Daily Real Estate News
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3 Marketing Tips for Practitioners
Advertising experts say that real estate pros can learn from Pepsi's strategy, which eschewed spending a lot of money on Super Bowl ad spots.
A Tough Market Hasn't Stopped New York Firms
Profits are up for some New York real estate investment houses who are buying properties at discount prices.
Buyer Sues Over Secondhand Smoke
A Massachusetts buyer has filed suit against their practitioner for failing to inform that the neighbor is a smoker.
Home Builders Are Rebuilding
Though tax incentives are helping, builders still see a long road to recovery.
White House Props Up Fannie and Freddie
To date, the government has given almost $111 billion to prop up the mortgage giants.
Will Rewarding Borrowers Prevent Defaults?
The Loan Value Group is offering a cash reward for borrowers who continue to make payments.
4 Reasons to Sell Now
Give your customers some encouragement: Here are four good reasons for them to not wait to sell.
Are Interest Rates About to Rise?
New York's Federal Reserve Bank president says interest rates will likely climb late next month, but the extent of the rise remains to be seen.
Madoff's Manhattan Penthouse Under Contract
The U.S. government seized three of Bernard Madoff's properties and is selling them to reimburse victims of his $65 billion Ponzi scheme.
MBA Feels Market Crunch, Sells Headquarters
The Mortgage Bankers Association isn't immune to the softening real estate market either. The trade group has sold its Washington, D.C., headquarters for nearly $40 million less than what it paid in 2007.
More Owners Optimistic About Home Values
The number of home owners who fear the value of their homes will fall in the next year declined in January to the lowest level since early 2007, according to a new survey.
Now Is Good Time to Study Real Estate
A San Diego college professor is encouraging students to study real estate because, he says, by the time they graduate, he believes the business will have recovered.
