and more. A private beach-lakefront and golf course set in a secluded and security maintained community make this a rare place to visit, let alone own. Sold only by direct negotiations, absolute auctions have never seen ...
25-MAY-10	Visit Historically High-value Glenbrook, Lake Tahoe, NV. Private Lakefront Beach, Golf & Luxury Real Estate Held by ... (Search - Real Property Value)
	A 150-year-old exclusive enclave in Lake Tahoe, Nevada has been owned by such notable families as: Fleishman (foods), Kingman (baseball), Ruvo (Wines - Spirits), Scripps, Bliss, and more. A private beach-lakefront and golf course set in a secluded and security maintained community make this a rare place to visit, let alone own. Sold only by direct negotiations, absolute auctions have never seen ...
25-MAY-10	Housing market gets boost (Search - Housing Market)
	Homebuyers rushed to take advantage of government incentives and low mortgage rates in April, giving the housing market its biggest boost in five months.
25-MAY-10	Short Sale Negotiators (Realty Times)
	One of the specialties spawned by the market of recent years has been that of short sale negotiator. This is because many -- perhaps most -- agents lack the time, temperament, or training to usher through a short sale.
25-MAY-10	Today's Mortgage Rates at an All Time Low (Realty Times)
	Wary of a volatile stock market and concerned about by European debt woes investors moved to bonds last week pushing bond prices up and mortgage rates down. Mortgage rates, which move the opposite direction of mortgage-backed securities prices, had wavered just below 5% for much of the year until last weeks big decline. Mortgage rates today are even lower than levels December of last year, what' now the previous all time low.
25-MAY-10	Summer Energy Saving Tips (Realty Times)
	When Canadians think of saving energy, we usually concentrate on adding insulation and upgrading our furnaces. But summertime is when the most electricity is used and there are lots of ways to save on your energy bill.
25-MAY-10	Richmond man gets five years for real estate fraud (Search - Mortgage Value)
	A Richmond real estate promoter who cheated at least 22 investors and three banks out of nearly $2 million was sentenced to five years in prison yesterday. Robert S. Capehart, 55, also was ordered to pay $1,967,074 in restitution to 22 victims by U.S. District Judge James R. Spencer. Capehart admitted to falsifying mortgage applications, check kiting and defrauding investors in a Ponzi scheme.
25-MAY-10	Richmond man gets five years for real estate fraud (Search - Real Property Value)
	A Richmond real estate promoter who cheated at least 22 investors and three banks out of nearly $2 million was sentenced to five years in prison yesterday. Robert S. Capehart, 55, also was ordered to pay $1,967,074 in restitution to 22 victims by U.S. District Judge James R. Spencer. Capehart admitted to falsifying mortgage applications, check kiting and defrauding investors in a Ponzi scheme.
25-MAY-10	South Florida home sales -- and prices -- rise (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	After nearly three years of freefall, South Florida single-family home prices tried something new in April: They went up. In a sign that the ailing real estate market could be heading in a healthier direction, the median sale price of existing homes in Miami-Dade and Broward increased compared with last April, according to data released Monday by the trade group Florida Realtors.
25-MAY-10	Home sweet home with rising sales (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	After nearly three years of freefall, South Florida single-family home prices tried something new in April: They went up. In a sign that the ailing real estate market could be heading in a healthier direction, the median sale price of existing homes in Miami-Dade and Broward increased compared with last April, according to data released Monday by the trade group Florida Realtors.
25-MAY-10	Fresno Housing Market Falls Behind the Nation (Search - Housing Market)
	While the national housing market improves, Fresno is struggling through decreasing sales. Michelle Roberts shares why home buyers are enjoying the slow economy.
24-MAY-10	Home sales, prices rise in Broward, Palm Beach counties (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Optimism returning after four-year downturn South Florida home sales and prices rose in April, a sign that the housing market is recovering following a devastating four-year slide.
24-MAY-10	FHA Commissioner: Housing on "Life support", "very sick system" (Search - Housing Market)
	“This is a market purely on life support, sustained by the federal government. Having FHA do this much volume is a sign of a very sick system.” Federal Housing Commissioner David Stevens at Mortgage Bankers Association Government Housing Conference (see Bloomberg , the FHA was involved in more transactions in Q1 than Fannie and Freddie combined)
24-MAY-10	AMB Property Corporation(R) Leases 127,700 SF in New Jersey Development (Search - Mortgage Value)
	AMB Property Corporation® , a leading owner, operator and developer of global industrial real estate, today announced that it has signed two leases totaling approximately 127,700 square feet in its AMB Franklin Commerce Center.
24-MAY-10	AMB Property Corporation(R) Leases 127,700 SF in New Jersey Development (Search - Real Property Value)
	AMB Property Corporation® , a leading owner, operator and developer of global industrial real estate, today announced that it has signed two leases totaling approximately 127,700 square feet in its AMB Franklin Commerce Center.
24-MAY-10	Biz Break: Housing market heats up (Search - Housing Market)
	Today: The housing market heats up. A Galleon ally gets sentenced. The big stakes in electric autos.
24-MAY-10	Florida justices refuse to hear homeowner tax case (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	A pair of state constitutional amendments that give tax breaks to primary homeowners survived another legal challenge Monday as the Florida Supreme Court refused to hear the case.
24-MAY-10	Sun Healthcare Group, Inc. Announces Plan to Separate Its Operating and Real Property Assets; Adopts a Stockholder ... (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Sun Healthcare Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUNH) today announced that it intends to separate the company into two separate publicly traded companies. One entity (the "Operating Company") will own all of Sun's operating subsidiaries and will continue to use the Sun Healthcare Group name. The other entity (the "REIT") will own substantially all of Sun's currently owned real property portfolio and intends ...
24-MAY-10	Sun Healthcare Group, Inc. Announces Plan to Separate Its Operating and Real Property Assets; Adopts a Stockholder ... (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Sun Healthcare Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUNH) today announced that it intends to separate the company into two separate publicly traded companies. One entity (the "Operating Company") will own all of Sun's operating subsidiaries and will continue to use the Sun Healthcare Group name. The other entity (the "REIT") will own substantially all of Sun's currently owned real property portfolio and intends ...
24-MAY-10	Sun Healthcare Group, Inc. Announces Plan to Separate Its Operating and Real Property Assets; Adopts a Stockholder ... (Search - Real Property Value)
	Sun Healthcare Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUNH) today announced that it intends to separate the company into two separate publicly traded companies. One entity (the "Operating Company") will own all of Sun's operating subsidiaries and will continue to use the Sun Healthcare Group name. The other entity (the "REIT") will own substantially all of Sun's currently owned real property portfolio and intends ...
24-MAY-10	Sun Healthcare Group, Inc. Announces Plan to Separate Its Operating and Real Property Assets; Adopts a Stockholder ... (Search - Real Property Value)
	Sun Healthcare Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUNH) today announced that it intends to separate the company into two separate publicly traded companies. One entity (the "Operating Company") will own all of Sun's operating subsidiaries and will continue to use the Sun Healthcare Group name. The other entity (the "REIT") will own substantially all of Sun's currently owned real property portfolio and intends ...
24-MAY-10	National housing market improves (Search - Housing Market)
	ST. GEORGE -- The national housing market continues to show strong signs ofimprovement, according to a report released today by the National Association of Realtors.
24-MAY-10	Existing-Home Sales Improve in April (National Association of Realtors - Press Room)
	Existing-home sales rose on tax credit, improving consumer confidence, affordability.
24-MAY-10	PRG Real Estate Management Inc. Progresses Toward Paperless with Yardi Multifamily Suite (Search - Mortgage Value)
	PRG Real Estate Management Inc . has streamlined key business processes by adopting products from the Yardi Multifamily Suite™ — Yardi Procure to Pay™, Yardi Payment Processing™, and Yardi Portal™—that expand the capabilities of the company’s Yardi Voyager™ property management and accounting system. read more
24-MAY-10	PRG Real Estate Management Inc. Progresses Toward Paperless with Yardi Multifamily Suite (Search - Mortgage Value)
	PRG Real Estate Management Inc . has streamlined key business processes by adopting products from the Yardi Multifamily Suite™ — Yardi Procure to Pay™, Yardi Payment Processing™, and Yardi Portal™—that expand the capabilities of the company’s Yardi Voyager™ property management and accounting system. read more
24-MAY-10	PRG Real Estate Management Inc. Progresses Toward Paperless with Yardi Multifamily Suite (Search - Real Property Value)
	PRG Real Estate Management Inc . has streamlined key business processes by adopting products from the Yardi Multifamily Suite™ — Yardi Procure to Pay™, Yardi Payment Processing™, and Yardi Portal™—that expand the capabilities of the company’s Yardi Voyager™ property management and accounting system. read more
24-MAY-10	PRG Real Estate Management Inc. Progresses Toward Paperless with Yardi Multifamily Suite (Search - Real Property Value)
	PRG Real Estate Management Inc . has streamlined key business processes by adopting products from the Yardi Multifamily Suite™ — Yardi Procure to Pay™, Yardi Payment Processing™, and Yardi Portal™—that expand the capabilities of the company’s Yardi Voyager™ property management and accounting system. read more
24-MAY-10	Sunway City eyes cornerstone investors for REIT (Search - Mortgage Value)
	SUNWAY City (6289) may place out about a fifth of its planned IPO of a real estate investment trust (REIT) to cornerstone investors who have greater holding power for the shares, sources with direct knowledge of the deal said in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Malaysia's sixth-biggest property company by market value is in talks with seven local funds in the hopes of getting some of them to become ...
24-MAY-10	Sunway City eyes cornerstone investors for REIT (Search - Real Property Value)
	SUNWAY City (6289) may place out about a fifth of its planned IPO of a real estate investment trust (REIT) to cornerstone investors who have greater holding power for the shares, sources with direct knowledge of the deal said in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Malaysia's sixth-biggest property company by market value is in talks with seven local funds in the hopes of getting some of them to become ...
24-MAY-10	Northeast Mississippians fill slots on state boards, commissions (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	JACKSON – Johnny “Chip” Crane II of Fulton says he likes serving on a board that has the potential to help so many Mississippians.
24-MAY-10	Buying a Miami Real Estate Home as Residence or Investment Property (Search - Mortgage Value)
	The considerations of buying a Miami real estate property as your primary residence are difference from buying a home in the city as an investment. Aside from the importance of certain factors, there is also uniqueness that sets them apart from each other.
24-MAY-10	Buying a Miami Real Estate Home as Residence or Investment Property (Search - Real Property Value)
	The considerations of buying a Miami real estate property as your primary residence are difference from buying a home in the city as an investment. Aside from the importance of certain factors, there is also uniqueness that sets them apart from each other.
24-MAY-10	Advanced Lighting Solutions Speaks Out on the Future Recovery of the Real Estate Market (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Advanced Lighting Solutions, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: AVLS) believes that there is no secret that real wealth is created by taking advantage of down markets. Utilizing the US capital markets as a source to do creative financing in such a market is the plan of business set forth by the team of Advanced Lighting Solutions, Inc. read more
24-MAY-10	Advanced Lighting Solutions Speaks Out on the Future Recovery of the Real Estate Market (Search - Real Property Value)
	Advanced Lighting Solutions, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: AVLS) believes that there is no secret that real wealth is created by taking advantage of down markets. Utilizing the US capital markets as a source to do creative financing in such a market is the plan of business set forth by the team of Advanced Lighting Solutions, Inc. read more
24-MAY-10	Home sales and prices on the rebound (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	After nearly three years of freefall, South Florida single-family home prices tried something new in April: They went up. In a sign that the ailing real estate market could be heading in a healthier direction, the median sale price of existing homes in Miami-Dade and Broward increased compared with last April, according to data released Monday by the trade group Florida Realtors.
24-MAY-10	LoopNet Introduces National Commercial Real Estate Database with More Than Five Million U.S. Properties (Search - Mortgage Value)
	- The Largest Online Commercial Real Estate Marketplace Dramatically Lowers The Cost of Commercial Property Information - read more
24-MAY-10	LoopNet Introduces National Commercial Real Estate Database with More Than Five Million U.S. Properties (Search - Mortgage Value)
	- The Largest Online Commercial Real Estate Marketplace Dramatically Lowers The Cost of Commercial Property Information - read more
24-MAY-10	LoopNet Introduces National Commercial Real Estate Database with More Than Five Million U.S. Properties (Search - Real Property Value)
	- The Largest Online Commercial Real Estate Marketplace Dramatically Lowers The Cost of Commercial Property Information - read more
24-MAY-10	LoopNet Introduces National Commercial Real Estate Database with More Than Five Million U.S. Properties (Search - Real Property Value)
	- The Largest Online Commercial Real Estate Marketplace Dramatically Lowers The Cost of Commercial Property Information - read more
24-MAY-10	Stocks steady after housing report (Search - Housing Market)
	NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The leading stock market indexes held steady Monday morning after housing data sent mixed messages about the economic recovery. While home resales rose 7.6% in April, inventories were also up 11.5%, according to the National Association of Realtors. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 Index were down a fraction, while the Nasdaq Composite was flat. Market Pulse ...
24-MAY-10	Property exchanges require much planning (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Q. I am planning to buy a property for my retirement living with a 1031 exchange. How long do I need to rent my new property for a qualified exchange? If I cannot meet that minimum requirement, what are my...
