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- 12/16/2005 - Real Estate News
Six key real estate negotiation tips for buyers, sellers
The year 2005 has been very good for most property owners and realty sales agents. Home sales prices appreciated handsomely in most communities and the sales volume of new and resale homes were near-record. But 2006 promises to be more "normal" as mortga... - 12/16/2005 - Real Estate News
Master direct marketing maze in real estate
Q: If I'm doing a mailing that looks like a personal letter, should I send a response card? I hate to ruin the personalized look of the piece, but members of my firm tell me that postcards can come in after-the-fact with leads on them. A: I have literall... - 12/16/2005 - Real Estate News
New real estate company offers discounts, sans agents
When the site's full range of services are formally launched in early 2006, the platform will include "a full gamut of services and offerings -- anything you can imagine that is related to the home sale," Katzvey said. Divers said the site's services wil... - 12/16/2005 - Real Estate News
Closer look at latest Fed speak
The next two weeks are the traditional holiday "dead time" in the markets (bond-market people use such cheery metaphors all year 'round), and so the passage of an extraordinary transition this week has been lost on vacation. Like your luggage, to be foun... - 12/16/2005 - Real Estate News
L.A. investment group purchases Ladera Center
Grubb & Ellis Co. negotiated the sale of Ladera Center, a 186,770-square-foot shopping center in Los Angeles. The value of the transaction was $53 million. Grand Ladera LLC, a Los Angeles-based investment group, purchased the property from San Franc... - 12/15/2005 - Real Estate News
LendingTree founder moves up in IAC/InterActiveCorp
Lebda previously worked as an auditor and consultant for PriceWaterhouseCoopers. He holds a bachelor of business administration degree from Bucknell University, and sits on the Bucknell University Alumni Association Board of Directors and the Board of... - 12/15/2005 - Real Estate News
Corcoran brokers sue Trump
Carrie Chiang and Susan Cara-Madden are two Corcoran brokers who are also plaintiffs in the suit, news reports said. The lawsuit centers on the sale of 77 acres of Trump's property stretching from 59th Street to 72nd Street along the Hudson River in the ... - 12/15/2005 - Real Estate News
Real estate author launches mortgage fraud education site
Real estate author Ralph Roberts has launched a Web site, FlippingFrenzy.com, to provide information about real estate fraud, according to an announcement today. The site features mortgage fraud alerts, news and links, as well as contact information to ... - 12/15/2005 - Real Estate News
Canadian real estate sales pick up
MLS home sales in Canada's major markets continued to show remarkable strength in November and reached their sixth highest monthly level on record, according to statistics released by The Canadian Real Estate Association. Seasonally adjusted home sales... - 12/15/2005 - Real Estate News
Dip in overnight real estate rates
Long-term mortgage interest rates were down Wednesday, and the benchmark 10-year Treasury bond yield declined to 4.46 percent. The 30-year fixed-rate average sank to 5.76 percent, and the 15-year fixed-rate dropped to 5.36 percent. The 1-year adjustabl...