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Pending home sales rise 5.2 percent in July
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document.write('Thu, 2 Sep 2010 10:49:04 EDT
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document.write('The number of buyers who signed contracts to purchase previously occupied homes increased in July but remained well below last year\'s levels, a sign that demand for housing remains weak.');
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Realtors Should Not Let Short Sale Investors Negotiate With Lenders
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document.write('Thu, 2 Sep 2010 8:09:08 EDT
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document.write('The reason why Realtors handling short sales should not let a short sale investor take over negotiations with a lender may not be fairly obvious.If you are a Realtor who works short sales or are thinking about doing them here is where you really need to pay attention. Without a doubt we live in a very litigious society today. There are undoubtedly going to be lawsuits that come out of many of the short sale transactions that are taking place or should I say don\'t take place. To continue reading see Realtors should not let short sale investors negotiate with lenders.');
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Poor Conditions In The Real Estate Market Suggest Further Price Erosion
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document.write('Thu, 2 Sep 2010 7:39:29 EDT
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document.write('Unprecedented low mortgage rates and increasing affordability make this a buyer\'s market, however, pessimistic US consumers are not shopping, and the worst is probably not behind us yet.');
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From the September issue:
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document.write('Thu, 2 Sep 2010 3:24:50 EDT
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document.write('New York City real estate -- with its big dollar signs and egos to match -- is known for its epic rivalries.');
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Grand Rapids area home sales drag in August in wake of expired incentives
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document.write('Wed, 1 Sep 2010 23:15:17 EDT
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document.write('Home sale prices dipped in August but inventory was down, according to figures released Wednesday by the Grand Rapids Association of Realtors.');
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9 Killer Content Creation Ideas for Your Real Estate Blog or Website
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document.write('Wed, 1 Sep 2010 22:15:31 EDT
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document.write('What\'s the number one absolute best way to get more organic traffic to your real estate blog, website or lead capture pages? Content creation.');
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Lower Down Payments To Boost Housing Recovery?
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document.write('Wed, 1 Sep 2010 18:19:58 EDT
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document.write('I recently read an article on CNBC where the author talked about Bill Gross\'s recommendation to lower the down payment requirements for people to purchase homes. Lower down payments would create another bubble followed by another burst. Lowering lending standards is not the way to boost the recovery of the housing market. Read why: Lower Down Payments Are Not Good For The Economy ');
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Real estate agent\'s conviction upheld
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document.write('Wed, 1 Sep 2010 15:01:17 EDT
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document.write('A federal appeals court has upheld the convictions of a real estate agent found guilty of seeking an illegal kickback on the sale of a state office building near the Capitol in Madison.');
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HCP, Sunrise reach $50M deal to end 27 contracts
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document.write('Wed, 1 Sep 2010 12:56:29 EDT
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document.write('HCP Inc. on Tuesday said it reached a $50 million deal to terminate the contracts on 27 of its senior housing communities managed by Sunrise Senior Living Inc.');
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Tulsa area home sales plunge
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document.write('Wed, 1 Sep 2010 8:46:47 EDT
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document.write('Tulsa area home sales plunged in July, with the 31 percent drop putting the year-to-date total behind 2009 for the first time.');
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Mobile police arrest suspect in June slaying of Zoa White
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document.write('Wed, 1 Sep 2010 5:42:06 EDT
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document.write('Mobile police late Tuesday arrested a 24-year-old man in connection with the killing of Zoa White, a 69-year-old community leader who was found dead in her home at 1906 Spring Hill Ave.');
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Last-ditch donors may help Trillium fund drive reach its goal
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document.write('Wed, 1 Sep 2010 4:37:14 EDT
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document.write('Three anonymous donors may push the drive to protect Trillium Woods over the top, Whidbey Camano Land Trust officials said Tuesday.');
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Housing will be banks\' next sore spot
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document.write('Wed, 1 Sep 2010 1:27:23 EDT
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document.write('The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Tuesday released a study arguing that the red-hot residential real estate market in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary and other cities is \"an accident waiting to happen\" Photograph by: REUTERS/Shaun Best, REUTERS/Shaun Best Canada\'s housing market was a key source of strength that shielded the banks from the ...');
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The Key to Hyperlocal Marketing: Part 3 - The Fine Art of Real Estate Market Domination
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document.write('Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:27:39 EDT
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document.write('RISMEDIA, September 1, 2010a \'With hyperlocal marketing, I would expect you to want to dominate your market, right? The three most important factors to real estate market domination are: 1. Laser focus on your target market area 2. A marketing plan that addresses both online and offline 3. The budget to support development and management operations ...');
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Home prices in metro area, which includes North Jersey, rose 0.2 percent over ...
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document.write('Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:12:53 EDT
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document.write('What\'s new: Home prices in the New York metropolitan area, which includes North Jersey, rose 0.2 percent over the year ended in June, the Standard & Poor\'s Case-Shiller index reported Tuesday.');
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Simon Property wraps up $2.3B outlet mall acquisition
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document.write('Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:03:34 EDT
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document.write('Simon Property Group Inc. said Monday it has completed its $2.3 billion acquisition of 21 outlet shopping centers owned by Prime Outlets Acquisition Co.');
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Edmonton resale home prices to rise: CMHC
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document.write('Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:03:33 EDT
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document.write('The average resale home prices in the Edmonton census metropolitan area will increase by 3.9 per cent this year compared to last year, but total MLS sales will fall by 11.2 per cent, says a new report released by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.');
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Commercial real estate firms jostling in East Bay turf war
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document.write('Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:52:57 EDT
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document.write('Colliers International is responding with an emphatic \"not so fast\" to any inkling that the commercial real estate firm is losing ground to Grubb & Ellis in an East Bay turf war.');
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RadioShack expands in KC area
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document.write('Tue, 31 Aug 2010 8:48:08 EDT
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document.write('RadioShack has leased three new spaces in the Kansas City metro area - two for retail locations and one for a district office - as it pursues local expansion.');
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NewsTalkBest real estate agents get severe haircuts
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document.write('Tue, 31 Aug 2010 4:38:46 EDT
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document.write('Welcome to NewsTalk, where you can weigh in on the news of the day. I\'m your host, Norm Heikens, IBJ \'s Focus Editor.');
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