24-MAY-10	Property exchanges require much planning (Search - Real Property Value)
	Q. I am planning to buy a property for my retirement living with a 1031 exchange. How long do I need to rent my new property for a qualified exchange? If I cannot meet that minimum requirement, what are my...
24-MAY-10	Tulare County assessor candidates Roland Hill, Ron Medlock discuss role of office (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	The man elected to be Tulare County's next assessor/recorder won't expect to win any popularity contests.
24-MAY-10	Massive fire wrecks market (Search - Housing Market)
	A HUGE fire broke out in a five-storey market housing 4,000 shops and stalls in Myanmar's biggest city today – Yangon – but no casualties were reported.
24-MAY-10	Sunway woos REIT cornerstone investors (Search - Mortgage Value)
	KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 — Sunway City may place out about a fifth of its planned IPO of a real estate investment trust (REIT) to cornerstone investors who have greater holding power for the shares, sources with direct knowledge of the deal said. The country's sixth-biggest property company by market value is in talks with seven local funds in the ...
24-MAY-10	Sunway woos REIT cornerstone investors (Search - Real Property Value)
	KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 — Sunway City may place out about a fifth of its planned IPO of a real estate investment trust (REIT) to cornerstone investors who have greater holding power for the shares, sources with direct knowledge of the deal said. The country's sixth-biggest property company by market value is in talks with seven local funds in the ...
24-MAY-10	Real estate board says spring fever is hitting housing (Search - Housing Market)
	The spring continues to offer a buyers' housing market in the Fraser Valley, as the region saw close to record levels of listings in April, plus quick sales and good prices for vendors.
24-MAY-10	Clue to a fickle housing market (Search - Housing Market)
	A government land site for residential units in Fan Ling goes on the block today and it will be intriguing to see how the market responds - less than two weeks after a Tung Chung lot auction got hammered.
24-MAY-10	Housing bust’s survivors feast on losers’ remains (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	MANATEE, Fla. — Residential developers and homebuilders who survived the housing bust now are ready to capitalize on the unfinished work of those who didn’t.
24-MAY-10	Tax credit keeps housing market rolling through April (Search - Housing Market)
	WASHINGTON - Sales of previously occupied homes appear to have risen 5.2 percent in April as government incentives provided temporary fuel to the housing market.
24-MAY-10	(AFX UK Focus) 2010-05-24 07:39 Malaysia's Sunway woos cornerstone investors for REIT-sources (Search - Mortgage Value)
	KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 (Reuters) - Malaysia's Sunway City may place around a fifth of its planned initial public offering of a real estate investment trust (REIT) to cornerstone investors, sources with direct knowledge of the deal told Reuters. The country's sixth-biggest property firm by market value is in talks with seven local funds in the hopes of getting some of them to become cornerstone ...
24-MAY-10	(AFX UK Focus) 2010-05-24 07:39 Malaysia's Sunway woos cornerstone investors for REIT-sources (Search - Real Property Value)
	KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 (Reuters) - Malaysia's Sunway City may place around a fifth of its planned initial public offering of a real estate investment trust (REIT) to cornerstone investors, sources with direct knowledge of the deal told Reuters. The country's sixth-biggest property firm by market value is in talks with seven local funds in the hopes of getting some of them to become cornerstone ...
24-MAY-10	Sunway to woo cornerstone investors for REIT (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Malaysia's Sunway City may place around a fifth of its planned initial public offering of a real estate investment trust (REIT) to cornerstone investors, sources with direct knowledge of the deal told Reuters. The country's sixth-biggest property firm by market value is in talks with seven local funds in the hopes of getting some of them to become cornerstone investors in the IPO which is ...
24-MAY-10	Sunway to woo cornerstone investors for REIT (Search - Real Property Value)
	Malaysia's Sunway City may place around a fifth of its planned initial public offering of a real estate investment trust (REIT) to cornerstone investors, sources with direct knowledge of the deal told Reuters. The country's sixth-biggest property firm by market value is in talks with seven local funds in the hopes of getting some of them to become cornerstone investors in the IPO which is ...
24-MAY-10	Sunway City may woo investors for REIT (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Malaysia's Sunway City may place around a fifth of its planned initial public offering of a real estate investment trust (REIT) to cornerstone investors, sources with direct knowledge of the deal told Reuters. The country's sixth-biggest property firm by market value is in talks with seven local funds in the hopes of getting some of them to become cornerstone investors in the IPO which is ...
24-MAY-10	Sunway City may woo investors for REIT (Search - Real Property Value)
	Malaysia's Sunway City may place around a fifth of its planned initial public offering of a real estate investment trust (REIT) to cornerstone investors, sources with direct knowledge of the deal told Reuters. The country's sixth-biggest property firm by market value is in talks with seven local funds in the hopes of getting some of them to become cornerstone investors in the IPO which is ...
24-MAY-10	Real Estate Outlook: Mixed Messages (Realty Times)
	The housing market may be reverting back to its old pattern of sending mixed messages at least that's the way it looks from the latest numbers.
24-MAY-10	Buyers Advice: Housing Affordability (Realty Times)
	According to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and their Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index (HOI), affordability is high for the 5th consecutive quarter.
24-MAY-10	Vacation property best left rented (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Owning a second property is expensive. Think about what it costs to run one home -- property taxes, maintenance, utilities, phone, etc. -- then double that
24-MAY-10	Vacation property best left rented (Search - Real Property Value)
	Owning a second property is expensive. Think about what it costs to run one home -- property taxes, maintenance, utilities, phone, etc. -- then double that
24-MAY-10	Moody's: Negative Outlook For Arabian Gulf Property Driven By Supply-Demand Imbalance (Search - Mortgage Value)
	DIFC, May 24, 2010 -- The supply-demand imbalance remains a key driver of the continued negative outlook for the property industry in the Arabian Gulf, says Moody's Investors Service in a new Industry Outlook report.
24-MAY-10	Moody's: Negative Outlook For Arabian Gulf Property Driven By Supply-Demand Imbalance (Search - Real Property Value)
	DIFC, May 24, 2010 -- The supply-demand imbalance remains a key driver of the continued negative outlook for the property industry in the Arabian Gulf, says Moody's Investors Service in a new Industry Outlook report.
24-MAY-10	Ill Just Stay in the Living Room, Thanks (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	A city inspection reveals crumbling balconies all over town. But do buyers care?
24-MAY-10	Sarasota property values drop again (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Billions of dollars more vanish from the books, which should spell lower taxes but continued strain on local governments, even as the decline may be moderating
24-MAY-10	HOMES: Sarasota County loses billions more, but trend may be moderating (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Staff WritersProperty values in Sarasota County declined another $7 billion last year, bringing
24-MAY-10	Requiem or rebirth (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Pending move by Publix leaves Ringling center's fate in question
24-MAY-10	Recent developments in the housing market and its financing (Search - Housing Market)
	Even adjusting for inflation, housing prices have risen by roughly 12 per cent over the past year in the major cities, and by not much less in regional areas. This paper looks at the implications. Environment & Planning
23-MAY-10	18. Govt wants to unlock value of federal assets (Search - Mortgage Value)
	PETALING JAYA: Malaysia's move to create strategic real estate development will enable the country to attract more foreign business and investment opportunities, said Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
23-MAY-10	18. Govt wants to unlock value of federal assets (Search - Real Property Value)
	PETALING JAYA: Malaysia's move to create strategic real estate development will enable the country to attract more foreign business and investment opportunities, said Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
23-MAY-10	17. Govt wants to unlock value of federal assets (Search - Mortgage Value)
	PETALING JAYA: Malaysia's move to create strategic real estate development will enable the country to attract more foreign business and investment opportunities, said Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
23-MAY-10	17. Govt wants to unlock value of federal assets (Search - Real Property Value)
	PETALING JAYA: Malaysia's move to create strategic real estate development will enable the country to attract more foreign business and investment opportunities, said Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
23-MAY-10	As Housing Market Nears Bottom, Pent-Up Supply Waits (Search - Housing Market)
	RISMEDIA, May 24, 2010—While Zillow’s Q1 Real Estate Market Reports did contain a few bright spots regarding the housing market, we continue to have plenty of cause for concern. Peaking foreclosures and mortgage delinquencies are among them, …
23-MAY-10	Report: Providence housing market hurting (Search - Housing Market)
	The housing crisis around here is permanent! So says a business publication…putting Providence on a list of housing markets that will never—that’s right—never turn things around.
23-MAY-10	Arizona lenders outline keys to housing rebound (Search - Housing Market)
	Banks have been blamed for much of the housing-market crash. To include their voices in the ongoing discussion, The Republic asked a group of leading Arizona bankers to share their thoughts on the crash, a market recovery and the idea of people walking away from their mortgages when they owe more than their home is worth.
23-MAY-10	Housing market strong, but urgency eases (Search - Housing Market)
	Strong yet cautious - this seems to be the general impression of the weekend property market after a third successive clearance rate below 80 per cent.
23-MAY-10	Service aims at property tax protests (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Posted: Sunday, May 23, 2010 2:00 am | Updated: 8:26 am, Sun May 23, 2010. "With some of the latest news on homes being overtaxed, I thought this might be important news to homeowners in Longview," Hill said of his Property Tax Valuation and Consulting Service.
23-MAY-10	Service aims at property tax protests (Search - Real Property Value)
	Posted: Sunday, May 23, 2010 2:00 am | Updated: 8:26 am, Sun May 23, 2010. "With some of the latest news on homes being overtaxed, I thought this might be important news to homeowners in Longview," Hill said of his Property Tax Valuation and Consulting Service.
23-MAY-10	Housing recovery threatened by homeowners' 'strategic defaults' (Search - Housing Market)
	Arizona banking executives say credit will tighten as people walk away from their mortgages.
23-MAY-10	Real estate sill selling, despite expired tax credits (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Reports of strong May sales give real estate agents confidence that the nascent housing recovery, already limited mostly to the lower price ranges and not yet considered self-sustaining, wasn’t simply the byproduct of a government handout.
23-MAY-10	Real estate sill selling, despite expired tax credits (Search - Real Property Value)
	Reports of strong May sales give real estate agents confidence that the nascent housing recovery, already limited mostly to the lower price ranges and not yet considered self-sustaining, wasn’t simply the byproduct of a government handout.
23-MAY-10	Housing recovery threatened by 'strategic defaults' (Search - Housing Market)
	Arizona banking executives discuss the housing market crash and why a large number of people walking away from their mortgages would stall a recovery.
23-MAY-10	Property tax to resurface in special session (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Legal language for a property tax levy to be placed on the Aug. 3 primary election ballot will be discussed again Monday afternoon during a special meeting of the Neosho City Council.
23-MAY-10	Property tax to resurface in special session (Search - Real Property Value)
	Legal language for a property tax levy to be placed on the Aug. 3 primary election ballot will be discussed again Monday afternoon during a special meeting of the Neosho City Council.
23-MAY-10	Property tax resurfaces in special session (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Legal language for a property tax levy to be placed on the Aug. 3 primary election ballot will be discussed again Monday afternoon during a special meeting of the Neosho City Council.
23-MAY-10	Property tax resurfaces in special session (Search - Real Property Value)
	Legal language for a property tax levy to be placed on the Aug. 3 primary election ballot will be discussed again Monday afternoon during a special meeting of the Neosho City Council.
23-MAY-10	Finance 'needed to trigger property mergers' (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Even though there are still opportunities for mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in the UAE's real estate sector, industry experts believe "absence of finance" and "lack of value creation" have hampered the initiative.
23-MAY-10	Finance 'needed to trigger property mergers' (Search - Real Property Value)
	Even though there are still opportunities for mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in the UAE's real estate sector, industry experts believe "absence of finance" and "lack of value creation" have hampered the initiative.
23-MAY-10	Asheville Realtors start new company (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Realtors Carolyn Knight and Bob Boettcher recently launched a new real estate company called Diamond Real Estate Group.
23-MAY-10	Don't hold off on property revaluation (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Don't postpone property revaluation just because some property assessments might go down.
23-MAY-10	PAREAL21 (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.
23-MAY-10	Don't hold off on property revaluation (Search - Real Property Value)
	Don't postpone property revaluation just because some property assessments might go down.
23-MAY-10	PAREAL21 (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.
23-MAY-10	Adams County property tax bills in the mail (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Many property owners in Quincy will be seeing higher real estate tax bills arriving in their mailboxes this week. Adams County Treasurer Jean Reddington said 36,344 tax bills for the 2009 tax year were mailed Thursday and already are arriving at local homes and businesses.
23-MAY-10	Adams County property tax bills in the mail (Search - Real Property Value)
	Many property owners in Quincy will be seeing higher real estate tax bills arriving in their mailboxes this week. Adams County Treasurer Jean Reddington said 36,344 tax bills for the 2009 tax year were mailed Thursday and already are arriving at local homes and businesses.
23-MAY-10	HOUSING: To the survivors go the spoils of wrecked housing market (Search - Housing Market)
	MANATEE, Fla. ---- Residential developers and homebuilders whosurvived the housing bust now are feasting on the remains of thosewho didn't.
22-MAY-10	Property on the rise as demand for London office space picks up (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Great Portland Estates reports 15.5% increase in net assets value and improving conditions at prime end of leasing market Great Portland Estates said the London property market has turned the corner, with demand for office space in London and rents beginning to pick up. The group, which owns retail and office property in the West End and the City, today reported a 15.5% rise in the value of its ...
