Archive for July, 2009

Bangkok Post : THE REAL REASONS FOR THE REAL ESTATE BOOM (Bangkok Post - Thailand’s English news)

Since March, housing prices in 70 major Chinese cities have stopped declining and begun to rise. But why has China seen such a strong rebound in its real estate market?
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Young women learn of careers in commercial real estate (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

About 18 teenage girls were given the keys to several thousand square feet of prime retail property in the Miller & Rhoads building yesterday and told to turn it into a business. The high school graduates, all headed to college, were part of a program designed to encourage young women to consider commercial real estate [...]

Real estate sales bouncing back: realtor (The Peterborough Examiner)

If the local housing market is any indication, Peterborough is climbing out of the recession, Royal LePage Frank Real Estate manger Bruce Switzer said yesterday. Real estate unit sales were much higher in July this year than they were last year, Switzer said.[...]
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Survey: Real estate recovery in ‘09 unlikely (Pacific Business News)

Hope is slipping among the commercial real estate community that an economic recovery will come in 2009, according to a new report.
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Real estate students find employment as market picks up (The Pasadena Citizen)

It was the year of the housing crisis and peak of the recession in 2008 when San Jacinto College student Patrick McFarland of Tyler found that he no longer had a job with AT&T. Like so many suffering from mass layoffs, he quickly swung into action to gain employment in a completely different industry. However, [...]

Equity International May Open Brazil Real Estate Unit (Update1) (Bloomberg)

July 31 (Bloomberg) — Sam Zell’s Equity International may open a real estate financing company in Brazil as record-low interest rates in Latin America’s biggest economy boost demand for alternative investments.
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Is a Vegetarian Real Estate Agent More Trustworthy? (BusinessWeek)

A San Francisco Bay-area real estate broker is targeting his message to an unlike group of buyers and sellers: Vegetarians. I’m not sure what an agent’s eating habits have to do with his ability to sell houses, but I’m sure the pitch is more likely to work in San Francisco than, say, Houston. This is [...]

Prudential Patt, White Real Estate acquires Exit Fast Track Realty (The Express-Times)

The Lehigh Valley’s largest real estate company just got a little bigger. Prudential Patt, White Real Estate based in Allentown and Exit Fast Track Realty of Nazareth have joined forces. Exit Fast Track was founded in 2007 in Easton by…
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Jackson Hole Real Estate Facts

If you’re interested in acquiring a piece of Jackson Hole Real Estate, there are some things to know about this scenic part of the country. Between the fabulous scenery, the world-class skiing and the local arts community, Teton valley real estate is prime for vacation homes or year-round residential living. A local Jackson hole real [...]

Real Estate Weekly: Home buyers, sellers less happy with agents (Market Watch)

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