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Hammerson Aims to Expand Via Reinvestment
WSJ.com: Real Estate 7 Sep 2010 | 11:44 amThe U.K. office and retail REIT's strategy is to sell mature properties in order to raise cash for new investments.
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Foreclosure Filed on Ritz Kapalua
WSJ.com: Real Estate 7 Sep 2010 | 6:46 amThe estate of bankrupt securities firm Lehman Brothers has filed court papers to foreclose on Hawaii's Ritz-Carlton Kapalua resort, continuing the carnage in that state's hotel sector.
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A reward for responsible homeowners
Home mortgage rates and real estate news - CNNMoney.com 7 Sep 2010 | 2:52 amThe government has bailed out Wall Street firms, giant banks, creditors of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac -- and is trying to bail out people who've defaulted or are about to default on their mortgages. But let's say you're a[…]
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Citigroup Gets Burned in the Caribbean
WSJ.com: Real Estate 2 Sep 2010 | 7:48 pmThe bank is selling its mortgage on the Viceroy Anguilla to Starwood Capital Group at a hefty discount, the latest example of capitulation by a bank that has nursed a troubled real-estate project for years.
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Housing quagmire: Is it time to remove relief?
Home mortgage rates and real estate news - CNNMoney.com 2 Sep 2010 | 3:06 pmFor the growing number of struggling homeowners in this country, more help is on the way. Additional aid from the federal government will begin making its way to them next month -- one program would help qualified homeowners refinance their[…]
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Tips for getting homeowners insurance
Home mortgage rates and real estate news - CNNMoney.com 2 Sep 2010 | 12:18 pm1. Loyalty is overrated
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DQNews - Portland Press Release
DQNews and Custom Reports 1 Sep 2010 | 6:25 pmPortland Region July Home Sales A total of 1,935 new and resale houses and condos closed escrow during July in the five-county Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton metro area. July sales fell 35.7 percent from 2,291 sales in June and fell 35.3 percent from[…]
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New Resorts Owners Roll Dice
WSJ.com: Real Estate 1 Sep 2010 | 11:22 amMorris Bailey and Dennis Gomes are paying $35 million for Resorts Atlantic City, at a time when gambling revenue is declining and customers are being siphoned off to Pennsylvania venues.
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Capital Freeze Thaws for Real-Estate Funds
WSJ.com: Real Estate 1 Sep 2010 | 11:19 amReal-estate funds saddled with boom-time properties are getting relief from Wall Street firms and other investors hoping to capitalize on their need for cash.
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DQNews - Seattle Press Release
DQNews and Custom Reports 31 Aug 2010 | 9:36 amSeattle Region July Home Sales Seattle-area home sales plunged in July to the lowest level for that month in at least 16 years amid a soft economy and the expiration of federal home buyer tax credits. The median sale price[…]
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Home prices gain 3.6% in past year
Home mortgage rates and real estate news - CNNMoney.com 31 Aug 2010 | 6:53 amDespite a recent spate of bad news coming out of the housing industry, home prices show signs of stabilizing.
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Surprise! Banks help more homeowners than Obama
Home mortgage rates and real estate news - CNNMoney.com 30 Aug 2010 | 4:21 amRemember how everyone complained that banks weren't doing enough to help troubled borrowers?
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DQNews - Phoenix Press Release
DQNews and Custom Reports 26 Aug 2010 | 11:12 amPhoenix Metro Area July Home Sales Phoenix region home sales dove to a 15-year low last month, falling more than 25 percent from both a year ago and from June, as the impact of home buyer tax credits faded and[…]
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DQNews - Las Vegas Home Sales Report
DQNews and Custom Reports 24 Aug 2010 | 2:36 pmJuly Las Vegas Metro Area Home Sales The Las Vegas region logged its biggest year-over-year drop in home sales in more than two years last month as low mortgage rates failed to compensate for the weak economy and the fading[…]
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Middle-Of-Nowhere Mansions
Forbes.com: Real Estate News 2 Jul 2010 | 8:48 amUltra-high-end homes are on the market for tens of millions in Door County, Wis., and other unexpected spots. What are they doing there?
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The New Homebuyer Tax Credit Won't Die --Should It?
Forbes.com: Real Estate News 1 Jul 2010 | 2:04 pmThe government has given buyers using the credit another three months to close sales, and the initiative is being imitated on a smaller scale by states and private companies. But some think the market would be better off if we[…]
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The World's Most Expensive Cities For Expats
Forbes.com: Real Estate News 28 Jun 2010 | 9:01 amA new study reveals the cities that cost the most for foreign-based companies and individuals.
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Architectural Gems Languish On California Home Market
Real Estate on The Huffington PostLOS ANGELES — The home sale slump has left some dwellings designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and other architectural luminaries languishing on the Southern California market. Marquee homes by Richard Neutra, Rudolph Schindler and others that once sold briskly to[…]
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