22-MAY-10	Property on the rise as demand for London office space picks up (Search - Real Property Value)
	Great Portland Estates reports 15.5% increase in net assets value and improving conditions at prime end of leasing market Great Portland Estates said the London property market has turned the corner, with demand for office space in London and rents beginning to pick up. The group, which owns retail and office property in the West End and the City, today reported a 15.5% rise in the value of its ...
22-MAY-10	Market crash shakes Kirk's retirement housing fund (Search - Housing Market)
	THE Kirk's fund to help house retired ministers and their families has been hit by the crash in the housing market.
22-MAY-10	Bills aimed at stabilizing housing market stuck in Ohio Senate (Search - Housing Market)
	A year has gone by and close to 90,000 foreclosures have been filed statewide since the Democratic-controlled Ohio House passed two measures by state Rep. Mike Foley aimed at helping beleaguered homeowners and renters.The Republican-controlled Senate has yet to take action on either of Foley’s bills or another sponsored by state Sen. Shannon Jones, R-Springboro.
22-MAY-10	Ky. county disputes taxes owed on Ford plant (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	A dispute over property taxes owed on Ford Motor Co.'s Kentucky Truck Plant could mean financial help for Jefferson County's budget.
22-MAY-10	Tax reforms likely to discourage speculators from rental property (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Many residential property investors will be better off when tax changes announced in the Budget take effect, according to Clyde Young, a partner in accounting firm William Buck (NZ) which has many clients with residential property portfolios.
22-MAY-10	Tax reforms likely to discourage speculators from rental property (Search - Real Property Value)
	Many residential property investors will be better off when tax changes announced in the Budget take effect, according to Clyde Young, a partner in accounting firm William Buck (NZ) which has many clients with residential property portfolios.
22-MAY-10	Foreign property fear 'exaggerated' (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Federal authorities have failed to police controls on overseas ownership of Australian property and have found little evidence of widespread illegal house buying.
22-MAY-10	Foreign property fear 'exaggerated' (Search - Real Property Value)
	Federal authorities have failed to police controls on overseas ownership of Australian property and have found little evidence of widespread illegal house buying.
22-MAY-10	Housing market shudders to think of a double dip (Search - Housing Market)
	Home prices are widely expected to fall now that a tax credit for home buyers has expired.That's raising concern about a possible double dip in home prices.National housing prices stopped falling early last year and rose 0.3 percent over the 12 months ending in February, according to a study by real estate analytics firm CoreLogic.The firm predicts prices will fall this year before starting to ...
22-MAY-10	'Dr. Doom' is not the only stock market naysayer (Search - Housing Market)
	David Roeder: Nouriel Roubini, a New York University economics professor who correctly predicted the housing crisis, says the stock market will fall 20 percent.Roubini has nurtured a reputation as "Dr. Doom," and the East Coast media dial him up when they need to scare the wits out of everyone. So when I first saw his prediction, I filed it under "There he goes again." Turns out, though, Roubini ...
22-MAY-10	Forecast delivers 'optimistic' outlook for U.S. housing market, economy (Search - Housing Market)
	With the economic recovery well under way, improvement in the housing market is soon to follow. That was the word Tuesday at the National Association of Home Builders spring construction forecast conference. In a departure from earlier sessions, the group broadcasted this year's forecast conference online to builders, economists and other interested parties.
21-MAY-10	Transfers surge at deadline (Search - Mortgage Value)
	The expiry of property tax incentives triggered a 51% year-on-year rise in the number of properties that were transferred in the first quarter, while their value more than doubled, according to a report by the Real Estate Information Centre (REIC).
21-MAY-10	Transfers surge at deadline (Search - Real Property Value)
	The expiry of property tax incentives triggered a 51% year-on-year rise in the number of properties that were transferred in the first quarter, while their value more than doubled, according to a report by the Real Estate Information Centre (REIC).
21-MAY-10	Ford fighting property tax bill (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Nearly $1 million in taxes is at stake in a two-year dispute between Ford Motor Co. and Jefferson County over the value of the Kentucky Truck Plant in eastern Jefferson County.
21-MAY-10	Ford fighting property tax bill (Search - Real Property Value)
	Nearly $1 million in taxes is at stake in a two-year dispute between Ford Motor Co. and Jefferson County over the value of the Kentucky Truck Plant in eastern Jefferson County.
21-MAY-10	Mostly Muddled Coverage of the Housing Market (Search - Housing Market)
	How optimistic should we be about the housing market? After reading press coverage of April’s mortgage stats, you’d be forgiven for being utterly confused on that count.
21-MAY-10	Mitsubishi Estate plans U.S. property fund, takeovers (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Mitsubishi Estate Co., Japan's biggest property developer by market value, said it will set up a real estate fund in the U.S. this year and seek takeovers overseas to counter declining demand at home. "We cannot just sit back and be satisfied with what we've built over the years at home as demand will probably remain weak and competition will increase," Chief Executive Officer Keiji Kimura said ...
21-MAY-10	Mitsubishi Estate plans U.S. property fund, takeovers (Search - Real Property Value)
	Mitsubishi Estate Co., Japan's biggest property developer by market value, said it will set up a real estate fund in the U.S. this year and seek takeovers overseas to counter declining demand at home. "We cannot just sit back and be satisfied with what we've built over the years at home as demand will probably remain weak and competition will increase," Chief Executive Officer Keiji Kimura said ...
21-MAY-10	Kenyan Government Investigates Possible Pirate Ties to Real Estate Boom (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Real estate prices in Kenya's capital have doubled, even tripled, in the past few years, government wants to know why
21-MAY-10	Strengthening VA Home Loan Program (National Associaiton of Realtors - Government Affairs)
	NAR offers suggestions to Congress for making a good Veterans Affairs Home Loan Guaranty Program even better.
21-MAY-10	Property-Value Notice Coming in Mail Soon (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Property owners across Nebraska soon will be receiving notices of whether the values of their real estate went up or down.
21-MAY-10	Property-Value Notice Coming in Mail Soon (Search - Real Property Value)
	Property owners across Nebraska soon will be receiving notices of whether the values of their real estate went up or down.
21-MAY-10	Housing market stabilizes (Search - Housing Market)
	Area housing prices seem to be stabilizing, a possible sign that the local housing market has hit bottom or might be improving slightly, statistics show.
21-MAY-10	Ask a real estate pro: Will appraisal rules disappear Nov. 1? (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Louis Spagnuolo of WCS Lending in Boca Raton answers questions from readers. To ask a question that Louis may answer next week, click here.
21-MAY-10	HIPs scrapped to boost housing market (Search - Housing Market)
	Communities secretary Eric Pickles and housing minister Grant Shapps were joined by TV presenter Kirstin Allsopp for the announcement at a Battersea estate agents yesterday.
21-MAY-10	‘Real time’ portfolio key, McCrocklin says (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Banks that can accurately determine changing value, in real time, of real estate properties that back loans in their portfolios will have a competitive edge in the future, Realtor John McCrocklin, president of John McCrocklin Real Estate and Associates in Austin, said recently.
21-MAY-10	‘Real time’ portfolio key, McCrocklin says (Search - Real Property Value)
	Banks that can accurately determine changing value, in real time, of real estate properties that back loans in their portfolios will have a competitive edge in the future, Realtor John McCrocklin, president of John McCrocklin Real Estate and Associates in Austin, said recently.
21-MAY-10	‘Real time’ portfolio key, McCrocklin says (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Banks that can accurately determine changing value, in real time, of real estate properties that back loans in their portfolios will have a competitive edge in the future, Realtor John McCrocklin, president of John McCrocklin Real Estate and Associates in Austin, said recently.
21-MAY-10	Boca Raton Real Estate Things You Need To Know Before Investing (Search - Mortgage Value)
	If you are looking for a property to invest, Boca Raton real estate can be considered as the best place to invest a property. Many people are now considering Boca Raton as a perfect place to live upon retirement.
21-MAY-10	Boca Raton Real Estate Things You Need To Know Before Investing (Search - Real Property Value)
	If you are looking for a property to invest, Boca Raton real estate can be considered as the best place to invest a property. Many people are now considering Boca Raton as a perfect place to live upon retirement.
21-MAY-10	Mitsubishi Estate Plans U.S. Property Fund, Takeovers (Update2) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	May 21 (Bloomberg) -- Mitsubishi Estate Co. , Japan’s biggest property developer by market value, said it will set up a real estate fund in the U.S. this year and seek takeovers overseas to counter declining demand at home.
21-MAY-10	Mitsubishi Estate Plans U.S. Property Fund, Takeovers (Update2) (Search - Real Property Value)
	May 21 (Bloomberg) -- Mitsubishi Estate Co. , Japan’s biggest property developer by market value, said it will set up a real estate fund in the U.S. this year and seek takeovers overseas to counter declining demand at home.
21-MAY-10	Upside Down? Consumer Default Mortgage Hotline May Have Solution (Realty Times)
	Difficult times often inspire creativity and resourcefulness. That's the case for real estate finance expert, author, and speaker, Marian Anthony. He recently wrote the book, "Short Sale Rush—A How-To Guide for Nonperforming Assets" and founded a consumer hotline when he saw the need for information to help struggling homeowners make educated decisions.
21-MAY-10	Long- and Short-Term Mortgage Rates Fall Again This Week (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 4.84 percent with an average 0.7 point for the week ending May 20, 2010, down from last week when it averaged 4.93 percent. Last year at this time, the 30-year FRM averaged 4.82 percent. Once again, the 30-year FRM has not been lower since the week ending December 10, 2009, when it averaged 4.81 percent.
21-MAY-10	Lead Conversion and Follow Up (Realty Times)
	The first step to higher lead conversion is developing a better definition of what a lead is. What's the criterion of a lead for you? Is it a specific timeframe or level of motivation? Is this a subjective or a pre-determined scale you use? For most Agents, a lead is defined as any human being who can fog a mirror when held up to their mouth. It's basically anybody and everybody. That definition is much too broad for us to ever reach the Champion Agent level.
21-MAY-10	(AFX UK Focus) 2010-05-21 06:15 Banks face $78 bln UK comm. property refinance test (Search - Mortgage Value)
	LONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - About one-quarter of Britain's 228 billion pounds commercial real estate debt pile needs to be refinanced in 2010, heaping pressure on banks still waiting for the values of their most-troubled property assets to bottom out. The UK Commercial Property Lending Market survey by De Montfort University showed 55 billion pounds ($78.4 billion) of loans and debt-backed ...
21-MAY-10	(AFX UK Focus) 2010-05-21 06:15 Banks face $78 bln UK comm. property refinance test (Search - Real Property Value)
	LONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - About one-quarter of Britain's 228 billion pounds commercial real estate debt pile needs to be refinanced in 2010, heaping pressure on banks still waiting for the values of their most-troubled property assets to bottom out. The UK Commercial Property Lending Market survey by De Montfort University showed 55 billion pounds ($78.4 billion) of loans and debt-backed ...
21-MAY-10	Mitsubishi Estate Plans U.S. Property Fund, Takeovers Abroad (Search - Mortgage Value)
	May 21 (Bloomberg) -- Mitsubishi Estate Co. , Japan’s biggest property developer by market value, said it will set up a real estate fund in the U.S. this year and seek takeovers overseas to counter declining demand at home.
21-MAY-10	Mitsubishi Estate Plans U.S. Property Fund, Takeovers Abroad (Search - Real Property Value)
	May 21 (Bloomberg) -- Mitsubishi Estate Co. , Japan’s biggest property developer by market value, said it will set up a real estate fund in the U.S. this year and seek takeovers overseas to counter declining demand at home.
21-MAY-10	Cherry Hill's 'last real bar' survives change (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	The Garden State racetrack is long gone, and a fancy shopping area has taken its place. But the nearby Red Eagle Tavern, where jockies once downed liquid breakfasts, is still run by a 94-year-old widow.
20-MAY-10	a la mode Releases DaVinci for iPad (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	OKLAHOMA CITY , May 20 /PRNewswire/ -- a la mode announced today that DaVinci for iPad, the first real estate appraisal software for Apple's iPadâ¢, is now available in the Apple iTunes store.  And it has already made a splash, being named a "New and Noteworthy" pick by the iTunes staff.  The free Labs release is the latest in a long line of innovative data gathering and sketching software ...
20-MAY-10	N.J. Assembly approves $100M in tax credits for new homebuyers to improve housing market (Search - Housing Market)
	Tony Kurdzuk/The Star-LedgerView from the gallery of the Assembly Chamber at the Statehouse in this March 2010 file photo. TRENTON -- The state Assembly approved a measure today that seeks to rejuvenate the state’s housing market by giving out $100...
20-MAY-10	NAR Offers Congress Ideas to Strengthen a Successful VA Home Loan Program (National Association of Realtors - Press Room)
	The National Association of Realtors® offered some suggestions to Congress today toward making a good Veterans Affairs Home Loan Guaranty Program even better.
20-MAY-10	Barrie Housing Market to Grow in 2010 (Search - Housing Market)
	TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - May 20, 2010) - Single-detached homes will continue to make up the majority of all new construction in the Barrie Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) this year and next, but other housing types will account for a significant proportion according to the Barrie Housing Market Outlook, Spring 2010 edition released today by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC ...
