February 10, 2012

Greenest London Boroughs Go All Out

Greenest London Boroughs Go All Out
As cities go, London is one of the world’s greenest. All you have to do to escape the hustle and bustle of the city is catch a tube to Hyde Park corner and you’ll find yourself in a tranquil expanse of greenery where swans float by idly on a large lake. In the greenest London boroughs you won’t be surprised by the presence of a fox sauntering past late at night and in Richmond Park you can enjoy watching the population of buck slowly munching on their breakfast as you go on your morning jog.

Buyers: Know What You Need to Know in Making a Contract Offer

Buyers: Know What You Need to Know in Making a Contract Offer
Be it the real estate market in 2009 or any other real estate market for that matter, the structure of a real estate purchase contract offer can be the difference in it being accepted or rejected.

Buyers: Know What You Need to Know in Making a Contract Offer

Buyers: Know What You Need to Know in Making a Contract Offer
Be it the real estate market in 2009 or any other real estate market for that matter, the structure of a real estate purchase contract offer can be the difference in it being accepted or rejected.

Sold! One parking spot, only $300,000

Sold! One parking spot, only $300,000

June 12: A Boston parking space sells for $300,000. WHDH's Janet Wu reports. (NBC News Channel)A real estate agent said a resident of Boston’s upscale Back Bay section plunked down $300,000 to own what is believed to be the priciest parking space in the city’s history.




Tony Las Vegas development struggles

Tony Las Vegas development struggles

A man strolls down an empty street in a shopping area at Lake Las Vegas in Henderson, Nev. The community was designed as both a resort and residential destination — leaving it heavily dependent on second-home buyers and tourism. Both faltered when the economy sputtered.It was a symbol of Las Vegas largesse during the good times. Now it’s an emblem of recession blues. Foreclosures have spread like a virus, and home values are falling.




What You Should Know About Short Sales

What You Should Know About Short Sales
With the mortgage crisis hitting the country at length, there is nothing more heartbreaking for homeowners than to have to give their house. It’s an extension of the self which a couple or family have to part with just to make it through their daily living. If you’ve been consistently short on your mortgage payments and will find it very difficult to recover financially over a period of time, you have an option. Rather than going for a foreclosure of your property of filing for bankruptcy, a short sale could be another choice for a homeowner in this predicament.

Mortgage rates’ rise may end refinance boom

Mortgage rates’ rise may end refinance boom

Roger Wald recently discovered he would save if he refinanced his mortgage at 4.75 percent. Wald, an auto body repairman in Sarasota, Fla., could have gotten that rate last month.




Pending home sales rise 6.7 percent in April

Pending home sales rise 6.7 percent in April
Pending U.S. home sales in April posted the biggest monthly jump in more than seven years, a sign that home sales are finally coming to life after a long and painful slump.

Changes in Brussels Start With Cafes – New York Times

Changes in Brussels Start With Cafes – New York Times


New York Times
Changes in Brussels Start With Cafes
New York Times
Directly opposite the cafe on the other side of the canal are the offices of Immo Style-Immo Lofts, a real estate agency that specializes in loft apartments

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Kelman: "Why The Real Estate Market Isn't a Free Market" – Seattle Post Intelligencer

Kelman: "Why The Real Estate Market Isn't a Free Market" – Seattle Post Intelligencer

Kelman: "Why The Real Estate Market Isn't a Free Market"
Seattle Post Intelligencer
OK, it's not exactly Martin Luther's 95 theses, but Redfin's Glenn Kelman just nailed (virtually) three proofs of why real estate isn't a free market to his

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