Commercial Real Estate, Real Estate, Residential, US Real Estate

The Tax Man Cometh For Minnesota Businesses

By Anita Cooper | August 3, 2011
There’s a shift going on in Minnesota, and businesses will soon feel the brunt of it. Earlier this year, in an effort to balance the budget, the Minnesota Legislature repealed the “market value homestead credit.” This credit, created in 2001, allows owners of homestead property the advantages of paying a lower tax bill, without doing […]
Featured News, US Real Estate

ICANN and the Future of Online Real Estate

By Phil Butler | August 2, 2011
Much of our news and editorial here at RealtyBizNews deals with the web, and how real estate businesses are engaging the Internet. Recent news from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names (ICANN), may impact the way we all do business on the world wide web, and especially Brokers. Dot Branding is a term real estate brokers and investors need to learn, or ask their attorneys about.
Mortgage, Real Estate, US Real Estate

US Banks Are Still Robo-Signing

By Allison Halliday | July 19, 2011
In March the major mortgage lenders in the US said they would stop dodgy foreclosure proceedings which caused such scandals last year, but according to a Reuters investigation many are still continuing to use techniques such as robo-signing. Their investigation has found that many loan providers are continuing to file foreclosure documents that have been […]
Real Estate, US Real Estate

Scandal of Forced Placed Insurance Emerges

By Allison Halliday | June 7, 2011
It’s estimated that thousands of homeowners have been ripped off with forced placed insurance, and they will be interested to know that the National Mortgage Complaint Center is beginning a national initiative to try to put right this scandal.   The watchdog is asking homeowners to contact them on their website, NationalMortgageComplaintCenter.com as they want […]
Real Estate, Residential, US Real Estate

Lenders Payout $22 Million for Improper Military Foreclosures

By Mike Wheatley | May 30, 2011
Two of the biggest mortgage lenders in the US will payout a combined $22 million settlement in response to charges that they foreclosed 178 homes of military personnel improperly, it has been revealed.   The news will come as a welcome relief to those families affected, many of whom had been serving in Afghanistan or […]
Real Estate, Residential, US Real Estate

Nevada Lawmakers Fight Appraisal Regulations

By Mike Wheatley | May 25, 2011
Lawmakers in Nevada are attempting to have appraisers in the state stop basing property values on sales of distressed homes, which is causing a situation where homes are being artificially devalued. The attempt is being followed very closely by numerous other US states that are considering similar measures to protect their real estate markets.   […]
US Real Estate

CB Richard Ellis Group Receives Top Energy Star Award

By Tavis J. Hampton | March 16, 2011
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) honored CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. with the 2011 ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence Award for its strong commitment to energy efficiency.  On April 12, 2011, the EPA will hold a ceremony and present CBRE with the award. CBRE's participation in the ENERGY STAR program is a large part of […]

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