20-MAY-10	Peterborough Housing Market Recovers (Search - Housing Market)
	TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - May 20, 2010) - Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) released its Spring Housing Market Outlook report for the Peterborough Census Metropolitan Area (CMA). The rebound triggered by low mortgage rates will ensure both 2010 new construction and existing home sales will be up from the previous year. However, in 2011 both starts and existing homes sale will ...
20-MAY-10	Louisville real estate "treading water," PVA says (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Louisville real estate is "treading water," with home values stabilizing even as a persistent wave of foreclosures hangs over the market, Jefferson County Property Valuation Administrator Tony Lindauer said Thursday.
20-MAY-10	Louisville real estate "treading water," PVA says (Search - Real Property Value)
	Louisville real estate is "treading water," with home values stabilizing even as a persistent wave of foreclosures hangs over the market, Jefferson County Property Valuation Administrator Tony Lindauer said Thursday.
20-MAY-10	Real Estate Blog: Experts: Housing market recovery will take years (Search - Housing Market)
	Foreclosures aren't expected to return to normal levels until 2013, and housing price growth won't happen anytime soon, housing experts said Thursday.
20-MAY-10	IREM Greater Raleigh-Durham Chapter 105 Announces Induction of Three Certified Property Managers (Search - Mortgage Value)
	RALEIGH – The Greater Raleigh-Durham Chapter 105 of the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) recently inducted three new Certified Property Managers (CPM®) at their January and March general meetings.
20-MAY-10	IREM Greater Raleigh-Durham Chapter 105 Announces Induction of Three Certified Property Managers (Search - Real Property Value)
	RALEIGH – The Greater Raleigh-Durham Chapter 105 of the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) recently inducted three new Certified Property Managers (CPM®) at their January and March general meetings.
20-MAY-10	Helpful Things that Can Improve the Value of Your Miami Real Estate Property (Search - Mortgage Value)
	It’s always nice to think about the future of your home once you are ready to sell it.
20-MAY-10	Helpful Things that Can Improve the Value of Your Miami Real Estate Property (Search - Real Property Value)
	It’s always nice to think about the future of your home once you are ready to sell it.
20-MAY-10	How To Gauge Your Home's Worth (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	In an unstable market, appraising properties becomes especially tricky.
20-MAY-10	Zell’s Firm Raising $500 Million for Brazil Property (Update1) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Billionaire investor Sam Zell’s Equity International is seeking to raise about $500 million to step up investment in Brazilian real estate, betting interest rate increases will fail to stem demand as the economy grows at the fastest pace in two decades.
20-MAY-10	Zell’s Firm Raising $500 Million for Brazil Property (Update1) (Search - Real Property Value)
	Billionaire investor Sam Zell’s Equity International is seeking to raise about $500 million to step up investment in Brazilian real estate, betting interest rate increases will fail to stem demand as the economy grows at the fastest pace in two decades.
20-MAY-10	Canada's Leading Indicator Gains 0.9% on Housing, Stock Market (Search - Housing Market)
	May 20 (Bloomberg) -- Canada’s index of leading economic indicators advanced for an 11th straight month in April on gains in the country’s housing and stock markets, as well as continued strength in sales of furniture and appliances.
20-MAY-10	County assessor seeks second term (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Arapahoe County Assessor Corbin Sakdol makes it clear why he would like to spend another four years as the county’s elected real-estate numbers cruncher.
20-MAY-10	Real Money: Loan Note Sales & Pricing (Search - Mortgage Value)
	CMBS Loan Values Drop… The aggregate value of commercial real estate CMBS loans priced by loan sale advisor Debt Exchange Inc. (DebtX) declined to 75.9% as of March 31, from 76.5% as of Feb. 26. Loan values are down from 81.2% as of March 31, 2009. In...
20-MAY-10	Real Money: Loan Note Sales & Pricing (Search - Real Property Value)
	CMBS Loan Values Drop… The aggregate value of commercial real estate CMBS loans priced by loan sale advisor Debt Exchange Inc. (DebtX) declined to 75.9% as of March 31, from 76.5% as of Feb. 26. Loan values are down from 81.2% as of March 31, 2009. In...
20-MAY-10	Great Portland Reports Profit as Buildings Gain Value (Update1) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	May 20 (Bloomberg) -- Great Portland Estates Plc , the property developer focused on London’s West End, reported its first annual profit in three years as the value of its buildings appreciated.
20-MAY-10	Great Portland Reports Profit as Buildings Gain Value (Update1) (Search - Real Property Value)
	May 20 (Bloomberg) -- Great Portland Estates Plc , the property developer focused on London’s West End, reported its first annual profit in three years as the value of its buildings appreciated.
20-MAY-10	Budget: Property prices may fall because of changes (Search - Mortgage Value)
	The Government was both condemned and praised for finally tackling the issue of tax-driven property investment as industry participants warned that rents will rise and property prices will fall.
20-MAY-10	Budget: Property prices may fall because of changes (Search - Real Property Value)
	The Government was both condemned and praised for finally tackling the issue of tax-driven property investment as industry participants warned that rents will rise and property prices will fall.
20-MAY-10	The Need To 'Always Be Prospecting' Is Overrated (Realty Times)
	Buyers and sellers are everywhere, and their numbers will increase. Many of you who read this column already have more prospects than you know what to do with. Some handle them better; some worse.
20-MAY-10	It's a Good Time for a Home Inspection. (Realty Times)
	A home inspection reveals what is in "as-is" sales, uncovers new home defects, assesses a home's integrity after a natural disaster and gives both the buyer and seller a negotiating tool.
20-MAY-10	Tax Changes will have limited impact on property (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Budget tax revisions designed to take distortions out of the rental property market have been welcomed by the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) but they are not expected to have a significant long term effect on house prices or rents.
20-MAY-10	Tax Changes will have limited impact on property (Search - Real Property Value)
	Budget tax revisions designed to take distortions out of the rental property market have been welcomed by the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) but they are not expected to have a significant long term effect on house prices or rents.
20-MAY-10	BOC revises adult entertainment ordinance (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	The Cherokee County Board of Commissioners passed a tougher adult entertainment establishment ordinance during its meeting Tuesday. The board heard testimony from law enforcement and real estate a...
20-MAY-10	Housing market stabilizing: CMHC (Search - Housing Market)
	Canada's housing market rebounded through late 2009 and early 2010 but will stabilize over the next two years, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation said Wednesday.
20-MAY-10	Town of New Market plans no property tax rate increase (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Residents in the Town of New Market can expect to pay the same property tax rate as last year despite assessments being down.
20-MAY-10	Town of New Market plans no property tax rate increase (Search - Real Property Value)
	Residents in the Town of New Market can expect to pay the same property tax rate as last year despite assessments being down.
20-MAY-10	Taipei Real Estate Risks Grow After Record Rally (Update1) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	May 20 (Bloomberg) -- Investors should sell Taipei property now, taking advantage of a 21-month rally in prices before the government acts to make real estate more affordable, according to the Taiwan Real Estate Research Center and the island’s largest real-estate brokerage.
20-MAY-10	Taipei Real Estate Risks Grow After Record Rally (Update1) (Search - Real Property Value)
	May 20 (Bloomberg) -- Investors should sell Taipei property now, taking advantage of a 21-month rally in prices before the government acts to make real estate more affordable, according to the Taiwan Real Estate Research Center and the island’s largest real-estate brokerage.
20-MAY-10	Lansing Ranked #2 For Worst Housing Market (Search - Housing Market)
	Lansing on list of 13 cities whose housing market will never recover.
19-MAY-10	Land Securities launches push into London property market (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Land Securities yesterday gave a resounding vote of confidence to London's commercial property market when it announced that it is to massively increase development in the City.
19-MAY-10	Land Securities launches push into London property market (Search - Real Property Value)
	Land Securities yesterday gave a resounding vote of confidence to London's commercial property market when it announced that it is to massively increase development in the City.
19-MAY-10	Hamptons Real Estate Listings Draw Antitrust Scrutiny (Correct) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	U.S. antitrust officials are examining real estate services in the Hamptons, the Long Island beach towns favored by Wall Street and Hollywood, that may exclude some realtors from access to home listings, according to brokers there.
19-MAY-10	Hamptons Real Estate Listings Draw Antitrust Scrutiny (Update2) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	U.S. antitrust officials are examining real estate services in the Hamptons, the Long Island beach towns favored by Wall Street and Hollywood, that may exclude some realtors from access to home listings, according to brokers there.
19-MAY-10	Hamptons Real Estate Listings Draw Antitrust Scrutiny (Update1) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	U.S. antitrust officials are looking into real estate listing services in the Hamptons, the Long Island beach towns where Wall Street titans and Hollywood celebrities vacation, according to brokers who were contacted. When a U.S. Justice Department official called broker John Nickles this month, he asked why Hamptons brokers were using a service that charges brokers as much as $40,000 a month to ...
19-MAY-10	Hamptons Real Estate Listings Draw Antitrust Scrutiny (Update1) (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	U.S. antitrust officials are looking into real estate listing services in the Hamptons, the Long Island beach towns where Wall Street titans and Hollywood celebrities vacation, according to brokers who were contacted. When a U.S. Justice Department official called broker John Nickles this month, he asked why Hamptons brokers were using a service that charges brokers as much as $40,000 a month to ...
19-MAY-10	Who says commercial real estate's dead? (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Some recent actvity involving Orange County real estate and local property firms … IN TOWN Five Guys Burgers leased 2,250 square feet of retail space for 10 years at 1300 Tustin Ave., Orange, from Liljenquist Properties. … Plastics Suppliers...
19-MAY-10	Who says commercial real estate's dead? (Search - Real Property Value)
	Some recent actvity involving Orange County real estate and local property firms … IN TOWN Five Guys Burgers leased 2,250 square feet of retail space for 10 years at 1300 Tustin Ave., Orange, from Liljenquist Properties. … Plastics Suppliers...
19-MAY-10	Wharton Gladden Saves Minority Owned Property (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Statesman Court a $10 million student housing property located on , was granted a reprieve from bank lenders allowing the five year old apartment complex an opportunity to rebound and provide housing for A&T students in the fall.
19-MAY-10	Wharton Gladden Saves Minority Owned Property (Search - Real Property Value)
	Statesman Court a $10 million student housing property located on , was granted a reprieve from bank lenders allowing the five year old apartment complex an opportunity to rebound and provide housing for A&T students in the fall.
19-MAY-10	Windsor housing market to climb: CMHC (Search - Housing Market)
	WINDSOR, Ont. -- Activity in the local housing market is expected to increase this year before stabilizing next year, according to a report released by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.
19-MAY-10	Hamptons Listings Said Under Investigation (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	If Wall Street denizens thought they could escape the specter of Justice Department inquiries by decamping to the Hamptons, it appears they’re wrong.
19-MAY-10	Housing market expected to moderate: CMHC (Search - Housing Market)
	Canada's housing market is expected to ease in 2010 and 2011 as the market returns to more balanced conditions, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation said Wednesday
19-MAY-10	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation: BC Housing Market Outlook (Search - Housing Market)
	VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - May 19, 2010) - Housing starts are forecast to increase in 2010 and 2011, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation's (CMHC's) Housing Market Outlook Report published today. The forecast is for total housing starts 1 in British Columbia to reach 22,900 units this year and 25,700 units next year. "New home starts, existing home sales and ...
19-MAY-10	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation: BC Housing Market Outlook (Search - Housing Market)
	VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - May 19, 2010) - Housing starts are forecast to increase in 2010 and 2011, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation's (CMHC's) Housing Market Outlook Report published today. The forecast is for total housing starts 1 in British Columbia to reach 22,900 units this year and 25,700 units next year. "New home starts, existing home sales and ...
19-MAY-10	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation: Balanced Housing Market Conditions Forecast for Vancouver (Search - Housing Market)
	VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - May 19, 2010) - According to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) , a combination of moderating home sales and an increase in the number of listings will mean more balanced market conditions in Vancouver for the remainder of this year and into 2011. Housing demand will be supported by a stronger local economy and continued population growth ...
19-MAY-10	RESPA Lawsuit Against Brokerage Dismissed (National Association of Realtors - Law and Policy)
	Ohio federal court rules that buyer failed to allege an improper payment in his lawsuit and so there were no violations of RESPA.
19-MAY-10	Just 10% of owners give Miami-Dade County Property appraiser requested data (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	By Yudislaidy Fernandez About 10% of Miami-Dade commercial property owners have submitted financial data to the property appraiser to help his office calculate property values. The deadline is this week.
19-MAY-10	Dunwoody appraiser to serve prison sentence for role in real estate fraud scam (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	U.S. District Judge Timothy Batten sentenced Walter Hermann on May 4 to serve almost three years in federal prison. Hermann, a 41-year-old Dunwoody real estate appraiser, was found guilty of involvement in a regional real estate scheme that included Dunwoody and Lithonia.
19-MAY-10	Toronto Housing Market Will Slow (Search - Housing Market)
	TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - May 19, 2010) - The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) released its Spring Housing Market Outlook report for the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) today.
19-MAY-10	London's Housing Market Picking Up in 2010 (Search - Housing Market)
	LONDON, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - May 19, 2010) - The housing market in the London Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) is expected to cool off in mid 2010 after a strong rebound early this year, according to the latest forecast in the London Housing Market Outlook released today by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). Reports are also available for other major metropolitan areas across the ...
