Real Estate Notebook: Federal purchase-only home pri...
Friday Dec 11 | via Recordonline.com - The Times Herald-Record
The latest sign that the housing market has bottomed out comes to us courtesy of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. Comment?
Home sales improve in November
Wednesday Dec 9 | via Mid-Hudson News
GOSHEN If significantly improved home sales in both Orange and Rockland counties in November are any indication, we may be seeing the start of an economic turnaround. Comment?
What's new in the business scene
Dec 2, 2009 | via Poughkeepsie Journal
Realtors' office honors top associate - Jo Ellen Ashby, regional vice president of Weichert, Realtors, has announced that Francis Cannizzaro of the LaGrange office was recently recognized for sales successes in October. Comment?
Orange County foreclosures down
Nov 9, 2009 | via Mid-Hudson News
GOSHEN The number of active foreclosures in Orange County has dropped from a high of 1,900 in July to 1,524 today. Comment?
Orange IDA OKs hefty tax breaks
Nov 19, 2009 | via Recordonline.com - The Times Herald-Record
The Orange County Industrial Development Agency handed out massive tax breaks to two businesses Wednesday, but neither left the meeting entirely satisfied. Comment?
Agents see the strangest things at open houses
1 hr ago | via The Real Deal
Douglas Heddings of the Heddings Property Group at Charles Rutenberg Realty; Tamir Shemesh at Prudential Douglas Elliman; Michael Signet at Bond New York Real Estate; Fabienne Lecole at the Corcoran Group; Leigh Zaph at Manhattan Homes; Shebrelle Hunter-Green at the Corcoran Group; and Rena Goldstein at Halstead Property The Real Deal asked a ... Comment?
New York's Big Buildings Command Small Prices
2 hrs ago | via International Herald Tribune
There are 920 football fields of available office space in Manhattan. More than 180 major buildings totaling $12.5 billion in value - from Columbus Tower at 1775 Broadway to the office tower 400 Madison Avenue - are in trouble, meaning in many cases they face foreclosure or bankruptcy, or have had problems making mortgage payments. Comment?
Rising U.S. Foreclosures Pressure Lenders to Conside...
20 hrs ago | via Bloomberg
Efforts by U.S. banks to help distressed homeowners have focused mainly on temporary fixes such as interest-rate reductions that may only put off the day of reckoning, despite policy makers wanting them to do more. Comment?
Bear Stearns's Molinaro Is Said to Be in Talks to Ta...
20 hrs ago | via Bloomberg
Samuel Molinaro , who presided over Bear Stearns Cos.a finances as the firm collapsed in the subprime crisis, is staging a comeback. Comment?
21 hrs ago | via StartupJournal
Close See a sample reprint in PDF format. Order a reprint of this article now REAL ESTATE JANUARY 7, 2010 U.S. Now a Renters' Market With Apartment-Vacancy Rate at 30-Year High, Landlords Cut Prices 3% in 2009 By NICK TIMIRAOS Apartment vacancies hit a 30-year high in the fourth quarter, and rents fell as landlords scrambled to retain existing ... Comment?
Foreclosures spur $500M drop in property assessments...
1 min ago | via FOX59.com WXIN-TV Indianapolis
Foreclosures have driven down real estate property assessments by more than $500 million in a single year in Jefferson County. Comment?
2 min ago | via Calgary Herald
The view of New York City from the Chrysler Buildinga s observation deck. Photograph by: Bruce Deachman, Special to Canwest News Service New York City is a child's paradise, its reputation as too grimy or adult-oriented unwarranted. Comment?
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Soured Non-Agency Mortgage Loans Rise to Record 1.81...
2 min ago | via Bloomberg
A record 1.81 million U.S. home loans backing the securities that roiled the global financial system were a oenonperforminga last month, adding to threats to the housing market, according to Amherst Securities Group LP. Comment?
Isle Realtor group joins Daily News Homes site
Sunday Dec 13 | via The Galveston County Daily News
In a move that will create the most comprehensive online collection of homes for sale or rent in the county, the Galveston Association of Realtors is making its Multiple Listing Service available through DailyNewsHomes.com. In doing so, the Galveston association joins the Houston Association of Realtors, whose listing service already was available ... Comment?