News & Commentary: Daily News Articles
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05/23/2012
A new survey finds sellers are willing to do more to enhance their home's presentation to better compete for home buyers today.
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05/23/2012
A growing number of former home owners who defaulted on their mortgages or did a short sale are finding a second chance in the housing market.
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05/23/2012
The "Star Wars" filmmaker has given up a 25-year fight with residents in California over developing his ranch into a digital production studio. Instead, he now wants to turn his ranch into an affordable housing project.
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05/23/2012
REALTORS(R) specializing in commercial real estate reported an increase in transactions in 2011, as well as a rise in their median gross annual income, according to the 2012 NAR Commercial Member Profile.
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05/22/2012
One of the biggest obstacles home buyers are facing is qualifying for financing, and a new report by the Federal Reserve shows exactly how big of struggle potential borrowers face.
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05/22/2012
The president of a Japanese real estate company was brutally attacked late last week when a client entered his office wielding a samurai sword.
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05/22/2012
The Federal Housing Administration is reportedly considering revising rules that many in the real estate industry have called overly strict and that have left many condo units ineligible for FHA’s low downpayment mortgages.
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05/22/2012
The housing market has made big strides toward recovery this year but still has a long way to go, according to Fannie Mae’s outlook.
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05/22/2012
Tom Grant, 1978 president of the National Association of REALTORS®, died Saturday in Tulsa, Okla., at age 85. He used his presidency to push the association to be more proactive in legislative and regulatory matters.
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05/22/2012
Existing-home sales rose in April and remain above a year ago, while home prices continued to rise, according to NAR.