19-MAY-10	Windsor's Housing Market to Pick Up in 2010 (Search - Housing Market)
	WINDSOR, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - May 19, 2010) - Activity in the housing market in the Windsor Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) will increase this year before stabilizing in 2011, according to the latest forecast in the Windsor Housing Market Outlook released today by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). Reports are also available for other major metropolitan areas across the country.
19-MAY-10	Ottawa's Housing Market Will Moderate in 2011 (Search - Housing Market)
	OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - May 19, 2010) - Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) released its latest forecast for the Ottawa Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) today in the Ottawa Housing Market Outlook, spring 2010 edition.
19-MAY-10	China may launch property tax trial this year (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Property valuation an issue to be resolved. 19 May 2010 10:09 PM
19-MAY-10	China may launch property tax trial this year (Search - Real Property Value)
	Property valuation an issue to be resolved. 19 May 2010 10:09 PM
19-MAY-10	Real estate basics healthy, says Colliers (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Although property prices in Dubai have dropped significantly since 2008, the real estate market is "fundamentally healthy" and driven by the "right forces", according to Colliers International.
19-MAY-10	Real estate basics healthy, says Colliers (Search - Real Property Value)
	Although property prices in Dubai have dropped significantly since 2008, the real estate market is "fundamentally healthy" and driven by the "right forces", according to Colliers International.
19-MAY-10	Land Securities Posts Profit as Properties Gain Value (Update1) (Search - Mortgage Value)
	May 19 (Bloomberg) -- Land Securities Group Plc , the U.K.’s largest real estate investment trust, reported a full- year profit as the value of properties from the White Rose mall in Leeds to Cardinal Place in London increased.
19-MAY-10	Land Securities Posts Profit as Properties Gain Value (Update1) (Search - Real Property Value)
	May 19 (Bloomberg) -- Land Securities Group Plc , the U.K.’s largest real estate investment trust, reported a full- year profit as the value of properties from the White Rose mall in Leeds to Cardinal Place in London increased.
19-MAY-10	Don't Forget the Moms When Selling Your Services, Products (Realty Times)
	With Mother's Day behind us and moms across the country having been celebrated for all they do for their families -- and they deserve it -- a new survey further shows that builders, contractors and developers would be wise to target the women in the world when selling their products and services. According to the latest American Workplace Insights survey conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of Adecco Staffing US, 30 percent of working moms in America today are the sole breadwinners of their household. Additionally, the same number of working moms (52 percent) grew up in a household where their own mother worked.
19-MAY-10	Property rebound benefits British Land (Search - Mortgage Value)
	ONE of the UK's biggest landlords has booked the first full-year boost to the value of its portfolio since the property market collapsed, thanks to a rapid rebound in commercial property prices. (18/05/2010 20:41:09)
19-MAY-10	Property rebound benefits British Land (Search - Real Property Value)
	ONE of the UK's biggest landlords has booked the first full-year boost to the value of its portfolio since the property market collapsed, thanks to a rapid rebound in commercial property prices. (18/05/2010 20:41:09)
19-MAY-10	Justice Department Investigating Hamptons NY Property Market (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	The U.S. Justice Department is seeking information about real estate listings and home sales in the Hamptons, the New York beach resorts frequented by Wall Street financiers and Hollywood celebrities, said Jonathan Lerner, managing director of property broker Engel & Volkers.
19-MAY-10	Meek faces an uphill fight in Broward (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Squeezed between a newly independent Gov. Charlie Crist and an aggressive new Democratic rival in the U.S. Senate race, Kendrick Meek faces unexpected and formidable foes in the fight for Florida's biggest pot of Democratic voters: Broward County.
19-MAY-10	Inspectors Using Thermal Imaging To Appraise Home (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Home inspectors are going high tech to get a snapshot of what a home is worth. Thermal imaging has become the hottest trend in real estate. Using an infrared camera an inspector can spot temperature differential in the ceilings, walls and windows.
19-MAY-10	Doug Hawkins takes big lead in District 25 (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Louisville Metro Council member Doug Hawkins took a big lead in the 25th District Republican primary Tuesday night against political novice Robert Thrasher, who ran a limited campaign.
19-MAY-10	Hawkins takes big lead in District 25 (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Louisville Metro Council member Doug Hawkins took a big lead in the 25th District Republican primary Tuesday night against political novice Robert Thrasher, who ran a limited campaign.
18-MAY-10	Market Report: Housing stocks higher as markets mount recovery (Search - Housing Market)
	The view that builders, as opposed to builders' merchants, were a better play on the housing recovery boosted the likes of Taylor Wimpey as the wider market firmed up last night.
18-MAY-10	3 hope to snag Lance's re-election bid (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	CENTRAL JERSEY — U.S. Rep. Leonard Lance faces three Republican primary challengers in his re-election bid for a 7th District congressional seat.
18-MAY-10	Housing starts strong but recovery still shaky (Search - Housing Market)
	Housing starts touched a 1-1/2-year high in April, but a drop in building permits to a six-month low implied the housing market recovery may struggle to gain momentum without more government aid.
18-MAY-10	Appraisal Management Firm Fulfills Commitment to Create Hundreds of New Jobs (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
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18-MAY-10	Southern California housing market holds its ground (Search - Housing Market)
	Sales volume falls 1% in April compared with a year earlier, the first drop in 22 months, but the region's median sale price is unchanged from March. Southern California's housing market held its ground in April, data released Tuesday show, with prices rebounding off their year-earlier lows but sales slipping for the first time in nearly two years as the number of fast-selling foreclosure ...
18-MAY-10	County housing market continues to improve (Search - Housing Market)
	Ventura County's housing market continued to improve in April, as both the median sales price and sales volume increased from a year ago and from March.
18-MAY-10	Housing starts hit 1-1/2-year high (Search - Housing Market)
	Housing starts touched a 1-1/2-year high in April, but a drop in building permits to a six-month low implied the housing market recovery may struggle to gain momentum without more government aid.
18-MAY-10	Is 'security' just 'neighbor has a dog'? (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	A post in this blog on real estate agents exaggerating or omitting material from their Multiple Listing Service entries drew some heated debate over the weekend. A Realtor argued that while he thought listings should always be accurate, they...
18-MAY-10	Photo Release -- OliverMcMillan Turns Stalled Condominium Project Into Catalyst for Honolulu Real Estate and Local ... (Search - Mortgage Value)
	SAN DIEGO -- The dozens of people who camped out for two days recognized early-on the tremendous value of the 48-story redesigned Pacifica Honolulu project.OliverMcMillan -- a San Diego-based real estate development firm that develops high quality urban mixed-use retail, entertainment and residential projects -- announced today that firm contracts are in place for 244 of the 365 available market ...
18-MAY-10	Photo Release -- OliverMcMillan Turns Stalled Condominium Project Into Catalyst for Honolulu Real Estate and Local ... (Search - Real Property Value)
	SAN DIEGO -- The dozens of people who camped out for two days recognized early-on the tremendous value of the 48-story redesigned Pacifica Honolulu project.OliverMcMillan -- a San Diego-based real estate development firm that develops high quality urban mixed-use retail, entertainment and residential projects -- announced today that firm contracts are in place for 244 of the 365 available market ...
18-MAY-10	Homebuilder blues: housing market index still low (Search - Housing Market)
	The latest Housing Market Index report shows slight increases, but remains low.
18-MAY-10	Isle of Wight property values drop an average of 3 percent (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Isle of Wight assessments down 3 percent The total value of real estate in Isle of Wight County dropped by 3 percent since the last assessment two years ago.
18-MAY-10	Isle of Wight property values drop an average of 3 percent (Search - Real Property Value)
	Isle of Wight assessments down 3 percent The total value of real estate in Isle of Wight County dropped by 3 percent since the last assessment two years ago.
18-MAY-10	Exterior Improvements That Can Boost the Value of Your Miami Real Estate Property (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Any homeowner would want to know how they can improve the value of their property. Especially these days when buyer’s markets are sprouting everywhere, you have to squeeze as much cash as you can from the deal.
18-MAY-10	Exterior Improvements That Can Boost the Value of Your Miami Real Estate Property (Search - Real Property Value)
	Any homeowner would want to know how they can improve the value of their property. Especially these days when buyer’s markets are sprouting everywhere, you have to squeeze as much cash as you can from the deal.
18-MAY-10	New home construction up in April, but housing market still in the woods, Commerce Department says (Search - Housing Market)
	Construction workers broke ground on 5.8% more homes in April than in March, according to the Commerce Department. But with building permits at a six-month low, the housing recovery is likely to remain slow.
18-MAY-10	Commercial Property REITs to Own Now (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Realty Income and Ventas are REITs that offer investors exposure to the best commercial property subsector.
18-MAY-10	Commercial Property REITs to Own Now (Search - Real Property Value)
	Realty Income and Ventas are REITs that offer investors exposure to the best commercial property subsector.
18-MAY-10	Housing starts hit 1-1/2 year high (Search - Housing Market)
	Housing starts touched a 1-1/2 year high in April, but a drop in permits to a six-month low suggested housing market recovery will remain slow.
18-MAY-10	Why Choose Boca Raton Real Estate? (Search - Mortgage Value)
	If you are thinking of purchasing a new home, you may want to look around Boca Raton real estate; it is located on Southeast Florida. It has a lot to offer and as a residential property you will surely enjoy every activity and every facility that are accessible in the city.
18-MAY-10	Why Choose Boca Raton Real Estate? (Search - Real Property Value)
	If you are thinking of purchasing a new home, you may want to look around Boca Raton real estate; it is located on Southeast Florida. It has a lot to offer and as a residential property you will surely enjoy every activity and every facility that are accessible in the city.
18-MAY-10	Housing market pulled in two directions, recovery uncertain (Search - Housing Market)
	Bipolar is what comes to mind when diagnosing the post-homebuyer tax credit market. There are two separate forces pulling it in opposite directions, and experts aren't yet sure which path the market will take.
18-MAY-10	Lebanon property sales jump 41% in Q1 (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Lebanon property sales jump 41% in Q1
18-MAY-10	Lebanon property sales jump 41% in Q1 (Search - Real Property Value)
	Lebanon property sales jump 41% in Q1
18-MAY-10	British Land Posts Full-Year Profit as Property Values Recover (Search - Mortgage Value)
	May 18 (Bloomberg) -- British Land Co. , the U.K.’s second- largest real estate investment trust, reported its first annual profit in two years after commercial property values recovered.
18-MAY-10	British Land Posts Full-Year Profit as Property Values Recover (Search - Real Property Value)
	May 18 (Bloomberg) -- British Land Co. , the U.K.’s second- largest real estate investment trust, reported its first annual profit in two years after commercial property values recovered.
18-MAY-10	ORIGINAL TEXT: RBA speech on housing market (Search - Housing Market)
	ORIGINAL TEXT: RBA speech on housing market... 18 May 2010 3:22 PM
18-MAY-10	Many In Augusta Not Buying Property Value Increases (Search - Mortgage Value)
	A steady stream of property owners came into the Richmond County Tax Assessor’s Office to question why the value of their property is going up. The office is doing a massive re-evaluation of property, sending out 33,000 notices, with 22,000 showing an increase. WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola has the story.
18-MAY-10	Many In Augusta Not Buying Property Value Increases (Search - Real Property Value)
	A steady stream of property owners came into the Richmond County Tax Assessor’s Office to question why the value of their property is going up. The office is doing a massive re-evaluation of property, sending out 33,000 notices, with 22,000 showing an increase. WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola has the story.
18-MAY-10	Property information now just a click away (Search - Mortgage Value)
	By Stella Davis Current-Argus Staff Writer CARLSBAD — Finding a property owner or information about your own home and property can now be done with just a click of a mouse.
18-MAY-10	Property information now just a click away (Search - Real Property Value)
	By Stella Davis Current-Argus Staff Writer CARLSBAD — Finding a property owner or information about your own home and property can now be done with just a click of a mouse.
18-MAY-10	Canada’s housing market is slowing down (Search - Housing Market)
	Canada’s hot housing market is showing signs of cooling slightly.
18-MAY-10	Movie Producer Faces Mortgage Fraud Charges (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	A movie producer is facing federal charges for orchestrating several fraudulent real estate deals in San Diego County and in Northern California.
17-MAY-10	Housing market boost with 25% hike in new mortgages (Search - Housing Market)
	HOUSING market activity bounced back during March with a 25 per cent jump in the number of mortgages advanced to people buying a property.
17-MAY-10	Median Sales Price Continues Its Upward Trend in San Francisco's Housing Market (Search - Housing Market)
	SAN FRANCISCO----Healthy sales activity, driven by low mortgage rates, tax incentives, and attractive pricing continued to reduce the market’s for-sale housing inventory in San Francisco in April, according to the most recent Market Focus report issued jointly by Rosen Consulting Group and the San Francisco Association of REALTORS®.
17-MAY-10	Property appraisals are in: Central Texas is holding steady (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Retiree Lloyd Patin says his decision to move from Beaumont to Belton was a good one. But there's something that threw him for a loop. A letter from the Bell County Appraisal District with his property taxes.
