Archive for December, 2007

Real estate experts take out their crystal balls (Newsday)

We spent the past few weeks soliciting predictions for the new year from readers throughout the real estate and development communities. Without further ado, here’s a sampling of what they said:
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L.A. Real Estate Co. Adds New Wireless Service to Its Resorts (Multi-Housing News)

Los Angeles–Destination Hotels & Resorts–which is owned by Los Angeles-based real estate investment, management and development firm Lowe Enterprises, Inc.–has added new wireless connection service to three more of its locations.
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Understanding A Real Estate Short Sale

Conducting a real estate short sale is all about you and the bank negotiating. Knowing that loss mitigation departments do short sales day in and day out can help you to get in the right mindset to negotiate with them.
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Real Estate Market - A Few Guidelines

Real Estate Market refers to a market where exchange of real estate takes place between sellers and purchasers. Real estate comprises of commercial and residential property. Commercial property consists of office buildings, office complexes, retail places and industrial premises, whereas residential property consists of independent houses, bungalows, apartments and condominiums.
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What a Clean Car Says About Your Attention to Detail as a Realtor

A dirty car is a real no-no for realtors showing property, even if you take the customer’s car or they follow you. A dirty car shows a lack of detail and sloppiness, whether it is true or not first perceptions are difficult to dismiss from memory. A clean car says you have your act together, [...]

Temple-Inland Announces the Completion of the Spin-Offs of Guaranty Financial Group Inc. and Forestar Real Estate … (Centre Daily Times)

Temple-Inland Inc. (NYSE:TIN) today announced that the previously announced spin-offs of Guaranty Financial Group Inc. and Forestar Real Estate Group Inc. were completed as of the close of business on December 28, 2007 through tax-free distributions of Guaranty and Forestar common stock to Temple-Inland stockholders of record as of the close of business on December [...]

Forestar Real Estate Group Spin-Off Completed (wallstreet:online AG)

Forestar Real Estate Group Inc. (NYSE:FOR) today announced the completion of its spin-off as an independent
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Real estate in the Web era (Tacoma News Tribune)

Like so many industries, technology has brought big changes to the selling and buying of real estate. Some agents – and their sales counterparts in other corners of the business world – have taken to it better than others, says real estate agent consultant and coach Michael Russer.
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Kuwait: Real estate sales continued to increase during November 2007 (Mena Report)

In its latest economic brief on the monthly statistics of registered real estate contracts issued by the Ministry of Justice, excluding sales conducted through agents, National Bank of Kuwait reports that real estate sales increased for the third month in a row during November.
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Bluerock Real Estate adds Corporate Hill to portfolio (BizJournals)

Bluerock Real Estate has the three-building Corporate Hill office campus in west St. Louis County under contract for $40 million.
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