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- 12/6/2005 - Real Estate News
New real estate book lacks home-buying insight
The unique concept of "1001 Tips for Buying and Selling a Home" by Mark Nash offers the potential to highlight essential information home buyers and sellers need. But the author, a Chicago-area real estate broker, obviously knows much more than he shares ... - 12/6/2005 - Real Estate News
MLS technology polices property listings errors
A technology provider for real estate multiple listing services has ramped up its system to monitor rules violations and notify MLS staff when there's a problem with property listing data. Solid Earth has enhanced its List-It MLS system with "Citation M... - 12/5/2005 - Real Estate News
Home builder group finds support for real estate tax deduction
Given a choice of simplifying federal tax laws or retaining current housing incentives, Americans prefer to retain current housing incentives over changing federal tax laws, according to a survey conducted for the National Association of Home Builders. ... - 12/5/2005 - Real Estate News
Real estate technology company seeks to eliminate 'middleman'
A real estate technology company today announced the launch of a Web site where consumers can apply for a no-mortgage-fee, no-cost home loan, and also announced plans to launch technology that cuts real estate agents out of real estate transactions. The... - 12/5/2005 - Real Estate News
Sotheby's expands on Florida's Gulf Coast
Sotheby's International Realty Affiliates announced it has expanded to serve towns and communities in and near Belleair, Fla. Homes & Estates Realty will now do business as Homes & Estates Sotheby's International Realty. Homes & Estates Soth... - 12/5/2005 - Real Estate News
Overnight real estate rates up
Long-term mortgage interest rates moved higher Friday, and the benchmark 10-year Treasury bond yield held at 4.52 percent. The 30-year fixed-rate average climbed to 5.84 percent, and the 15-year fixed-rate rose to 5.41 percent. The 1-year adjustable wa... - 12/5/2005 - Real Estate News
2005: A busy year for real estate regulators
It's a safe bet that 2005 will be one of the most memorable – if not unforgettable – years on record for the leaders of the National Association of Realtors. Most notably, it is the year that the U.S. Department of Justice filed an antitrust lawsuit... - 12/5/2005 - Real Estate News
Economy screams, real estate rates climb
Long-term rates rose last week as healthy economic data undermined ghoulish bond-market hopes for an economic downturn. The 10-year T-note could not hold its pre-Thanksgiving rally to 4.4 percent and is now back above 4.5 percent; that trade eliminated t... - 12/5/2005 - Real Estate News
Investment returns influence real estate down payment
(This is Part 5 of a seven-part series. See Part 1: Mortgage shopping: what you should know before you begin; Part 2: Pros and cons of fixed, adjustable mortgages; Part 3: Three options available on most mortgages and Part 4: How long should you take to p... - 12/5/2005 - Real Estate News
When is it advisable to sell your home 'as is'?
DEAR BOB: When is it advisable to sell your home "as is?" – Alta F. DEAR ALTA: That's the shortest real estate question -- and one of the best -- I have ever received. I wish the answer could be so brief. Purchase Bob Bruss reports online. An "as is" re...