17-MAY-10	Property appraisals are in: Central Texas is holding steady (Search - Real Property Value)
	Retiree Lloyd Patin says his decision to move from Beaumont to Belton was a good one. But there's something that threw him for a loop. A letter from the Bell County Appraisal District with his property taxes.
17-MAY-10	Title agent, mortgage broker and one other arrested in NJ fraud allegations (Mortgage Fraud Journal)
	Ania Nowak, 43, Zbigniew Cichy, 41, both of Belvidere, New Jersey, and Kim Salvemini, 55, of Wallington, New Jersey were arrested this morning by Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”). The defendants are charged by Complaint with conspiring to defraud various mortgage lenders of over $2.7 million by conducting at least five fraudulent real estate transactions involving two residential properties in New Jersey.
17-MAY-10	Housing market comes closer to balance between buyers and sellers in April (Search - Housing Market)
	TORONTO - A record-breaking number of Canadian homes were newly listed for sale in April, offsetting a near-record-breaking month of sales, bringing a once extremely seller friendly real estate market closer to balance.
17-MAY-10	NAR Proposes Solutions to Congress to Combat Commercial Real Estate Crisis (Search - Mortgage Value)
	The commercial real estate market is experiencing its worst liquidity challenge in almost 20 years, and it is vital that Congress take action to prevent a deepening crisis, the National Association of Realtors® said in testimony to the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations today. read more
17-MAY-10	NAR Proposes Solutions to Congress to Combat Commercial Real Estate Crisis (Search - Real Property Value)
	The commercial real estate market is experiencing its worst liquidity challenge in almost 20 years, and it is vital that Congress take action to prevent a deepening crisis, the National Association of Realtors® said in testimony to the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations today. read more
17-MAY-10	Bank Fraud Investigations Misdirected (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	RISMEDIA, May 18, 2010—The prosecutions of both civil and criminal cases against financial intermediaries are being thwarted by defense attorney’s ability to shine the light away from the real evidence of fraud. By focusing on the institutional side…
17-MAY-10	Lebanon real estate sales up 41 percent (Search - Mortgage Value)
	BEIRUT: Real estate transactions in Lebanon in the 1st quarter of 2010 jumped by 41 percent compared to the same period of 2009, reaching a little more than $2 billion, according to figures released by the Directorate of Real Estate. "Lebanon's property sector flourished in the first quarter of 2010, benefiting from strong economic growth, continued
17-MAY-10	Lebanon real estate sales up 41 percent (Search - Real Property Value)
	BEIRUT: Real estate transactions in Lebanon in the 1st quarter of 2010 jumped by 41 percent compared to the same period of 2009, reaching a little more than $2 billion, according to figures released by the Directorate of Real Estate. "Lebanon's property sector flourished in the first quarter of 2010, benefiting from strong economic growth, continued
17-MAY-10	Johnson driven by conservatism (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Local minister and real estate appraiser Tony Johnson is running for the County Commission. The 43-year-old Republican said he is “tired of the status quo” and wants to show the average man can do an above average job in governing.
17-MAY-10	Canadian housing market begins to cool (Search - Housing Market)
	Canada's real estate market remained strong in April, but fell back from scorching recent highs, according to the Canadian Real Estate Association.
17-MAY-10	State Ports Authority closes in on deal for sale of Port Royal property (Search - Mortgage Value)
	The S.C. State Ports Authority has a signed contract for its Port Royal facilities, but the proposed deal falls almost $10 million short of a previous offer for the property and is more than $3 million less than the most recent asking price.
17-MAY-10	State Ports Authority closes in on deal for sale of Port Royal property (Search - Real Property Value)
	The S.C. State Ports Authority has a signed contract for its Port Royal facilities, but the proposed deal falls almost $10 million short of a previous offer for the property and is more than $3 million less than the most recent asking price.
17-MAY-10	New Arena Could Affect Property Values Citywide (Search - Mortgage Value)
	In a few years, the new West Haymarket Arena will be going up, and if real estate experts have it right, so will many property values.
17-MAY-10	New Arena Could Affect Property Values Citywide (Search - Real Property Value)
	In a few years, the new West Haymarket Arena will be going up, and if real estate experts have it right, so will many property values.
17-MAY-10	HCL AXON Certified in SAP(R) Value Management (Search - Mortgage Value)
	HCL AXON, a division of HCL Technologies and a provider of business transformation consulting services through the innovative implementation and support of SAP® applications, announced today that it has successfully completed the SAP® Education training and certification in the SAP Value Management methodology. read more
17-MAY-10	HCL AXON Certified in SAP(R) Value Management (Search - Mortgage Value)
	HCL AXON, a division of HCL Technologies and a provider of business transformation consulting services through the innovative implementation and support of SAP® applications, announced today that it has successfully completed the SAP® Education training and certification in the SAP Value Management methodology. read more
17-MAY-10	HCL AXON Certified in SAP(R) Value Management (Search - Real Property Value)
	HCL AXON, a division of HCL Technologies and a provider of business transformation consulting services through the innovative implementation and support of SAP® applications, announced today that it has successfully completed the SAP® Education training and certification in the SAP Value Management methodology. read more
17-MAY-10	HCL AXON Certified in SAP(R) Value Management (Search - Real Property Value)
	HCL AXON, a division of HCL Technologies and a provider of business transformation consulting services through the innovative implementation and support of SAP® applications, announced today that it has successfully completed the SAP® Education training and certification in the SAP Value Management methodology. read more
17-MAY-10	China Property Stocks Drop on Curb Fears (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Property stocks dropped in early Shanghai and Shenzhen trade after China’s Premier Wen Jiabao said the government will “decisively” contain excessively fast increases in home prices and the National Development and Reform Commission was reported to be considering more stringent measures to curb property speculation.
17-MAY-10	China Property Stocks Drop on Curb Fears (Search - Real Property Value)
	Property stocks dropped in early Shanghai and Shenzhen trade after China’s Premier Wen Jiabao said the government will “decisively” contain excessively fast increases in home prices and the National Development and Reform Commission was reported to be considering more stringent measures to curb property speculation.
17-MAY-10	(AFX UK Focus) 2010-05-17 15:59 UPDATE 1-UK commercial property value growth slowed in April (Search - Mortgage Value)
	LONDON, May 17 (Reuters) - British commercial property values rose 0.8 percent in April, half the growth rate in March as the market's run-up in prices lost momentum, the Investment Property Databank (IPD) said on Monday. "The rapid bounce back in commercial property pricing at the end of last year has run its course ... indeed, the 80 basis points capital growth recorded for April was half that ...
17-MAY-10	(AFX UK Focus) 2010-05-17 15:59 UPDATE 1-UK commercial property value growth slowed in April (Search - Real Property Value)
	LONDON, May 17 (Reuters) - British commercial property values rose 0.8 percent in April, half the growth rate in March as the market's run-up in prices lost momentum, the Investment Property Databank (IPD) said on Monday. "The rapid bounce back in commercial property pricing at the end of last year has run its course ... indeed, the 80 basis points capital growth recorded for April was half that ...
17-MAY-10	Archon Information Systems, L.L.C. Announces Launch of New Online Property Auction Website (Search - Mortgage Value)
	With the launch of a unified online property auction (http://www.civicsource.com) website, Archon Information Systems, L.L.C. (Archon) provides a single source for tax collectors and financial institutions to dispose of tax-liens, tax deeds, adjudicated properties (municipally owned) and foreclosed properties. CivicSource.com provides an online marketplace connecting ...
17-MAY-10	Archon Information Systems, L.L.C. Announces Launch of New Online Property Auction Website (Search - Real Property Value)
	With the launch of a unified online property auction (http://www.civicsource.com) website, Archon Information Systems, L.L.C. (Archon) provides a single source for tax collectors and financial institutions to dispose of tax-liens, tax deeds, adjudicated properties (municipally owned) and foreclosed properties. CivicSource.com provides an online marketplace connecting ...
17-MAY-10	Archon Information Systems, L.L.C. Announces Launch of New Online Property Auction Website (Search - Mortgage Value)
	With the launch of a unified online property auction website, Archon Information Systems, L.L.C. (Archon) provides a single source for tax collectors and financial institutions to dispose of tax-liens, tax deeds, adjudicated properties (municipally owned) and foreclosed properties.
17-MAY-10	Archon Information Systems, L.L.C. Announces Launch of New Online Property Auction Website (Search - Real Property Value)
	With the launch of a unified online property auction website, Archon Information Systems, L.L.C. (Archon) provides a single source for tax collectors and financial institutions to dispose of tax-liens, tax deeds, adjudicated properties (municipally owned) and foreclosed properties.
17-MAY-10	Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust Announces May 2010 Monthly Distribution (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust announced today a distribution of 12.0 cents per unit to unitholders of record as at May 31, 2010, payable on June 15, 2010.
17-MAY-10	Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust Announces May 2010 Monthly Distribution (Search - Real Property Value)
	Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust announced today a distribution of 12.0 cents per unit to unitholders of record as at May 31, 2010, payable on June 15, 2010.
17-MAY-10	CNN - Housing Market Diagnosis: Bi-Polar (Search - Housing Market)
	Bi-Polar Is What Comes To Mind When Diagnosing The Post-Homebuyer Tax Credit Market. There Are Two Separate Forces Pulling It In Opposite Directions, And Experts Aren't Yet Sure Which Path The Market Will Take.
17-MAY-10	Advantage Title, Inc. Real Estate iPhone App Takes Property Information to New Level (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Advantage Title, a leading provider of technically advanced title insurance and escrow services powered by Title365, today announced the release of its Title365 Mobile™ app for iPhone®. Available free through Apple’s iPhone App Store(SM) or iTunes Store, Advantage Title’s Title365 Mobile is the title industry’s first app to integrate location-aware convenience and visual accuracy with mobile ...
17-MAY-10	Advantage Title, Inc. Real Estate iPhone App Takes Property Information to New Level (Search - Real Property Value)
	Advantage Title, a leading provider of technically advanced title insurance and escrow services powered by Title365, today announced the release of its Title365 Mobile™ app for iPhone®. Available free through Apple’s iPhone App Store(SM) or iTunes Store, Advantage Title’s Title365 Mobile is the title industry’s first app to integrate location-aware convenience and visual accuracy with mobile ...
17-MAY-10	Single-Family Housing Construction In Colombia - New Market Report Published (Search - Housing Market)
	Our Single-Family Housing Construction in Colombia Market Snapshot to 2014 is the easiest way to find the headline figures for the sector.
17-MAY-10	Single-Family Housing Construction In Canada - New Market Report Published (Search - Housing Market)
	Our Single-Family Housing Construction in Canada Market Snapshot to 2014 is the easiest way to find the headline figures for the sector.
17-MAY-10	Single-Family Housing Construction In China - New Market Report Published (Search - Housing Market)
	Our Single-Family Housing Construction in China Market Snapshot to 2014 is the easiest way to find the headline figures for the sector.
17-MAY-10	Housing market bounced back during March (Search - Housing Market)
	Housing market activity bounced back during March with a 25% jump in the number of mortgages advanced to people buying a property, figures showed today.
17-MAY-10	Value Partners Highlights Growth Opportunities in Retail Banking Sector (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Cario, Egypt, 17 May 2010 - According to a recent study by Value Partners Value Partners , leading global management consultancy firm, Egypt's banking sector is growing at a fast pace - with total assets up to 43 percent in the last 4 years - and provides attractive growth opportunities, specifically in the retail sector.
17-MAY-10	Value Partners Highlights Growth Opportunities in Retail Banking Sector (Search - Real Property Value)
	Cario, Egypt, 17 May 2010 - According to a recent study by Value Partners Value Partners , leading global management consultancy firm, Egypt's banking sector is growing at a fast pace - with total assets up to 43 percent in the last 4 years - and provides attractive growth opportunities, specifically in the retail sector.
17-MAY-10	Housing market regains momentum (Search - Housing Market)
	Housing market activity bounced back during March with a 25% jump in the number of mortgages advanced to people buying a property, figures have shown.
17-MAY-10	Housing market diagnosis: Bipolar (Search - Housing Market)
	Bipolar is what comes to mind when diagnosing the post-homebuyer tax credit market. There are two separate forces pulling it in opposite directions, and experts aren't yet sure which path the market will take.
17-MAY-10	Housing market diagnosis: Bi-polar (Search - Housing Market)
	Bi-polar is what comes to mind when diagnosing the post-homebuyer tax credit market. There are two separate forces pulling it in opposite directions, and experts aren't yet sure which path the market will take.
17-MAY-10	Credit proposed to boost housing (Search - Housing Market)
	Concern over New Jersey's struggling housing market has spurred state lawmakers to develop a proposed refundable tax credit program for home buyers.
17-MAY-10	'Broken' Housing Market Challenge for new Government (Search - Housing Market)
	The Rightmove House Price Index ( http://www.rightmove.co.uk/news/house-price-index ) for May 2010 is released today (Monday 17th). Average asking prices in the UK edged up by 0.7% over the past month to GBP237,134. read more
17-MAY-10	Real Estate Outlook: Up or Down? (Realty Times)
	You may have seen the latest home sales and price numbers and wondered: What's going on here? Are we up? Are we down?
17-MAY-10	Choosing Your Agent (Realty Times)
	It is recommended that you have a real estaste agent help you with your transactions. But how do you know which agent to select? The choice can be difficult, but here are some questions to ask during potential agent interviews.
