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30-JUL-10	Democrat runs for county assessor (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	Annette Springs recalls an incident that she says contributed to her decision to run for Arapahoe County assessor. It happened while she was perusing records on the county website one day.
30-JUL-10	Water Features Enhance Home Appeal (Realty Times)
	With the summer months pushing temperatures over 100 degrees in some areas and humidity leaving drips of perspiration on people's brows, it might be time to consider a water feature to help enhance your home's appeal.
30-JUL-10	Fixed-Rate Mortgage Rates Inch Downward to Another New Low for the Sixth Consecutive Week (Realty Times)
	Freddie Mac today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS), with the 30-year and 15-year fixed-rate mortgages reaching record lows for this survey.
30-JUL-10	How to Become a Great Listing Agent (Realty Times)
	When we analyze an agent's business, we have to look at the break down of their listing transactions versus buyer transactions. Better than 90% of agents do far more on the buyer side of the business than the listing side. Once we understand and accept that fact, the question is why.
30-JUL-10	Homes: Housing fears as mortgage approvals fall (Search - Housing Market)
	A fresh warning over the fragile state of the housing market was sounded yesterday after Bank of England figures showed falling mortgage approvals in June.
30-JUL-10	Housing policy must be set on sustainable basis (Search - Housing Market)
	The financial reform bill enacted last week is a significant step toward a much-needed modernization of our regulatory structure. It will provide tools to help mitigate and manage the next financial crisis. But the job remains unfinished until Congress addresses the housing policies that fueled the crisis -- a big part of which requires reforming and dramatically scaling back Fannie Mae and ...
30-JUL-10	Housing market sees some improvement (Search - Housing Market)
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30-JUL-10	Housing recovery all about timing (Search - Housing Market)
	NEW YORK — If you bought a home in San Francisco in the past year, it might feel like the housing slump is over. Bay...
30-JUL-10	Mortgage rates at historic lows, home buyers wanted (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	According to the Northeast Tennessee Association of Realtors, 407 homes in the Tri-Cities region sold last month. That was down 2.2-percent compared to May home sales.
30-JUL-10	Property Forbes once owned listed for sale (Search - Mortgage Value)
	Eighty-five acres of Malcolm Forbes’s historic ranch were scheduled to be listed today for $12 million. The listing is a rare opportunity in the valley, said listing agent David Viehman with Jackson Hole Real Estate Associates and Christies Great Estates.
30-JUL-10	Property Forbes once owned listed for sale (Search - Real Property Value)
	Eighty-five acres of Malcolm Forbes’s historic ranch were scheduled to be listed today for $12 million. The listing is a rare opportunity in the valley, said listing agent David Viehman with Jackson Hole Real Estate Associates and Christies Great Estates.
30-JUL-10	Foreclosures continue to hurt housing market (Search - Housing Market)
	Two new reports paint a challenging picture of the housing market during the coming year, with ongoing foreclosures likely to continue to weigh on the market.
30-JUL-10	Appraisal Scoop Authors to speak at ICAP Summer Seminars - July 7 and Aug 11 (Appraisal Scoop)
	The Illinois Coalition of Appraisal Professionals (ICAP) is pleased to announce registration for the 2010 summer seminars is now available on-line at http://www.icapweb.com/education.php. As usual, two seminars will be held this summer. The first seminar will be held on July...
30-JUL-10	The Texas Choirboys to serenade Seguin (Search - Real Estate Appraiser)
	SEGUIN — At first it may seem that a civil engineer from Austin, a real estate appraiser from Danbury, an industrial sales representative from Wimberley and two more engineers from Clear Lake and Angleton may not have much in common.
29-JUL-10	Whole Foods Market in University Heights will hold grilled meal benefiting South Euclid community gardens (Search - Housing Market)
	Housing Manager Sally Martin announced that the Whole Foods Market, 13998 Cedar Road in University Heights, will donate proceeds from a grilled meal event to the South Euclid Community Gardens project.
29-JUL-10	LNR Property Corp. Achieves Comprehensive Recapitalization (Search - Mortgage Value)
	MIAMI BEACH, Fla., July 29 -- LNR Property Corp. today announced that it has completed a comprehens...
29-JUL-10	LNR Property Corp. Achieves Comprehensive Recapitalization (Search - Real Property Value)
	MIAMI BEACH, Fla., July 29 -- LNR Property Corp. today announced that it has completed a comprehens...
29-JUL-10	Renters having trouble finding housing (Search - Housing Market)
	The Chattanooga housing market is defying national trends, but some are having problems finding housing.
29-JUL-10	Housing Bubble Not To Be Reblown: Foreclosures Increase In 75% Of Big Metro Areas (Search - Housing Market)
	It's been one hell of a non-recovery in housing, smack in the face of now-expiring $8,000 home tax credits that have proven to be as stimulative and futile as attacking fire ants with a BB-Gun.
29-JUL-10	Washington Real Estate Investment Trust Announces Second Quarter Financial and Operating Results (Search - Mortgage Value)
	ROCKVILLE, Md.----Washington Real Estate Investment Trust reported financial and operating results today for the quarter ended June 30, 2010: Funds From Operations was $0.50 per diluted share compared to $0.53 per diluted share in the same period one year ago.