January 27, 2012

Green Living in Adobe House – The Benefits of Living in a Green Adobe House

Green Living in Adobe House – The Benefits of Living in a Green Adobe House
Why I love my green adobe house. Learn about the pleasures and ecological benefits of the green adobe house.

U.S. real estate a bargain for Chinese

U.S. real estate a bargain for Chinese

Richard Dai, CEO of SouFun Holdings Ltd., talks to people in his office in Beijing, China. SouFun Holding ponsors home-buying tours in the U.S. for Chinese real estate hunters. A growing number of Chinese are joining tours organized especially for investors who want to take advantage of slumping U.S. real estate prices amid a financial crisis.


Home resales drop to lowest in 12 years

Home resales drop to lowest in 12 years

Feb. 25: January home sales fell 5.3 percent, with notable drops seen in the Northeast, Midwest and West. CNBC's Diana Olick reports. (MSNBC)Sales of existing homes took an unexpected plunge from December to January, falling to the lowest level in nearly 12 years as pessimism about the economy grew.


Keep the Pollen Out of Your Home and Energy Costs Down

Keep the Pollen Out of Your Home and Energy Costs Down
Green homes are becoming increasingly more popular. Finding ways to advertise a home as being energy-efficient can spark a level of interest in prospective buyers. And as the seasons start to change and spring pollen floats into the air, having a solution to keep the pollen out of a home and save on a home’s electricity bill

U.S. home prices tumble at record pace

U.S. home prices tumble at record pace
A widely watched home price index, released Tuesday, showed prices tumbled by the sharpest annual rate on record in the fourth quarter and in December.

How to Take Advantage of Eco-Friendly Real Estate Opportunities

How to Take Advantage of Eco-Friendly Real Estate Opportunities
Green buildings and opportunities have been more and more popularly as energy costs continue to rise across the world. This means that there are more opportunities for investors who are looking to participate in the green market, and possibly cash in on the next big trend. Learn how you can make eco-friendly and environmentally friendly real estate and construction work for you in your investments.

White House closes in on housing plan

White House closes in on housing plan
The White House will unveil a plan Wednesday to help struggling homeowners;  Citibank and J.P Morgan have halted new foreclosures pending details. By John W. Schoen.

D-Day vet’s tale parallels mortgage meltdown

D-Day vet’s tale parallels mortgage meltdown

Ray Vargas updates his sister on his bankruptcy and foreclosure case while talking on the phone from his family room.The story of Raymond Vargas, facing foreclosure on his home of nearly 40 years, is in many ways the Cliff Notes version of what has happened to the American economy. Msnbc.com’s Mike Stuckey reports.


Hangover for Real Estate Brokers Gets Worse – Edge Residential … – PR Newswire (press release)

Hangover for Real Estate Brokers Gets Worse – Edge Residential … – PR Newswire (press release)

Hangover for Real Estate Brokers Gets Worse – Edge Residential
PR Newswire (press release), NY
26 /PRNewswire/ — Manhattan -based discount real estate broker Edge Residential took 25 new exclusive for-sale listings, out of 1279 new listings added to the market in the past month. "It is great to complement our previous success working with

More In Real Estate – New York Times

More In Real Estate – New York Times


New York Times
More In Real Estate
New York Times, United States
By TERI KARUSH ROGERS FOR better and worse, the mentality that helped propel the city’s real estate prices into lunar altitudes is gone. Not only are there fewer buyers today, but they are also more apt to have a yard-sale attitude, demanding sharp