17-MAY-10	China Stocks Fall to One-Year Low on Property, Europe Concern (Search - Mortgage Value)
	May 17 (Bloomberg) -- China’s stocks fell, driving the benchmark index to almost a one-year low, on concern government measures to cool property speculation and European steps to reduce fiscal deficits will hurt economic growth.
17-MAY-10	China Stocks Fall to One-Year Low on Property, Europe Concern (Search - Real Property Value)
	May 17 (Bloomberg) -- China’s stocks fell, driving the benchmark index to almost a one-year low, on concern government measures to cool property speculation and European steps to reduce fiscal deficits will hurt economic growth.
17-MAY-10	Property shares weigh on DFM, ADX (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Property shares weigh on DFM, ADX
17-MAY-10	Property shares weigh on DFM, ADX (Search - Real Property Value)
	Property shares weigh on DFM, ADX
17-MAY-10	Flory: Reform expected to boost medical leasing, building (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	They don’t wear stethoscopes or white coats to work, but real estate movers and shakers may still be affected by the massive health care overhaul recently approved by Congress.
17-MAY-10	Housing inventory down, prices up in D.C. area (Search - Housing Market)
	The glut of homes for sale in the Washington area has shrunk dramatically since the housing market's darkest days in 2008, and supply is now close to healthy in some spots. Travel and Tourism - Business - England - Recreation and Sports - Economy
17-MAY-10	Property Stocks Drop in Shanghai, Shenzhen Trade on Curb Fears (Search - Mortgage Value)
	May 17 (Bloomberg) -- Property stocks dropped in early Shanghai and Shenzhen trade after China’s Premier Wen Jiabao said the government will “decisively” contain excessively fast increases in home prices and the National Development and Reform Commission was reported to be considering more stringent measures to curb property speculation.
17-MAY-10	Property Stocks Drop in Shanghai, Shenzhen Trade on Curb Fears (Search - Real Property Value)
	May 17 (Bloomberg) -- Property stocks dropped in early Shanghai and Shenzhen trade after China’s Premier Wen Jiabao said the government will “decisively” contain excessively fast increases in home prices and the National Development and Reform Commission was reported to be considering more stringent measures to curb property speculation.
17-MAY-10	Galveston Housing Market Picking Up (Search - Housing Market)
	While the housing market is struggling to recover nationwide, Galveston is starting to see a big change. Property on the island is becoming a big seller and some beach front condos are on the list as part of an inventory reduction auction.
17-MAY-10	Shikhar Balwani's This Week in India: Property developers still a risky bet (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Investors hunting bargains in real-estate stocks may want to watch for the sustainability of demand and the central bank's moves before buying.
17-MAY-10	Shikhar Balwani's This Week in India: Property developers still a risky bet (Search - Real Property Value)
	Investors hunting bargains in real-estate stocks may want to watch for the sustainability of demand and the central bank's moves before buying.
17-MAY-10	Upcoming Webinar Demonstrates the Latest Advances in Online Real Estate Auctions (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Real Estate Auction Systems (REAS) will hold a Webinar on Thursday May 20, 2010 @ 1 PM CDT, 2 PM EDT, 11 AM PDT, demonstrating how real estate brokers & agents are successfully using online auctions to sell properties from $500 lots in mid-America to multi-million dollar homes on the coasts. (PRWeb May 16, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/05 ...
17-MAY-10	Upcoming Webinar Demonstrates the Latest Advances in Online Real Estate Auctions (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Real Estate Auction Systems (REAS) will hold a Webinar on Thursday May 20, 2010 @ 1 PM CDT, 2 PM EDT, 11 AM PDT, demonstrating how real estate brokers & agents are successfully using online auctions to sell properties from $500 lots in mid-America to multi-million dollar homes on the coasts. (PRWeb May 16, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/05 ...
17-MAY-10	Upcoming Webinar Demonstrates the Latest Advances in Online Real Estate Auctions (Search - Real Property Value)
	Real Estate Auction Systems (REAS) will hold a Webinar on Thursday May 20, 2010 @ 1 PM CDT, 2 PM EDT, 11 AM PDT, demonstrating how real estate brokers & agents are successfully using online auctions to sell properties from $500 lots in mid-America to multi-million dollar homes on the coasts. (PRWeb May 16, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/05 ...
17-MAY-10	Upcoming Webinar Demonstrates the Latest Advances in Online Real Estate Auctions (Search - Real Property Value)
	Real Estate Auction Systems (REAS) will hold a Webinar on Thursday May 20, 2010 @ 1 PM CDT, 2 PM EDT, 11 AM PDT, demonstrating how real estate brokers & agents are successfully using online auctions to sell properties from $500 lots in mid-America to multi-million dollar homes on the coasts. (PRWeb May 16, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/05 ...
17-MAY-10	Economists call for diversified housing supply system (Search - Housing Market)
	BEIJING - Stricter loan requirements might lead to a weakened property market and price decline in the short term, but more diversified types of housing is the solution to China's property market dilemma, economists say.
17-MAY-10	Property market may follow Japan's trajectory (Search - Housing Market)
	A series of new policies issued by the State Council, the country's Cabinet, to cool down soaring property prices have again made people wonder about the housing market's future trend. What other tightening measures are likely to follow?
17-MAY-10	Sale of affordable housing units up for discussion (Search - Housing Market)
	Belleville – Four dozen single family dwellings owned by Hastings County could wind up on the market some day to pay for the construction of even more affordable housing units.[...]
16-MAY-10	CBS4 RTV4 WHBF Quad Cities, IL / IA News Weather SportsLocal Housing Market (Search - Housing Market)
	The home buyer tax credit program has been over for a couple of weeks and realtors say it was a success. Ruhl and Ruhl reached record sales in April, the best in the company's 148 year history.
16-MAY-10	40,000 await public housing (Search - Housing Market)
	Waiting list grows by 1013 in three months but only 547 new homes to be added to city housing estates.
16-MAY-10	Housing market in metro Toledo area shows signs of stabilizing (Search - Housing Market)
	By LARRY P. VELLEQUETTE BLADE BUSINESS WRITER THE WORLD of real estate has a vocabulary all its own, but one word that was thought to be banished in recent years seems to be quietly slipping back into the lexicon: recovery. After years of being plagued by a horrible economy and a flood of foreclosures, both home prices and sales figures appear to have stabilized in metro Toledo. And although ...
16-MAY-10	Public housing gets boost (Search - Housing Market)
	Hundreds of homes will be added to three of city's largest public housing estates - at a time when waiting list for public housing nears 40,000.
16-MAY-10	China property sector curbs leave buyers in limbo (Search - Mortgage Value)
	BEIJING: Accountant Jiao Yurong carefully organised her family's finances to put her son through university in the US. Now that he has the coveted degree, she has been saving to buy him a flat. But soaring property prices in China - and a series of moves by the government to rein them in - are throwing a spanner in the 50-year-old mother's plans, and she admits she does not know how to proceed ...
16-MAY-10	China property sector curbs leave buyers in limbo (Search - Real Property Value)
	BEIJING: Accountant Jiao Yurong carefully organised her family's finances to put her son through university in the US. Now that he has the coveted degree, she has been saving to buy him a flat. But soaring property prices in China - and a series of moves by the government to rein them in - are throwing a spanner in the 50-year-old mother's plans, and she admits she does not know how to proceed ...
16-MAY-10	Property sector curbs leave buyers in limbo (Search - Mortgage Value)
	BEIJING: Accountant Jiao Yurong carefully organised her family's finances to put her son through university in the US. Now that he has the coveted degree, she has been saving to buy him a flat. But soaring property prices in China - and a series of moves by the government to rein them in - are throwing a spanner in the 50-year-old mother's plans, and she admits she does not know how to proceed ...
16-MAY-10	Property sector curbs leave buyers in limbo (Search - Real Property Value)
	BEIJING: Accountant Jiao Yurong carefully organised her family's finances to put her son through university in the US. Now that he has the coveted degree, she has been saving to buy him a flat. But soaring property prices in China - and a series of moves by the government to rein them in - are throwing a spanner in the 50-year-old mother's plans, and she admits she does not know how to proceed ...
16-MAY-10	Chinese property buyers in limbo (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Accountant Jiao Yurong carefully organized her family’s finances to put her son through university in the US. Now that he has the coveted degree, she has been saving to buy him an apartment, but soaring property prices in China — and a series of moves by the government to rein them in — are throwing a spanner in the 50-year-old mother’s plans, and she said she did not know how to proceed.
16-MAY-10	Chinese property buyers in limbo (Search - Real Property Value)
	Accountant Jiao Yurong carefully organized her family’s finances to put her son through university in the US. Now that he has the coveted degree, she has been saving to buy him an apartment, but soaring property prices in China — and a series of moves by the government to rein them in — are throwing a spanner in the 50-year-old mother’s plans, and she said she did not know how to proceed.
16-MAY-10	Is now the time to buy real estate? (Search - Mortgage Value)
	In March 2007 the average price for a new house in the United States was $329,400. By Jan. 2009, the average price had plunged to $245,200. In March 2010, that price had climbed to $258,600. So, is now the time to buy real estate?
16-MAY-10	Is now the time to buy real estate? (Search - Real Property Value)
	In March 2007 the average price for a new house in the United States was $329,400. By Jan. 2009, the average price had plunged to $245,200. In March 2010, that price had climbed to $258,600. So, is now the time to buy real estate?
16-MAY-10	Naples Housing Market prices jump 22% (Search - Housing Market)
	The Naples area market is seeing positive signs such as soaring sales and median closed price increases according to a report released by the Naples Area Board of REALTORS? (NABOR), which tracks home listings and sales within Collier County (excluding Marco Island).
16-MAY-10	The Realities of Real Estate: The housing market catches fire in April (Search - Housing Market)
	For Realtors, April was a flashback to the good old days. Along with the azaleas, homebuyers were in bloom, and the number of contracts written spiked to levels not seen for many years. In Anne Arundel County, a total of 839 homes went under contract last month.
16-MAY-10	Law may not protect tenant in foreclosed property (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Question: Up until this year, my father owned two homes. He lived in one of them and rented the other to me and my family. My father and I had a written two-year lease and I paid him a reasonable rent, with canceled checks to prove it. Unfortunately, my father lost both homes to foreclosure last fall. In December, a real estate agent came to my door to tell me I had to leave. When I told her I ...
16-MAY-10	Law may not protect tenant in foreclosed property (Search - Real Property Value)
	Question: Up until this year, my father owned two homes. He lived in one of them and rented the other to me and my family. My father and I had a written two-year lease and I paid him a reasonable rent, with canceled checks to prove it. Unfortunately, my father lost both homes to foreclosure last fall. In December, a real estate agent came to my door to tell me I had to leave. When I told her I ...
16-MAY-10	Limited mortgages affect property recovery (Search - Mortgage Value)
	A limited availability of active mortgages is holding back the recovery of the property market, which has remained low for about two years now, according to sources.
16-MAY-10	Limited mortgages affect property recovery (Search - Real Property Value)
	A limited availability of active mortgages is holding back the recovery of the property market, which has remained low for about two years now, according to sources.
16-MAY-10	Homeowner is entitled to see appraisal - From the Poughkeepsie Journal (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Dear Benny — When we applied to refinance our house, we paid a $400 appraisal charge. But there was no walkthrough inspection. According to the bank, there was only a drive-by inspection, and the home value was done electronically. Why are we being charged $400 for this? There was no outside appraiser. Is this practice kosher?
16-MAY-10	Council to again mull property tax issue (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Whether the city will have a property tax initiative on the August primary ballot will be considered at Tuesday’s meeting of the Neosho City Council.
16-MAY-10	Council to again mull property tax issue (Search - Real Property Value)
	Whether the city will have a property tax initiative on the August primary ballot will be considered at Tuesday’s meeting of the Neosho City Council.
16-MAY-10	China's property moves leave buyers in limbo (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Accountant Jiao Yurong carefully organised her family's finances to put her son through university in the United States. Now that he has the coveted degree, she has been saving to buy him a flat.
16-MAY-10	China's property moves leave buyers in limbo (Search - Real Property Value)
	Accountant Jiao Yurong carefully organised her family's finances to put her son through university in the United States. Now that he has the coveted degree, she has been saving to buy him a flat.
16-MAY-10	PAREAL14 (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.
16-MAY-10	PAREAL14 (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.
16-MAY-10	California takes new steps to stabilize the teetering housing market (Search - Housing Market)
	After years of declines in home prices and a flood of bad news about the state’s real-estate market, many California families wonder when the state’s housing market will recover — and when will be the best time to buy.
15-MAY-10	MARKET SNAPSHOT: U.S. Stocks To Stay On Shaky Ground In Week Ahead (Search - Housing Market)
	MARKET SNAPSHOT: U.S. Stocks To Stay On Shaky Ground In Week Ahead
15-MAY-10	Miniorities Targetted Of Housing Market Scams (Search - Housing Market)
	Some Latino lawmakers say it's time banks reveal more about what they're doing to help prevent minorities from being scammed in the housing market.
