International, Real Estate, US Real Estate

Brazilian Mortgage Market Shows Room for Growth

By Allison Halliday | September 7, 2011
At the moment foreigners cannot apply for mortgages in Brazil, but the mortgage market here is extremely young, and there's lots of room for growth in the future, especially as the current level of mortgage lending accounts for just 4% of GDP. To put this into perspective, mortgage debt in the US accounted for 55% […]
Real Estate, Residential, US Real Estate

NAR Demands Wants Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization

By Mike Wheatley | September 6, 2011
What with the heavy rains and severe storms seen in various parts of the US over the last week, thanks to Irene, flooding is one of the primary concerns of home and business property owners across the nation. But it's not only them. The National Association of Realtors has also become quite concerned about flooding recently. […]
International, Real Estate, US Real Estate

Developers Concerns over India's Land Acquisition Bill

By Allison Halliday | August 11, 2011
At the end of July the Indian government released a draft Land Acquisition Bill, which if ratified would put in place a legal framework aimed towards protecting the interests of people whose livelihoods depend upon the acquisition of land, as well as the interests of owners and prospective buyers. It is all part of the […]
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 Earlier this year, in an effort to balance the budget, the Minnesota Legislature repealed the “market value homestead credit.”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 […]

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