Real Estate, Residential, US Real Estate

Zillow: 28 Percent of U.S. Homeowners Are Now Underwater

By Tavis J. Hampton | May 9, 2011
The percentage of homeowners with negative equity has increased to 28, according to Zillow, a website listing and property-value estimate website.  Those homeowners, said to be “underwater”, accounted for 22 percent last year, but home values have fallen 8.2 percent over the past 12 months. Zillow says home prices dropped 3 percent in the first […]
Commercial Real Estate, Real Estate

CoStar Snaps Up LoopNet in $890 Million Deal

By Al Twitty | May 2, 2011
The commercial real estate information company CoStar Group Inc. yesterday announced they were to land an $890 million takeover of the San Francisco-based LoopNet Inc. commercial property listings website.
Featured News, Vacation Properties

Gaylord Resorts Team Up With Dreamworks And Shrek!

By Mike Wheatley | April 30, 2011
A luxury hotel resort chain in Florida is launching a new initiative to try and get more guests in the door, teaming up with Dreamworks Studios as it makes its entry into the movie business.
Real Estate, Residential, US Real Estate

Home Loan Modifications – Genuine Assistance or Just a Big Scam?

By Mike Wheatley | April 14, 2011
Following a year-long investigation into a total of 80 loan modification firms, serious problems within this industry have been reported by the National Fair housing Alliance and other groups that took part in the operation.
Featured News, Real Estate

Fort Sumter and Supremely Valuable Real Estate

By Phil Butler | April 12, 2011
For southerners back when my generation were kids, Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor was something held a little bit sacred. It was there the American Civil War began in earnest 150 years ago today.
Real Estate, Real Estate Investing

Americans Still Consider Real Estate No.1 Investment

By Mike Wheatley | April 12, 2011
Americans have not changed their perception that their home is the best investment they’ll ever make, even in spite of the extended slump in real estate prices, according to the results of a new survey that was released by the Pew Research Center yesterday.
Real Estate, Real Estate Investing

Foreclosure Flippers Are Cleaning Up The Streets

By Mike Wheatley | April 10, 2011
Foreclosure flipping is the latest trend to be embraced by a growing number of investors, though it’s not the same kind of practice as we saw during the property boom of just a few years ago.

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