15-MAY-10	What's Your Home Worth? (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Assessing a home's value can be hard in an unstable real estate market. Real estate - Business - Services - Law - Investing
15-MAY-10	China Premier: To Curb Overly Fast Housing Prices -Xinhua (Search - Housing Market)
	China Premier: To Curb Overly Fast Housing Prices -Xinhua
15-MAY-10	Scottsdale Multi-Property Auction to Offer Luxury Homes, Commercial Properties and Land (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Qualified buyers will have the opportunity to purchase any one of five spacious homes, commercial properties or a mountain view building site, all for the fair market value that only the auction format can guarantee. United Country – Supreme Auctions will sell 19 premier properties to the highest bidder during a multi-property auction event on Saturday, June 12, in Scottsdale. (PRWeb May 15 ...
15-MAY-10	Scottsdale Multi-Property Auction to Offer Luxury Homes, Commercial Properties and Land (Search - Real Property Value)
	Qualified buyers will have the opportunity to purchase any one of five spacious homes, commercial properties or a mountain view building site, all for the fair market value that only the auction format can guarantee. United Country – Supreme Auctions will sell 19 premier properties to the highest bidder during a multi-property auction event on Saturday, June 12, in Scottsdale. (PRWeb May 15 ...
15-MAY-10	Two seek GOP's nod in T.F. assessor race (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	A former professional appraiser has challenged longtime TwinFalls County Assessor Gerry Bowden for his job this spring.
15-MAY-10	Is The Local Housing Market Stabilizing? (Search - Housing Market)
	Above: Home values in San Diego are rising at a higher rate than almost every other market in the nation. Is this a sign the local real estate market is stabilizing? San Diego Union-Tribune Staff Writer Roger Showley joins us to explain what's happening with local real estate.
15-MAY-10	Mpls. realtors report improvements in housing market (Search - Housing Market)
	The old adage 'what a difference a year makes' seems to be holding true in the Twin Cities housing market.
15-MAY-10	The Appraisal Foundation Seeks Candidates for Vacancies on National Boards (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	RISMEDIA, May 15, 2010—The Appraisal Foundation has begun its annual search for qualified candidates to serve on the Appraiser Qualifications Board (AQB) and the Appraisal Standards Board (ASB). Completed applications for these vacancies must be received by
15-MAY-10	Real Estate Q&A: Low prices, high supply plague housing market (Search - Housing Market)
	Q. You mentioned in an earlier column that homeowners would be worried if their neighbors planned not to pay their mortgage.
15-MAY-10	B.C. real estate shows signs of stability in April (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Expect British Columbia's property prices to remain flat for the balance of the year, which will be good news for buyers again being squeezed by the province's sky-high values, according to the B.C. Real Estate Association.
15-MAY-10	B.C. real estate shows signs of stability in April (Search - Real Property Value)
	Expect British Columbia's property prices to remain flat for the balance of the year, which will be good news for buyers again being squeezed by the province's sky-high values, according to the B.C. Real Estate Association.
15-MAY-10	First home buyers flee Qld property market (Search - Mortgage Value)
	First home buyers are fleeing the Queensland property market at an alarming rate, according to new figures.
15-MAY-10	First home buyers flee Qld property market (Search - Real Property Value)
	First home buyers are fleeing the Queensland property market at an alarming rate, according to new figures.
15-MAY-10	Halcyon days gone for appraisers (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	For most real estate appraisers there is a routine when they visit a property, but in the last year parts of the industry that were once familiar now offer challenges.
15-MAY-10	Miami Real Estate Investment - How To Analyze The Market And Acquire The Perfect Home (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Never should a homebuyer delve into home purchase without properly analyzing the flow of the real estate market. In the case of Miami real estate, investors should take time to look into how the market is faring despite the extreme low value of properties in the city.
15-MAY-10	Miami Real Estate Investment - How To Analyze The Market And Acquire The Perfect Home (Search - Real Property Value)
	Never should a homebuyer delve into home purchase without properly analyzing the flow of the real estate market. In the case of Miami real estate, investors should take time to look into how the market is faring despite the extreme low value of properties in the city.
15-MAY-10	Mortgage broker to agents: Keep it real (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Mortgage broker Dennis C. Smith of Stratis Financial in Huntington Beach in his blog this week tackles exaggerations he sees in some residential listings that can negatively affect nearby sales. Excerpts: "We are one year into the Home...
15-MAY-10	Mortgage broker to RE agents: Keep it real (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Mortgage broker Dennis C. Smith of Stratis Financial in Huntington Beach in his blog this week tackles exaggerations he sees in some residential listings that can negatively affect nearby sales. Excerpts: "We are one year into the Home...
14-MAY-10	Realtors® Reshaping Real Estate Technologies (National Association of Realtors - Press Room)
	More than nine out of 10 home buyers use the Internet as a search tool, and Realtors® at the Midyear Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo here this week are engaged in ways to improve and enhance consumers' online real estate experience.
14-MAY-10	NAR Awards More Than $39,000 in Grants to Support Local and State Diversity Initiatives (National Association of Realtors - Press Room)
	The National Association of Realtors® has awarded $39,450 to 15 local and state Realtor® associations through its Diversity Initiative Grant Program.
14-MAY-10	Realtors® Help Working Families Purchase and Keep Their Homes (National Association of Realtors - Press Room)
	The country's tight economy and challenging mortgage market are making it even more difficult for low- to moderate-income working families to purchase and keep their homes. Addressing those challenges was the focus of the "Workforce Housing Solutions" forum at the Realtors® Midyear Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo here this week.
14-MAY-10	Great Park construction to be delayed by housing crash (Search - Housing Market)
	The $1.4 billion needed to fully transform the old El Toro Marine Base into a Great Park in Irvine is years away, delayed by the struggling housing market and economy, park officials confirmed this week. The big orange balloon, the preview park, farm...
14-MAY-10	Leading Metro DC and Arlington, VA, Real Estate Brokerage Launches New Website (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Fox Real Estate, a leading Arlington, VA, real estate brokerage, has just launched their new site. Principal Broker/Owner Taylor Fox built the site to be a complete resource for buyers and sellers of D.C. Metro Area, Arlington, and Rosslyn, VA, real estate.
14-MAY-10	Is Your Home in Tip-Top Shape for Sale? (Realty Times)
	Ah, spring is in the air and that means a lot of people will start their spring cleaning routines. That couldn't be more important than for those who are selling their homes.
14-MAY-10	Mortgage Rates at Lowest Level of the Year (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 May 13, 2010, down from last week when it averaged 5.00 percent. Last year at this time, the 30-year FRM averaged 4.86 percent. The 30-year FRM has not been lower since the week ending December 10, 2009, when it averaged 4.81 percent.
14-MAY-10	The Desperate Agent Model (Realty Times)
	Too many Agents operate with Buyers from a desperation or scarcity mentality. They use the four step Desperate Agent Model, applying it over and over again, hoping that the odds some how miraculously swing in their favor at some point.
14-MAY-10	Property prices, sales down in April (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Property prices and sales fell in April, but the New Zealand residential property market is holding steady, says Real Estate Institute of New Zealand president Peter McDonald.REINZ's Monthly Housing Price Index for April, released...
14-MAY-10	Property prices, sales down in April (Search - Real Property Value)
	Property prices and sales fell in April, but the New Zealand residential property market is holding steady, says Real Estate Institute of New Zealand president Peter McDonald.REINZ's Monthly Housing Price Index for April, released...
14-MAY-10	Elizabethton council keeps property tax rate same (Search - Mortgage Value)
	ELIZABETHTON — For the 18th straight year there will be no property tax increase in the city of Elizabethton. The Elizabethton City Council voted 5-2 on Thursday to keep the property tax rate at $1.78 per $100 of assessed value.
14-MAY-10	Elizabethton council keeps property tax rate same (Search - Real Property Value)
	ELIZABETHTON — For the 18th straight year there will be no property tax increase in the city of Elizabethton. The Elizabethton City Council voted 5-2 on Thursday to keep the property tax rate at $1.78 per $100 of assessed value.
14-MAY-10	Down Market Benefits New Housing Project (Search - Housing Market)
	A downtown San Diego high-rise project originally meant to serve as market-rate condominiums opened Thursday as affordable housing for low-income families.
14-MAY-10	U.K. Commercial Property Prices May Decline, Biggest Funds Say (Search - Mortgage Value)
	May 14 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. commercial real estate prices may fall next year as investors’ enthusiasm for buying stores, offices and warehouses wanes, according to the managers of the country’s largest property mutual funds.
14-MAY-10	U.K. Commercial Property Prices May Decline, Biggest Funds Say (Search - Real Property Value)
	May 14 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. commercial real estate prices may fall next year as investors’ enthusiasm for buying stores, offices and warehouses wanes, according to the managers of the country’s largest property mutual funds.
13-MAY-10	To the Survivors Go the Spoils of Wrecked Housing Market (Search - Housing Market)
	RISMEDIA, May 14, 2010—(MCT)—Residential developers and homebuilders who survived the housing bust now are feasting on the remains of those who didn’t. They’ve been on a buying spree, using cash savings to acquire finished, but unbuilt lots and subdivisions that…
13-MAY-10	Two Economists Project Improving Housing Market but Timing Uncertain (National Association of Realtors - Press Room)
	Two top housing economists forecast some encouraging but tempered predictions for the housing market over the next few years during an economic session at the National Association of Realtors® Midyear Legislative Meetings & Expo today.
13-MAY-10	Realtors® Help Counsel Distressed Sellers Through Short Sale Process (National Association of Realtors - Press Room)
	Realtors® at today's "Short Sale Seller Advisory: Professional Development Forum" at the Midyear Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo today learned how to better educate and advise sellers to overcome the hurdles of a short sale.
13-MAY-10	Housing jobs lag behind industry rebound (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	By Wayne Faulkner Wayne.Faulkner@StarNewsOnline.com One in every five people who worked in the Wilmington-area real estate and construction industries five years ago is out of the business now.
13-MAY-10	Two Economists Project Improving Housing Market but Timing Uncertain (Search - Housing Market)
	WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwire - May 13, 2010) - Two top housing economists forecast some encouraging but tempered predictions for the housing market over the next few years during an economic session at the National Association of Realtors ® Midyear Legislative Meetings & Expo today.
13-MAY-10	Two Economists Project Improving Housing Market but Timing Uncertain (Search - Housing Market)
	WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwire - May 13, 2010) - Two top housing economists forecast some encouraging but tempered predictions for the housing market over the next few years during an economic session at the National Association of Realtors ® Midyear Legislative Meetings & Expo today.
13-MAY-10	Orlando EB-5 Visa Regional Center Reduces Immigrant Investor Price To $500,000 (Realty Times)
	On January 28, 2010, the United States Immigration and Citizenship Service authorized Orlando's Lake Buena Vista Village and Spa (LBRVS), the luxury condominium hotel five minutes from Walt Disney World, to compete for immigrant investors seeking permanent visas at the same price the other 89 'regional centers' do.
13-MAY-10	Home Buying Secrets for the 'Average Joe' (Realty Times)
	A New York City real estate attorney takes time out from international wheeling and dealing to offer tips to the home buying man and woman on the street, who can use all the help they can get.
13-MAY-10	Part 2: Foreclosure.com Offers Quality, Timely Education for Real Estate Agents, Brokers (Realty Times)
	Peter L. Mosca, host of Income Property Investment Talk dot com, shares part of his interview with Linda Yates, who develops and leads the Real Estate Training Division on behalf of Foreclosure.com.
13-MAY-10	Florida's Distressed Condo Relief Act Should Supercharge Fractional Condo Sales (Realty Times)
	Bottom fishing for Florida condominiums is over. Waiting on prices to drop is a 'yesterday' strategy. Buying fractional condo before the owner or lender starts getting multiple offers is 'today.'
13-MAY-10	Bulgaria's Housing Real Estate Turns into Buyers Market - Report (Search - Housing Market)
	The fall in housing prices in Bulgaria will continue in the next several months before the real estate market sees a stabilization, a study of Colliers International shows.
13-MAY-10	Dechter: Local appraiser sees hopeful pickup in real estate market (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Things are looking up in the Oak Park and River Forest real estate market!
13-MAY-10	Montclair auctions off Label Street property (Search - Mortgage Value)
	They looked more like a couple of guys on their way to bowling, not two real estate investors hoping to acquire another property.
13-MAY-10	Montclair auctions off Label Street property (Search - Real Property Value)
	They looked more like a couple of guys on their way to bowling, not two real estate investors hoping to acquire another property.
13-MAY-10	Property tax reductions at heart of Sutter County assessor race (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	One man has been on the job for a decade and a half. His rival calls that the very reason for a change. Sutter County's race for the assessor's seat pits the 15-year incumbent Mike Strong against Todd Retzloff, a longtime property appraiser seeking...
13-MAY-10	State buys Holiday Inn property (Search - Mortgage Value)
	PARKERSBURG - A defunct area hotel near Interstate 77 will be given new life - to support a state work release program. The Parkersburg News and Sentinel has learned the state's real estate division has closed on the former Holiday Inn hotel property on Seventh Street, near I-77.
13-MAY-10	State buys Holiday Inn property (Search - Real Property Value)
	PARKERSBURG - A defunct area hotel near Interstate 77 will be given new life - to support a state work release program. The Parkersburg News and Sentinel has learned the state's real estate division has closed on the former Holiday Inn hotel property on Seventh Street, near I-77.
13-MAY-10	Assessments to show declining property values (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Most Cherokee County property owners are going to see the value of their property drop when they receive their assessments in the mail. Real property assessments, which are for land and structures...