Real Estate Management - Should You Hire a Professional to Manage Your Assets?

According to their situation, property owners may decide to manage their assets themselves or outsource the responsibilities to a qualified real estate management company. Here are a few questions that can help any land owner decide whether they should manage on their own, or consider appointing a professional: How Good Are You In Dealing With Stress? Are You Patient?

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PRESS RELEASE: Fitch Affirms Pirelli Real Estate Credit Servicing (Fox News)

PRESS RELEASE: Fitch Affirms Pirelli Real Estate Credit Servicing

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Chinese working on real estate bubbles (UPI)

BEIJING, Feb. 8 (UPI) — The British bank Standard Chartered said Monday the Chinese government was attempting to softly deflate real estate bubbles in cities before they burst.

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A Tip From Trump U - Good Real Estate Deals Are Not an Exact Science

There is no such thing as one perfect deal or a calculation to help you determine if your real estate investment will be a success. It’s too bad, because an exact formula would save investors a great deal of grief when deciding whether to commit to a buy-and-sell or buy-and-hold real estate investment.

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Competition Bureau challenges real estate group (CBC Toronto)

The Competition Bureau says rules imposed by the Canadian Real Estate Association limits consumer choice and forces people to pay for services they may not want when it comes to selling a house.

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Competition Bureau calls out real estate rules (Toronto Star)

The federal Competition Bureau is challenging the Canadian Real Estate Association over rules they say limit consumer choices.

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Jerry Chautin: Commercial Real Estate Loans Create Jobs (The Huffington Post)

Creating or saving jobs is a requirement for commercial real estate borrowers that use the U.S. Small Business Administration’s 504 program.

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Competition Bureau challenges real estate association (CBC.ca)

The Competition Bureau will challenge rules imposed by the Canadian Real Estate Association that it says limit consumer choice and prevent innovation in the market for residential real estate services.

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(AFX UK Focus) 2010-02-08 17:17 UPDATE 2-Canada’s competition czar targets real estate fees (Interactive Investor)

OTTAWA, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Canada’s competition czar took aim at the Canadian Real Estate Association on Monday to try to make it cheaper for consumers to list their homes on the Multiple Listing Service (MLS). The Competition Bureau is asking the Competition Tribunal to strike down rules imposed by the association on people wanting to use the MLS system, which require them to use additional …

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Competition Bureau Seeks to Prohibit Anti-Competitive Real Estate Rules (Marketwire)

OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(Marketwire - Feb. 8, 2010) - The Competition Bureau announced today that it will challenge rules imposed by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) that limit consumer choice and prevent innovation in the market for residential real estate services. T

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