Total Number of News: 5337
  • 11/17/2005 - Real Estate News
    Mixed-use housing development trend increases
    Community design trends that integrate more mixed-use type of development are increasing, as well as home technology such as wireless telecommunication, according to a survey from the American Institute of Architects. "To combat the isolation caused by...
  • 11/17/2005 - Real Estate News
    RealBird integrates real estate listings with Google Base
    RealBird services include street, aerial and topographical maps; broker-branded driving directions; and various data layers, with interactive hotspots that can be linked to photos, Web sites or virtual tours. RealBird's recently announced Map-based IDX ...
  • 11/17/2005 - Real Estate News
    Real estate permits, starts drop in October
    The rate of housing starts and building permit authorizations dropped slightly in October 2005 compared to October 2004 levels, the U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced today. Privately owned housing units...
  • 11/17/2005 - Real Estate News
    Canadian real estate prices top record
    The average home price in Canada's major markets reached a new high in October, while the number of homes trading hands via the Multiple Listing Service dropped, according to statistics released by The Canadian Real Estate Association. The average pri...
  • 11/16/2005 - Real Estate News
    Next-generation paperless real estate office coming soon
    Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Greater Los Angeles is creating a technology-driven, paperless real estate office in an effort to streamline the home buying and selling experience. The office in Manhattan Beach, Calif., is slated to open in Jan...
  • 11/16/2005 - Real Estate News
    Real estate refinancings tumble for fourth week
    Overall mortgage applications dipped just 0.6 percent last week on a seasonally adjusted basis from the week before, while refinancings posted a monthlong decline, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's latest survey. The seasonally adjusted f...
  • 11/16/2005 - Real Estate News
    Overnight real estate rates gain ground
    Long-term mortgage interest rates were up Tuesday, and the benchmark 10-year Treasury bond yield fell to 4.56 percent. The 30-year fixed-rate average rose to 5.9 percent, and the 15-year fixed-rate inched up to 5.48 percent. The 1-year adjustable was ...
  • 11/16/2005 - Real Estate News
    Neighborhood search a boon for real estate
    "I think everyone in New York defines neighborhoods in slightly different ways. Some neighborhoods are literally defined by a couple of blocks," said Lockhart Steele, founder and publisher of the Curbed.com blog site. Curbed.com readers can choose to r...
  • 11/16/2005 - Real Estate News
    Faulty renovation puts real estate at risk
    Q: Last year I had new vinyl siding and gutters put on my house. Every time it rains, water seeps under the storm window down the inside of the window. If I do not put towels on the windowsill to soak up water, the water drips down the wall under the floo...
  • 11/16/2005 - Real Estate News
    Homeowner seeks way around real estate capital gains tax
    DEAR BOB: If I add my 22-year-old son's name on the deed to my home for a 50 percent share, can he and I each claim the $250,000 profit tax exemption for a total of $500,000, providing we both lived in the property for two out of the last five years befor...